5.0 from 3 votes

I’m so excited to share this new simple new recipe – Sweet Potato Black Bean Soup. It’s the perfect cozy soup for those chilly Utah days, and it’s packed with so many good-for-you ingredients. The sweet potatoes add natural sweetness that balances perfectly with the black beans.

Plus, it’s super easy to throw together — just a chop the vegetables, throw it in the Crockpot, and you’re done! My kids even give it a thumbs-up, which is a huge win. This one’s definitely going in the rotation for fall and winter!

This soup is vegetarian, high in fiber, and can even be made vegan by simply leaving out the cream cheese—making it a nutritious, plant-based option that everyone can enjoy!

Table of Contents

Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Sweet Potato Black Bean Soup Ingredients
How To Make Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Black Bean Soup
Other Slow Cooker Recipes

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

You’re going to love this sweet potato black bean soup because it’s truly the ultimate set-it-and-forget-it recipe! Just toss everything into the slow cooker around lunch (or in the morning), and by dinner, you’ll have a warm, flavorful soup ready to go. It’s hearty, healthy, and so easy — perfect for busy days when you need something comforting without spending hours in the kitchen.

Plus, the slow cooking really brings out the sweetness of the potatoes and lets the spices blend beautifully. It’s a winner in my book for a family-friendly, nourishing meal that’s as easy as it is delicious!

Sweet Potato Black Bean Soup Ingredients

2 Sweet Potatoes – I know there are 3 pictures but I ended up only using 2 since there was more than I expected. It came out to about 1.5 lbs of sweet potatoes.

2 Cans of Black Beans – I always get organic low sodium black beans.

3 tomatoes, chopped – I prefer to use whole tomatoes as opposed to canned when I’m not in a big hurry. If you want to substitute canned, use 1 15 oz can of chopped tomatoes

1 can hominy corn – (unpictured!) I almost forgot to add in a can of hominy corn. I had some left over from when we made white chicken chili and knew it would go perfect in this recipe. You can substitute regular canned corn if needed, but hominy corn is softer, so you don’t end up with crunchy corn kernels in your soup.

4 oz cream cheese – this gets added last and is the only ingredient keeping this recipe from being vegan.

1/2 onion – I chopped a yellow onion, but white would work just fine as well.

4 cups vegetable broth – low sodium vegetable broth

1 tsp salt – I used sea salt but whatever you have in the kitchen works

1 tsp seasoning blend – No salt Tony’s for me!

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp cumin

How To Make Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Black Bean Soup

Add olive oil to the Crockpot and turn it on high while chopping your vegetables. I usually “preheat” my slow cooker since it can take over an hour for it to reach full heat. By turning it on before you start cutting veggies, you can really cut down on a half hour or so.

Peel and chop 2 whole sweet potatoes into about 1 inch cubes. I initially was going to use 3 sweet potatoes, but after cubing 2 , it seemed like plenty.

Dice 1/2 onion. Dice 3 tomatoes. You could use canned tomatoes if you wanted to, and I’m sure it would be just fine! We had 3 tomatoes in the fridge that I needed to use, and I prefer to use fresh vegetables if I’m not in a big hurry.

Add to slow cooker along with 2 cans black beans, hominy corn, vegetable broth, and seasoning.

Stir well and cover. Cook for 3 hours on high (or 7 hours on low). That’s about it (except for the cream cheese)! And personally why I love this recipe is because its so so easy. It’s hard to get dinner together after work when you have kids, and slow cookers can be a life-saver.

An hour before finishing, add 4 oz cubed cream cheese to the slow cooker.

Cook for another hour (high or low). You just want to make sure the cheese is melted and the potatoes are soft.

We made sourdough frybread to eat with this soup – and it was amazing! If you are a sourdough enthusiast, be sure to try that recipe!

Other Slow Cooker Recipes