These Baked Sweet Potato Fries are on the healthier side, and the salty-sweet-savory flavor of sweet potato fries just can’t be beat and are perfect for sweet potato lovers.
Why you’ll love this recipe:
Baked Sweet Potato Fries have to be one of the most underrated side dishes to serve with your favorite burger. There is no secret ingredient to make this great recipe, where the sweet potatoes do all the heavy lifting with only a handful of simple ingredients.
Plus, the good news is that sweet potatoes aren’t even all that bad for you. They don’t have the excess starch like some other side dishes, and are still perfectly crispy fries for a tasty appetizer, especially if you bake them rather than deep-frying the sweet potato fries.
Ingredients Notes:
- Sweet potatoes: Wash, dry, and peel the raw sweet potatoes
- Oil: For the best results, use either olive oil or avocado oil
- Seasoning: Use a combination of kosher salt or sea salt, black pepper, or garlic salt
- Cornstarch: Adding in cornstarch will help give the fries a nice crunch on the outside
How To Slice Your Sweet Potato Into Fries:
The best results be sure to try and cut your potatoes uniformly. Whether you like thin fries or thicker fries, the key is keeping them all cut to the same size and adjusting the baking time accordingly.
I like to slice the sweet potatoes lengthwise to keep the fries long, and depending on the thickness of the potato, you will want to slice them into 1/2 inch sections, normally getting 3-4 oblong slices.
Then cut again lengthwise, but this is where you can determine how thick you want your fries. Normally, ¼ inch to ½ inch is a good thickness for making this sweet potato fries recipe.
How to Make Baked Sweet Potato Fries:
Preheat oven:
- Preheat oven to 450℉.
Prep the large sweet potatoes:
- Wash and peel sweet potatoes.
- Cut sweet potatoes into fries or wedges.
Season sweet potatoes:
- Place cut sweet potatoes in a large ziplock bag and add the rest of the ingredients to the bag.
- Seal the plastic bag and shake until all of the sweet potatoes are evenly coated.
Bake sweet potato fries:
- Pour contents of the bag in an even layer onto a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper and spray it with nonstick cooking spray.
- Bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through, or until browned on the outside to your liking.
Serving Suggestions:
- Garlic powder
- Chili powder
- Chili lime powder (the Trader Joe’s seasoning is great)
- Cinnamon Sugar Mixture with a Marshmallow Dipping Sauce
- Old Bay seasoning
- Garlic aioli dipping sauce
Frequently Asked Questions for Making the Best Sweet Potato Fry Recipe:
I like to use either olive oil or avocado oil when making these crispy sweet potato fries. These oils hold up better at a high temperature, avocado oil especially with a higher smoke point.
While it is not necessary to soak the potatoes in a small bowl of cold water before frying, if you love super crispy baked sweet potato fries as it does remove the extra starch from the sweet potatoes fries.
However, it does add extra steps to this simple recipe. Just be sure to dry the sweet potato pieces on a piece of paper towel afterwards.
Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450℉.
- Wash and peel sweet potatoes.
- Cut sweet potatoes into fries or wedges.
- Place cut sweet potatoes in a large resealable bag and add the rest of the ingredients to the bag.
- Seal the bag and shake until all of the sweet potatoes are evenly coated.
- Pour contents of the bag in an even layer onto a baking sheet lined with foil and sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through, or until browned on the outside.
Notes
- Keep the oven temperature at high heat.
- Make sure your fries are in a thin layer.
- Turn them once during baking to make sure all sides get nicely golden brown.
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