Are you ready to fall in love with purple sweet potatoes?
They're similar in taste to the orange variety and loaded with antioxidants, but way more fun to look at!
Let me introduce you to the purple sweet potato if you haven't met yet.
These vibrant spuds are packed with antioxidants that fight off free radicals and keep you healthy, plus that stunning violet color works as a natural dye!
You can add a gorgeous pop of purple to all your favorite dishes.
Ready to see what these beauties can do? Keep scrolling!
1. Mashed Purple Sweet Potato
Picture this: you bring out a bowl of these brilliant purple spuds at dinner and everyone freaks out!
Your guests will swear you added food coloring when actually this stunning hue is 100% natural.
The savory herb butter made with ghee is the real star here.
It brings such incredible richness to every single bite.
2. Purple Sweet Potato Latkes with Kimchi
This show-stopping appetizer is about to become your party MVP!
Just imagine biting into one of these crispy little cakes.
They're crunchy and melty with just a hint of sweetness.
The sweet potato pairs SO beautifully with the spicy, tangy kimchi for an explosion of flavor.
3. Crispy Baked Purple Sweet Potato Fries
Ready to level up your fry game big time?
These taste just like your go-to sweet potato fries but with an eye-popping purple color!
Garlic powder, fresh herbs, and sea salt give these a super satisfying flavor.
They're oven-baked until perfectly crispy with zero deep frying required!
4. Baked Purple Sweet Potato Chips
Late night snack attack calling your name? These healthy chips are the answer!
This recipe is SO easy, you won't believe it.
All you need is purple sweet potatoes, olive oil, salt, and cayenne!
Slice, season, and bake for 20 minutes and you've got perfectly crispy chips.
5. Purple Sweet Potato Pie
Get ready for this cozy classic to steal the show at Thanksgiving!
Your dessert table is about to get a serious upgrade.
It has all the flavors of traditional sweet potato pie, but with a gorgeous purple color.
Every bite delivers those warm spices and a silky smooth texture that'll make you swoon.
6. Purple Sweet Potato & Cabbage Dumplings
If the thought of sweet, juicy dumplings makes you drool, buckle up!
These purple sweet potato dumplings are absolutely bursting with flavor.
Don't be scared to make homemade dumplings, I promise it's not hard!
You can have these beauties on the table in just one hour.
7. Roasted Purple Sweet Potatoes
They say you should eat the rainbow, right?
So add these roasted purple sweet potatoes to your dinner rotation!
These little guys make the most scrumptious side for literally any main course.
That garlic sauce drizzled over top creates the most amazing well-seasoned flavor.
8. Purple Sweet Potato Hash with Fried Eggs
Just imagine serving up this gorgeous skillet for breakfast!
Purple potatoes, green cilantro, and golden egg yolks? This is a total feast for the eyes!
The flavors are absolutely out of this world and so satisfying.
Plus, you're getting all those nutrients from the kale and purple sweet potatoes with every delicious bite.
9. Perfectly Baked Okinawan Sweet Potato
Okinawa, Japan is one of those Blue Zones where people regularly live past 100!
The Okinawa sweet potato is a staple there, and it's loaded with antioxidants and nutrients.
If you're tempted to add this superfood to your life, keep reading.
This recipe shows you exactly how to bake it to absolute perfection.
10. Ube Powder / Purple Sweet Potato Powder
Calling all bakers who want to ditch artificial food coloring!
Ube powder is just powdered purple sweet potato and creates a natural purple dye that's amazing.
Make a huge batch at once and store it for months so you always have it on hand!
11. Purple Sweet Potato Buns
Need your carb fix? These purple sweet potato buns are calling your name!
They've got a subtle sweetness, super fluffy texture, and that breathtaking color.
Slather on some butter and you've got the perfect breakfast treat!
12. Hasselback Purple Sweet Potato
Time to take your Hasselback potatoes to the next level!
If you're new to Hasselbacks, let me enlighten you real quick.
You cut thin slits into your potatoes to create tons of crispy, buttery little pockets.
Using purple sweet potatoes gives you that amazing technique plus so much more flavor!
13. Fluffy Ube Cinnamon Rolls
These cinnamon rolls look incredible AND they're actually healthier than regular ones!
The filling is made with purple sweet potatoes, almond milk, maple syrup, coconut sugar, and warm spices.
The sweet potatoes, maple syrup, and coconut sugar sweeten everything up without any refined sugar.
Plus, the purple spuds sneak in some vitamins and fiber to these decadent rolls!
14. Purple Sweet Potato Hummus
This purple sweet potato hummus can be ready to wow your guests in under 15 minutes!
It's perfect as an appetizer, side dish, or healthy snack any time.
Serve it with carrots, celery, and peppers for a colorful spread that's basically art!
The crushed pistachios and chopped cilantro on top contrast so beautifully with that purple.
15. Sweet Potato Kofta with Turmeric Curry
Prepare for your taste buds to go on the adventure of a lifetime!
You blend mashed purple potatoes with chickpea flour and spices for a kofta that's so flavorful.
Paired with that savory turmeric curry? Oh my goodness, it's incredible!
16. Purple Power Parfait
If you love pretty desserts, this one's got your name all over it!
The stunning presentation is what I love most about this purple power parfait (besides that amazing alliteration).
You layer a Mason jar with purple sweet potato pudding, blended banana, and blueberries.
Then top it with whipped cream, edible flowers, and freeze-dried blueberries for a vegan, healthy, insanely tasty treat!
17. Mini "Monster" Purple Sweet Potato Cupcakes
This recipe is perfect if you're trying to cut out processed foods!
The purple sweet potato works as both a natural coloring and replaces refined sugar in the frosting.
The batter is made with healthy ingredients like whole wheat flour, bananas, and applesauce.
These cupcakes satisfy your sweet tooth without loading you up on sugar!
18. Grain-free Chocolate Cake with Purple Sweet Potato Frosting
Not only is this stunning cake grain-free, it's also vegan AND sugar-free!
I know, it sounds too good to be true, but I promise it's real!
This dessert is super moist and soft with just the right amount of sweetness.
And that gorgeous purple color? Whether you're hosting dinner or celebrating a birthday, this cake needs to be on your menu!
19. Purple Sweet Potato Muffins
Get ready to fall head over heels for these purple sweet potato muffins!
These pint-sized cakes are perfect for breakfast, lunch, or any snack time.
This recipe takes over an hour to make, but trust me, it's so worth it.
You get a moist, fluffy muffin with the coziest flavors ever!
20. Super Soft Purple Sweet Potato Chiffon Cake
How gorgeous is this purple sweet potato chiffon cake? I'm drooling just looking at it!
Chiffon cakes are called that because they're super soft and fluffy like the fabric.
They're light as air and melt in your mouth like cotton candy cake form!
You'll love this pretty purple pastel cake for its color, flavor, and zero artificial ingredients.
21. Purple Sweet Potato Chia Pudding
Got a sweet tooth tempting you toward sugary snacks?
This recipe is here to save your day!
The texture is lusciously creamy and bursting with sweet vanilla flavors.
This pudding is secretly super healthy with chia seeds and purple sweet potato giving you 11g of fiber and 6g of protein per serving!
This no-bake dessert uses just a handful of simple ingredients and works for breakfast or dessert!
22. Vegan Purple Sweet Potato Pudding
Wow your dinner guests with this stunning purple sweet potato pudding!
The texture is chewy, moist, and packed with vanilla and cinnamon flavors.
You top this pudding with homemade coconut whipped cream that contrasts so nicely with the sweetness!
This recipe is super easy to whip together and only needs a handful of pantry staples.
23. Ube or Purple Sweet Potato Crinkle Cookies (with Egg or Eggless)
Give Santa something to really brag about this Christmas with these unique cookies!
I can't decide what's better, that crinkle topping that looks like fresh snow or the chewy, melty texture!
The secret to these delectable cookies is chilling the dough for 4 hours for that perfect chewy bite!
24. Purple Sweet Potato Buns
These purple sweet potato buns might look fancy, but they're easier than you think!
You just roll two types of dough together, slice, then steam.
The whole thing takes just over an hour and the results are absolutely incredible!
Not only are these buns stunning, they taste out of this world too!
25. Purple Sweet Potato Bread
When you have a free Sunday afternoon, do yourself a huge favor and bake this bread!
Every bite has a soft, rich texture and sweet flavors of purple sweet potato and coconut.
Slather on some butter and you've got the ultimate treat for your carb cravings!
