Sweet and Spicy Yam Wedges
These easy-to-make sweet and spicy yam wedges are covered in smoked paprika and chili spices then baked till tender and delicious. They're a simple side dish recipe everyone will love.
If you love fry recipes, also try our cajun sweet potato fries with blue cheese yogurt and our sweet potato harissa fries with harissa mayo.
Yam wedges
Technically we should call them sweet potato wedges because that's what they really are. But yam wedges sound more fun so we're sticking to it.
They are a lot like yam fries only cut nice and thick. The bigger pieces take longer to cook which means that the outside gets a chance to become crispier than most yam fries recipes. Yes!
We coat ours in delicious spices like smoked paprika and chili powder so they are out of this world delicious!
Best dips for yam wedges
We love dunking ours in some plain mayo. It's easy and delicious. But there are other options. Here are a few other dips that go well with yam wedges:
- Chipotle Mayo
- Ketchup – try making your spicy tomato jam!
- Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing
- Blue Cheese Dip
What to serve with yam wedges
These are an amazing side dish to so many mains. Here are a few of our favorites:
- Juicy Baked Pork Chops
- Baked BBQ Chicken
- Juicy Baked Chicken Thighs
- Salmon Cakes with Avocado Tartar Sauce
Yam wedges are the perfect side to any burger recipe!
- The Best Black Bean Veggie Burger
- Chili Chicken Burger Bowls with Avocado Pesto
- Lemon Salmon Burgers with Lemon Dill Sauce
- Southwest Veggie Burger
Popular fry recipes
- Garlic Herb Carrot Fries
- Garlic Dill French Fries with Lemon Dill Yogurt Sauce
- Baked Parmesan Rosemary Shoestring Fries with Lemony Garlic Mayo
- Cajun Sweet Potato Fries with Blue Cheese Yogurt
- Skinny Sweet Potato Harissa Fries with Harissa Mayo
Yam Wedges Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 medium yams, cut into wedges (don't bother peeling them)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1-2 teaspoons chili powder, depending on how hot you like it
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- A pinch of black pepper
- Mayonnaise, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the yam wedges on the baking sheet a drizzle with the oil. Sprinkle the smoked paprika, chili powder, sea salt, and black pepper over the yams then use your hands to mix the so that they are well coated with the oil and spices.2 medium yams, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1-2 teaspoons chili powder, ½ teaspoon sea salt, A pinch of black pepper
- Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, turning once halfway through, until they are brown and crispy on the outside.Mayonnaise
I mixed up the spices a little from your recipe. I added cumin, coriander, allspice, garlic, onion powders and gosh darn it some togarashi. The first ingredients are used on a jerk chicken recipe I make are are always included if you’ve had blackened chicken or fish in a restaurant.
That sounds fantastic! I love how a dish changes each time someone else cooks it. It is such an organic and creative process. Will definitely have to try your version!
well they are not really yams even though that’s what they are called in the grocery stores, a yam is a very large asian root. these are red sweet potatoes.
Hey Doug,
I always use terms sweet potato and yam to mean the same thing. You’re right though, they are sweet potatoes 🙂
Another tasty sounding recipe I can enjoy while on the Wild Rose cleanse! Wonderful!
Hey Lyndz,
When was on the Wild Rose cleanse I made a jar of preserved lemon aioli with cilantro and cayenne. It’s awesome on everything, including these yam wedges!
Those look GOOD I’m going to have to try those!
Thanks, Claire. Let me know how you like then after you make them!
Can’t believe this is YAM!! YUMMY!
Hey Jessica,
LOL it is yam. It’s nice when food is both healthy and delicious. Doesn’t happen often enough 🙂