Soon you’ll be enjoying all sorts of sweet potato dishes in different forms for any meal or occasion.

If you have the time, baking sweet potatoes is a great way to enjoy tendersweet potatoeswith crispy skin.

They will end up similar to baked sweet potatoes.

Sweet potato fries, mashed sweet potatoes and baked sweet potatoes

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Get out your slow cooker.

Sweet potatoes turn out almost like baked sweet potatoes when made in a slow cooker.

Plan on four medium potatoes in a 4-quart slow cooker or eight in a 6-quart slow cooker.

Baked sweet potatoes toped with raisins and butter

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These sweet potato recipe variations are especially popular come Thanksgiving.

so that get to mashed sweet potatoes you oughta knowhow to boil sweet potatoes.

How to Mash Sweet Potatoes

Mashed sweet potatoes are a vitamin-packed alternative to regular mashed potatoes.

Piercing holes in sweet potatoes

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For even cooking, cut sweet potatoes into 1-inch pieces.

Toss the cubes in a bit of olive oil along with your favorite seasonings.

Place in air fryer basket and cook at 360oF for 15 minutes, tossing every 5 minutes.

Baked sweet potatoes

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Use thisair-fryer roasted veggie recipefor specific measurements.

Because of this, they make a great side.

Use ourguide to making homemade friesfor the ultimate crispy result.

Boiled sweet potatoes

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Test Kitchen Tip:Cut each fry to an even thickness.

So which way will you cook sweet potatoes next?

For inspiration, try ourbest sweet potato recipesto include the spuds in every meal of the day.

Mashed sweet potatoes

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Steamed diced sweet potatoes

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Air fryer sweet potato fries

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Sweet Potato Fries

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