Traeger Sweet Potatoes
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Traeger Sweet Potatoes are so delicious – that fluffy orange inside drenched in butter and brown sugar – with just a touch of smoky flavor! These taters are the perfect side dish for ribs, chicken and more!
What You Will ❤️ About Sweet Potatoes on the Traeger
- Smoky & Sweet – The Traeger pellets add a nice subtle smoky flavor to your potatoes
- Fluffy Taters – I love how fluffy sweet potatoes get when you slow bake them!
- Nutritional – Sweet Potatoes are rich in Vitamins A, C, B6 and Manganese
Ingredients for Sweet Potatoes on the Traeger
Not much needed for this recipe – but you can fancy it up with toppings!
- Sweet Potatoes – grocery store or farmers market are your best bet here!
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil – EVOO is great but you can also use any cooking oil
- Coarse Sea Salt – I love that chunky texture on the skin
How to Serve Sweet Potatoes
I like my sweet potatoes with butter and brown sugar – but you can serve them many different ways. Here’s a few:
- Sweet Butter – make up some of my famous Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Butter and top the sweet potato! Go crazy and add a drizzle of maple syrup to the butter mixture.
- Chili – living in Cinci, I’m used to chili with cinnamon and a little sweet – so topping a sweet potato with chili is a natural! And add a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of cheese and chives for even more yum!
- Sliced & Fried – Slice the sweet potato into THICK slices and fry them up! Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside!
- Chicken & Avocado – make a healthy loaded baked potato with shredded chicken, black beans, diced tomatoes and avocado
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How to make Smoked Sweet Potatoes on your Traeger grill
Making potatoes is super easy – it’s actually great to throw on when you’re making a protein like ribs or pork chops! Two birds – one stone!
- Preheat your smoker to 250ºF with the lid closed.
- Wash and dry the sweet potatoes to scrub off any dirt. Use a fork to poke holes around the potatoes. Place potatoes in a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil and season all over with salt and pepper.
- Place the sweet potatoes directly on the grill grates. Cook for 2.5 hours until the potatoes are fork tender. You can also test with an instant read thermometer and check for an internal temperature of 205ºF at their thickest point.
- Remove from smoker. Tent with foil and rest briefly before serving with butter & brown sugar.
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Tips, Tricks & FAQs
Store leftovers in an airtight container (I like these glass ones) in the refrigerator for up to a week. Reheat in the microwave for 1 minute.
There are many flavors of pellets that work in your Traeger pellet grill. I keep it simple and always use the Traeger Signature Blend which is a blend of Maple and Cherry. That said if you’re looking for something specific for sweet potatoes – I would go with something strong like Hickory, Mesquite & Pecan or something sweet like Apple.
You can wrap them in aluminum foil before placing on the Traeger but I think it blocks the smoky flavor so I don’t.
20 Must-Have Traeger Accessories
I absolutely love my Traeger Pellet Grill and you can pretty much use it right out of the box! But over the years I’ve definitely found that there are some Traeger smoker accessories that make everything a lot easier!
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More Sweet Potato Recipes
- Copycat Sweet Potato Casserole
- Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes
- Boston Market Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows
What to serve with Sweet Potatoes
Traeger Sweet Potatoes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat your smoker to 250ºF with the lid closed.
- Wash and dry the sweet potatoes to scrub off any dirt. Use a fork to poke holes around the potatoes. Place potatoes in a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil and season all over with salt and pepper.4 large sweet potatoes, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp coarse sea salt
- Place the sweet potatoes directly on the grill grates. Cook for 2.5 hours until the potatoes are fork tender. You can also test with an instant read thermometer and check for an internal temperature of 205ºF at their thickest point.
- Remove from smoker. Tent with foil and rest briefly before serving with butter & brown sugar.
