With a warm blend of seasonings and a fool-proof method for perfect oven fries, this easy Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries recipe is a must-try.
My husband doesn't like sweet potatoes. He won't eat them. He turns his nose up when I mention them. It's one of many veggies that he just doesn't like. So the other night, I whipped up a batch of Super Easy Low-Fat Oven Fries and made a batch of Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries for my two-year-old son Will and I. Yum! Two kinds of low-fat fries with dinner . . . perfect.
Did I mention that my husband hates sweet potatoes? Okay, just checking. That's important. See, you can imagine my surprise when Shawn saw me plating the food and asked for some of the sweet potato fries too. He asked to eat them. Of course, I couldn't say no (even though I wanted to eat them all myself. Mine! All mine!). How can you say no to that?
Perhaps better than his requesting some, he ate the whole handful I plopped on his plate and declared them "not bad." High praise, ladies and gentlemen. High praise.
Little Will and I, of course, ate a bunch of these Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries. These were really yummy. I've tried to make sweet potato fries before, but they never came out as tasty as these (definitely finding the right seasoning combination helped). I hand-cut mine, but I recommend using a mandolin to ease the prep time. I am just a glutton for punishment. Seriously. Who hand-cuts fries when they OWN several devices that will do it for them? Geez.
In any case, if you are looking for easy direction on how to make sweet potato fries, look no further. This recipe is the one you are seeking.
Now, a bit about sweet potatoes before I fork over the recipe. According to Healthline, sweet potatoes are rich in vitamin A and vitamin C — both powerful antioxidants. Sweet potatoes are also considered an antidiabetic food, which means eating them can stabilize blood sugar and lower insulin resistance.
Serve these babies with some Homemade Ketchup.
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Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients
- 1 - 1 ½ lb sweet potatoes
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil (preferably the easy release kind).
- Peal the sweet potatoes. Cut into strips that are about ½ inch wide on each side.
- Place the sweet potatoes into a resealable plastic bag. Add oil, salt, paprika and cinnamon. Seal the bag and shake well to thoroughly coat the fries. Spread the potatoes out onto the baking sheet in a single layer.
- Cook for 30 minutes, turning every 10 minutes, until slightly browned. Transfer immediately to a paper towel lined plate and serve warm.
Notes
Please note that cooking times are an estimation. Different ovens cook differently so you may need to increase the time to reach desired doneness. Ovens should also be regularly calibrated to ensure that the temperature inside the oven is the temperature on the dial.
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Do you think that grapeseed oil will work on these? It has a low smoke point as well. I'm making them soon!
Wow, this recipe was fantastic! I didn't even use "regular" sweet potatoes; I had to settle for Japanese white yams because that's all I had available when shopping (we live overseas). I was a little nervous about the cinnamon and paprika combination, but they were perfect together. My husband and one-year-old loved them, though my 5 year-old wasn't quite as convinced.
I'm looking forward to trying the Parmesan and rosemary sweet potato fries recipe, too.
Hope you don't mind but I linked your site and recipe on my blog, so I could share it with my friends.
Very yummy, but next time will flip them more often near the end (not every 10 min), since they got burnt on one side.
love the fries... Great tip about turning the fries every 10 minutes.
These were awesome. A new year and a new resolution to lose additional weight only made these jems sweeter (although the salt made them awesome!). Thanks.
Another store bought brand available in some areas is Trader Joes, they are very good. But I am going to attempt homemade tonite.
Absolutely perfect recipe! This was the first time trying to make these myself, what an easy and quick recipe!
OMG!! These are sooo fabulous!!
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT! =)
just made these
damn.
absolutely amazing
another healthy meal to the repertoire
going to try these fries for the first time
because everyone is drooling over these fries..
will let you know HOW GREAT THOU ART??????
Will EVOO really cause it burn?
I'm making them for the second time. My family, even my husband, loved them the first. I've had them before with a honey mustard dipping sauce, any ideas on that?
It's funny because my boyfriend is the same way he hates sweet potatoes, but I made these and they were AWESOME, and of course my boyfriend LOVED them!! You should submit this recipe to the Oxygen magazine.
I have to admit, I am one of those picky non sweet potato liking husbands. We were trying to think of something to make for dinner tonight and realized we were out of potatoes, the regular kind that is. I was thinking we could fry the sweet potatoes. I searched for "sweet potato fries" on google and yours was the very first listing. Very easy to make and yes it was tasty. 🙂 For those of you who like it a little spicy, sprinkle some cayenne pepper on it when served. Absolutely delicious. The only other sweet potato dish I ever liked was mashed sweet potatoes with cheddar cheese and jalapenos. Great job !
Came out great. I put a little chili powder in mine because I like the spice. Worked well. This is an excellent recipe that look forward to using again. Thank you.