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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
Source: dirtygourmet.com
Camping Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Chipotle Sauce
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

  1. 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.
  2. 2In a small bowl, combine sour cream, chipotles in adobo, paprika, and brown sugar. Mix together well.
  3. 3Remove sweet potatoes from the fire and unwrap. Slice open longways and add one of the butter quarters to each sweet potato.
  4. 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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