I love to cook, but hate wasting hours in the kitchen. I’m always looking for ways to get the job done faster. Although the best meals usually require more preparation time, here is a quick and tasty one!
MMMM warm and CRISPY, sweet potato fries!
Serves: 2 people
Ingredients:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes or 1 big one
- 4 tbsp oil olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Equipment:
- Baking Pan
- 1 large zip lock bag or tupperware container
- parchment paper
Directions:
- peel and cut sweet potatoes
- place cut potatoes in ziplock bag or similar container
- add olive oil, (fries should be glossy looking, not drenched
- add remaining ingredients,zip up the bag and shake it!
- place fries on baking sheet, on top of parchment paper
- preheat oven to 350
- bake for 20 minutes, turn and bake for another 15-20minutes.
I’ll have to try this! I love sweet potato fries but I can never get them crispy on the outside the way I like them.
Hi Darrin,
Let me know how it goes. I find that I usually just have to cook them a bit longer than I want to!
Trying these tonight Jordan, will let you know how they go!
Another good one for white potatoes is salt, pepper, brown sugar, bbq sauce, breads and oil.
Hi Julie,
I will have to try that recipe too! Or maybe you can make it for Kayla and I, since you are the best cook!
Cheers,
Jordan
Jordan,
I love sweet potato fries… even more so when they are accompanied by Foo Fighters! A couple tips I have for making them more crisp would be spray the baking sheet with a very light coat of Pam and spread the fries out evenly on the sheet with a good amount of space in between each one (you may need to do a couple of batches).
Alykhan
Alykhan,
I love the Foo Fighters. I was lucky to see them play in a small venue when they were just starting out. I will never forget it! As for the fries, I will add the spray next time.
Jordan
These look excellent! I am totally hooked on Trader Joe’s Sweet Potato Chips. These would cost less and be much healthier. I think a little cumin in there to spice them up might work well, too.
Hi Abigail,
I have not tried Trader Joe’s Sweet Potato Chips (can’t get them in my part of Canada). I have used cumin before and it is a great addition!
Jordan
Thanks! My girlfriend and I make sweet potato fries all the time, either with yams or yellow sweet potatoes. We mix them all up in a bowl, and season heavily (more than you would think you would need, so that you don’t need ketchup or any other condiment) with ceyanne pepper, smoked paprika, thyme and salt and pepper. They are yummy but I too have trouble crisping them up. Oh well, a small price to pay.
Cari,
Ceyanne pepper sounds like a great addition! Crispiness seems to be an elusive quality for homemade sweet potato fries.
Jordan
Tried these last night. They were fantastic. The only problem was I had to fight my kids for the seconds, lol…
Looks good, can’t wait to try it.