Baked Sweet Potato Fries are a great way to enjoy fries without the guilt. They are crispy, tasty, and nutritious. They are also easy to make with a few simple ingredients and steps. You can customize them with your favorite seasonings and sauces.
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Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are native to tropical America but are widely cultivated in many parts of the world. They have sweet-tasting, starchy flesh that can be orange, white, red, pink, yellow, or purple. They are rich in fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, and antioxidants.
Why This Sweet Potato Fry Recipe is a Keeper
Learn how to make crispy sweet potatoe fries that the family will love. I just peel mu sweet potatoes. Place the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and place on an oven rack.
- 30 Minute Meal: Sweet potatoe fries are crispy, easy and delicious.
- Easy Ingredients: Only 4 ingredient.
- Family Friendly: Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
- Adaptable: Make fries in the oven, air fryer or convection oven.
- Leftover Sweet Potato Fries: Add the homemade sweet potato fries to any meal to make it better. Reheat the fries in the oven until the fries are crispy and use for leftovers.
If you’re looking for more sweet potato recipes, try these Roasted Spicy Sweet Potatoes, Crispy Brown Sugar Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole with Canned Yams.
How Do I Make Sweet Potato Fries Crispy?
Soak the fries in cold water for at least 30 minutes, or up to overnight. This will help rinse off the excess starch and prevent the fries from sticking together. Making it easier to create crispy sweet potato fries.
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Ingredient Notes for Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
- Sweet Potatoes: Peel the sweet potatoes and cut your fries into uniform sizes.
- All Purpose Seasonings: Seasoning is everything for these baked recipes.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions to Make Sweet Potato Fries
Learn how to make the best roasted sweet potato fries. They’re baked so they are healthier. However, you can make variations with olive oil, you can even use a flavored olive oil to get them crispy.
- Oil: Olive oil is a great replacement for canola oil to make these fries.
- Air Fryer: Preheat the oven to 425°F. Add the fries and bake for 15 minutes in the air fryer until brown and crisp.
Special Equipment Needed to Make Baked Sweet Potato Fries
- Fry Chopper: It is the easiest way to make perfect homemade sweet potato fries. It slices the sweet potato pieces perfectly.
How to Make the Recipe for the Best Sweet Potato Fries
Make the recipe for sweet potato fries in the oven. They are not as greasy when you make in the oven and provide a crispier fry. Fries are done to perfection.
These are the basic steps for making the best sweet potato fries. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions. I am glad that you found this recipe. Please leave feedback below.
STEP 1: Prep
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Then peel my sweet potatoes. Cut the sweet potatoes into 3/4 inch sticks; Pat dry.
STEP 2: Place Potatoes on Baking Sheet and Toss until the Fries are Coated
Toss French fries with oil and spread out on rimmed baking sheet making sure that Arrange the fries until they aren’t touching.
STEP 3: Bake the Fries in the Oven and Make sure to Rotate
Bake for 20 minutes, flip the cut fries half-way through baking until nice and crispy. Remove baking sheet from the oven and sprinkle All Purpose Seasoning Blend over fries.
Recipe FAQs for Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
Expert Tips for Making This Sweet Potato Recipe
If you love mashed sweet potatoes then you will love sweet potato fries. Here are some handy tips to help you make them even better.
- Fries Crispier: Dry the uncooked fries well before coating them with cornstarch and oil. Moisture will prevent the fries from getting crispy.
- Parchment: Use parchment paper to line the baking sheets. This will prevent the fries from sticking and burning. Remove tray from the oven and use tongs to flip the fries.
- Season the Fries: Do not salt the oven fries before baking. Sprinkle the fries salt will draw out moisture and make the fries soggy. Season with salt after baking, remove from the oven when the baked fries are hot and crisp.
- Serving: Serve the fries hot and fresh. They will lose their crispiness as they cool down. You can reheat them in the oven if needed, but they may not be as crispy as the first time.
- Wedges: Make sweet potato wedges in place of the fries. Make sure you spread the fries in a single layer. Fries aren’t the only way to bake them try sweet potato chips.
What to Serve with Tasty Sweet Potato Fries Ever
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients
- 2 Sweet potatoes, peeled
- 3 tablespoons Canola oil
- 1 tablespoon All Purpose Seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Cut peeled sweet potatoes into 3/4 inch sticks; Pat dry.
- Toss potatoes with oil and spread out on rimmed baking sheet making sure that the potatoes aren’t touching.
- Bake for 20 minutes, turning potatoes half-way through baking.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle all purpose seasoning blend over fries.
Expert Tips
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- Fries Crispier: Dry the uncooked fries well before coating them with cornstarch and oil. Moisture will prevent the fries from getting crispy.
- Parchment: Use parchment paper to line the baking sheets. This will prevent the fries from sticking and burning. Remove tray from the oven and use tongs to flip the fries.
- Season the Fries: Do not salt the oven fries before baking. Sprinkle the fries salt will draw out moisture and make the fries soggy. Season with salt after baking, remove from the oven when the baked fries are hot and crisp.
- Serving: Serve the fries hot and fresh. They will lose their crispiness as they cool down. You can reheat them in the oven if needed, but they may not be as crispy as the first time.
- Wedges: Make sweet potato wedges in place of the fries. Make sure you spread the fries in a single layer. Fries aren’t the only way to bake them try sweet potato chips.
Hi Christina, what a fantastic job you have done with these! I hope you bring it over to Food on Friday to share with everyone as part of Pot Luck. Cheers from Carole’s Chatter
Thanks for linking this recipe to THIS WEEK’S CRAVINGS (please remember to add a link back to the linky party). I am in need of more recipes for Sweet Potatoes, I must try this!
Those look good. I love to order them too when I can find them on the menu. I bet yours are way better for us.
I found your link from Tammys. I never heard of sloppy joes called wimpies. We would call a hamburger a wimpy sometimes. It is after the guy on Popeye that wanted you to buy him a burger and he would pay you next Tuesday.
Enjoyed poking around on your blog.
Thanks for the kind words, DeDe! I’m glad you enjoyed reading my cooking adventures. I’d love to know if you tried any of the recipes.
Thanks for reading! Come back soon!
we’ve recently become introduced to sweet potato fries and they are pretty good. I haven’t tried making them at home yet, but I have made some sweet potato chips that aren’t bad. They are deep fried though.
Try some cinnamon/ sugar on them! It’s like a party in your mouth. Yummy!!!!
Oooohhhh! Now, that sounds divine! I think I’ll give that a try this weekend!
Thanks, Amy!!!