Campfire
Dinner
Camping Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Chipotle Sauce
Toss these smoky sweet potatoes in the coals for a rich, spicy side dish when you need a hearty autumn dinner around the fire.
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Added November 6, 2026

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 20 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- •4 sweet potatoes
- •1/2 cup sour cream
- •1-2 tablespoons chipotles in adobo
- •2 tablespoons brown sugar
- •1 tablespoon paprika
- •2 tablespoons butter
- •salt
- •pepper
Equipment
- • Foil
- • Knife
- • Long tongs
- • Small bowl
- • Spoon
Instructions
- 1Wrap raw whole sweet potatoes in aluminum foil and place them in your campfire, near the embers. Turn every 5 minutes until tender all the way through.
- 2In a small bowl, combine sour cream, chipotles in adobo, paprika, and brown sugar. Mix together well.
- 3Remove sweet potatoes from the fire and unwrap. Slice open longways and add one of the butter quarters to each sweet potato.
- 4Add a quarter of the sour cream mixture to each sweet potato and mix in with the flesh. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Camp tips
- • Turn sweet potatoes regularly for even cooking.
- • Adjust the amount of chipotles based on your spice preference.
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