Smashed Sweet Potatoes with Roasted Grapes

When you need a quick and elegant dinner, try these smashed sweet potatoes with roasted grapes. They are the perfect quick meal 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 only an hour away from smashed sweet potatoes. 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.

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

This recipe is full of fall staples! Jump to the recipe card for the quantities.

• 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!
• Goat Cheese: Tangy goat cheese helps balance out the sweet flavors. If you’re not a goat cheese fan, feel free to use feta cheese instead.
• Thyme: Bring a 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

This is just an overview. Jump to the recipe card for the full instructions.

Step 1: Boil the Potatoes
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. Smash then brush olive oil over all the potatoes and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.

Step 3: Prep the 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 the pans side by side in the oven. Bake the potatoes for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to brown and crisp. Bake the grapes for about 15 minutes, jostling the pan occasionally, until the 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.

• 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: This is basically a party on a plate with all the best ingredients of fall.
• Slow Cooker Stuffed Apples: An A+ dessert.