Sweet Potato Recipes

This oven roasted sweet potatoes recipe is the only one you need! Season them to perfection, then bake in a hot oven until caramelized.

All hail the sweet potato! This healthy orange vegetable is super versatile: bake it into crispy fries, stuff it with black beans and salsa, or boil it in a hearty stew. But one of the best ways to cook a sweet potato? Make Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes! Dice them up, season with care, and roast until they’re browned and caramelized on the outsides. This basic side dish goes with just about anything.

You don’t even need a recipe for making roasted sweet potatoes! Make this recipe once exactly as written, just to get a feel for the amounts of flavoring. Then you can go free form: and it’s easy to memorize too! Here are the basic steps, then a little more detail in the sections below (or go right to the recipe):

This sounds oddly specific, right? But we’ve found that a 3/4-inch dice is the best size for roasted sweet potatoes. A 1/2-inch piece gets small and shriveled, and doesn’t feel like substantial enough bites. 1-inch pieces are rather large and take longer to roast. So 3/4-inch is perfect! (Trust us.)

Baked Sweet Potato

Learn how to bake sweet potatoes with this simple recipe! Serve them as a side dish or stuff them to make them a meal on their own.

Prep: 5min

Total: 45min

Ingredients:

• Sweet Potatoes
• butter
• sea salt
• chives
• dollop of greek yogurt
• a scoop of guacamole
• a drizzle of creamy avocado cilantro lime dressing
• any of these stuffing ideas!

Instruction:

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F and place a piece of foil on a baking sheet. Use a fork to poke holes into the sweet potatoes, set them on the baking sheet, and roast for 40 to 50 minutes, or until puffed up and soft inside when pierced with a fork.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

This oven roasted sweet potatoes recipe is the only one you need! Season them to perfection, then bake in a hot oven until caramelized.

Prep: 10min

Total: 35min

Yield: 4

Nutrition Facts: servingSize None, calories 172 calories, Sugar 6.3 g, Sodium 471 mg, Fat 4.7 g, Saturated Fat 0.7 g, Trans Fat 0 g, Carbohydrate 30.8 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 2.5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds sweet potatoes (about 4 medium)
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• Black pepper

Instruction:

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Dice the sweet potatoes into 3/4” cubes, leaving the skin on. In a large bowl, mix together the sweet potatoes with the olive oil, garlic powder, and kosher salt.
3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the sweet potatoes on top in an even layer. Bake for about 25 minutes, until the cubes are tender and browned on the bottom (no need to stir!). Serve warm. Store leftovers refrigerated. Make ahead instructions: Make up to 3 days in advance and reheat in a 350 degree oven (or microwave or on the stovetop).

Easy Creamy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

These easy mashed sweet potatoes are on the savory side, but you can add a few extra ingredients for a sweeter version. See our tips in the notes section below for our suggestions. You can simmer, bake, microwave, or use a pressure cooker to cook the sweet potatoes. Our preferred method is to simmer the potatoes since this takes a similar amount of time when using a pressure cooker and when microwaving them and less time than when using an oven. We have included the steps for cooking sweet potatoes in the oven, microwave, and pressure cooker in the article above.

Prep: 10min

Total: 30min

Yield: Makes 6 servings (about 5 1/2 cups)

Serving Size: About 3/4 cup

Nutrition Facts: servingSize About 3/4 cup, calories 257, Fat 6.7g, Saturated Fat 4.2g, Cholesterol 17.4mg, Sodium 711.1mg, Carbohydrate 46.2g, Fiber 6.9g, Sugar 9.5g, Protein 4.1g

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean (5 to 6 small-to-medium)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt, plus more to taste
• 1 bay leaf, optional or a substitute fresh thyme or rosemary sprig
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon or more to taste
• 3 tablespoons sour cream, heavy cream, milk or half-and-half, optional
• Fine herbs and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Instruction:

1. Peel and cut sweet potatoes into 1-inch cubes. Add to a large pot and add enough water so that they are covered by about one inch of water. Add the salt and bay leaf.
2. Bring the water to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain well, and then return the potatoes to the pot. Or if you plan to use a food processor, add them directly to the processor bowl. (A food processor makes extra silky mashed sweet potatoes.)
3. Add the butter, cinnamon, black pepper, and a pinch of salt. Mash the sweet potatoes with a potato masher until your desired consistency. If using a food processor, pulse until your desired consistency.
4. For extra creamy sweet potatoes, stir in sour cream or a splash of heavy cream, milk, or half-and-half. Serve with extra butter and chopped fresh herbs (optional) on top.

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