38 Sweet Potato Recipes That Aren’t Fries

Forget the fries – there’s so much more to a sweet potato than this standard finger food, and these versatile sweet potato recipes prove it!

Here are 38 sweet potato recipes that go beyond your average sweet potato fries (although, those are delicious, too). Bake them, shred them into noodles, mash them into burgers, shape them into balls, blend them into soups, simmer them in curries or turn them into pancakes – no matter what you do, the sweet potato can hold up to it!

These versatile champs are packed with vitamins, fiber and antioxidants, so you’ll want to keep them exciting as long as possible. Here are deliciously easy sweet potato recipes to get you started, both from our PaleoHacks recipe experts and our Paleo-blogging friends worldwide.

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Sweet Potato Plantain Waffles Recipe

These sumptuous waffles burst with the flavors of fall. This recipe is also freezer-friendly; to reheat, simply take out of the freezer and pop in the toaster!

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Sweet Potato Plantain Waffles

Bacon-Shrimp Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Recipe

These main course baked potatoes are supremely satisfying: packed with bacon and shrimp and seasoned generously, you’ll never go back to the traditional baked white potato again.

Recipe: Paleo Leap | Bacon-Shrimp Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potato Skins Recipe

This healthy spin on a game day classic loads up on avocado and bacon to deliver that hearty taste you’ve been craving.

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Sweet Potato Skins

Salmon Bites with Sweet Potato ‘Buns’

These adorable finger foods are filled with lettuce and tomato. Stick a toothpick in each one and chow down!

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Salmon Bites with Sweet Potato ‘Buns’

Sweet Potato Lime Soup Recipe

Blend your sweet potatoes into a delicious soup balanced with ginger, coconut and lime.

Recipe: Paleo Leap | Sweet Potato Lime Soup

Sweet Potato Pad Thai Recipe

This is not something you’ll spot on a take-out menu anytime soon. The noodles are made from spiraled sweet potatoes!

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Sweet Potato Pad Thai

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato & Apple Sauce Recipe

With sweet Honey Crisp apples, sweet potatoes and just a little water, your slow cooker can turn two ingredients into a revelatory apple sauce.

Recipe: Yankee Kitchen Ninja | Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Apple Sauce

Sweet Potato Chili Recipe

This rich and hearty chili cooks down mushrooms, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and spices until a rich and spicy broth emerges.

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Sweet Potato Chili

Sweet Potato Banana Mini-Muffins Recipe

Enjoy these bite-sized treats that are melt-in-your-mouth delicious.

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Sweet Potato Banana Mini-Muffins

Sweet Potato Apple Hash Recipe

Any potato hash recipe is made better with sweet potatoes, and from there, you can add anything you want. This recipe, with onion, sausage, and green apples, is a good starting point. Add a fried egg to amp this up even more!

Recipe: PaleOMG | Sweet Potato Apple Hash

Spicy Cajun Sweet Potato Mash Recipe

This super-easy Cajun mash calls for one sweet potato and five spices, so you can have your side dish served up in a snap.

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Spicy Cajun Sweet Potato Mash

Raw Sweet Potato Salad Recipe

Most sweet potato recipes call for roasting, baking, or pan frying , but why not give them a go in their raw form? Spiralized into noodles and topped with a curry almond sauce, this tasty and filling salad will do wonders for your immune health.

Recipe: Jesse Lane Wellness | Raw Sweet Potato Salad

Taco Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

In this Mexican spin on a traditional British dish, ground beef and veggies simmer in taco seasonings and are topped with sweet potatoes sweetened with coconut milk. Bake, top with avocado, and enjoy!

Recipe: The Lucky Penny Blog | Taco Shepherd’s Pie

Maple Nut-Topped Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

This is not your traditional Thanksgiving recipe! Here, sweet potatoes are blended with coconut oil and topped with pecans and hazelnuts covered in cinnamon and maple sugar.

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Maple Nut-Topped Sweet Potato Casserole

Sweet Potato Meringue Pie Recipe

Forget key lime! This zesty pie recipe is worthy as both a summery island treat and the Thanksgiving table itself.

Recipe: CupcakesOMG | Sweet Potato Meringue Pie

Chipotle Scalloped Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Try this easy recipe of scalloped sweet potatoes, drizzled in a decadent sauce of coconut milk and chipotle puree.

Recipe: Paleo Leap | Chipotle Scalloped Sweet Potatoes

Eggs in Sweet Potato Nests Recipe

Impress your friends at brunch with these fancy-looking creations. The “nests” are simply sweet potatoes grated into muffin tins!

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Eggs in Sweet Potato Nests

Sweet Potato Rosti with Smoked Salmon Recipe

These crunchy Swiss-style hash browns are topped with dill-mayo and salmon for a stick-to-your-ribs Paleo breakfast of kings.

Recipe: Paleo Leap | Sweet Potato Rosti with Smoked Salmon

Spicy Sweet Potato Hummus

Just add tahini, lemon, paprika and chili powder to blended sweet potatoes to make the best hummus knockoff we’ve found yet!

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Spicy Sweet Potato Hummus

Sweet Potato Snackers Recipe

These “snackers” are party-worthy hors d’oeuvres: baked rounds of sweet potato topped with goat cheese, thyme, walnuts, cranberries and honey for the perfect sweet-salty festivity bite.

Recipe: PaleOMG | Sweet Potato Snackers

Thai Sweet Potato Curry Recipe

Warm up with the rich flavors of coconut milk, lemongrass, ginger and chili in this Paleo-friendly curry recipe.

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Thai Sweet Potato Curry

Pesto & Shallot Hasselback Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Everyone’s raving about Hasselback potatoes these days, and the method works even better with sweet potatoes. The super thin slices allow the garlic, pesto, shallot and pine nut flavor to permeate every single bite.

Recipe: PaleOMG | Pesto and Shallot Hasselback Sweet Potatoes

Loaded Mashed Sweet Potato Balls

Use leftover sweet potatoes to make these bacon-filled appetizers!

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Loaded Mashed Sweet Potato Balls

Cinnamon Bacon Backyard Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Somewhere between the summery days of barbequing and the autumn days of cinnamon-spiced everything is this perfect merge of seasons: grilled sweet potatoes, doused with fall flavors. And bacon.

Recipe: PaleOMG | Cinnamon Bacon Backyard Sweet Potatoes

Roasted Orange-Chipotle Acorn Squash & Sweet Potato Recipe

Roasted sweet potatoes are always nice, but when paired with acorn squash and flavored with sweet orange and spicy peppers, they become something new entirely.

Recipe: Paleo Girl’s Kitchen | Roasted Orange-Chipotle Acorn Squash and Sweet Potato

Sweet Potato Pasta with Hearty Meat Sauce Recipe

With strands of sweet potato as noodles, this bone-warming dish is packed full of vitamins with tomatoes, bell peppers and mushrooms.

Recipe: Mark’s Daily Apple | Sweet Potato Pasta with Hearty Meat Sauce

Bacon ‘n’ Dill Sweet Potato Salad Recipe

Served warm or cold, as a side dish or left overnight for the flavors to meld just so, this versatile potato salad is at once tangy, salty and fresh.

Recipe: Robb Wolf | Bacon ‘n’ Dill Sweet Potato Salad

Bacon Sweet Potato Muffins Recipe

Yes, you read that right. When you combine sweet potato with egg and bake it in bacon-lined muffin tins, magical things happen.

Recipe: Robb Wolf | Bacon Sweet Potato Muffins

Sweet Potato Tater Tots Recipe

Tap into your inner child’s desires and fry up these Paleo tater tots using only three ingredients!

Recipe: Rubies & Radishes | Sweet Potato Tater Tots

Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers Recipe

Forget the mushrooms and lentils: this sweet potato burger offers just the right amount of sweet in your veggie-inspired slider.

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers

Ginger-Mint Japanese Sweet Potatoes Recipe

If you can get your hands on a Japanese sweet potato – that is, a sweeter-style potato with deep purple skin – try this lighter treatment with coconut milk, fresh ginger and mint.

Recipe: Rubies & Radishes | Ginger-Mint Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Southwest Sweet Potato Stew Recipe

This hearty, meaty stew can be made either in the Crock-Pot or in a pressure cooker for the perfect cold-weather reprieve.

Recipe: Real Food Liz | Southwest Sweet Potato Stew

Sweet Potato Chips

Ridiculously easy to make and the perfect thing to curb cravings, these sweet potato chips are a great snack food.

Recipe: PaleoHacks | Sweet Potato Chips

Sweet Potato & Poached Eggs with Ghee Hollandaise Recipe

The hollandaise sauce is the real star of this Benedict-style breakfast, made with lemony cultured ghee emulsified with egg yolks.

Recipe: Real Food Liz | Sweet Potato and Poached Eggs with Ghee Hollandaise

Sweet Potato Brownies Recipe

These surprisingly healthy brownies, made with sweet potato puree, avocado and date paste, are best served cold after a few days in the fridge. This blogger promises they are “knock-you-right-off-your-feet” delicious!

Recipe: The Healthy Foodie | Sweet Potato Brownies

Sweet Potato Pancakes Recipe

These super easy Paleo pancakes are delicious with a drizzle of maple syrup, a smear of peanut butter, or just a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Recipe: Smile Sandwich | Sweet Potato Pancakes

Twice-Baked Breakfast Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Twice baked potatoes are just dandy on their own, but when you add bacon and eggs? You get to mix breakfast and dinner, sweet and savory, all at once.

Recipe: Plaid and Paleo | Twice-Baked Breakfast Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potato and Kale Balls Recipe

Use them in place of meatballs, serve them as a side dish or even straight out of the fridge! These goodies – sweet potatoes and kale baked with shallots, garlic, and topped with flaxseed – might change the way you think about snacking.

Recipe: Ricki Heller | Sweet Potato and Kale Balls

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