Black Bean Sweet Potato Nachos With Avocado Crema

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These healthy sweet potato nachos with black beans and avocado crema are a superfood snack you can feel good about and only takes 15 minutes to make!

We’ve always loved the combination of flavors that you get from sweet potato and black beans (just look at our sweet potato black bean bowls, our vegetarian chili, or our sweet potato and black bean enchiladas). And we figured it was finally time to turn it into nachos!

Crispy, earthy sweet potato chips form the perfect base for melty cheese, hearty black beans, corn, and red onion, all topped with a bright, creamy avocado lime drizzle. Whether we’re gearing up for game day, planning a summer cookout, or simply craving a flavorful snack, these nachos are one of our favorite light appetizers that are as good for our bodies as they are for our taste buds.

Key Ingredients

• Sweet Potato Chips – We have made this recipe with both homemade and store bought sweet potato chips. In our opinion, the store bought chips make for better nachos because they’re crispier and a little larger. However, if you would like to make your own, check out what we’ve learned about making sweet potato chips at home! Also, Jackson’s kettle cooked sweet potato chips from Costco are our favorite store-bought option.
• Shredded Colby Jack Cheese – Colby jack is perfect for melting on nachos and the mild flavor compliments the other ingredients while still letting them shine. However if you’re a big fan of spice (us too), then sub in pepper jack for a little added kick.
• Avocado Lime Crema – We love using our homemade avocado lime crema on any and all Mexican recipes. It can be made in under 5 minutes and adds a wonderful creamy brightness that takes these nachos to the next level.

How To Make Healthy Sweet Potato Nachos

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350F and spread out your sweet potato chips on a parchment lined pan.

Step 2: Top the chips with cheese, beans, corn, and onion. Bake for about 8 minutes.

Step 3: Once the cheese is melty and the nachos smell divine, take them out and drizzle with avocado lime crema before serving.

Making Homemade Sweet Potato Chips

If you’re feeling ambitious, you can make your own sweet potato chips at home for this recipe! We recommend this recipe from A Spicy Perspective. 

Here are a few things we learned when experimenting with this that might be helpful if this is your first time making homemade sweet potato chips:

• You really need a mandoline slicer to get super thin slices of potato. If they’re too thick, they won’t crisp well in the oven, and you’ll end up with burnt edges and soggy centers. We set our mandoline to the 1mm setting and it worked great.
• Sweet potato chips will shrivel significantly when they bake, so we recommend using a potato with a very round shape to get slices with the biggest diameter possible. Just make sure whatever potato you choose will still fit on your mandoline!
• One medium sweet potato is about the right amount of chips for one batch of our nachos. You should be able to bake all the chips on 2 extra large baking sheets.
• Let the chips cool to room temperature before making nachos with them.

Serving Suggestions

These nachos are perfect for any occasion:

• A healthy game day snack – Serve with other game day favorites like our cockpot Mexican street corn dip and easy pizza dough soft pretzel bites!
• A light addition to dinner – These nachos pair perfectly with recipes like our air fryer cauliflower tacos or chipotle black bean burrito bowls.
• A unique appetizer for cookouts – Create a light and bright appetizer spread with other dishes like our mango pico de gallo and southwest egg rolls.