• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Closet Cooking

Cooking adventures in a small, closet sized, kitchen. - I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.

  • Recipes
    • Recipe Index
    • Top Recipes
    • 30 Minute Meals
    • 6 Ingredient Meals
    • Slow Cooker Meals
    • One Pan Meals
    • By Course
      • Main Course
      • Side Dish
      • Dessert
      • Appetizer/Snack
      • More
    • By Diet
      • Gluten-free
      • Low-carb
      • Vegetarian
      • More
    • By Meat
      • Beef
      • Chicken
      • Lamb
      • Egg
      • Pork
      • Seafood
      • Turkey
      • More
    • By Cuisine
      • Cajun and Creole
      • Chinese
      • Greek
      • Italian
      • Japanese
      • Korean
      • Mexican
      • Thai
      • Vietnamese
      • More
    • By Type
      • Burger
      • Cake
      • Cookie
      • Dip
      • Pasta
      • Pizza
      • Salad
      • Sandwich
      • Soup
      • More
    • By Ingredient
      • Avocado
      • Bacon
      • Cauliflower
      • Mushroom
      • Pumpkin
      • Quinoa
      • Shrimp
      • Strawberry
      • More
  • Cookbooks
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
Never miss a recipe! Subscribe to the email Newsletter!

Sweet Potato Poutine

[heart_this] · Jan 29, 2009 · 87 Comments

Sweet Potato Poutine

It had been far too long since I had last had poutine and I was craving it! Poutine is a Canadian dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese curds and gravy. How can you go wrong with French fries, cheese and gravy? The sauce or gravy that was leftover from braising the pot roast that I had made earlier was really tasty and I was thinking that it would be perfect to use to make some poutine. I headed out to the cheese monger at the St. Lawrence Market as soon as possible to pick up some fresh cheese curds imported from Quebec which are supposed to be very good for poutine. I had been wanting to try a sweet potato poutine and since I had really enjoyed the baked sweet potato wedges that last time that I had made them I decided to go with therm instead of French fries . My baked sweet potato wedge poutine turned out great! The baked sweet potatoes wedges were crispy on the edges and soft and warm and good on the inside. The cheese curds melted nicely but not too much on the sweet potato wedges and smothered in the super tasty gravy. The sweetness of the potatoes went really well with the saltiness of the cheese and gravy. Each bite transports you to another place, a place of complete enjoyment and contentment. I will have to make poutine more often, though not too often. 🙂
Note: One of the tricks to making good poutine is to assemble it while the fries and gravy are still piping hot so that the cheese curds begin to melt.

Sweet Potato Poutine

Sweet Potato Poutine

Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 1 pound baked sweet potato wedges (hot)
  • 1 cup cheese curds
  • 1 cup gravy (hot)
directions
  1. Place the hot sweet potato wedges on a plate and top with the cheese curd and gravy.
Baked Sweet Potato Wedges

Baked Sweet Potato Wedges

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 1 pound sweet potatoes (cut into wedges lengthwise)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Toss the sweet potato wedges in the oil, salt and pepper to coat.
  2. Place the wedges, skin side down, on a baking sheet.
  3. Bake in a preheated 375F/190C oven until golden brown and tender, about 30 minutes.
Simple Gravy

Simple Gravy

Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Melt the butter in a small sauce pan.
  2. Mix in the flour.
  3. Mix in the beef broth and simmer to reduce by half.
  4. Mix in the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Use in:
Green Bean and Mushroom Poutine

Similar Recipes:
Corned Beef Poutine with Guinness Gravy
Poutine with a Mushroom Gravy
Green Bean and Mushroom Poutine
Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges
French Fries

6 Ingredients, Appetizer, Canadian, Food, Main Course, Recipe, Side Dish, Vegetable

eCookbook Bundle Cover

Get ALL 16 Closet Cooking eCookbooks in a bundle for 70% off! Enjoy some of the tastiest recipes from Closet Cooking along with exclusive cookbook recipes!

Get the Cookbook Bundle Now!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Beachlover says

    January 30, 2009 at 2:08 am

    Interesting!!Now I know what to do with sweet potatos!!

    Reply
  2. VeggieGirl says

    January 30, 2009 at 2:38 am

    SWEET POTATOES!!!! Holy yum 🙂

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    January 30, 2009 at 2:39 am

    Never tried it with sweet potatoes. It sounds delicious!!! Lovely blog, already tried a bunch of your recipes. You do a great job!

    Reply
  4. Elra says

    January 30, 2009 at 2:46 am

    My mouth literally watering when I saw this potato. Look so delicious and so silky.
    Cheers,
    Elra

    Reply
  5. Hayley says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:00 am

    My Dad has always loved french fries with gravy, and now I know he’s not crazy!

    Reply
  6. Cynthia says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:06 am

    Thanks for the introduction to a new dish.

    Reply
  7. Heather says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:10 am

    ohhh. myyyy. that sounds lovely! i’ve never heard of this before!

    Reply
  8. Indonesia-Eats says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:15 am

    sweet potatoes are really good for fiber source. That’s good idea, Kevin!

    Reply
  9. Sharon says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:20 am

    I’ve never heard of this dish, but cannot imagine how! Sweet potatoes plus cheese plus gravy? Heaven!

    Reply
  10. Jenn Sutherland says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:21 am

    Why do I always drool when I read your posts? You had me with the pot roast mushroom soup…but now, the poutine?! Wow – that is some serious food mojo. Taking poutine to the next level. I love it.

    Reply
  11. Sharon says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:22 am

    Oh my gosh, what a great idea using sweet potatoes! Awesome!

    Reply
  12. Jaime says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:47 am

    i’ve never heard of a poutine before! but it looks tasty! similar to a disco fries recipe i came across

    Reply
  13. Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:57 am

    I can’t believe that I’ve never tried Poutine before. Looks great!

    Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    January 30, 2009 at 4:12 am

    I’ve never heard of poutine before, but it sounds delicious. Looks like you may have introduced lots of people to this dish.

    Reply
  15. StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says

    January 30, 2009 at 4:25 am

    This looks beyond decadent! There’s a shop just a few blocks from that carries fresh curds. I’m gonna have to try this one!

    Reply
  16. Selba says

    January 30, 2009 at 4:35 am

    Sweet potato with cheese? Wow… never crossed my mind. Here in Indonesia, sweet potato is taken as sweet food (not mixed with salty stuff).

    Reply
  17. Nina Timm says

    January 30, 2009 at 5:53 am

    Geez, Kevin you are just turning out one perfect dish after the other! I have never made poutine before…I am missing out!

    Reply
  18. Pam says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:03 am

    I have never had poutine but I really want to try it. What an amazing recipe.

    Reply
  19. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:09 am

    A scrumptious sprciality! Extremely yummy!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  20. Foxglove says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:20 am

    i’m droolin lookin at ur post! i’m a big fan of sweet potatoes but never got around doin anythin else besides boiling it

    Reply
  21. tigerfish says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:24 am

    yummy! reminds me of the last time I had poutine which was just less than a year ago.

    Reply
  22. Helene says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:43 am

    My husband comes from Victoriaville in Québec. They make fresh curbs cheese everyday. So when we are visiting, at 4 pm, we go to this place and buy fresh, warm curbs cheese. They melt in the mouth. And we love poutine. I have to try with sweet potatoes. Great picture Kevin.

    Reply
  23. Lando says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:46 am

    This looks too good to be true. Sweet potatoes with the gravy just looks so savory.

    Reply
  24. Koko says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:48 am

    Oh my gosh- I have never ever thought of using sweet potatoes for poutine. It looks great!

    Reply
  25. Esi says

    January 30, 2009 at 7:12 am

    One of my best friends is from Montreal and talks about poutine all the time. She actually made it recently too, but I never got to try it. Sounds really good!

    Reply
  26. Laura says

    January 30, 2009 at 8:15 am

    What a fantastic sweet potato recipe! I’ll be trying this out this weekend!!!

    Reply
  27. Lori says

    January 30, 2009 at 10:31 am

    I’ve never heard of this dish. Looks great! I love chips and curry sauce (which is more like a gravy to me) so I’m sure I would love this. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  28. Dani says

    January 30, 2009 at 12:04 pm

    kevin this looks just perfect!!! 🙂

    Reply
  29. ksuicide says

    January 30, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    It sounds fabulous!

    ~cheers

    Reply
  30. Ann says

    January 30, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    This is genius! I haven’t had the regular fry version of this since I last went to Canada, but I’m inspired to make both versions immediately

    Reply
  31. Joanne says

    January 30, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    I’ve never even heard of poutine before, but it looks great. Although I tend to think that anything that involves sweet potatoes will taste good.

    Reply
  32. Cathy says

    January 30, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    Sweet potatoes and gravy! Oh my heavens, that sounds wonderful. I’m practically drooling. I’ve never tried cheese curds. I’ll have to get some the next time I’m at the Tillamook Cheese factory.

    Reply
  33. Mike of Mike's Table says

    January 30, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    I just happened to have poutine stuck in my head (I’ve never had it!)–I seriously need to find cheese curds ASAP because this sounds delicious

    Reply
  34. Robin Sue says

    January 30, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    This is one of those Canadian dishes I have been wanting to try! Your version looks awesome since sweet potatoes are a fav of mine.

    Reply
  35. Sara says

    January 30, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    I’ve never had poutine before, but I’ve heard good things about it. I’ll have to try this soon!

    Reply
  36. lisaiscooking says

    January 30, 2009 at 2:45 pm

    Poutine is one more reason I need to visit Canada!

    Reply
  37. Ginger says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    I thought French Fries and gravy was only eating in Hamilton, Ohio (where I grew up) Kevin, I have to say that yours looks so much better with sweet potatoes!!! WOW, you are a Chef…. Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
  38. My crazy crazy life says

    January 30, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    You had me at french fries, cheese and gravy.

    Reply
  39. AnticiPlate says

    January 30, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    This looks delicious! I had something similar to this in Amsterdam.

    Reply
  40. Jessica@Foodmayhem says

    January 30, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    OMG, that looks and sounds so so freakin’ good!

    Reply
  41. jillian says

    January 30, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    I have heard of poutine but never had it. The sweet potatoes in this look so good!

    Reply
  42. Joie de vivre says

    January 30, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    When I first read your description of poutine, the American diner lover in me let out a little sigh of pleasure.

    Reply
  43. PG says

    January 30, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Thank you so much for your comment at my blog! Yours is not new to me and I like the way you present your food. And i have actualy gt to know of mayn new recipes through yours whenever i have come here and this one is another example of it. Poutine is new to me. Looks delicious!

    Reply
  44. Happy cook says

    January 30, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    I have never ever had anything like this. It is tottaly new for me this dish.

    Reply
  45. Jennifer says

    January 30, 2009 at 5:22 pm

    I’ve never hear of that before, looks good!

    Reply
  46. Anonymous says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    A Canadian coworker talked about this like it was heaven…and we see why. But what exactly are cheese curds? What kind of cheese?

    Reply
  47. The Cooking Ninja says

    January 30, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    wow! This looks so good. I got to try it. 🙂

    Reply
  48. Anonymous says

    January 30, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    i ahve never heard of poutine! this dish looks amazing!

    Reply
  49. Colleen says

    January 30, 2009 at 7:58 pm

    We have a much less gourmet version we call Disco Fries in the Dirty Jerz! This one looks much better!

    Reply
  50. kimberleyblue says

    January 30, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    We make poutine often enough at home – you’re right, sweet potatoes are a fun variation!

    A little trick for the perfect topping: we put about half the curds right into the pot of gravy and let them melt up a little. The other half goes on top of the fries, then we smother that with the hot gravy/cheese mixture. Perfect!

    Reply
  51. farida says

    January 30, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    Kevin, this is a great looking dish. I buy sweet potatoes quite often and have exhausted all my recipes:) Yours came right on time. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  52. Chocolate Shavings says

    January 30, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    Ah.. poutine, what a great Canadian classic! I love the twist of using sweet potatoes!

    Reply
  53. Coffee and Vanilla says

    January 30, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    What an interesting dish Kevin! 🙂 I never heard of this dish, also cheese curds are something new to me… Must look for them on the cheese market 🙂

    Reply
  54. redmenace says

    January 30, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    This looks amazing! I love the idea of sweet potato and curd!

    Reply
  55. Allie says

    January 30, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    Oh, god that looks delicious.

    Reply
  56. Jenny says

    January 30, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    any ideas where i can get cheese curds in england? i loved them when i was in canada in 2005!

    Reply
  57. ttfn300 says

    January 30, 2009 at 10:56 pm

    ooh, i’ve never heard of poutine, thanks for the lesson!

    Reply
  58. Sara says

    January 30, 2009 at 11:49 pm

    Yum, this looks so delicious! I don’t know if I can get cheese curds, but if I can find them I will have to try making this!

    Reply
  59. pepsakoy says

    January 30, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    It looks awesome! Never heard about this dish..very interesting and I really wanna try..yumm

    Reply
  60. Bellini Valli says

    January 30, 2009 at 11:54 pm

    Amen to this dish Kevin!!!!!! Poutine is my favourite snack!!!

    Reply
  61. Holler says

    January 30, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    Wow, I have never seen anything like this Kevin, but it is about time! Yum 😛

    Reply
  62. Anonymous says

    January 31, 2009 at 12:07 am

    I have never heard of this! This is why I enjoy food blogging. I learn so much 🙂

    Reply
  63. Lori says

    January 31, 2009 at 1:20 am

    Yup, I am salivating again. That always happens when I stop by your site. Now cut that out! Just kidding. Really, dont stop your wonderful creations.

    Reply
  64. Erika says

    January 31, 2009 at 1:22 am

    What an interesting dish! I will eat anything with cheese!

    Reply
  65. Peabody says

    January 31, 2009 at 1:44 am

    Never had it with sweet potatoes…but I do love the original.

    Reply
  66. Kevin says

    January 31, 2009 at 2:02 am

    duodishes: Cheese curds are the fresh curds of cheese from before they are packed into a brick I believe. They are a mild cheese that is ideally eaten when fresh. When eaten it squeaks a bit and it is nice and gooey when melted.

    Reply
  67. Kevin says

    January 31, 2009 at 2:06 am

    Jenny: I am not sure where you would find them in England. Here in Toronto you can find them in pretty much any grocery store. If you can’t find them at a regular grocery store I would try some cheese mongers or shops.

    Reply
  68. Natashya says

    January 31, 2009 at 4:19 am

    What a good Canadian boy you are!
    Great idea to use baked sweet potatoes for it – I shall give it a try one day too!

    Reply
  69. Mrs Ergül says

    January 31, 2009 at 4:47 am

    and i know a crowd that this will please!

    Reply
  70. Jamie says

    January 31, 2009 at 9:03 am

    As I was drooling over the dip, I noticed the words Sweet Potato Poutine! I had poutine once on a trip to Quebec and loved it! I think I was one of the only adults in the room who really appreciated it. But with sweet potatoes it looks awesome! Can I come over to your house to eat?

    Reply
  71. Jeanine says

    January 31, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    You can’t go wrong with poutine…I’d love to try it with sweet potatoes one day. Wonderful!

    Reply
  72. Anonymous says

    January 31, 2009 at 4:29 pm

    Wow! This dish looks and sounds terrific.

    Reply
  73. Maggie says

    January 31, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    I never understood what the big deal was with poutine but using sweet potatoes makes it sound really appealing. Great idea!

    Reply
  74. Maria says

    January 31, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    A fellow Torontonian, just stumbled on your blog.

    Sweet potatoes could make a poutine eater of me. Love the idea of sweet-and-salty contrast.

    Look forward to reading more!

    Reply
  75. Karen says

    January 31, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    Haven’t heard of this dish, but then I’m not from Canada! Closest thing I guess the U.S. has is chili-cheese fries: french fries covered with chili then cheese. When I first saw the pic I was a little disappointed that there wasn’t something here with the pot roast, but then read that you used the gravy! Great job! I love cheese curds – they make my teeth squeak! 😀

    Reply
  76. Pam says

    February 1, 2009 at 2:46 am

    Potatoes! Cheese! Gravy! How have I missed this???

    Reply
  77. Kelly Dee says

    February 1, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    I never thought to do this with sweet potatoes!

    Reply
  78. Jeanne says

    February 2, 2009 at 12:21 am

    I’ve never had poutine, much less with sweet potatoes but now you have me intrigued… Like you say, with those ingredients what can go wrong?!

    Reply
  79. Mrs. L says

    February 3, 2009 at 11:07 pm

    No matter how many times I’ve been on road trips watching the San Jose Sharks play hockey in Canada, I’ve never been able to try the poutine. I did tell myself next time, no excuse, I have to taste it!

    Reply
  80. Sarah says

    February 4, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    omg! using sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes is pure brillance!

    Reply
  81. chez aurora says

    February 9, 2009 at 10:54 pm

    Poutine..eh? Something new! This version looks yummy. Love your blog, very creative and great photography! Thanks for stopping by 🙂

    Barbara

    Reply
  82. Mercina says

    February 18, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Oh that looks so good! I love the use of sweet potatoes, great idea!

    Reply
  83. Foodzings says

    February 22, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    man, anything sweet potato is great! especially if there’s cheese and gravy. maybe i just noticed this, but i love the “printable recipe” option! thanks!

    Reply
  84. [email protected] says

    June 8, 2012 at 7:41 am

    Looking at the photo makes me hungry right now. I hope making this would taste good like what it seems. Well, I will just have to try it out to know

    Reply
  85. Daniela Ghita says

    September 22, 2014 at 6:51 pm

    Hello, 🙂
    can you describe how it's made cheese curds ?
    can you make for us to show?
    Thank you so much !
    Daniela

    Reply
  86. kevin says

    September 22, 2014 at 10:19 pm

    Daniela Ghita: If you cannot find cheese curds you can use mozzarella instead.

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Sweet Potato Poutine - Sweet Potato Fries with Marshmallow and Apples says:
    January 28, 2019 at 4:50 pm

    […] Sweet Potato Poutine […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe to the free Closet Cooking email newsletter and get a FREE copy of the eBook:
The Best of Closet Cooking!

About Me

Kevin: I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.
Read More

The Best of Closet Cooking 2023 – FREE eCookbook

The Best of Closet Cooking Book Cover

eCookbook Bundle

eCookbook Bundle

Top Recipes

Chicken and Avocado Burritos
Ham and Potato Corn Chowder
Mexican Street Corn Nachos
Balsamic Garlic Grilled Mushroom Skewers
Baked Firecracker Chicken
Caprese Balsamic Grilled Chicken
Balsamic Soy Roasted Garlic Mushrooms
Cheesy Beef Enchilada Tortellini Skillet
Parmesan Roasted Carrot Fries
Asiago Roasted Onions
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
About | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy
Copyright © 2007-2023, Closet Cooking Ltd. All Rights Reserved.