These days you can find sweet potato fries on many restaurant menus, but just ten years or so ago that wasn’t the case. I still remember the first time I ever tasted them- it was at McMenamins when we lived in Portland. They were were served plain with just a sprinkling of salt, and they were so good. I didn’t expect to like them but when I bit into that crispy, salty exterior and found a soft fluffy center, I was sold. I came home right away and tried a homemade version that was baked in the oven instead of fried. These baked sweet potato fries with honey-lime dip are a fun side dish and healthy alternative to both traditional oil-fried fries and also regular potato dishes.
Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamin C, fiber, and tons of antioxidents, just to name a few. They’re also are lower in carbs than a regular potatoes. If you battle blood-sugar issues, sweet potatoes are a better choice than traditional potatoes. The sweetness comes from complex carbohydrates (the good kind) and not simple carbs (the bad kind) Combine that with heart-healthy olive oil and this little number packs quite a punch.
How to Make Baked Sweet Potato Fries
First cut your sweet potatoes into matchsticks. I actually don’t even peel my potatoes anymore! I also keep mine pretty thin because I like a higher ratio of browned exterior to fluffy center. Then you’ll drizzle them with Olive Oil. Hands down my favorite Flavored Olive Oil for sweet potatoes is our Rosemary Olive Oil!
Seasoning Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Then you’ll toss them with seasoning. There are a lot of flavor variations you can use with sweet potatoes, and this one is fairly simple with salt, pepper, garlic, onion, parsley, cumin, oregano and coriander.
How to Bake Sweet Potato Fries
You’ll want to spread them out in a single layer on a baking sheet. It’s important fries aren’t piled on top of each other. If you have convection mode on your oven, you can play around with that. I’ve found it helps brown the outside of the fries and you’ll want to keep an eye on them because they will bake much faster than normal!
Making a Dip for Sweet Potato Fries
The dip is easy to mix up while your fries are baking. It’s plain yogurt, a drizzle of honey and a squeeze of lime juice and some herbs and seasoning.
Serving Sweet Potato Fries
You’ll want to serve baked sweet potato fries immediately after baking. They will cool quickly and just won’t be as great. That being said, if you have leftovers, chop them up and store them in the fridge. They’re great for tossing on salads later!
These are definitely different than oil-fried sweet potatoes, there’s no getting around that. But they’re still great in their own right and a fun alternative to mix things up at dinner at home. Hope you try them and love them!
Nutrition Info:
This recipe serves 4 and each serving has 147 calories, 5 g of fat, and 4 grams of fiber.
This recipe serves 4 and each serving has 147 calories, 5 g of fat, and 4 grams of fiber.
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Ingredients
Sweet Potato Fries
- 1 lb peeled sweet potatoes cut into 1/4" match-sticks
- 2 T extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- Honey-Lime Dip
- 6 oz container plain low-fat yogurt
- 1 tablespoon mayo low cal is fine
- 1/2 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Mix all ingredients until combined. Chill until ready to use.
Instructions
- *you want 1lb sweet potatoes after they are peeled, sliced, etc. If you weigh them at the store make sure you have a little more than a pound to allow for the peeling, and tossing of small pieces.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Place sweet potatoes in a pile directly on baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Use hands to toss until all pieces are well coated. Sprinkle seasoning mixture on top and toss again with hands to coat.
- Arrange sweet potatoes in a single layer so that pieces are not touching each other. Place pan in oven and bake for 15 minutes. Use a metal spatula to gently flip fries and then return pan to oven. Cook for an additional 15-20 minutes or until fries are starting to lightly brown and crisp. Remove pan from oven and cool 5 minutes.
- While potatoes are cooking, mix all dip ingredients and place in fridge to chill. Serve fries immediately.
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Questions & Reviews
Thanks for your step by step instructions. I've baked fries several times like this, but often get soggy results. I'm sure your extra pointers will solve my problems. Love all the pictures you take.
I know I'm late to the party, but I'm searching for a sw. potato fry recipe to make, and yours looks the best! And you sure have the best photos.
I'm sure I'll mess with it (I can't leave anything alone) but thanks a ton for posting.
I can't even tell you how much I appreciate the nutritional information on this recipe. I am on weight watchers and often look at that to see if it is worth making. Thanks for your great recipes.
I made this today (minus the dip) and it was wonderful!! I had saved this recipe from a long time ago but just decided to make it today. Really good! The only thing I didn't do was to read the tips for cutting up sweet potatoes and so that was hard….
Best Sweet potato fries recipe I've found–and the dip is great!!
Delicious! I found your site yestereday searching for rainbow cupcakes. I have read from your first post to your last and can't wait to start preparing some more of your recipes. Your pictures make the site! I appreciate seeing all of the steps. I will use your index to plan our meals for the week! Next on my list: Black Bean Soup! Yum! The sweet potato fries were fantastic! We eat them weekly, and yours is the recipe I will now use.
This is a great recipe for sweet potato fries! Simple, easy and they came out perfect. This is going on my regular rotation of recipes.
Kelly,
hmm…ya you might try cutting them a tad thicker. Also, maybe your oven runs hot? You could try bumping the temp down just a bit or turning them more often. Hope that helps!
I love your site! I found it recently and have already tried several recipes…all of which were delicious!! I've tried these sweet potato fries twice and while they still taste great, they're getting burnt before they get crispy. I cut them small and made sure they weren't touching or steaming…I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong! Could I be cutting them too thin? Thanks!!!
Wow. What a great idea to make fries out of sweet potatoes. Thank you for the inspiration.