BAKED SWEET POTATO FRIES

These thin cut and crunchy Baked Sweet Potato Fries are the healthy version of the regular deep-fried fries. They are seriously soooo good. Serve while they’re still crispy and hot, by themselves or with your favorite condiment like good old ketchup, mayo, Sriracha mayo, my favorite Chipotle Cream or ranch (if you’re like my husband – if ranch is a person, he will marry her instead of me!)

In case you were wondering what kind of burger we had with these fries in the picture, check out my Asian Pork Burger with Sriracha Mayo. But seriously, they are good with anything!

What are the benefits of sweet potatoes?

Sweet potatoes are a rich source of fiber, vitamins and minerals including iron, calcium, selenium, and they’re a good source of most of our B vitamins and vitamin C.

What are the tricks of making awesome crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries?

1. Bake them in the oven at high temp (425 ºF). If your oven is really dirty, you might want to clean it first!
2. Slice your sweet potatoes thinly (about ¼-inch thick) and try to cut them into similar size so they get cooked at the same time.
3. Toss your fries in cornstarch then olive oil. Cornstarch helps the outside get crispy.
4. Do not overcrowd your baking sheet. If you have smaller baking sheet, bake them in multiple batches. The fries develop crisp edges when they individually lies on a hot baking sheet’s surface so make sure they’re not piling on top of each other.
5. Flip them when they’re about half way done to ensure they’re cooked evenly.
6. Serve right away while they’re still crispy. Let’s face it, they’re not going to stay crispy as long as the deep-fried fries but baking them makes them so much healthier. You just have to eat them quick which we had no problems doing that. We pretty much inhaled them!

Let’s cook some food!

Preheat the oven to 425 ºF. Line the large baking sheet with parchment paper.

Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into ¼-inch thick. Try to cut them into similarly size.

Toss them in cornstarch, make sure they evenly coated and not too thick.

Drizzle the olive oil over the fries and toss until the fries are lightly and evenly coated in oil.

Arrange the fries in a single layer and don’t overcrowd; otherwise they will never crisp up.

Bake for 20 minutes, then flip the fries so they can cook on all sides.

Bake for 10 to 15 more minutes, or until the fries are crispy and the edges are a little bit brown.

While they’re piping hot from the oven, season them with some salt, black pepper or other seasoning like garlic powder or chili powder. Serve right away while they’re still crispy, by themselves or with your favorite condiment like ranch, ketchup, mayo, Sriracha mayo, or Let’s Cook Some Food’s own Chipotle Cream.

Hope you give these Baked Sweet Potato Fries a try. The recipe card and comment box are below. Happy baking!