Here are 32 of the best healthy sweet potato recipes! You’ll love this collection of delicious, vibrant sweet potato recipes. You’ll find a true variety here–from plant-based to omnivore-friendly–and everything from cozy main dishes to satisfying snacks and desserts.
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- Breakfasts with Sweet Potato
- Sweet Potato Oat Flour Muffins with Vanilla, Chai, and Chocolate
- Egg, Pesto, and Sweet Potato Breakfast Burritos
- Sweet Potato Blended Baked Oats
- Appetizers with Sweet Potato
- Sweet Potato Quinoa Cakes with Lemon Dill Tahini Sauce (Vegan)
- Vegetarian Samosas with Sweet Potato + Cauliflower
- Loaded Mediterranean Sweet Potato Fries (Vegan)
- Fall Harvest Sweet Potato Nachos
- Sweet Potato Soups
- Vegan Sweet Potato Corn Chowder
- Southwestern White Bean, Quinoa, and Sweet Potato Soup
- African Peanut, Chickpea, and Sweet Potato Soup
- Sweet Potato Flatbreads
- Sweet Potato Pizza Crust (Vegan and Gluten-Free)
- Sweet Potato Tortillas
- Dishes with Chicken and Sweet Potato
- Chicken Tahini Kale Caesar Salad With Roasted Sweet Potatoes
- Sheet Pan Moroccan Chicken and Sweet Potato Fry Bowls
- Chipotle Chicken Ranch Sweet Potato Wraps
- Loaded Chicken Shawarma Sweet Potato Fries
- Salads with Sweet Potato
- Sweet Potato, Pepita, and Pomegranate Kale Salad
- Black Bean, Quinoa + Sweet Potato Salad with Kale and Corn
- Roasted Sweet Potato Kale Salad with Tahini Harissa Yogurt Dressing
- Vegan and Vegetarian Main Dishes
- Loaded Sweet Potato Oven Fries with Miso Tahini Gravy, Greens, and Chickpeas
- Black Bean and Quinoa Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- Black Bean Sweet Potato Quesadillas
- Tempeh, Quinoa, and Sweet Potato Burgers
- Thai Chickpea Sweet Potato Burgers with Almond Butter Sauce
- Thai Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Almond Butter Sauce
- Black Bean Tamale Pie with Sweet Potato + Corn
- Masala Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potatoes on Coconut Turmeric Rice
- Lentil Mushroom Pasta Bake with Sweet Potato Cheese Sauce (Vegan)
- Sweet Potato Desserts
- Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Oat Flour Sheet Cake
- Vegan Sweet Potato Blondies
- Sweet Potato Skillet Blondie With Oat Flour
- Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies (Gluten-Free)
Breakfasts with Sweet Potato
Sweet Potato Oat Flour Muffins with Vanilla, Chai, and Chocolate
These healthy and wholesome sweet potato oat flour muffins have notes of vanilla and chai, and they’re studded with plenty of chocolate chips. They’re easy to make, and delicious for breakfast and snacks.
Egg, Pesto, and Sweet Potato Breakfast Burritos
Incredibly wholesome, satisfying, and delicious egg, pesto, and sweet potato breakfast burritos are perfect for back to work and back to school! Perfect for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Sweet Potato Blended Baked Oats
These sweet potato blended baked oats give you an excuse to eat cake for breakfast! Inspired by the viral TikTok baked oats, this recipe for sweet potato blended baked oats combines rolled oats, sweet potato, spices, maple syrup, egg, almond butter, and chocolate chips for the perfect healthy breakfast!
Appetizers with Sweet Potato
Sweet Potato Quinoa Cakes with Lemon Dill Tahini Sauce (Vegan)
These little vegan sweet potato quinoa cakes pack a powerful punch, and are a tasty addition to any meal! They are made with less than 10 ingredients and served with lemon dill tahini sauce.
Vegetarian Samosas with Sweet Potato + Cauliflower
These vegetarian samosas are made with a simple yogurt and spelt flour dough and spiced sweet potato cauliflower filling. They’re paired with cranberry mango chutney for a delicious and nourishing side dish.
Loaded Mediterranean Sweet Potato Fries (Vegan)
These loaded Mediterranean Sweet Potato Fries are topped with crispy za’atar-coated chickpeas, diced tomatoes, red onion, lettuce, olives, and lemon herb tahini sauce. This dish makes a fun appetizer, but it’s satisfying as a main dish, too! The perfect summer loaded fries recipe.
Fall Harvest Sweet Potato Nachos
Let’s make nachos, but fall harvest sweet potato nachos with smoky cinnamon chickpeas, gouda, pomegranate-apple salsa, and avocado! These sweet potato nachos are a great nutrient-dense alternative to the traditional corn tortilla chips with which nachos are usually made. And the toppings are out of this world delicious: pan-fried crispy chickpeas, melted gouda cheese, autumnal pomegranate-apple salsa, and sliced avocado. Enjoy these as a game day appetizer or a light supper- either way, prepare for an obsession!
Sweet Potato Soups
Vegan Sweet Potato Corn Chowder
This delightfully creamy vegan sweet potato corn chowder is made with cashew cream instead of dairy, but it’s just as comforting as classic chowder.
Southwestern White Bean, Quinoa, and Sweet Potato Soup
Delicious and hearty vegan soup with southwestern spices, sweet potato, quinoa, and white beans.
African Peanut, Chickpea, and Sweet Potato Soup
This African-inspired peanut chickpea, and sweet potato soup is thick, hearty, and nourishing. It has that stick-to-your-ribs quality that we all crave at this cold, dark time of the year!
Sweet Potato Flatbreads
Sweet Potato Pizza Crust (Vegan and Gluten-Free)
Easy, healthy, delicious sweet potato and oat flour pizza crust that’s vegan and gluten-free.
Sweet Potato Tortillas
Easy and healthy homemade tortillas made with sweet potato and spelt flour.
Dishes with Chicken and Sweet Potato
Chicken Tahini Kale Caesar Salad With Roasted Sweet Potatoes
This chicken tahini kale Caesar salad with roasted sweet potatoes is bursting with flavour and makes a complete meal. Make this as part of your weekend meal prep to enjoy for lunch this week, or prepare it for a nice, healthy dinner. I like to serve it with crusty bread and butter to make it
Sheet Pan Moroccan Chicken and Sweet Potato Fry Bowls
These sheet pan Moroccan chicken and sweet potato fry bowls are our new favourite weeknight supper! Super flavourful, bright, and healthy, these bowls consist of Moroccan chicken, sweet potato oven fries, spinach, feta, and our new favourite pumpkin seed herb sauce. Serve some warm naan bread alongside these chicken bowls for a dreamy meal.
Chipotle Chicken Ranch Sweet Potato Wraps
Chipotle chicken ranch sweet potato wraps for the win! These wholesome, flavourful wraps are filled with chipotle lime chicken, roasted sweet potato, quick pickled red onion, avocado, cheese, and Greek yogurt ranch for a meal the whole family will love.
Loaded Chicken Shawarma Sweet Potato Fries
These loaded chicken shawarma sweet potato fries with tomato cucumber salsa, feta, and lemon tahini sauce are the perfect summer meal or appetizer.
Salads with Sweet Potato
Sweet Potato, Pepita, and Pomegranate Kale Salad
This simple, vibrant kale salad is perfect for the holidays. Bursting with roasted sweet potato, pepitas, and pomegranate, it’s a fiesta of flavours and colours. Keep your glow going all winter long with this colourful salad.
Black Bean, Quinoa + Sweet Potato Salad with Kale and Corn
This southwestern black bean, quinoa and sweet potato salad with kale, corn, avocado, and tangy lime dressing is just bursting with flavour and colour. Enjoy as a main meal or side dish.
Roasted Sweet Potato Kale Salad with Tahini Harissa Yogurt Dressing
This Roasted Sweet Potato Kale Salad with Tahini Harissa Yogurt dressing is a healthy, satisfying dish that combines warm roasted vegetables with kale, walnuts, mint, and sun-dried tomatoes. You’re sure to love it!
Vegan and Vegetarian Main Dishes
Loaded Sweet Potato Oven Fries with Miso Tahini Gravy, Greens, and Chickpeas
These loaded sweet potato oven fries with miso tahini gravy, greens, and chickpeas are one tasty way to get in several servings of vegetables, plus plenty of protein and fibre!
Black Bean and Quinoa Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Fully loaded baked sweet potatoes with Tex Mex black beans and quinoa, topped with guacamole and cashew sour cream. The perfect balanced vegan meal!
Black Bean Sweet Potato Quesadillas
Hearty and wholesome vegetarian black bean and sweet potato quesadillas. Serve with salsa and my cilantro jalapeno pesto for an easy main dish or a fun game day appetizer.
Tempeh, Quinoa, and Sweet Potato Burgers
Flavourful, protein-packed veggie burgers made with tempeh, sweet potato, and quinoa.
Thai Chickpea Sweet Potato Burgers with Almond Butter Sauce
These Thai Chickpea Sweet Potato Burgers with Almond Butter Sauce are ultra hearty and flavourful, with quinoa, roasted sweet potatoes, lime juice, tamari, ginger, coriander, and Thai curry paste.
Thai Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Almond Butter Sauce
Healthy and flavourful Thai stuffed sweet potatoes with quinoa, broccoli, and chickpea filling and almond butter sauce.
Black Bean Tamale Pie with Sweet Potato + Corn
A vegetarian black bean tamale pie with sweet potato and corn is bursting with southwestern flavours, not to mention colour and nutrients. It’s the perfect meal to enjoy in the cooler months of the year.
Masala Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potatoes on Coconut Turmeric Rice
Masala chickpea stuffed sweet potatoes on coconut turmeric rice with mango salsa and raita make a wholesome, nutritious dinner at any time of the year!
Lentil Mushroom Pasta Bake with Sweet Potato Cheese Sauce (Vegan)
This Lentil Mushroom Pasta Bake with Sweet Potato “Cheese” Sauce is a hearty, comforting vegan dinner.
Sweet Potato Desserts
Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Oat Flour Sheet Cake
This sweet potato chocolate chip oat flour sheet cake with chocolate avocado icing is sweetened with maple syrup, and made with wholesome ingredients, including eggs, sweet potato, oat flour, spices, and butter. Topped with the fudgey chocolate avocado icing, it is nothing short of divine!
Vegan Sweet Potato Blondies
Healthy vegan , gluten-free, oil-free sweet potato blondies made with HEALTHY ingredients, including oat flour, nut butter, unrefined sweeteners, sweet potato, and dark chocolate are the perfect easy treat to enjoy tonight. Knock them out of the park and pair with a scoop of ice cream and a drizzle of homemade caramel sauce, or simply with a tall, ice cold glass of your favourite kind of milk. Either way, you cannot go wrong with these healthy and wholesome vegan sweet potato blondies!
Sweet Potato Skillet Blondie With Oat Flour
This healthy sweet potato skillet blondie with oat flour is dense, gooey, and studded with chocolate chips. The icing on the cake (errr, blondie) is a classic brownie icing. While entirely optional, it really seals the deal. What is not optional? Serving this blondie warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce!
Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies (Gluten-Free)
Amazing moist, dense, and chocolatey sweet potato brownies that are vegan and gluten-free, with five grams of protein per square!
Which of these yummy recipes are you going to make first? Leave a comment below to let me know. And when you do make it, please leave a rating on the recipe post and tag your photos @upbeet.kitchen on Instagram!
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