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Kumara Recipes

Kumara is a uniquely NZ ingredient – you can treat it like a potato for the most part, but because it gives extra sweetness to the dish its much more versatile.

From a simple mashed kumara with butter to desserts, you can do a lot with the humble kiwi sweet potato!

Got a Kumara Recipe you love? Share it with us and we can share it with the rest of New Zealand!

Scalloped Potatoes

Scalloped Kumara & Potato Bake

by NZ Recipes on January 28, 2019February 26, 2019

Put a new twist on scalloped potatoes with this recipe, which includes kumara as well. It makes a sweeter dish, which is a great alternative.

Savoury Muffins

Savoury Muffin Recipe

by NZ Recipes on November 4, 2017August 9, 2026

This is a great flexible savoury muffin recipe – the main part of the recipe shows you how to make the muffin part, and the fillings and flavours are up… [Continue Reading]

Sweet Kumara Pie

by NZ Recipes on October 30, 2017November 4, 2017

This sweet kumara pie recipe was originally a cajun dish from New Orleans, which would use american sweet potatoes instead of kumara. In New Zealand, we’re pretty used to kumara… [Continue Reading]

Kumara and Silverbeet Quiche

by NZ Recipes on October 2, 2017November 5, 2017

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