How To Harvest And Store Sweet Potatoes | Gardener's Path

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When you’re ready to prepare your orange hunks of sweetness, simply rinse and scrub them thoroughly, then try one of these fantastic recipes from our sister site, Foodal:

If you’re watching your carb intake but nevertheless craving pasta, consider cooking up some spiralized homegrown root veggie noodles with roasted red peppers and sun-dried tomatoes.

Packed with flavor, this “pasta” dish starts with roasted sweet potatoes.

A nest of spiralized sweet potato noodles with roasted red peppers and sauce, topped with grated cheese and two fried sage leaves, in a black nonstick frying pan.
Photo by Kendall Vanderslice, Foodal

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If you’re wondering what to do with the cut fries you put in the freezer, how about Cajun oven-baked sweet potato fries?

A batch of homemade cajun flavored sweet potato fries on a blue table cloth.
Oven-baked, Cajun seasoned fries. Photo by Meghan Yager, Foodal.

You’ll love the flavor-packed seasoning! Get the details on Foodal.

For dessert, instead of the traditional pumpkin pie, how about baking up this sweet potato pie, infused with the same spices you love in the pumpkin version.

A slice of sweet potato pie topped with whipped cream, on a white ceramic plate with a fork, on a gray and white marble surface.
Photo by Felicia Lim, Foodal

Need more sweet potato recipes? Try one one of these!

All You Need Is a Thermometer

Harvesting these tasty root vegetables is simply a matter of carefully digging them up at the right time. Then, a little attention to temperature and humidity will provide you with deliciousness for months to come.

A stack of sweet potatoes that have just been harvested still sitting on garden soil.

Do you grow these misnamed veggies? What are your harvest and storing secrets? Share in the comments section below!

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