Description
Enjoy these crispy and flavorful oven-baked sweet potato fries as a healthier alternative to traditional fries. Perfectly seasoned and easy to make, these fries are a delicious side dish or snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Sweet Potato Fries:
- 2 large sweet potatoes (peeled and cut into 1/4-inch sticks)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Optional:
- Dipping sauces like ketchup or garlic aioli
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Prepare Sweet Potatoes: Toss sweet potato sticks with cornstarch in a bowl. Add olive oil, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper; toss to coat.
- Bake: Arrange fries on the baking sheet in a single layer. Bake for 15 minutes, flip, then bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until crispy.
- Serve: Let cool slightly before serving with desired dipping sauce.
Notes
- For extra crispiness, soak sweet potatoes in cold water for 30 minutes before baking.
- Dry sweet potatoes thoroughly before seasoning and baking.
- Adjust spices to taste or experiment with different seasonings like chili powder or cinnamon.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
