Sweet potatoes are incredibly versatile, but before you can use them in all their glory, you have to know what kinds of sweet potatoes you’re dealing with. Yes, there’s more than one type of sweet potato at your local grocery store. Here are 16 different sweet spuds in a range of colors, textures, and flavors to consider as you make your favorite sweet potato recipes.
The jewel sweet potato, with its copper skin and deep-orange flesh, is probably what you think of when you think sweet potato. It’s traditionally used for baking and casseroles, especially around holidays. But there are also sweet potatoes, such as the hannah variety, that doesn’t have an orange interior at all. We’d bet you’ve never heard of a speckled purple sweet potato either. It’s never too late to become well-acquainted with these lovable spuds.
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Speckled Purple
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Heirloom (Envy)
Hannah
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Jewel
Garnet
Korean Purple
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Beauregard
Creamsicle
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O’henry
Willowleaf
Okinawa
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Covington
Nugget
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Amish Bush Porto Rico
Purple
Stokes Purple
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