Over the last two weeks I kept seeing this commercial on TV for McCain’s new Sweet Potato Fries. My husband loves Sweet potatoes and yams and the few times he’s had Sweet Potato fries in restaurants he’s loved them.
So about a week ago we decided to get some of the new Sweet Potato fries when we were shopping for groceries. They were ok – not as tasty as some of the ones I’ve had in restaurants, but not bad. Unfortunately the bag didn’t have all that much in it – four small servings which we ate over two days.
When we went shopping last weekend I decided to buy some sweet potatoes and try making my own baked Sweet Potatoes fries. I didn’t think it would be too hard … I mean I’ve done it with regular potatoes- just some oil, garlic or onion powder and some Italian seasoning and bake. Yummy!
So on Monday, after looking at about 15 Sweet Potato Fry recipes online I decided to try my own hand at making some of these delicious treats.
I sliced up two sweet potatoes. Now I don’t know if you’ve ever cut a raw sweet potato, they are really hard … so instead of cutting them into wedges or “fry” like shapes I just cut them into circular slices, about 1/4 inch thick.
Here’s My Recipe for Baked Sweet Potato Fries:
2 sliced Sweet potatoes
In a bowl, mix:
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper
1 tsp Paprika
1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp brown sugar
Mix olive oil spices and brown sugar (optional) well and then stir the sliced Sweet Potato slices in the mixture until well coated with oil and spices.
Lay the coated Sweet Potato slices out on a baking pan and put them in an oven that’s been preheated to 425 F for approximately half an hour. I turned the “fries” after about 15 minutes.
Soon after putting the Sweet Potato slices in the oven the house was filled with the smell of cinnamon. I loved it!
My first attempt at sweet potato fries went well. They were absolutely mouth wateringly delicious. Sweet and tasty with a hint of medium/hot spice at the back of your throat after you’d swallowed a piece thanks to the Cayenne pepper. Unfortunately, probably due to the brown sugar that I added to the coating mix, our fries didn’t get crispy. The sugar probably prevented that. I still have some sweet potatoes so I’ll probably make Sweet Potato fries again this weekend – this time without the sugar. I’m sure they’ll be crisper, and likely just as tasty.
Do you like Sweet potato fries? Have you ever tried making your own? If so what spices do you put on yours – if any?
BTW sorry for not writing for a while! I think this is my longest gap in three years! I had a bad bad bad reaction to Sulfasalazine. See my post below. I had a rash all over my body, was nauseated and massively headache for about a week and a half. I hate taking new meds – I really do!
Thanks for this. Will give it a try as it sounds delicious 🙂
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Those look yummy, thanks!
I almost started to write that we don’t have sweet fries here and you wrote a recipe. Maybe not today but later I’m gonna prepare it for my hubby. Thanks!
This recipe sounds delicious. I have been looking for a sweet potato recipe that was not only delicious but fun. Thanks!
I love sweet potato fries. Yummy!
Sweet potatos won’t get crispy in the oven, because they have natural sugars that caramelize, keeping them soft. It wasn’t your addition of brown sugar that did it…
The only way to get crispy sweet potato fries is to deep fry them. 🙁
I made these last night they are great. I have always wanted to make sweet potato fries. Do you have any more you can share? Thanks
This sweet potato recipe sound delicious.i like it.thanks.
Tried your recipe for the sweet potatoes and it was lovely! Thank you!
Thanks for the amazing recipe – I made them tonight and they were delicious. Thanks for the great tip about cutting them in circles – definitely saved a ton of time. Also they turned out sort of like a chip which made decorating/arranging the plate a lot of fun! 🙂 I think I cut them a little too thin so maybe will try them a little thicker next time and also started to run out of time therefore had to increase the time to 450 degrees about 20 mins in and then after 5 minutes put the broiler on to give them some crispiness. It worked well although think I left them under it for a couple of seconds too long because they started to get a little burned.
Although overall – loved them and can’t wait to try again. Didn’t use the brown sugar although used the cayenne pepper, cinnamon and paprika and it was perfect. We also made salmon and a fruit salsa (cantaloupe, honeydew, red onions, little jalapeno and cucumbers with lime juice, mint and lime zest) to go along with them. Very pleased overall with dinner! 🙂
You were right about the smell too…..it smelled like the holidays in our home! 🙂
Thanks again for sharing and can’t wait to try more!