These Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Roasted Grapes are the perfect, quick dinner for all appetites. Crispy yet soft, savory, sweet, cheesy, herby, and fun!

Who out there loves countdowns? Because I feel like fall is full of them. Countdowns to Thanksgiving. Countdowns to Christmas. Countdowns to seeing your favorite people.
And at any point in time, we’re all about an hour away from Smashed Sweet Potato, the kind of dinner you make when you’re too excited about everything else in your life to be bothered with cooking an involved meal.
And this smashed sweet potato really quenches any craving you may be having. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, sweet but salty, cheesy, herby, and the perfect outlet for any pent up excitement you may need to let out in the form of SMASHING!
Here’s what you’ll need
- Sweet Potatoes: You’ll need 6 small sweet potatoes, which we’ll boil until tender, smash flat, then bake into crispy perfection.
- Grapes: Roasted grapes provide a juicy, sweet element that goes perfectly with the rest of the ingredients! This is one of my favorite ways to use grapes!
- Goat Cheese: Tangy goat cheese helps to balance out the sweet flavors we have going on. Feel free to use feta cheese instead if you’re not a goat cheese fan.
- Thyme: Bring an herby element with fresh thyme! You can also use rosemary here for even more flavor.
- Olive Oil: Use olive oil to help make the sweet potatoes crispy while cooking.
- Salt and Pepper: Finish it off with a sprinkle of salt and pepper to bring out all the flavors we’ve got going in these potatoes.
How to make smashed potatoes
Step 1: Boil
Bring a large pot of water to a boil then add in the sweet potatoes, leaving the skin on (vitamins and fiber!). Boil for about 25 minutes, or until fork tender.
Step 2: Prep Potatoes
Preheat oven to 450°F (232°C). Place potatoes on a parchment-lined baking sheet and cut three or so shallow slits in the tops of each. With the flat edge of a chef’s knife (or a spatula…anything flat!), gently smash each sweet potato so it’s about an inch thick. Brush olive oil over all the potatoes and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Step 3: Prep Grapes
Place grapes on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with remaining olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
Step 4: Bake
Place pans side by side in the oven. Bake potatoes for 20 to 25 minutes, until edges begin to brown and crisp. Bake grapes for about 15 minutes, jostling the pan occasionally, until skins begin to blister and pop open.
Step 5: Assemble
Top each potato with crumbled up goat cheese, a drizzle of honey, a spoonful of roasted grapes, and thyme leaves! Serve warm with love.
Change it up!
This recipe is ultra-adaptable to your taste preferences (or whatever you might have in the pantry). Here are some ways you can change it up.
- Different Herbs: You can use many herbs here in place of (or in addition to) the thyme. Rosemary or oregano would be great!
- Different Cheese: Not a fan of funky goat cheese? Replace it with the more mild feta cheese, or omit the cheese all together to make this recipe vegan!
- Use White Potatoes: White potatoes also make great smashers, though I would also change up the toppings. Here are our Smashed Potatoes with Pesto!
- Different Fruit: Grapes and rosemary give this dish a Mediterranean touch, but you could also change the flavor profile by using cranberry sauce and pepitas (like we do in this Loaded Sweet Potato Rounds recipe)!
Hungry for more cool weather recipes?
This recipe is so cozy as a main or side dish on those cooler days of the year. Here’s what else we serve on those days!
- Pumpkin Pasta, an easy way to change up your fall pasta routine!
- Butternut Squash Risotto (there is nothing cozier than this + couch + Netflix, change my mind).
- Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad, which is basically a party on a plate with all the best ingredients of fall.
- Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, the Tex Mex counterpart to this recipe!
- Slow Cooker Stuffed Apples for an A+ dessert.
Ingredients
- 6 small sweet potatoes
- 2 cups seedless red grapes
- 2 Tbsp olive oil divided, 30 mL
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- 4 oz goat cheese 113 g
- 2 Tbsp honey 30 mL
- A few sprigs of thyme
Instructions
- Boil: Bring a large pot of water to a boil then add sweet potatoes (skin intact). Boil for about 25 minutes, or until fork tender.
- Prep Potatoes: Preheat oven to 450°F (232°C). Place potatoes on a parchment-lined baking sheet and cut three or so shallow slits in the tops of each. With the flat edge of a chef’s knife, gently smash each sweet potato. Brush 1 Tbsp of olive oil over all the potatoes and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Prep Grapes: Place grapes on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with remaining olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
- Bake: Place pans side by side in the oven. Bake potatoes for 20 to 25 minutes, until edges begin to brown and crisp. Bake grapes for about 15 minutes, jostling the pan occasionally, until skins begin to blister.
- Assemble: Top each potato with goat cheese, a drizzle of honey, a spoonful of roasted grapes, and thyme leaves.
Caroline says
This looks delicious!!!
Sarah says
Thanks Caroline! It was quite tasty 🙂
kristen says
say sweet potato and I am game! these look so good. I’m pinning this for later. and I’m with you, i LOVE countdowns!!
Sarah says
Thanks so much for sharing Kristen! I hope you’ll try em out!
Mary says
I love the sound of this combination! I can’t wait to give it a try.
Sarah says
Goat cheese + honey + any sort of earthy herb is always a killer combo in my book. This was my first shot at roasted grapes and…well…they may have become a new member of that killer combo. Let me know how it goes, Mary!
Natalie @ Obsessive Cooking Disorder says
Hahaha, i love that pic of you “smashing” the sweet potato (I also doodle on my pics and you’re the only other one I’ve seen). What a delicious and healthy recipe ^_^ Love it!
Sarah says
Haha I’m always doodling and figured, “Hey may as well doodle on my photos for the site!” So glad to hear I’m not the only one! Thanks so much for stopping by Natalie 🙂
Ashleigh says
Oh yum, this sweet potato recipe looks great… thanks for sharing! Perfect for the holidays coming up! Such a unique recipe!
Sarah says
Thanks Ashleigh! Yea I can’t wait to try it out on my family for the holidays. I mean I love brown sugar + marshmallows + sweet potatoes, but sometimes you just need to change it up a bit!
Becky @ Project Domestication says
I love roasted grapes, and it’s been far too long since I’ve had them! Thanks for the reminder. This dish looks delish!
Shadi says
Love the idea and the photos! Sweet potatoes are my favorites!