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These Baked Sweet Potato Fries are sure to be your next snacking addiction. With a little extra effort you’re sure to get crispy fries right from the oven. These sweet potato fries make a perfect side dish, appetizer or snack.
Baked Sweet Potato Fries
I have been making these Baked Sweet Potato Fries for a many years. They’re very popular now but I started making them before all of this millennial/hipster foods became a thing. Since everyone for the most part has had them or at least heard of them by now; I never thought to post the recipe here on the blog.
The thing is that while making sweet potato fries is a very easy process, getting them to a crispy texture while baking them is not as simple. Well it is simple. However, not a lot of people take these extra steps to get them that way.
So I will share with you my secret to getting these fries nice and crispy. Now I must be honest with you guys, this process will take a little while longer than just chopping up fries, coating them with some seasonings and letting them bake in the oven. I say this because if you’re planning on making them allow yourself some time to prep them and not as a last minute snack or side dish.
Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes:
- Rich in fiber
- Rich in antioxidants
- Promote gut-health
- Support heathy vision
- Boosts immune system
- Improve digestion
- Relief asthma and arthritis pain
- Control diabetes
- Anti-inflammatory
- Treat stomach ulcers
What you need to make these Baked Sweet Potato Fries:
Ingredients:
- Sweet Potatoes
- Paprika
- Dried Parsley
- Garlic Powder
- Ground Turmeric
- Pink Salt
- Cayenne
- Avocado or Coconut Oil
Equipment:
- Large Baking Sheet Pan
- Parchment Paper
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Small Mixing Bowl
- Whisk
- Spatula
How to make Baked Sweet Potato Fries:
- Start by rinsing and scrubbing your sweet potatoes. Then dry them thoroughy. Peel and cut your sweet potatos lengthwise. Slice each side into about 1/4-1/3 inch thick sticks just like fries. Place fries in a large mixing bowl and fill with cold water. Allow to sit soaking for at least 20 minutes (see note).
- Drain and rinse fries. Gently, dab dry each fry one by one with a paper towel. Dry thoroughly making sure each fry is completely dry.
- Preheat oven at 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread out fries on baking sheet pan. Drizzle fries with avocado oil making sure all fries are well coated with the oil.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together all spices until they are combined well; pink salt, paprika, dried parsley, garlic powder, ground turmeric and cayenne peppper (if using).
- Sprinkle seasoning mixture over fries. Give fries a good toss making sure all fries are well coated with seasoning. Place in oven and bake for 25 minutes. Remove fries from the oven. Using a spatula carefully flip fries. Place back in oven and bake for another 12-15 minutes. Do 15-18 if you like them very crispy.
- Change oven from bake to broil setting on High and broil fries for 1-2 minutes. You can skip this step if desired but it definitely helps get the fries even crispier.
- Serve sweet potato fries while they are still warm with your favorite dipping sauce like ketchup or fresh guac! Enjoy!
Tips for making Baked Sweet Potatoes Fries:
- Soak sweet potato fries in cold water as long as possible- Leaving sweet potatoes in water for a while extracts most of the starch. The longer you leave them in water the more starch it gets rid of. This allows the sweet potatoes to get crispier once they are baked.
- Dab dry each fry one by one- Like this you will make sure all fries are dried thoroughly getting rid of all the moisture. This too will allow your fries to get crispy while they bake.
- Let them bake for a few extra minutes if you want them really crunchy- After flipping the fries, place back in oven and bake for another 12-15 minutes. Do 15-18 if you like them very crispy.
- Broil if desired- This will help get them pretty crunchy too. This step is great to add if you didn’t have much time to soak or dry the fries before baking.
What to serve Baked Sweet Potato Fries with:
- Best and Easy Homemade Guacamole
- Mahi Mahi Burgers
- Crockpot Sriracha Turkey Chili (makes for amazing Chili Fries)
- Best Homemade Turkey Burgers
- Buffalo Chicken Burgers (with Blue Cheese Dressing)
- Air Fryer Parmesan Crusted Cod
- Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Wings
- Honey-Lime Sriracha Chicken Wings
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries
These Baked Sweet Potato Fries are sure to be your next snacking addiction. With a little extra effort you're sure to get crispy fries right from the oven. These sweet potato fries make a perfect side dish, appetizer or snack.
Ingredients
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 1-2 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tsp pink salt
- 1/2 tbsp paprika
- 1/2 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions
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Start by rinsing and scrubbing your sweet potatoes. Then dry them thoroughy. Peel and cut your sweet potatos lengthwise. Slice each side into about 1/4-1/3 inch thick sticks just like fries. Place fries in a large mixing bowl and fill with cold water. Allow to sit soaking for at least 20 minutes (see note).
-
Drain and rinse fries. Gently, dab dry each fry one by one with a paper towel. Dry thoroughly making sure each fry is completely dry.
-
Preheat oven at 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread out fries on baking sheet pan. Drizzle fries with avocado oil making sure all fries are well coated with the oil.
-
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together all spices until they are combined well; pink salt, paprika, dried parsley, garlic powder, ground turmeric and cayenne peppper (if using).
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Sprinkle seasoning mixture over fries. Give fries a good toss making sure all fries are well coated with seasoning. Place in oven and bake for 25 minutes. Remove fries from the oven. Using a spatula carefully flip fries. Place back in oven and bake for another 12-15 minutes. Do 15-18 if you like them very crispy.
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Change oven from bake to broil setting on High and broil fries for 1-2 minutes. You can skip this step if desired but it definitely helps get the fries even crispier.
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Serve sweet potato fries while they are still warm with your favorite dipping sauce like ketchup or fresh guac! Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips for making Baked Sweet Potatoes Fries:
- Soak sweet potato fries in cold water as long as possible- Leaving sweet potatoes in water for a while extracts most of the starch. The longer you leave them in water the more starch it gets rid of. This allows the sweet potatoes to get crispier once they are baked.
- Dab dry each fry one by one- Like this you will make sure all fries are dried thoroughly getting rid of all the moisture. This too will allow your fries to get crispy while they bake.
- Let them bake for a few extra minutes if you want them really crunchy- After flipping the fries, place back in oven and bake for another 12-15 minutes. Do 15-18 if you like them very crispy.
- Broil if desired- This will help get them pretty crunchy too. This step is great to add if you didn’t have much time to soak or dry the fries before baking.
*Number of total servings in estimated. Actual number of servings may vary depending on your own personal preference in portion sizes.
**Nutritional values shown are general guidelines for 1 serving using the ingredients listed above. These numbers do not reflect and may vary depending on substitutions, additions and/or different brands and/or other ingredients that may be used.
**Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links and sponsored content. All the opinions are my own and I only recommend products I use in my own home with my own family.
*Post updated as of 4/2/2020
Two things I’ve learned – soaking the sweet potatoes first (never have I don’t that ever!) and using guacamole as a dip! Brilliant!! Can’t wait to try this out!
Thank you Phyllis! Soaking them is key to crispness and having them with guacamole is a game changer!
ANGIE, YOU ROCK!!!
OK, take 2 (not sure why it cut me off mid-comment) – ANGIE YOU ROCK! I cannot wait to try this once life calms down a little after my next children’s resale event! I am so glad you explained not only the “secret steps” (soak then dry) but also the reasoning BEHIND them – that will make me less likely to skip these steps/plan appropriate time to do this recipe right! Yum!
Can’t wait to hear all about it once you give them a try Flossie! Yes the steps abre very important to get them crispy! It takes a little longer but so worth it! Lol
Looks delicious! We love sweet potato fries with guacamole. Can’t wait to try this recipe!
That’s my favorite way to have them! Hope you like them Sarah!
This looks so good! We have made them before but never got them this crispy. I’ll defintely try putting them water for awhile to soak!
Soaking them definitely makes all the difference. Don’t forget to dry them well tho!
I love sweet potato fries and these look excellent. I love them when they are crispy!
Thank you Brittany! I love crispy sweet potato fries!
This looks so delicious, my husband and I loves this kind of snacks.
We do too! They’re the best kind of snacks!
I haven’t made my own sweet potato fries, but I would love to! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
You should definitely try making them Marysa! So good!
Sweet potato fries are something we have already tried to incorporate in to our meals. I am going to have to give this version a try.
I’m sure you will love this version Angela! 😉 it’s definitely a great food to add to your meals!
Wow, I never thought to add tumeric or garlic powder to sweet potato fries. Omgoodness I am going to make this for lunch today YUMMMMM!
They add so much flavor to them!
When I saw your post on Instagram, I went out and bought sweet potatoes to make these this weekend. I can’t wait!
Yayy! That makes me so happy to hear! Please share how they come out! I would love to hear all about it.
These look so delicious!
Thank you so much Barbara!
I like the spice blend I’ve have to try it
Sweet potato fries are a family favorite in our house! These look yummy!!
Same here! We love them! Thanks mama!
These look so yummy! We always order when we see them, and I’m so glad to know how to make them at home!
I always order sweet potato fries over regular. So glad you liked this recipe!
These look really yummy! I remember liking sweet potato fries pretty early on too, and they weren’t a mainstream thing. I was really happy when restaurants started offering them and regular fries!
I was so excited when I stared seeing them on menus at restaurants too! I love sweet potato fries!
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