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.
© Sarah W. Caron and Sarah's Cucina Bella, 2005-2012.
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I have 3 kids (7,5,& 4) and a husband that does not eat vegetables. This is one of the few foods that the whole family eats!!! Thanks a bunch for sharing the recipe. Sometimes mine are soggy too but I hand cut them and they tend to be the larger ones, I need to get a mandolin I suppose for more even cutting. Course my daughters prefer the soggy ones, weird kids 🙂
we made them tonight and they were absolutly delicious:) but i used hot spice and it was still delicious and with a kick
I loved these. For those with soggy issues I found that those I baked on an airbake cookie sheet where soggy and those on a regular cookie sheet were more crisp. Hopefully that is helpful.
wow! these sound great! as a matter of fact, i'm making them right now, i love sweet potatoes. mmm, and sweet potato fries are even better!! thanks for the recipe!
No coconut oil..it will kill you...
so good! best recipe ever!!!!
SIMPLY WONDERFUL SWEET POTATO FRIES !!!!!
CALABASH, NC
Instead of aluminum foil I used parchment paper. Easy to turn fries and no sticking.
This was my first attempt at making sweet potato fries. I will never have to look for another recipe. This one was AMAZING. My fries came out a bit burnt-looking on the outside, but that's probably b/c of my oven. The cinnamon adds a nice touch and great flavor. thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this! I also made a combo of fries tonight and used your cinnamon and paprika combo with olive oil on the sweet potato fries. Didn't measure anything though, just coated lightly with olive oil, tossing about a bit in the bowl, and then shaking paprika and cinnamon and salt on until it felt right. Came out great! Baked at 425 for 30 minutes or so, turning now and then.
Made them tonight.. and they were AWESOME!! A little soft though.... I read about not to crowd them and YES, to keep turning them. That should help next time I make them which I WILL be doing!