How to make some of your favorite foods healthier with sweet potato

Crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside, baked sweet potato tater tots are gluten-free, and less fattening than traditional tater tots.

Replace your usual piece of toast with a thin slice of sweet potato that you've popped into the toaster for a gluten- and guilt-free alternative.

Sweet potatoes shouldn't even be considered a vegetable when they taste this sweet. Similar to buttermilk pancakes,  sweet potato pancakes are light and fluffy, and the sweet potato flavor is subtle.

Sweet potato fries are a delicious — and commonly found — alternative to French fries, with fewer grams of fat than regular fries.

Replace the pumpkin from your favorite recipe with the same amount of sweet potato for a pie that is lighter and more airy. Generally similar, sweet potato pies have more protein, magnesium, Vitamin A and C, and fiber than pumpkin pies.

Replace mashed potatoes with mashed sweet potatoes in this healthier casserole alternative.

This peanut butter sweet potato ice cream uses just five ingredients, and boasts coconut milk as a base, making it a healthy treat that tastes anything but.

Crunchy, oven-baked sweet potato chips are easy to make and guilt-free to devour in large quantities.