Jessica
These sweet potato fries are crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and lightly seasoned. They go great with ketchup or garlic aioli. Or make them into veggie fries by topping them with nut free cheese sauce, cashew sour cream and fresh chopped tomatoes and green onion.
How the fries are made:
Sweet potato fries come together very quickly and can be made either in the air fryer or in the oven.
The first step is to peel and chop the sweet potatoes. I prefer to cut the sweet potatoes into strips between 1/2 inch and 1/4 inch wide. The smaller the strips are the quicker they will cook.
Add the cornstarch and seasonings to a small bowl. This will make it easier to evenly distribute everything.
Toss the cut sweet potato with the neutral oil. You can use vegetable oil, grapeseed oil or as I use, canola oil. Once the potatoes are covered in oil add the cornstarch and seasoning mixture. Toss until the cornstarch is no longer visible.
If baking the sweet potato fries in the oven, preheat the oven to 400°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the sweet potatoes out in a single layer, ensuring they are not touching each other. This will help the outside to crisp up.
Bake the fries for 20 minutes, gently flipping them half way through. After 20 minutes the outside will be crispy and the inside will be soft.
If making the sweet potato fries in an air fryer, preheat the air fryer to 380°F. Once the air fryer is ready, lay the sweet potato fries in a single layer, making sure they are not touching each other.
Fry the sweet potato for 12 minutes, gently turning them half way through. They will be done when they are crispy on the outside but soft on the inside.
Serve the sweet potato fries with ketchup, garlic aioli (vegan mayonnaise mixed with a small amount of garlic, add hot sauce if you wish) or make them into veggie fries.
Enjoy!
Crispy Sweet Potato Fries
Crispy sweet potato fries, lightly seasoned, are a perfect side dish. Serve with ketchup, garlic aioli or make them into veggie fries.
2
servings5
minutes20
minutes244
kcal25
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Ingredients
2 medium sweet potatoes
1 1/2 tbsp neutral flavoured oil (I use canola)
4 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
Directions
- If baking the fries in the oven, preheat the oven to 400°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into 1/4″ to 1/2″ strips. Place the sweet potatoes in a large bowl and add the oil. Toss until all of the potatoes are covered.
- Add the cornstarch, chili powder, garlic powder and salt to the sweet potatoes and mix until no cornstarch is showing.
- Oven baked
- Spread the fries in a single layer ensuring they do not touch each other on the baking sheet.
- Bake the fries for 20 minutes, turning them half way through.
- Air Fryer
- Preheat the air fryer to 380°F.
- Add the fries in a single layer to the air fryer basket, ensuring they do not touch each other.
- Cook the fries for 12 minutes, gently tossing halfway through.
Notes
- Nutritional information is a rough estimate.
- Make the sweet potato fries into veggie fries by topping them with nut free cheese sauce, cashew sour cream, freshly chopped tomatoes and green onion.
Nutrition Facts
- Total number of serves: 2
- Calories: 244kcal
- Carbohydrates: 33.1g
- Protein: 2.8g
- Fat: 11.3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.7g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.8g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 852mg
- Potassium: 791.8mg
- Fiber: 5.2g
- Sugar: 9.6g
