22 Unique Sweet Potato Recipes for Thanksgiving
Sweet potatoes are a traditional Thanksgiving side dish often served mashed with marshmallow topping. That dish is fun, but if you want to change things up there are so many different ways to serve sweet potatoes. Here are a few of our favorites.
1. Scalloped Sweet Potatoes with Bacon and Gruyere
Sweet potatoes can be served just like white potatoes. These scalloped potatoes from Carlsbad Cravings are cheesy and delicious.
2. Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Orange Juice and Pomegranate
Sweet potatoes mix wonderfully with fruit. This recipe from Reluctant Entertainer mixes them with orange juice and pomegranate seeds.
3. Date Gorgonzola Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Stuffed sweet potatoes are an easy side dish to serve at a large Thanksgiving dinner. Serve these from Budget Bytes for tasty fall flavors.
If you want to bring new and fun flavors into your Thanksgiving dinner, this dish from Cooking and Beer can be a great way to do it.
5. Candied Sweet Potato Casserole
These candied sweet potatoes from Manila Spoon are a new spin on the classic dish without breaking too much from traditional Thanksgiving flavors.
6. Praline Sweet Potato Crunch
This praline sweet potato crunch from Bake at Midnight is topped with cereal and nuts to create a crunchy texture that perfectly offsets the smooth potatoes.
7. Sweet Potato Stuffed Baked Apples
Make your sweet potato casserole extra special by stuffing it into apples with this recipe from Iowa Girl Eats.
8. Vanilla Sweet Potato Casserole
Make sweet potatoes even sweeter by adding a cozy vanilla flavor with this recipe from Nutmeg Nanny.
9. Skillet Scalloped Sweet Potatoes with Maple Bourbon Brown Butter
These scalloped sweet potatoes from Cooking and Beer are savory and sweet, they bring together the best Thanksgiving spices.
10. Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Caramelized Onions, Brie, and Sage
These mashed sweet potatoes from Recipe Girl add caramelized onions, brie, and sage for a delious savory touch.
11. Rocky Road Scalloped Sweet Potatoes
What's better than marshmallows by themselves? Marshmallows with s'mores! Bring the campfire to the Thanksgiving table with these sweet potatoes from Favorite Family Recipes.
12. Crispy Parmesan Rosemary Sweet Potato Stacks
This recipe from The Comfort of Cooking makes sweet potatoes a crispy and salty side dish for Thanksgiving.
13. Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Curry
Curry isn't a spice often found on Thanksgiving, but these sweet potatoes from Food Faith Fitness make it fit right in.
14. Lemon Meringue Sweet Potatoes
Marshmallow topped sweet potatoes are great, but meringue topped sweet potatoes are even better. These lemon meringue sweet potatoes from Turnip the Oven brings dessert into dinner.
15. Smoked Chili Sweet Potato Gratin
Bring sweet, smokey, and spicy flavors together with this delicious sweet potato recipe from Lovely Little Kitchen.
16. Whipped Bourbon Bacon Sweet Potatoes
We all know that everything is better with bacon, and sweet potatoes are no different. This recipe from How Sweet it is combines them beautifully.
17. Chipotle Coca Cola Sweet Potatoes
Coca Cola might not usually be a part of your Thanksgiving, but maybe it should be! These sweet potatoes from Always Order Dessert are a fun addition to any meal.
18. Sweet Potatoes with Bananas and Honey
Bananas are a suprisingly good match with sweet potatoes. This recipe from Taste and Tell brings out the best in both of them.
19. Sweet Potatoes with Stilton and Walnuts
So many great autumn flavors come together in this tasty recipe from Bon Appetit perfect for Thanksgiving.
20. Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Bacon Pecan Streusel and Marshmallow Drizzle
Love the classic sweet potatoe dish but still want to change it up. This recipe from Carlsbad Craving brings all the best of the classic dish into a twiced baked potato.
21. Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Pecans and Orange Rosemary Glaze
Hasselback potatoes are another great way to serve your sweet potatoes. This recipe from The Mediterranean Dish does it perfect for Thanksgiving.
22. Pineapple Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole
These sweet potatoes from Brown Eyed Baker are perfectly complimented by pineapples, bourbon, and meringue topping.