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Unleash the versatility of sweet potatoes with our amazing vegan recipes! From savory bowls to sweet treats, discover delicious dishes packed with flavor, nutrients, and visual appeal.
The sweet potato, with its vibrant orange flesh and earthy sweetness, is one of our favorite ingredients because it’s just so versatile. It’s more than just a side dish: you can transform it into hearty plant-based meals! Here are our top vegan sweet potato recipes, exploring creative and delicious ways to incorporate this nutritional powerhouse into your plant-based diet. From hearty curries and stews to creamy soups and even decadent desserts, there’s a recipe for every occasion. Ready to get started?
And now…our top vegan sweet potato recipes!
A favorite vegan sweet potato recipe is this Sweet Potato Curry! Tender sweet potatoes and bell peppers swim in a luscious broth of coconut milk and Thai curry paste, topped with fresh cilantro and crunchy peanuts. There’s so much flavor going on, you’ll want to take another bite before you’re finished savoring the first. Welcome to: your easy weeknight dinner soulmate!
Need a healthy vegan dinner idea? Look no further than this trusty trick: Stuffed Sweet Potatoes! Bake the spuds whole until they’re moist and tender, then top with savory fillings to make a hearty dinner recipe. The way the savory black beans contrast with the sweet orange flesh makes magic.
Meet a favorite vegan sweet potato recipe: the Baked Sweet Potato Fries! They're crispy, perfectly seasoned, and you won't be able to stop sneaking bites. The best crispy baked sweet potato fries you can make at home!
All hail the sweet potato! This healthy orange vegetable is super versatile: bake it into crispy fries, stuff it with black beans and salsa, or boil it in a hearty stew. But one of our top ways to cook them? Make the best sweet potato recipe: oven roasted sweet potatoes! Dice them up, season with care, and roast until they’re browned and caramelized on the outsides.
Oh hello, luscious and velvety Sweet Potato Soup! This root vegetable is makes the best sweet and creamy puree. Accentuate it with a healthy dose of smoked paprika and the flavor is earthy, subtly smoky and absolutely irresistible. This healthy soup will please just about anyone: even avowed sweet potato haters! Use the coconut milk variation for a vegan soup.
Here’s a tasty vegan recipe: these Sweet Potato Black Bean Tacos! Throw almost any seasonal veggies onto a sheet pan, season them up, and they work as a delicious taco filling! The best part: you can add the black beans right on the roasting pan. It comes out zingy and delicious: top with pico de gallo and a dollop of cashew cream.
Imagine a perfectly baked sweet potato, topped with a fresh, crunchy Thai-style pepper and cabbage slaw and a creamy peanut sauce. We’ve heard from many readers that this one is a family favorite!
Here’s a vegan recipe that’s so hearty and satisfying, it will please everyone around the table: Moroccan Chickpea Stew! It’s ultra flavorful, with a blend of cozy spices that accentuate nutrient rich vegetables: sweet potatoes, chickpeas, tomatoes and spinach. Serve it with quinoa for a tasty plant based dinner that’s vegan and gluten free.
Here's a delicious vegan sweet potato recipe that makes them into a meal: sweet potato chili! It’s healthy and veggie loaded, with all those nutrients from this healthy orange potato. And it's seriously hearty and satisfying, with complexity from a few flavor tricks. Top with cashew cream.
Try this Mediterranean Bowl, bursting with colorful veggies! It’s a simple “meal in a bowl” that stars spiced roasted sweet potatoes and peppers, seasoned with an irresistible mix of cumin, coriander, garlic and a hint of cinnamon. Add to that quinoa or couscous, fresh cucumber and tomato, and top it all off with a creamy lemon tahini sauce.
Here's a delicious, nutritious vegan dinner recipe! The sweet potatoes are baked until moist and tender, then layered with lentils that are seasoned with Moroccan flavors: cumin seeds, cinnamon paprika and harissa, and veggies. To top it all off: a creamy lemon tahini sauce brings it all together.
Here’s the vegan sweet potato recipe you didn’t know you needed: how to make the absolute best roasted Sweet Potato Wedges! Every time we make these, we can’t help but sneak bites off the pan…until they almost disappear before we sit down to a meal. Here’s how to make sweet potato wedges in the oven that are browned, tender and seasoned to perfection! (Omit the feta topping.)
Here's a fun vegan sweet potato recipe that works for breakfast: grate them into hash browns! These sweet potato hash browns couldn't be easier: great, throw them on a sheet pan, and bake until crispy. Breakfast just got tastier.
Are you a sweet potato fan? Then you absolutely must try these grilled sweet potatoes! Crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, they’ve got a little smoky char to the flavor and are absolutely delicious! Roasted sweet potatoes are tender and moist, but these grilled potatoes are something altogether different. Cut into wedges, they’re the perfect side dish for a grilled dinner on the patio.
These vegan Mexican sweet potatoes are the perfect blend of sweet and savory. The spicy black bean salsa is the perfect complement to the light sweetness of the potato, and topped with creamy cilantro sauce, it’s a little bit of heaven.
Thinking about boiling sweet potatoes? Roasting sweet potatoes might be the most popular way to cook these root vegetables. But here’s the thing: boiling is the fastest! This technique is much faster than roasting, and it’s great for when you’re including them in a filling or topping in another recipe.
Try these Sweet Potato Brownies! These brownies could not be more thrilled by their sweet potato interior. It makes the best chewy texture and loads them with nutrients. In fact, these are super plant-powered vegan sweet potato brownies! But most importantly: they’re irresistibly delicious, with a rich nuance in flavor that makes them taste loads better than a standard brownie.
When it comes to dinnertime, there’s no root vegetable we love more than the sweet potato. It’s easy, deliciously tender, and easy to load with savory toppings to make into a meal. Of course, if you prefer sweet toppings that works too…or just a pat of butter! This baked sweet potato recipe makes spuds that are perfectly tender with delicious moist orange flesh, ideal as a side dish or stuffed with black beans as a healthy meal!
Want to cook a sweet potato…fast? Try this Microwave Sweet Potato recipe! Here’s the thing: it’s actually easy to screw this up. Microwave the potato too long and it comes out dried up and shriveled. So we’ve tested every variable to hone this microwave sweet potato method!
Looking for a delicious vegan salad featuring everyone’s favorite root vegetable? Try this Sweet Potato Salad! You won’t be able to stop shoveling in bites of this healthy side dish (we couldn’t, at least). The contrast of garlic roasted sweet potato cubes, feathery baby arugula, cranberries and creamy goat cheese hit it out of the park. (Omit the feta cheese for vegan!)
More vegan recipes
Love eating vegan or plant-based? There are so many delicious ways to do it. Here are a few more vegan recipes collections to review:
- Try our top 50 Easy Vegan Recipes
- Go for 30 Easy Vegan Dinner Recipes
- Make 21 Vegan Brunch Recipes or 25 Vegan Breakfast Ideas
- Try 15 Easy Vegan Salad Recipes or 30 Best Vegan Soup Recipes
- Go for 12 Best Vegan Potato Recipes
20 Vegan Sweet Potato Recipes
Unleash the versatility of sweet potatoes with our amazing vegan recipes! From savory bowls to sweet treats, discover delicious dishes packed with flavor, nutrients, and visual appeal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minute
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Main dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Curry
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds), unpeeled or peeled and diced into 1/2-inch chunks
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 15-ounce can full fat coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons Thai red curry paste (we like Thai Kitchen brand)*
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 4 cups baby spinach or chopped spinach
- ½ tablespoon lime juice, to finish (optional)
- Crushed peanuts and torn fresh cilantro, to garnish
- To serve: jasmine rice or basmati rice
Instructions
- If serving with rice, start the jasmine rice or basmati rice.
- Chop the onion, sweet potato, garlic, and bell pepper as noted above.
- In a large skillet, pot or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sweet potato and sauté for 5 minutes, until onions are translucent. Add the garlic and red pepper and sauté for 1 minute.
- Add the chickpeas (drained and rinsed), coconut milk, curry paste, peanut butter, 1 cup water and the kosher salt and bring to a simmer. Simmer until sweet potatoes are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Add the spinach and lime juice and cook until the spinach wilts, about 1 minute.
- Garnish with crushed peanuts and torn cilantro. Serve immediately with rice. Leftovers store up to 3 days refrigerated, or 2 months frozen.
Notes
*The heat level for red curry pastes varies based on the brand. The brand we like, Thai Kitchen, is very mild. Taste your curry paste beforehand and add a little less if you’re worried about the heat level.
Let us know if you have any questions!