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Making crisp and tender sweet potato fries is easy with a few tips and tricks. You can enjoy them anytime you want.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Sweet Potato Fries are the perfect side dish to so many meals. I could basically eat them with anything and everything. They have a crispy outside and a soft and delicious inside and are made in the oven so there is no frying involved.
They are so delicious, but even vetter, sweet potato fries are a great source of beta-carotene, antioxidants, fiber, Vitamin C and lots more!
I’ve experimented with lots of different versions and methods for sweet potato fries and this one is my favorite.
Ingredients Needed
- Sweet Potatoes
- Olive Oil
- Egg White
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic Powder
How to Make Sweet Potato Fries
- Slice the potato into flat pieces.
- Slice each slab lengthwise thinly and evenly, try to get them all the same thickness or close to it for even baking. I like mine about 1/4 inch thick.
- Add egg white to a large bowl and beat until foamy.
- Add cut fries to the egg white.
- Drizzle sweet potato fries with olive oil.
- Toss fries with salt, pepper and garlic powder until evenly coated with the egg white mixture and seasonings.
- Lay the fries on a parchment lined cookie sheet spaced evenly so they don’t touch.
- Bake at 400 degrees F. for 20 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and flip the fries over and return to a single layer.
- Return pan to oven, rotating the pans if you are using more than one.
- Bake until fries have brown spots on the outside, about an additional 10-15 minutes. Fries should be crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.
Tips from leigh Anne
- You can peel the potatoes or leave the skins on for more nutritional value.
- When cutting sweet potatoes, slice off about 1/4 inch from one side of the whole potato. Lay the potato on the cutting board on the flat, cut side. This will make it more stable and easier to cut the remaining slabs.
- You can get creative with your seasonings and add in whatever you like. Maybe some paprika, cayenne or curry?
- Don’t skip the egg white. I have tried coating sweet potato fries with cornstarch, like many recipes call for, but find the egg white gets a crisper outer coating.
- Leave space between the fries when baking. If they are too close together they will steam and won’t get crisp.
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Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
Making crisp and tender sweet potato fries is easy with a few tips and tricks. You can enjoy them anytime you want.
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:30 minutes
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Total:45 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes 2 large sweet potatoes
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 egg white
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Beat egg white in a bowl, until foamy.
- Slice sweet potatoes into evenly sized fries, about 1/4 – 1/2 inch thick. Make them as uniform as possible so they bake evenly.
- Add fries to egg white and stir to coat.
- Drizzle fries with olive oil.
- Add in salt, pepper and garlic powder and toss to coat.
- Place fries in a single layer onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Be sure the fries don't touch. If they are too close, they will steam and not get crispy.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and turn fries over. Be sure to keep them in a single layer. Return to oven bake for an additional 10-14 minutes.
- They will form brown spots on the outside. They will be crisp on the outside and tender and soft on the inside.
- Remove from oven and season with some additional salt if desired.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 264kcal (13%) Carbohydrates: 46g (15%) Protein: 5g (10%) Fat: 7g (11%) Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) Sodium: 719mg (31%) Potassium: 786mg (22%) Fiber: 7g (29%) Sugar: 10g (11%) Vitamin A: 32176IU (644%) Vitamin C: 5mg (6%) Calcium: 68mg (7%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
Nammi says
Yumm, I love sweet potato fries.