15 Creative Vegan Potato-Based Recipes to Try Out Tonight!

Potatoes aren’t just a vegan staple, they’re an everyone staple. And for good reason! Potatoes are super versatile, easy to make, and cheap! What’s not to love? While you can stick to the same old white potato, it’s always a good idea to get a little creative. Why not try purple potatoes? Fingerling potatoes? Japanese sweet potatoes? They may become your new favorite kind of potato. These creative potato recipes are the perfect way to impress your guests or just make dinner a little more exciting. They will make cooking a whole lot more fun. Prepare to be amazed by these potato recipes — they’re fantastic!

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1. Purple Sweet Potato Gnocchi

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If not cooked creatively, pasta can get boring even for the fiercest lovers of the dish. To prevent this from happening, it’s good to switch things up, be it the color of your pasta, the type, the shape, the filling, so on and so forth. This recipe, for instance, uses purple sweet potato to create an eye-catching gnocchi dish that is as visually pleasing as it is delicious. You’ll love Petra Vogel‘s Purple Sweet Potato Gnocchi!

2. Japanese Sweet Potato Tots

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These Japanese Sweet Potato Tots by Maria Koutsogiannis aren’t the tater tots you remember from school lunches — no, these are way better. Made from Japanese sweet potato and regular ol’ potatoes, then spiced up with fresh herbs and coated in panko, these tater tots are something special. They’re baked and then broiled to ensure an addictive crispiness and served alongside a colorful, spicy, and creamy tahini dip.

3. Raw Purple Sweet Potato Pie

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This Raw Purple Sweet Potato Pie by Emily Spain exudes happiness and makes us smile just looking at it – and taking a bite is even better. The purple sweet potatoes give this pie its unique coloring and provide a creamy base for the dessert. This pie is a show stopper, so get ready for some compliments.

4. Green Curry Corn Chowder With Watermelon Radish

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This delicious Green Curry Corn Chowder With Watermelon Radish by Heather Poire is bursting with flavor. With green curry paste and spicy watermelon radish alongside the creamy coconut milk, this flavorful chowder is perfect for the transition from late summer to early fall. In addition to the watermelon radish and corn, this chowder includes jalapeño, banana fingerling potatoes, chives, and golden carrots. Feel free to swap in whatever variety of each veggie you have to make this chowder your own!

5. Chickpea Frittata With Purple Potatoes and Thai Basil

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Frittatas are so wonderfully versatile – you can simply use whatever vegetables are in season in your local area. This particular frittata is made from chickpea flour and is studded with purple potatoes and green onions and flavored with salt and pepper, garlic powder, nutritional yeast, and lemon. It is also topped with a unique Thai basil aioli that can be reused in a number of different ways. Yum! You have to try Courtney West‘s Chickpea Frittata With Purple Potatoes and Thai Basil!

6. Fingerling Potato Salad With Lemon Herb Dressing

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Fingerling potatoes drizzled with a lemon herb dressing, a delicious side dish that complements any meal. Tangy vinaigrette with fresh thyme, rosemary, and Dijon mustard brings out their earthy flavors. This Fingerling Potato Salad With Lemon Herb Dressing by Jessica Gavin is the perfect side for any spring dish, but is especially perfect for barbecues and picnics.

7. Loaded Crispy Smashed Sweet Potatoes With Avocado Roasted Chile Crema

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Warm, crispy sweet potato and creamy, spicy avocado — you’ll never want sweet potatoes any other way. You have to try Emma D’Alessandro‘s Loaded Crispy Smashed Sweet Potatoes With Avocado Roasted Chile Crema!

8. Purple Sweet Potato Chocolate Tart With Almond Cookie Crust 

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This Purple Sweet Potato Chocolate Tart With Almond Cookie Crust by Christine DesRoches is almost too beautiful to eat (almost). The almond cookie crust used for this tart is slightly crumbly (in a good, cookie type of way!), and stays crisp beneath the rich dark chocolate filling. This tart is both gluten free and vegan, but tastes rich and satisfying. Dark purple sweet potatoes are the base of the filling and taste slightly sweet without giving off vegetable vibes – this is a perfect healthy treat!

9. Purple Mac and Cheese

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When mixed with vegetable broth and a bit of nutritional yeast, potatoes and vegetables like carrots are able to create a deliciously creamy and cheesy sauce! In this case, the potatoes and carrots both have purple hues, creating a beautiful and uniquely colored dish when tossed with mac and cheese. Get a little more color on your table with this creative Purple Mac and Cheese by Cruelty Free Family.

10. Grilled Baby Potatoes

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These Grilled Baby Potatoes by Nita Ragoonanan make a great side to any dish!

11. The Creamiest Purple Sweet Potato Ice Cream

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If you tell your friends you made ice cream out of sweet potatoes, they may furrow their brow and ask what’s wrong with you, but just wait until they taste it. You already knew potatoes were magical, but The Creamiest Purple Sweet Potato Ice Cream by Nathalie Sader puts them to the test and on a pedestal. Creamy, sweet, and rich — yes!

12. Sweet Potato Swirl Bread

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This Sweet Potato Swirl Bread by Lenny Wu is light, fluffy, and not to mention mesmerizing!

13. Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Creamy Garlic Thyme Dip

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Relatively simple if you have a high speed blender, plus it comes together in under 30 minutes! These Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Creamy Garlic Thyme Dip by Caroline Ginolfi cook quickly are so thick and buttery and the dip and thick, creamy and mmmm so garlicky!

14. Sage Purple Potato Cakes With Saffron Sauce and Turnip Greens

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These Sage Purple Potato Cakes With Saffron Sauce and Turnip Greens by Valentina Chiappa are an easy, elegant, and healthy recipe! Drizzle over saffron sauce and top with turnips for a delicious simple dinner.

15. Purple Sweet Potato Mousse Shooters

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These little Purple Sweet Potato Mousse Shooters by Emma D’Alessandro embody all things great about cooler weather in an easy to prep and easy to gobble down dessert. Purple sweet potato is boiled until tender, then puréed with creamy coconut milk, maple syrup, and warm spices that are perfect for fall. Impress your guests (and your taste tubs) with this colorful dessert at the end of the meal — and don’t forget to top it with coconut whipped cream!

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