Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
If my kids and husband had their way, they could probably eat french fries every single day of the week. My 4 year-old basically wants to live off of french fries and salad. At least I can get her to eat salad!
I love making roasted potatoes for dinner. They are relatively simple to prepare and pair with pretty much every meat. But, roasted potatoes just don’t have that same appeal as a crispy french fry.
Up until now though every time I’ve tried to bake homemade french fries, they just come out tasting like plain old roasted potatoes. Then I discovered this recipe from the Kitchn which says the secret to crispy baked fries is cornstarch! I was sold and gave it a try, but like many reviewers, the fries weren’t all that crispy, the cornstarch ended up sort of pasty, and a lot of the fries were soggy.
So I tried them again. And the second time I made sure to shake off all of the excess cornstarch, including the bits that got stuck on the bottom of the fries after coating them. I also made sure to use my largest baking sheet so the fries had more room to spread out. These steps helped the fries to actually crisp up! So I do not recommend skipping these steps in the recipe.
To make the basic recipe, you really only need some salt as a seasoning, however, if you want to kick things up a notch, adding garlic powder, chili powder, and cumin really add a nice little kick of flavor!
Enjoy french fries without all the guilt! These sweet potato fries bake up nice and crispy thanks to one secret ingredient!
Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 225Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 306mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 3gSugar: 7gProtein: 2g