Vegetables · Fresh

Sweet potatoes

Also called kumara, orange sweet potato

Orange-fleshed tuber with a sweet, creamy texture when cooked; roasted, mashed, made into fries or simmered in curries.

VeganVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-free

What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodButternut squash

    Less dense and starchy, a little wetter; similar sweetness.

  • T2 · GoodKabocha squash

    Drier and nuttier; skin can be eaten.

  • T2 · GoodRed kuri squash

    Nuttier and slightly drier; similar colour.

  • T3 · In a pinchCarrots

    Firmer and less starchy; won't mash as creamily.

  • T3 · In a pinchFloury potatoes

    Not sweet and pale; for fries or mash only.

Cook with Sweet potatoes