Sweet potatoes were one of our first big discoveries when we began to explore eating a whole foods diet. Check out my early enthusiasm in one of our first posts ever on the sweet potato, which seems ages ago now!  Our love for sweet potatoes has remained constant over the years – they’re still one of our favorite foods, and we’ve made countless recipes with them. This loaded sweet potato bites recipe has become a fan favorite with our friends and family — especially around big games or the Superbowl. “You’re bringing the loaded sweet potato bites, right?” they’ll ask. That’s when we knew this recipe hit the jackpot as a crowd pleasing sweet potato appetizer for parties and entertaining.

How to make loaded sweet potato bites

This loaded sweet potato bites recipe is one of our fan favorite recipes that’s stood the test of time. Slicing the sweet potatoes into rounds makes for a very quick baking time: just 20 minutes. Combining them with our favorite loaded sweet potato recipe makes for quite the combination — spicy, salty, sweet — with just the right amount of kick! We thought this sweet potato appetizer might be a nice option for game day, especially the Super Bowl. But honestly — these are just good. They’re a great starter for any meal, or you can eat them as a meal in themselves. In fact, Alex and I can eat a whole tray between the two of us as a healthy meatless dinner!

More sweet potatoes recipes

Sweet potatoes are some of our very favorite vegetables: they’re tasty, sweet and full of fiber and nutrients. Here are some of our other favorite sweet potato recipes:

Bake up these Sweet Potato Wedges as a side dish, or top with chili for a tasty dinner Mix up Sweet Potato Tacos Whip up the World’s Best Sweet Potato Fries Fire up the grill for Grilled Sweet Potatoes Make easy Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Quick Baked Sweet Potato or Boiled Sweet Potatoes

This sweet potato bites recipe is…

Vegetarian and gluten-free. For vegan, omit the cheese and use Vegan Sour Cream.

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These healthy loaded sweet potato bites are perfect as a game day recipe to serve for tailgating with a big table of snacks. A few of our top game day recipes: 5 from 4 reviews

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