Sweet potatoes have been a great comfort to me, in the land of no pumpkin, and if anything, now I actually prefer them!
I made sweet potato pie yesterday, and we have been having them more often than not on top of our favorite shepherd’s pie, instead of regular potatoes.
Today, I came across this list of 100 Ways to Cook a Sweet Potato, and am bookmarking the ones I like and want to make. The first item on the list was almost a recipe for sweet potato pancakes, but since it just tells you add store-bought sweet potato puree to premade pancake mix, I turned my nose up at it and decided I could find a better one if I want to make them.
I thought I’d share my picks here, and since some friends can’t have gluten, I’ll make a note of which are already gluten-free, without having to modify the recipe. Most of these are vegetarian-friendly as-is.
1. Sweet Potato Flan (gluten free!)
4. Sweet Potato Whoopie Pies with Maple Marshmallow Creme
5. Sweet Potato Stuffed Apples (gluten free!)
6. Beni Imo Dorayaki (Japanese pancakes stuffed with sweet potato. Calls for purple sweet potato, which I love, but is hard to find, so I may try it with the more common variety.)
7. Sweet Potato Pierogies (Vegan)
8. Sweet Potato Fritters (but probably without the beans, since we’re not crazy about them)
9. Sweet Potato Muffins with Cinnamon-Sugar Coating
10. Sweet Potato and Chipotle Goat Cheese Ravioli
12. Roasted Sweet Potato Cheesecake with Maple Cream
13. Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Wheat Bread
14. New Mexican Sweet Potato Latkes
15. Purple Sweet Potato Cheesecake
16. Sweet Potato-Coconut Pudding with Toasted Coconut
17. Ranga Alur Puli (Bengali sweet potato dessert)
18. Buffalo Sweet Potato Pizza (but with some other kind of cheese than bleu, because neither of us likes it)
19. Autumnal Sweet Potato Soup
Honorable mention:
Sweet Potato Gnocci – I do not want to make it, but I have bookmarked it to remember that when we eventually go to visit friends in Seattle, I want to go and try it at the restaurant which pioneered the recipe.
There were a bunch that involved using mashed sweet potato instead of refried beans in enchiladas, quesadillas, and burritos. I like the idea, but wouldn’t necessarily use any of the specific recipes mentioned.
Tasty Messes 