One of my favorite restaurants in Austin serves sweet potato fries–they’re so delicious that I’ll keep eating them long after I’m not even hungry anymore. I’ve been looking a good recipe to make my own, and finally found this one. I was looking for a more spicy version because my son Luke likes food with a kick–and he says they were good. Luke-tested, mother-approved–it’s a keeper!
Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
2 large sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 lbs.)
1/2 t. ground cumin
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. ground red pepper
1 T. vegetable oil
- In a small bowl, combine cumin, salt and pepper. Set aside
- Peel potatoes, then cut each in half lengthwise, then each half into 6 wedges.
- In a large bowl, combine potato wedges, spice mixture and oil. Toss until completely coated.
- Arrange potatoes in a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes, and serve immediately. YUM!!
I served mine with roasted southwestern chicken and crispy kale chips–we loved the kale chips, too, so look for that recipe soon!
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Ok yummmm!!! I love sweet potato fries!
Love the sweet potato fries! I sub out the vegetable oil for coconut oil. Mad good!
Katherine, I’m going to try it with a more cinnamon-spice mixture next time. Mike, good idea on the oil–I’ll try that!
I serve oven-roasted sweet potato fries often, but rarely season them with anything but salt (added when I take the fries out of the oven). We usually dip them in ketchup just as we do fried potatoes. Actually, I often mix sweet potatoes and potatoes on the same baking pan.
I actually prefer the salt and pepper rather than the spicy stuff!