Sweet Potatoes on Thanksgiving: Side Dish or Dessert?

November 23, 2008

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italianblonde 4 years 25 weeks

Sidedish!

italianblonde 4 years 25 weeks

Sidedish!

musicmixer 4 years 25 weeks

Oh they are so good either way, but I think if forced to choose I'd go with savory because that salty/sweet combo is to die for!

ualili 4 years 25 weeks

It's my job to bring sweet potatoes to Thanksgiving dinner, so I make them a different way every year. Most of the time I bring side dishes, but this year I plan on making a roasted sweet potato cheesecake with a pecan crust. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it comes out good!

Spectra 4 years 25 weeks

Ugh, dessert...my mother always makes sweet potatoes with a crapload of brown sugar, nuts, and cinnamon. It makes them REALLY sweet and syrupy and it completely ruins them. I prefer them plain or roasted with a bit of olive oil and salt to give them a little flavor without being gross.

honeyhoney77 4 years 25 weeks

love it! though I'm trying to be a bit healthier this year, so I'll be foregoing the marshmallows and pie. They are still great though =) They help naturally satisfy my sweet tooth!

mtiger 4 years 25 weeks

I love the side dish with marshmallows! It IS really bad for you, so what? It's just one meal, and I plan to enjoy myself!

puddlesworth 4 years 25 weeks

Definitely as a side dish! There's so many other things to have for dessert!

LaLaLaurie06 4 years 25 weeks

they are best with marshmallows on top but I don't save 'em for dessert. side dish all the way! heck, main course!

Swen 4 years 25 weeks

I've never had that candied up sweet potato dish with the marshmallows and sugar and stuff. I love plain old baked sweet potatoes as is. I know if I tried it tasting like candy, I'd want it that way instead. So I just stick with it the healthy way.

jennjennnbubba 4 years 25 weeks

I like it both ways

jennjennnbubba 4 years 25 weeks

I like it both ways

Jude C 4 years 25 weeks

I hate the canned/marshmallow ones, but I do a mean mashed sweet potato side. I've never had the pie.

doogirl 4 years 25 weeks

I've never had sweet potato pie, we just do ours with the marshmallows and brown sugar for a side dish. Yum!

dragonfly79 4 years 25 weeks

I love sweet potatoes in any form and so does my daughter. Sweet Potato Casserole is a staple on Thanksgiving.

courtneyd 4 years 25 weeks

Sweet Potato Pecan Pie always makes an appearance at my Thanksgiving table - though I'm starting to appreciate them as a side lately too.

smileyface 4 years 25 weeks

Both! My mom makes candied yams and sweet potato pie!! Can't wait for Thursday!!

SarahPW 4 years 25 weeks

i love sweet potatoes any way, anytime, anyhow. and they are so good for you (as long as you eat them just as they are). but for thanksgiving, it sure is fun to butter them up :)

javsmav 4 years 25 weeks

I love sweet potatoes, but at Thanksgiving sweet potatoes only make an appearance as that nasty side dish with marshmallows. so gross.

ilanac13 4 years 25 weeks

well sweet potatoes have just become part of my thanksgiving deal - so i think that i'm ok with them as either sweet or savory bits.

dootsie 4 years 25 weeks

Sweet potatoes are almost too sweet on their own. Sweet potato pie is just overkill.

popcorn19 4 years 25 weeks

LOVE sweet potatoes in any form they come. I had a whole one last night. It was delish.

popcorn19 4 years 25 weeks

LOVE sweet potatoes in any form they come. I had a whole one last night. It was delish.

rainydaybleus 4 years 25 weeks

Sweet potatoes were never a part of the meal until I made a side dish last year. They were amazing. This year it is the side everyone is requesting I make. I found a great recipe at: http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1673131

rainydaybleus 4 years 25 weeks

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