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20+ Sweet Potato Recipes

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From savory to sweet, you’ll want to make these easy Sweet Potato Recipes all throughout fall and winter, and beyond. Try a sweet potato gratin, quinoa sweet potato bowl, loaded sweet potato fries, and more, and learn how to cook this colorful root vegetable. Here are over 20 incredible ideas to make your dinner table more delicious!

A two-by-three collage showing mashed sweet potatoes, sweet potato casserole, hasselback sweet potatoes, sweet potato fries, and other dishes made with sweet potatoes with a white box in the middle with text that says "Gluten Free Sweet Potato Recipes".

Why You’ll Love These Sweet Potato Recipes

It’s time to ditch the overly sweet marshmallow-topped sweet potato casserole for something new! From appetizers, side dishes, soups, and main dishes, you’ll find something for everyone in my collection of sweet potato recipes. We like them in all sorts of preparations, from plain and simple baked and topped with a little butter to more elegant dishes like melt-in-your-mouth sweet potatoes dusted with homemade pumpkin pie spice and topped with maple-glazed pecans.

Sweet potatoes are an incredibly versatile ingredient. You can play up their sweet side and turn them into muffins or puddings (try a sweet potato pie rather than the usual pumpkin pie this holiday season!), or add cheese, BBQ flavors, meat, beans, or spices. I love serving creamy sweet potato walnut hummus before a holiday meal, with goat cheese and sweet potato gratin served along with the celebratory roast turkey. There are so many ways to make sweet potatoes, and I hope you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for in my recipe list further down!

How Do You Cook Them?

When you’re ready to make sweet potatoes, first check my post on How to Make Baked Sweet Potatoes 5 Ways which will give you some tips for how to cook this beautiful vegetable in the oven, air fryer, and more. As a quick overview, here are some of the ways you can prepare sweet potatoes:

  • Steam – To make sweet potatoes using this easy method, boil a pot of water, then place whole sweet potatoes in a steamer basket. Place the basket over the water and steam the potatoes for 25-30 minutes until tender.
  • Grill – Similar to potatoes, sweet potatoes grill well. You can peel them or leave them unpeeled, then cut them into wedges or thin slices. Grill the sweet potatoes on a clean, oiled grill, turning every few minutes until cooked through.
  • Roast – To bake or roast a whole sweet potato, preheat your oven to 400°F. Prick the potato with a fork so it will release steam as it’s cooking, then roast in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour. You can also peel and slice the sweet potato and place it on a baking sheet. Add olive oil and salt and roast for about 40 minutes, until tender.
  • Fry – To fry sweet potatoes, peel and dice them, then fry in oil, stirring, for about 10 minutes, until soft.
  • Boil – If you want to make mashed sweet potatoes this method is for you! Peel and roughly chop sweet potatoes and place them in a pot. Cover the potatoes by 1 inch of water, then bring the water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook the potatoes until tender. Drain the sweet potatoes and proceed with your recipe.
  • In Baked Items – While you may never have added sweet potatoes to a sweets recipe, they do very well in cakes and muffins. You can also try substituting sweet potatoes in recipes that call for pumpkin puree for a slightly different flavor. You can either boil or roast sweet potatoes and puree them in a blender or food processor until smooth. Then add them to a pumpkin recipe instead of pumpkin.
A baked sweet potato on a plate with butter inside.

What Do Sweet Potatoes Pair Well With?

The question should be: What don’t sweet potatoes pair well with? I love serving mashed or baked sweet potatoes with meat dish mains, and they are so nice sprinkled with a salty goat cheese or Parmesan for a flavor contrast. Explore my Thanksgiving and Christmas recipe collections, or browse my entire Holidays section for more ideas of what to serve with sweet potatoes.

In terms of other ingredient pairings, try sweet potatoes with apples for a sweet-tart fall flavor contrast. Add a little feta cheese to a plate of oven-baked sweet potato fries, or drizzle them with tahini sauce and a squeeze of fresh lemon or lime juice. Maple syrup is a classic addition to whipped sweet potatoes, which would also be nice with a bit of cayenne pepper stirred into to save them from being too sweet. Salted butter is always welcome, or try your favorite non-dairy butter. And, I always love a big dollop of sour cream or plain Greek yogurt on top of a baked sweet potato.

20+ Sweet Potato Recipes To Try

A side view of a big bowl of spicy air fryer sweet potato cubes.

Spicy Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes

Lightly spiced cubes of sweet potatoes are cooked to crisp perfection in the air fryer. This easy way to cook sweet potatoes makes a versatile and delectable side dish.
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes
Overhead view of sweet potato casserole in a baking dish with a large serving spoon.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet potato casserole straddles the line between sweet and savory – it's a new version of a sweet potato casserole with creamy sweet potatoes topped by a crunchy oat streusel.
Sweet Potato Casserole
Close up overhead view of Herbes de Provence baked sweet potato fries in a white ceramic dish.

Herbes de Provence Baked Sweet Potato Fries

These are not your basic sweet potato fries! You'll bake them in the oven and dress them up with dried herbs and plenty of olive oil for an easy gluten-free side dish.
Herbs de Provence Baked Sweet Potatoes
Overhead view of a metal spoon scooping a serving of sweet potato shepherd's pie from a casserole dish.

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

This Sweet Potato Shepard's Pie recipe trades classic mashed potatoes for fluffy mashed sweet potatoes. This is a hearty, naturally gluten free one-pan dinner.
Sweet Potato Shepard’s Pie
Close up overhead view of a sweet potato buddha bowl with roasted veggies, chickpeas, broccoli, kale, and quinoa, drizzled with dressing.

Sweet Potato Buddha Bowls

Sweet Potato Buddha Bowls features layers of nutty quinoa, tender roasted vegetables, and crispy chickpeas for a satisfying (and vegetarian) gluten free meal.
Sweet Potato Buddha Bowls
A buffalo chicken sweet potato on a plate topped with blue cheese and Ranch.

Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potatoes

Similar to hot wings, but stuffed into a baked sweet potato, this Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potatoes dish is gluten free and super filling!
Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potatoes
baked haselback sweet potatoes

Honey Butter Hasselback Sweet Potatoes

Did someone say honey butter? There is no better pairing than honey and sweet potatoes, and it's shown excellently in this Honey Butter Hasselback Sweet Potatoes recipe. Perfect for holiday meals!
Honey Butter Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
bowl of mashed sweet potatoes with butter

Maple Cinnamon Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Here it is: the traditional Thanksgiving sweet potatoes dish with a special touch. You'll add maple syrup and cinnamon for a sweet rendition of a classic.
Maple Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes
Pumpkin Pie Spice Melting Sweet Potatoes with maple glazed pecans on in a casserole dish

Pumpkin Pie Spice Melting Sweet Potatoes

Crisp and buttery on the outside and beautifully tender on the inside, these Pumpkin Pie Spice Melting Sweet Potatoes are topped with pumpkin spice butter and maple syrup-glazed pecans.
Pumpkin Pie Spice Melting Sweet Potatoes
Barbecue Stuffed Sweet Potatoes on a Baking Sheet

Cranberry BBQ Turkey Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Turn leftover turkey into a complete meal with a sweet potato! Cranberry BBQ Turkey Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are stuffed with turkey mixed with BBQ and cranberry sauce and finished with a cheesy crumb topping made from extra cornbread or stuffing.
Cranberry BBQ Turkey Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Scooping up cheesy sweet potato casserole

Scalloped Sweet Potatoes and Apples

If you love scalloped potatoes and you love sweet potatoes, you'll love making scalloped sweet potatoes! The cheesy, rich taste you love is matched with tender sweet potatoes.
Scalloped Sweet Potatoes
Chili Lime Roasted Sweet Potatoes in an oval white serving dish

Chili-Lime Sweet Potato Home Fries

Sprinkle sweet potato home fries with lime juice and warm spices in this special take on traditional home fries.
Chili Lime Sweet Potato Home Fries
A lightly browned piece of goat cheese sweet potato gratin in front of a pan of gratin.

Goat Cheese Sweet Potato Gratin

Thinly sliced sweet potatoes are layered with soft goat cheese and potatoes, then baked until tender, creamy, and golden in this beautiful gratin.
Sweet Potato Goat Cheese Gratin
Pulled Pork Loaded Sweet Potato Fries

BBQ Pulled Pork Loaded Sweet Potato Fries

Enjoy these loaded sweet potato fries on game day with friends, or round them out into family dinner with a side salad! Easy and filling.
Loaded Sweet Potato Fries
maple walnut sweet potato hummus

Maple Walnut Sweet Potato Hummus

This creamy, sweet hummus is a mix of maple syrup and sweet potatoes that's blended until ultra smooth. Great with gluten free crackers.
Maple Sweet Potato Hummus
A Mexican Pineapple Black Bean Stuffed Baked Sweet Potato on a blue plate topped with cheese, avocado, and sour cream.

Mexican Sweet Potatoes with Pineapple Black Beans

Skip the tortillas and instead stuff sweet potatoes with a hearty mix of black beans, red peppers, and pineapple. Keep it vegetarian or serve these easy potatoes with fish tacos.
Mexican Sweet Potatoes
Two baked sweet potatoes in a cast iron skillet stuffed with a jambalaya mixture and topped with melted cheese.

Jambalaya Stuffed Baked Sweet Potatoes

Stuff spicy and flavorful jambalaya made with leftover turkey or chicken into baked sweet potatoes and topped with cheese for a one-dish dinner.
Jambalaya Sweet Potatoes

Chorizo and Sweet Potato Spanish Tortilla Bites

This twist on the classic Spanish tapas recipe, Tortilla Espanola, my Chorizo and Sweet Potato Spanish Tortilla Bites are made with sweet potatoes – they're spicy, smoky, and sweet!
Chorizo and Sweet Potato Spanish Tortilla Bites
Meatballs in sweet potato cups on a platter.

Cheesy Barbecue Meatball Sweet Potato Bites

Barbecue Meatball Sweet Potato Bites are a cheesy, satisfying appetizer featuring BBQ meatballs stuffed into slices of soft sweet potato. A nice game-day choice, or enjoy them anytime!
Barbecue Meatball Sweet Potato Bites
Skillet filled with buffalo chicken fries.

Buffalo Chicken Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Top sweet potato fries with BBQ-flavored ground chicken, and don't forget the cheese! This decadent dish can serve as dinner, or dig into it as an appetizer.
Buffalo Chicken Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Gluten Free Sweet Potato Desserts

If that’s not enough, you can also add sweet potatoes to sweet treats!


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