Holidays & Events Thanksgiving Recipes Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes Sweet Potato Recipes 26 Sweet Potato Recipes to Make for Every Meal (Including Dessert) Sweet potatoes shine in these autumnal recipes—including desserts! By Kelly Vaughan Kelly Vaughan Kelly Vaughan is a New York City-based food writer and editor with six years of digital editorial experience in roles at MarthaStewart.com, Food52, and TODAY Show. In addition to her roles, Kelly has seven years of food writing experience with work found in Allrecipes, Bon Appètit, Food & Wine, Real Simple, and more. Editorial Guidelines and Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer is an experienced food editor, writer, and recipe developer. She manages the Martha Stewart recipe archive and is always curious about new ingredients and the best techniques. She has been working in food media for over 20 years. Editorial Guidelines Published on November 8, 2024 Close Photo: Con Poulos There’s so much more to sweet potatoes than that much-loved casserole found on many a Thanksgiving table. Beyond the side dish, sweet potatoes are as delicious as they're versatile, making their color and texture shine in any kind of recipe. Though sweet potatoes are available year-round, they are at their sweetest in fall and winter. They are sometimes mislabeled as yams, which are not widely available in North America (but are also tasty). When shopping for sweet potatoes, look for very firm ones, with no areas of softening, sprouting, or wrinkling, all of which are signs of age. To store sweet potatoes, keep them in a cool, dark place for up to one month. They should never be kept in the refrigerator, as their natural sugars will convert to starch, making them less sweet. Keep reading to learn how to incorporate sweet potatoes into any meal recipe, including dessert! 20 Potato and Sweet Potato Recipes for Thanksgiving 01 of 26 Old Bay-Roasted Sweet Potatoes This sweet and spicy (not to mention easy!) side goes well with roasted chicken or pork, seared steak, or sauteed shrimp. View Recipe 02 of 26 Spiced Sweet-Potato Cake With Meringue Frosting Dana Gallagher This spectacular single-layer cake pairs sweet potatoes with pumpkin pie spice—and it’s a great combination. On top is an Italian meringue frosting that’s toasted under the broiler (or using your kitchen torch). View Recipe 03 of 26 Smoky Sweet-Potato Soup A puree of sweet potatoes, apples, and leeks gets an earthy spiciness from a chipotle chile coated in adobo sauce. The creamy consistency is all down to the sweet potatoes since this soup is made without dairy. View Recipe 04 of 26 Sweet-Potato Biscuits Amp up the color and nutrition of your breakfast baked goods by making these sweet potato biscuits. They bring everything you love about homemade biscuits and then some to the table. View Recipe 05 of 26 Baked Sweet-Potato Chips Krause, Johansen Crispy, tasty, and good for you, these homemade sweet potato chips make the best snack—and are also a great accompaniment to a sandwich lunch. View Recipe 06 of 26 Cauliflower-Sweet Potato Curry Con Poulos A satisfying vegan main that appeals on so many levels; hunks of sweet potato and cauliflower soak up a coconut milk and red curry sauce. Baby spinach, edamame, and zucchini bring plenty of green appeal. This might be the most colorful—and delicious—dinner of the week. View Recipe 07 of 26 Sweet Potato Pancakes These sweet potato pancakes are too good to save for Hannukah. They’re a tasty riff on latkes that you’ll want to make all through the fall and winter. View Recipe 08 of 26 Tzimmes Served as a side dish for Passover, this traditional stew combines sweet potatoes and carrots with prunes and dried apricots, cooking them in orange juice and honey. It pairs well with robust meat dishes like brisket. View Recipe 09 of 26 Black-Bean and Sweet-Potato Stew Lennart Weibull In under one hour, you can prepare this hearty vegan stew. Chopped sweet potatoes are cooked with a combination of whole and puréed black beans, quinoa, minced chipotle in adobo, and chopped poblano peppers. View Recipe 10 of 26 Slow-Baked Sweet Potatoes Con Poulos There's no way to rush when making this easy, healthy side dish—medium sweet potatoes are wrapped in parchment and foil and roasted for an hour and a half until they're super tender and their sweet flavor shines. The cooking time might be lengthy, but very little of it is hands-on. View Recipe 11 of 26 Sweet Potato Casserole John Kernick Here's a Thanksgiving classic: Mashed sweet potatoes are placed in a baking dish, topped with marshmallows, and baked until bubbling and golden brown. Who could resist this sweet side? View Recipe 12 of 26 Brown-Butter Sweet-Potato Gnocchi With Seeds Paola + Murray Upgrade basic potato gnocchi by using sweet potatoes in place of the usual russet in this colorful, better-for-you pasta recipe. They're garnished with pepitas, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, and a butter-sage sauce. View Recipe 13 of 26 Taco Salad With Sweet-Potatoes Lennart Weibull Roasted sweet potatoes are the base of this Southwestern-inspired salad bowl. They're topped with black beans, sliced radishes, crushed tortilla chips, and crumbled goat cheese (which you can leave off for a vegan meal). View Recipe 14 of 26 Rutabaga-Sweet Potato Mash With Garlic and Sage Lennart Weibull Take a break from the usual mashed potatoes and serve your family this innovative root vegetable side dish instead. Rutabaga and sweet potatoes are mashed with minced garlic, fresh sage, and heavy cream for a flavorful autumnal recipe. View Recipe 15 of 26 Sweet-Potato Custard Pie Johnny Miller Yes, you can serve sweet potatoes for dessert! Roasted sweet potatoes are puréed in a food processor and mixed with eggs, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then topped with mouthwateringly sweet large marshmallows. View Recipe 16 of 26 Roasted Sea Bass With Sweet Potatoes, Spinach, and Salsa Rustica Justin Walker Sheet-pan suppers are big on taste and short on cleanup. Sliced sweet potatoes roast alongside fresh spinach and sea bass fillets. This recipe comes together in under an hour and will surely be a hit with the whole family. View Recipe 17 of 26 Vegan Sweet Potato Chili Bryan Gardner This vegan chili recipe doesn't lack flavor—tomato paste, chili powder, ground cumin, and cayenne pepper add plenty of heat. View Recipe 18 of 26 Sweet Potato Home Fries Bryan Gardner Upgrade bacon and eggs with these breakfast potatoes. Diced sweet potatoes are roasted on a sheet pan, then tossed with chopped onion, green bell pepper, jalapeño peppers, and plenty of unsalted butter. View Recipe 19 of 26 Sweet-Potato-and-Cauliflower Mash Louise Hagger Here's a totally creative way to make use of cauliflower: boil it with sweet potatoes and then mash it with milk, butter, freshly grated nutmeg, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. It's a delicious side dish for Thanksgiving—or any night of the week. View Recipe 20 of 26 Loaded Baked Sweet Potatoes Loaded sweet potatoes get a healthy upgrade with this better-for-you recipe featuring trimmed broccoli rabe, cannellini beans for protein, and sliced pepperoncini. View Recipe 21 of 26 Pork Tenderloin With Kale Salad Con Poulos This simple dinner will transport you to Tuscany. Diced sweet potatoes are roasted with chopped kale for a colorful, plentiful salad that's topped with dried currants and lots of freshly grated pecorino. It's served alongside pork tenderloin and steamed quinoa. View Recipe 22 of 26 Sweet Potato Parmesan Fries Linda Pugliese A healthy take on French fries, we keep the skin on for these sweet potato fries. The potatoes are tossed with olive oil, coarse salt, and Parmesan cheese for a rich, sweet flavor and a slightly caramelized texture. View Recipe 23 of 26 Sweet Potato-Sausage Soup Twenty minutes of prep time yields a hearty pot of soup with Italian sausage aplenty, pasta shells, sweet potato, and nutritious winter greens. View Recipe 24 of 26 Sweet Potatoes and Buttermilk Marcus Nilsson Simply roasted wedges of sweet potatoes take on an almost candied flavor. Pair them with an easy, tangy buttermilk-mayo for dipping. View Recipe 25 of 26 Sweet Potato and Sage-Butter Casserole Sage adds a savory note to sweet potato casserole topped with crunchy toasted breadcrumbs. Best of all: It can be made two days ahead of time. View Recipe 26 of 26 Bourbon Sweet Potatoes Bourbon and brown sugar have a natural affinity for sweet potatoes. This simple side dish can be roasted in the oven along with the main dish such as turkey, ham, or pork loin. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit