Crispy Sweet Potato Fries…
No Oscar-themed dessert today.
My friend who usually hosts the Oscars party was working this year, no one else ever got around to organizing anything, and S was busy as well… so my big night included Emily (my roommate), me, and the Oscars Maggie Smith.
We clicked back a few times, but decided Downton Abbey was much more compelling than the Oscars. I will look at all the dresses in People magazine! And a quick glance at twitter this morning told me all I needed to know about who won what.
To compliment our entertainment, we grilled some portobello mushroom burgers with all the fixings. And nothing goes better with burgers than homemade crispy sweet potato fries!
You can spend four times the price and get a tiny bag of Alexia frozen sweet potato fries with a bunch of unnecessary added ingredients like dextrin, xantham gum, and tapioca starch…
Or, in less time than it takes to watch the Oscars pre-show, you can save money by preparing a recipe for healthy and crispy sweet potato fries at home– no special equipment needed!
(Did you watch the Oscars? What dresses did you like best? And what exactly happened in the opening monologue? I missed that part, but people have been telling me it was quite bizarre and not at all politically correct. As for dresses, Jennifer Aniston’s striking red dress was my favorite of the few I saw. I’m partial to bold-colored dresses that stand out in a crowd of black and silver.)
Crispy Sweet Potato Fries
Crispy Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled
- oil spray, or 1-2 tbsp olive or coconut oil
- 2 tsp curry powder (or cinnamon, for sweet fries)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder (omit for sweet fries)
- 1/2 tsp salt (or to taste)
Instructions
How to make crispy sweet potato fries: Preheat oven to 400F and grease a baking sheet. Cut the potatoes into fry shapes (thick or thin), then soak them in water for around 45 minutes. This is the important step to make them crispy! Drain, and pat dry. Toss the fries with the oil or oil spray in a large bowl. Add all other ingredients and mix well. Spread the fries on the baking sheet. Bake 25-30 minutes, turning halfway through. For even crispier fries, feel free to leave them in longer or broil for the last 1-2 minutes. Â A reader also left the advice to cook them on parchment paper, which will absorb some of the moisture.
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These look so goodddddd.
How come whenever I try to make these baked fries things they never turn out to be crispy :(. Either they burn or they are limp. I’ve tried with zucchinis, potatos and carrots.
I love making sweet potato fries and wedges! Mine don’t normally look this good but they taste good, I love to add curry and garlic powder to sweet potatoes.
Yum. Mine always burn too when I try to make them thin and crispy – yours are so pretty!
I have some additional tips on my blog for getting them nice and crispy while baking! 🙂 http://seeleyfamilyblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/not-your-average-burger-fries.html
Mmm, love sweet potato fries! I’ve made them a couple times but I am pretty terrible at cutting sweet potatoes. I tend to get my husband to cut them into smaller chunks and I take over from there, haha.
P.S. I, too, would love that portabella burger recipe!
This is simple and homely snack, will try it.
Have a great week ahead!
Yummy! I love sweet potatoes, and I often make this oven-backed version: delicious!
You make these look so easy! Whenever i make sweet potato chips they are either too soft or burnt! To be honest though i never bother to turn them, so maybe that is the trick! I’ll give it a go!
While i’m not a big fan of mushrooms, I have been eating veggie burgers/patties like crazy lately – i’d love to see a recipe for lentil or chickpea or quinoa burgers!
This is great. I make a similiar recipe what seems like once a week. SO healthy and tasty too. Looks great Katie!
I loved the Oscars-watch every year. My husband is an actor. 🙂
LOVE sweet potato fries! Great flavor combination. Apparantly I’m not vegan, but I love food and one way to make yoru fries crispier is dipping them in egg whites than adding your toppings. I am sooooooooooo loving your recipe!!