Sweet potato, or sometimes known as yams or kumara, depending where you are in the world, are one of those versatile vegetables that can be eaten in both sweet and savoury dishes. You can pick them up from the green grocers cheaply and they keep really well. Here are over 30 sweet and savoury sweet potato recipes for you to try.

Sweet Recipes

The natural, sweet flavour of sweet potato lends itself well to sweet, dessert treats. Use it as you would pumpkin puree and as a replacement for sugar in many of your recipes.

Healthy 3 Ingredient Sweet Potato Brownies

2 Ingredient Sweet Potato Pancakes

Sweet Potato Muffins

Cinnamon & Spice Sweet Potato Bread

Sweet Potato & Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

Sweet Potato Pie with Coconut

No Bake Sweet Potato Breakfast Brownies

Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

Sweet Potato Doughnuts with Spiced Sugar

Sweet Potato Crunch Bread

Sweet Potato Pie Bars

Sweet Potato, Custard & Sultana Cake

Classic Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake

Mexican Sweet Potato Chocolate Pudding

Sweet Potato Crumb Cake

Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Ice Cream

Savoury Recipes

Sweet potato can be used the same way as normal potato. It can be mashed, made into fries or baked. What I love about it is that it lends itself well to slow cooked dishes as it breaks down and forms part of the sauce. With it’s rich orange colour, it blends in well with the colour of the curry, adding a delicious sweetness.