Bring a little bit of extra flavor to your holiday table with a non-traditional side using a very familiar ingredient… the sweet potato! The vitamin A enriched root vegetable is known for being sweet and delicious, but not everyone loves eating a marshmallow covered sweet potato concoction that includes anything from nuts to pineapple.

For something savory, with a hint of natural sweetness, preheat your oven to 425 and bake ValS’s Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Onions. Once it’s in the oven, you can pretty much forget about it; it’s that simple. But dinner guests won’t forget to ask you for the recipe :).

Looking for something spicy? Mitch’s Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes are buttery and flavorful, the only thing that makes them a little sweet is the natural flavor of the sweet potatoes.

Momofsixplus1’s recipe is the ideal fall treat. It uses quite a few of our favorite seasonal ingredients, from cranberries to warm maple syrup. Enjoy her Maple Cranberry Sweet Potatoes during dinner or for dessert.

I know you’ve heard about twice baked potatoes. But since we’re talking about sweet potatoes, we need to mention KennySD’s Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes. Brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg… these potatoes smell just like the holidays when they’re baking.