Thanksgiving

Our 62 Best Sweet Potato Recipes for Thanksgiving

Would it really be Thanksgiving without the sweet potatoes? Get inspired by these recipes, including great traditional casseroles and crispy (and spicy) alternatives.

By The Epicurious Editors

November 1, 2019

A Dutch oven filled with sweet potatoes and topped with marshmallows

If you're looking for the best sweet potato recipes for Thanksgiving, you've come to the right place. These tasty recipes all have one thing: delicious, colorful sweet potatoes are the main ingredient. Sure, there are classics, like sweet potato casseroles and pies, but we've also got updated alternatives including sweet potato breads and hearty fall salads. Below, 62 mouthwatering options to serve this holiday.

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Sweet Potato Sonker With Milk Dip
This North Carolinian cobbler-like dessert, with both a bottom crust and lattice top, is glazed with a sweetened milk “dip” after baking for a time and then returned to the oven so that the dip forms a rich gloss.
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Sweet Potato Casserole With Easy Candied Pecans
Crunchy, creamy, savory, sweet—this classic sweet potato side dish has it all. Boil the sweet potatoes until tender, and then purée them in a food processor before adding in vanilla and maple syrup, then top with buttery pecans.
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Baked Sweet Potatoes
Sometimes simple is best. This tried-and-true sweet potato preparation will be right at home on any Thanksgiving dinner menu. After roasting the spuds, slice them in half and drizzle with olive oil and top with crunchy nuts, herbs, or whatever you desire.
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Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Six ingredients (including salt and pepper) stand between you and what may just be the world’s most perfect side dish.
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Roasted Sweet Potato and Delicata Squash With Cranberry Agrodolce
Sure, sweet potatoes and squash already have some sweetness. But they're even better dressed up with a few dollops of sweet and sour cranberry sauce in this holiday-ready side.
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Charred Sweet Potatoes With Toum
This recipe is nice twice. The roasting and honey-glazing method is a great way to make sweet potatoes, and you also get an eggless garlic sauce that you’ll use again and again.
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Spiced Sweet Potato and Parsnip Tian
With apple cider, Aleppo pepper, parsnips, and fresh thyme, this pretty dish offers a lighter (and prettier) take on your usual Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole.
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Torn Potatoes of Many Colors With Chile-Lime Butter
Sure, you could use just one kind of potato for this pomegranate-topped side dish, but we love to combine a few. Try orange and purple sweet potatoes plus Yukon Golds.
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Spicy Cornbread Stuffing With Chorizo and Sweet Potatoes
This flavor-packed holiday side feeds a crowd of 20 and takes care of both the stuffing and the sweet potatoes. If you'd rather tone down the spice, omit (or reduce) the fresh chiles.
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10/62
Thanksgiving Dinner for One
All the elements of a classic Thanksgiving feast, conveniently portioned just for one, including your own mini sweet potato casserole. Because dining alone shouldn't mean you miss out on all the holiday favorites.
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3-Ingredient Sweet Potato Casserole With Maple Pecans
Maple syrup pumps up the flavor of puréed sweet potatoes and provides a sweet glaze for extra-peppery candied pecans in this surprisingly sophisticated Thanksgiving side.
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Farro Salad With Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Red Onion, and Goat Cheese
Skip the sweet potato casserole and instead use your sweet potatoes to make this hearty salad with crisp radishes, caramelized onions, and zingy dressing.
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Sweet Potato Casserole With Graham Cracker Streusel
Embrace the sweetness with this maple-kissed casserole, topped with a playful pecan-graham crumble and toasty marshmallows. It's so ridiculously good it could double as dessert.
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Shingled Sweet Potatoes With Harissa
Some of the best sweet potato recipes for Thanksgiving are anything but ordinary. Here, harissa lends both a spiciness and an earthiness to this savory dish topped with pistachios.
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