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. A reader also left the advice to cook them on parchment paper, which will absorb some of the moisture.
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Made these on my Pampered Chef Stoneware Bar Pan they came out super crisp! The stoneware really helps absorb excess moisture….I highly recommend baking these on stoneware! The recipe is perfect! Quite Delicious!
Sounds yummy! You wrote that soaking them in water is the really important part but you didn’t say for how long. :-/
Fixed 🙂
Thank you!! 🙂
I was just thinking of making some sweet potato fries for my new blog! Glad I saw this. 🙂 Great tip! I can never get mine crispy so I’ll definitely try this.
Why did you post a recipe for soggy fries? Thanks for ruining my batch of two sweet potatoes. I’ll go to McDonald’s where I know I’ll get hot food cooked correctly.
Sad that you have to blame someone else when you were the one who messed up the recipe. 🙁
And Mcdonalds fries are not crispy. They are greasy. Enjoy!
I tried these last night and they did come out crispy but I had a problem with them sticking to my cookie sheet 🙁 I tossed them in coconut oil before hand and when I went to turn them over after 10 minutes they were all sticking to the sheet. Just wondering if there is anything I can do to stop this.
Try spraying the cookie sheet or using parchment paper.
These fries ROCK! I was skeptical because I’d tried another baked sweet potato fry recipe before and those came out soft, but these fries were perfect and crispy and crunchy without being burnt. Thank you for a great recipe and blog!
So I am sitting here eating these sweet potato fries right now and I HAD to leave you a comment about them. I don’t know whether to thank you or curse you because these are addictive and I don’t know how I will stop making them! I added a little bit of cinnamon to mine, and they taste like Thanksgiving!
I am training for a fitness competition and sweet potatoes are a staple in my training diet, so I googled to find ways to use them. I made a batch of these last night, and let’s just say it won’t be the last!
Thanks Katie, I had them last night with a homemade greek yogurt mayonnaise (I’m not vegan). Delish!
Hi! Love your blog. Tried this recipe twice and for some reason the fries didn’t come out crispy
I’ve made this recipe 5 times now. The first ones were very crispy, the second ones weren’t, and all the other times were crispy again. I didn’t do anything differently the second time, so maybe its just a bad sweet potato sometimes?
Shoot! I’ll give it a try once again this week with your portobello mushroom burger recipe 🙂
Thanks for the reply