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66 Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes [AIP, Dairy-Free, Primal]

Sweet potatoes are a nutritious and delicious addition to any meal, but it can get boring just baking or nuking a sweet potato to act as a side to your meal. So, we’ve put together a bunch of delicious Paleo sweet potato recipes to help you get more of this delicious root vegetable into your diet. We’ve also got some AIP (Paleo Autoimmune Protocol) sweet potato recipes here – just look for the [AIP] sign after the recipe name.

For more information about sweet potatoes, check out our Guide to Types of Sweet Potatoes and Why You Should Eat Them.

Table Of Contents – Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes

• Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes – Fries and Chips
  
• Paleo Sweet Potato Smoothie Recipes
• Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes – Muffins, Pancakes, and Breads
• Paleo Sweet Potato Salad Recipes
• Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes – Casseroles and Pies
• Paleo Sweet Potato Soup Recipes
• Paleo Mashed Sweet Potato Recipes
• Paleo Stuffed Sweet Potato Recipes
• Other Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes

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Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes – Fries and Chips

While sweet potatoes may not be much superior in nutritional value to regular white potatoes, they are still a clean source of carbohydrates. And in particular, if you have autoimmune issues, then skipping the nightshades like white potatoes is a good option.

It’s easy to make your own sweet potato fries and chips with the Paleo sweet potato recipes we have below, but remember that it’s still not great to overeat sweet potatoes in any form (and it can be easy to overeat them when they’re cooked in delicious fats and sprinkled with salt).

Paleo Rosemary and Sea Salt Sweet Potato Chips [AIP]

– Plaid & Paleo
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, coconut oil, sea salt, dried rosemary.

Crispy, Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries [AIP]

– Mel Joulwan’s Well Fed
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, coconut oil, salt.

Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips

– Healthful Pursuit
Ingredients: onion, sweet potato, ground flax, sunflower seeds, avocado oil, lime juice, chili powder, sea salt, ground cumin, yellow pepper, tomato, parsley, salt, pepper.

Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

– Nom Nom Paleo
Ingredients: garnet yams, coconut oil, salt, pepper, smoked paprika.

Baked Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

– Paleo Newbie
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, garlic powder, onion powder, chipotle powder, turmeric, salt, pepper, lime, olive oil.

Paleo Sweet Potato Smoothie Recipes

While sweet potatoes aren’t a common ingredient in smoothies, you might start making all your smoothies with sweet potatoes after trying some of these Paleo sweet potato smoothie recipes below. Sweet potatoes not only add sweetness to your smoothies, but they also make them thicker and more nutritious.

Sweet Potato Pie Smoothie

– Primal Palate
Ingredients: sweet potato, banana, vanilla extract, coconut milk yogurt, almond milk, dates (medjool), almond butter, pumpkin spice mix.

Sweet Potato Pie Smoothie

– That Girl Cooks Healthy
Ingredients: sweet potato, banana, coconut milk, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, medjool dates or coconut nectar, vanilla powder, cloves (optional).

Sweet Potato Pie Smoothie with Banana

– Healthy Nibbles and Bits
Ingredients: sweet potato, frozen mango, unsweetened coconut milk, chia seeds, maple syrup, ice cubes.

Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes – Muffins, Pancakes, and Breads

It’s amazing how versatile sweet potatoes can be. They can also be used to create baked goods and breads like these ones below. Check out the sweet potato waffles and pancakes for some alternative breakfast options.

Grandma’s Paleo Sweet Potato Oven Pancake

– Grass Fed Girl
Ingredients: banana, sweet potato, eggs, coconut milk, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla, sea salt, cinnamon, allspice, baking soda, coconut flour.

Grain Free Sweet Potato Bread

– Grass Fed Girl
Ingredients: sweet potato, coconut flour, baking soda, eggs, virgin coconut oil, raw honey or maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt.

Salmon BLT & Avocado in a Sweet Potato Noodle Bun

– PaleOMG
Ingredients: sweet potato, garlic powder, salt, pepper, olive oil, egg, salmon, lime juice, bacon, avocado, cilantro, tomato, kale, onion.

Sweet Potato Waffles

– Pencils and Pancakes
Ingredients: sweet potato, eggs, coconut milk, butter, coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla, cinnamon, pecans.

Sweet Potato Buns

– Lexi’s Clean Kitchen
Ingredients: sweet potato, extra virgin olive oil, ground cinnamon, Himalayan sea salt.

Sweet Potato Flatbread with Organic Coconut Flour

– The Radiant Life Blog
Ingredients: organic coconut flour, bovine gelatin, sweet potato, coconut oil, egg, salt.

Sweet Potato Bacon Biscuits

– Running to the Kitchen

Photo Credit: Gina Matsoukas from Running to the Kitchen
Ingredients: sweet potato, garlic, bacon fat, egg, rosemary, kosher salt, black pepper, coconut flour, baking powder, bacon.

2-ingredient Sweet Potato Pancakes

– Happy Healthy Mama
Ingredients: sweet potato, eggs, oil and spices.

Paleo Sweet Potato Muffins- Egg, Nut, & Grain Free

– Tessa The Domestic Diva
Ingredients: sweet potato, dates, non-dairy milk, coconut butter, coconut oil, palm sugar, psyllium husks, vanilla extract, coconut flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, sea salt.

Paleo Sweet Potato Bread

– The Paleo Running Momma
Ingredients: sweet potato, eggs, salt, coconut oil, baking soda, maple syrup or raw honey, apple cider vinegar, blanched almond flour, coconut flour, tapioca flour.

Paleo Sweet Potato Salad Recipes

Sweet potatoes often add just that right amount of sweetness to a good salad. So, take your pick from these Paleo sweet potato salad recipes below.

Raw Sweet Potato Salad With Curry Almond Sauce

– Jesse Lane Wellness
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, dried currants, walnuts, almond butter, coconut oil, curry powder, cinnamon, apple cider vinegar, tamari.

Sweet Potato and Ginger Salad

– Ricki Heller
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, extra virgin olive oil, fresh orange juice, ginger, Dijon mustard, green onions.

Sweet Potato Mango Salad

– Produce on Produce
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, mango, onion, dried blueberries, goji berries, parsley, lime, olive oil, maple syrup, kosher salt, black pepper.

Roasted Beet and Sweet Potato Salad

– The Healthy Foodie

Photo Credit: Sonia from The Healthy Foodie
Ingredients: beets, sweet potato, avocado, pumpkin seeds, sherry vinegar, lime, garlic flowers, Dijon mustard, rosemary, Himalayan salt, black pepper, vanilla extract, unsweetened applesauce.

Sweet Potato Noodle Salad with Chipotle Miso Sauce

– The First Mess
Ingredients: lemon juice, cashew butter, miso, maple syrup, canned chipotle, garlic, black pepper, salt, olive oil, sweet potatoes, edamame, fresh basil, sprouts, slivered almonds.

Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes – Casseroles and Pies

Sweet potato casseroles and pies don’t have to be sweet, but they often are. Below are some delicious sweet potato desserts and main courses (check out the fish pie recipe for something different!).

Paleo Sweet Potato Meringue Pie

– Cupcakes OMG
Ingredients: coconut flour, arrowroot flour, salt, grass-fed butter, ice cold water, sweet potatoes, coconut oil, eggs, orange zest, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, honey.

Sweet Potato Gratin

– Meatified

Photo Credit: Rach from Meatified
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, shallot, almond butter, coconut butter, coconut milk, pumpkin puree, garlic powder, seat salt, sage.

Coconut Fish Pie with Sweet Potatoes

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: sweet potatoes, coconut oil, coconut milk, coconut flakes, butter, white fish (or prawns or scallops), carrots, green beans, leek, ginger, salt, pepper, eggs.

Sweet Potato Gratin Dauphinois (Contains Dairy)

– The Iron You
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, milk, butter, nutmeg, salt, pepper, Gruyere cheese.

Taco Shepherd’s Pie

– The Lucky Penny Blog
Ingredients: ground beef, onion, bell pepper, carrots, zucchini, olive oil, tomatoes, taco seasoning, tomato paste, cumin, garlic powder, salt, pepper, water.

Paleo Sweet Potato Casserole

– Cupcakes OMG
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, coconut milk, coconut oil, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange, pecans, cinnamon.

Sweet Potato and Ground Beef Pie (Contains Cheese)

– The Healthy Foodie

Photo Credit: Sonia from The Healthy Foodie
Ingredients: ground beef, onion, garlic, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, ground ginger, Dijon mustard, coconut aminos, dry chili flakes, baby spinach leaves, broccoli florets, bell pepper, Portobello mushrooms, semi-soft cheese, sweet potatoes, ghee, parsley, walnut halves.

Zucchini and Sweet Potato Frittata

– Honey and Butter
Ingredients: butter, eggs, sweet potato, zucchinis, red bell pepper, parsley, salt, pepper.

Paleo Sweet Potato Soup Recipes

Sweet potatoes are great for making winter soups. They’re similar to other starchy vegetables in that they can make the soups creamy and thick without you needing to add cornstarch or cream. And there are so many different spices you can add to sweet potato soups to make them stand out.

Plus, there are lots of different types of sweet potatoes, and which one you use to create your soup with can make a huge difference to the color and taste of the soup. Check out our types of sweet potatoes article for more info.

Paleo Spicy Sweet Potato Soup

– Plaid & Paleo
Ingredients: sweet potato, full-fat coconut milk, organic vegetable broth, chili in adobo sauce, adobo sauce, sea salt, pepper, avocado.

Paleo Sweet Potato Soup

– Mel Joulwan’s Well Fed
Ingredients: bacon, onion, Ras el Hanout, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic, sweet potatoes, chicken broth, water, chives.

Sweet Potato Cauliflower Soup

– Saucy Pants
Ingredients: cauliflower, garam masala, sweet potatoes, onion, garlic, water.

Purple Sweet Potato and Cauliflower Soup

– Family Spice
Ingredients: purple sweet potatoes, purple cauliflower florets, water, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, cloves, vegetable stock, lemon juice, thyme, extra virgin olive oil.

Sweet Potato Carrot Apple Ginger Soup [AIP]

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: sweet potatoes, carrots, apples, ginger, chicken broth, salt, pepper.

Paleo Mashed Sweet Potato Recipes

Mashed sweet potatoes are one of the most popular ways to indulge in this root vegetable. And there’s tons of great ingredients you can add to a Paleo sweet potato mash to make it unique. Add in coconut milk to make it creamier, or apples to give it more acidity, or nuts for some crunch.

Mashed Coconut Sweet Potatoes (Contains Dairy)

– Oatmeal with a Fork
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, buttermilk, ginger, fresh orange juice, orange zest, salt, coconut butter, nutmeg.

Kale and Caramelized Onion Sweet Potatoes

– The Fit Fork
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, coconut oil, sweet onion, broth, kale, coconut milk, ginger, cinnamon, salt, black pepper.

Sweet Potatoes Applesauce Mash [AIP]

– Steph Gaudreau
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, apples or applesauce, sea salt, ghee.

Coconut Sweet Potato Mash [AIP]

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: sweet potatoes, coconut milk, ginger.

Apple Sweet Potato Mash

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: apples, sweet potatoes, cinnamon, ground ginger, pure chocolate powder, nutmeg, cloves.

Paleo Stuffed Sweet Potato Recipes

Just like stuffed potatoes or loaded baked potatoes, you can stuff bunches of delicious food and flavor into a sweet potato. From chicken to eggs and bacon. It’s a simple and yet delicious way to get dinner on the table.

Paleo Chipotle Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

– Bare Root Girl
Ingredients: chicken thighs, avocado oil, paprika, chipotle pepper, cinnamon, garlic salt, black pepper, sweet potatoes, kale, bell pepper, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper.

Paleo Twice Baked Breakfast Sweet Potatoes

– Plaid & Paleo
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, bacon, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, eggs.

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

– Against All Grain
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, coconut oil, sea salt, bacon, chicken breasts, baby spinach, broccoli, brussels sprouts, black pepper.

Southwest Style Baked Sweet Potatoes

– Savory Lotus
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, butter or ghee, onion, ground beef, sea salt, chili powder, water, baby spinach, avocado, olive oil, lime, hot sauce, green onions, cilantro, tomato.

Other Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes

There were so many amazing Paleo sweet potato recipes out there that we couldn’t fit them into all the other categories (and we had way too many categories already). So many bloggers have creative sweet potato recipes that we decided to put all the other ones into this section. There’s chili and hash and roasted veggies. Check out this list for more ideas.

Rosemary Roasted Vegetables

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: sweet potatoes, butternut squash, red bell peppers, leek, olive oil, rosemary, thyme, salt.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Apples

– Paleo Betty
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, coconut oil, butter, apple, black pepper, salt.

Sweet Potato, Kale and Shrimp Skillet

– Primavera Kitchen
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, extra virgin oilve oil, onion, red pepper flakes, garlic, shrimp, kale, black pepper, salt.

Paleo Sweet Potato Chili

– Savory Lotus
Ingredients: beef or bison, ghee, onion, garlic, sweet potatoes, celery, red sauce, homemade broth, salt, bay leaves, chili powder, cumin powder, dried oregano, cinnamon powder, ginger powder, allspice powder, avocado, cilantro.

Sweet Potato Spaghetti

– Healthy Living How To
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, bacon grease, salt.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Mushrooms with Thyme and Parsley

– Kalyn’s Kitchen
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, chicken stock, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, thyme, black pepper, mushrooms, parsley.

No Bean Turkey and Sweet Potato Chili

– Skinny Taste
Ingredients: ground turkey, salt, onion, garlic, Rotel mild tomatoes with green chilies, tomato sauce, water, cumin, chili powder, paprika, bay leaf, sweet potato, cilantro.

Roasted Butternut Squash Sweet Potato Noodles with Bacon, Crushed Pecans and Spinach

– Inspiralized
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, olive oil, garlic powder, salt, pepper, butternut squash, spinach, pecans, bacon, olive oil, cinnamon, vegetable broth, unsweetened almond milk.

Paleo Roasted Rosemary Sweet Potatoes

– Paleo Newbie
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, garlic, rosemary, olive or coconut oil, salt, pepper.

Hasselback Sweet Potatoes

– The Healthy Foodie

Photo Credit: Sonia from The Healthy Foodie
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, honey, mustard, rosemary, cinnamon, nutmeg, Himalayan salt, chili pepper, black pepper, ghee, pecans, parsley.

Brussels Sprout Hash with Sweet Potato and Bacon

– Closet Cooking
Ingredients: bacon, onion, sweet potato, garlic, brussels sprouts, salt, pepper, egg.

Sweet Potato and Kale Balls

– Ricki Keller
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, coconut milk, kale leaves, shallot, cumin, garlic, salt, flaxseed.

Cinnamon Ghee Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Butternut Squash [AIP]

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: sweet potatoes, butternut squash, ghee, cinnamon.

Paleo Thick Scalloped Sweet Potatoes [AIP]

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: sweet potatoes, parsley, thyme, salt, extra virgin olive oil.

Paleo Brussels Sprouts Recipe with Lemon, Bacon, and Sweet Potatoes

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: brussels sprouts, sweet potato, bacon, lemon, salt, pepper, egg, coconut oil.

Paleo Sweet Potato & Purple Yam Dumplings in Honeybush Flower Tea

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: black sesame seeds, maple syrup, coconut oil, purple yam, coconut milk, sweet potato, extra virgin olive oil, water, honeybush caffeine-free tea.

Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Butter

– Jennesa’s Dinners
Ingredients: apples, onions, garlic, ginger, beets, honey, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, cranberries, butter, mustard seed, cayenne pepper, coriander seeds, sweet potatoes, apple chutney, olive oil, cinnamon, walnuts.

Paleo Matzo Balls

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: water or chicken broth, sweet potato, eggs, potato starch, tapioca starch, coconut flour, olive oil, sea salt, garlic powder, onion powder.

Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash [AIP]

– Paleo Flourish

Ingredients: sweet potato, zucchini, leftover meat, thyme, coconut oil, salt.

Sweet Potato and Kale Hash

– Shared Appetite
Ingredients: sweet potatoes, shallots, red bell pepper, kale, cumin, red pepper flakes, salt, black pepper, eggs, extra virgin olive oil, butter.

Sweet Potato Shrimp Cakes with Bacon Guacamole

– The Paleo Palate
Ingredients: sweet potato, tiger prawns, eggs, onion, salt, pepper, coconut oil.