Let me preface this by saying: I love sweet potatoes. Last year, I found out how to bake them so I baked four to last me the week. They were gone by the end of the night. Anyways, I recently went out to eat and had sweet potato fries, which I'd never had before, and they were delicious! The juxtaposition of sweet and salty was amazing so I had to learn how to make them myself. And imagine how happy I was too learn that it wasn't difficult AND it's healthier than regular french fries (another one of my favorite foods)!
Ingredients:
1 large sweet potato
1/2 tbs olive oil
salt
pepper
any spices you've got around that you think will taste good on the fries
garlic powder
ground cumin
ground cinnamon (this makes them smell amazing!)
Directions:
1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Wash and peel the sweet potato.
2. Cut the ends off the sweet potato and then cut it into strips. I wanted smaller fries (so it feels like I'm eating more of them!) so I cut them to be 1/2" thick and I ended up with around 45 fries.
3. Mix the slices of potato up with the olive oil and spices. You want each piece to be coated with plenty of seasoning. Then lay them out in one layer on a baking sheet.
4. Bake for around ten minutes, then flip the fries over and bake for another seven minutes or so.
And that's all there is to it! From my best estimation, fries from potato are around 230 calories so it's a pretty healthy snack or side dish.
Lessons learned: I should have made these sooner and more often :)
Verdict: These are delicious. I might try using different seasonings in the future (I saw recipes with paprika, taco seasoning, brown sugar, etc.) because I'm pretty sure it'd all taste great on these fries. And a heads up: they're more like steak fries than crispy french fries you'd get from McDonalds. I love both types so it's great for me!
