16 Sweet Potato Recipes - Southern Living

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Classic Sweet Potato Casserole

Round out your Thanksgiving meal with a hefty spoonful of our Classic Sweet Potato Casserole. The sweet potato filling is finished with a crunchy topping of cornflakes, pecans, and brown sugar, balanced out with the gooey favorite—marshmallows.

Recipe: Classic Sweet Potato Casserole

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Scalloped Sweet Potato Stacks

Fancy enough for company, this recipe bakes sweet potatoes, mozzarella cheese, and fresh thyme in individual stacks.

Recipe: Scalloped Sweet Potato Stacks

Photo: Ellen Silverman

Sweet Potato Pie with Marshmallow Meringue

This impressive dessert showcases one of fall’s sweetest gems—sweet potatoes. With simple prep and make-ahead ease, it only looks like you spent hours in the kitchen.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Pie with Marshmallow Meringue

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Sweet Potato Squares With Lemon-Garlic Mayonnaise

The roasted goodness of sweet potatoes and crispy smoked sausage delivers loads of flavor in a small bite. Serve Sweet Potato Squares with Lemon-Garlic Mayonnaise warm or at room temperature.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Squares with Lemon-Garlic Mayonnaise

Photo: Van Chaplin

Sweet Potato-Pecan Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Keep this family favorite around for the holiday season. Mashed sweet potatoes give the cupcake extra moistness, while a myriad of spices including cinnamon and nutmeg, spice up the traditionally sweet dessert. A simple cream cheese frosting and a sprinkle of chopped pecans is all that's needed on top.

Recipe: Sweet Potato-Pecan Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sweet-Potato Apple Cobbler

For those of you who can't pick just one dessert at Thanksgiving, try our Sweet-Potato Apple Cobbler. It combines the flavors and textures of both sweet potato pie and apple cobbler.

Recipe: Sweet-Potato Apple Cobbler

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Sweet Potato Pockets

Won ton wrappers and canned mashed sweet potatoes make pirogi-style Sweet Potato Pockets a breeze. A sage-butter sauce finishes this dish nicely.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Pockets

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Orange-Sweet Potato Pie with Rosemary Cornmeal Crust

Flecks of orange zest and fresh orange juice blended into a smooth sweet potato custard elevates this pie to star status.

Recipe: Orange-Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet Potato Soup with Rum Cream

This creamy fall soup is quite a treat! Maple syrup, nutmeg, and sweet potatoes give it all the flavors of fall. Add a dollop of a citrus-flavored rum cream for a final touch.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Soup with Rum Cream

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Maple Sweet Potato Cups

Frozen sweet potatoes make these mini sweet potato casseroles a cinch to make. If you want to skip the meringue topping, use miniature marshmallows instead.

Recipe: Maple Sweet Potato Cups

Photo: Iain Bagwell

Sweet Potato-Carrot Casserole

Sugared pecans and mini marshmallows add a sweet note to this updated Thanksgiving classic.

Recipe: Sweet Potato-Carrot Casserole

Photo: Iain Bagwell

Sweet Potato Fettuccine

This clever technique for transforming sweet potatoes into "fettuccine" was inspired by a prize-winning recipe from the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission, and comes together in just 35 minutes. Start with a large, long sweet potato and a mandoline to create pasta-like strips.