Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Posted Sep 11, 2023, Updated Oct 29, 2023
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These baked sweet potato fries are easy to make with only 4 ingredients! Homemade sweet potato fries are healthier and tastier than frozen or restaurant varieties.
I often order sweet potato fries when we go out to eat because they’re my favorite. However, these homemade sweet potato fries are even more delicious and healthier than any frozen or restaurant varieties.
Many store-bought or restaurant fries contain unnecessary ingredients such as vegetable oil, corn starch, food coloring (not joking), and preservatives.
But these homemade sweet potato fries are made with 4 nutritious ingredients and they are baked, not fried.
Sweet Potato Fries: Ingredient Substitutions & Notes
- Sweet potatoes. I recommend using organic sweet potatoes! Red garnet yams are also a good choice.
- Olive oil. Use pure, organic olive oil for the best flavor. Avocado oil is a good substitute.
- Fine sea salt. I always use this fine mineral sea salt in all my baking and cooking – highly recommend. You can use regular salt, you may just need to decrease the amount slightly.
- Black pepper. use freshly ground pepper for best results.
How to Make Sweet Potato Fries
We’ll walk through how to make sweet potato fries step-by-step, and don’t forget to watch the video. I have seen many different, more complicated methods for making these, but I have found this straightforward technique to be the best!
Begin by preheating the oven oven to 425 degrees F and greasing a large baking sheet (21” x 15”) or two regular sized baking sheets with olive oil.
Then, cut the sweet potatoes into long matchsticks and put them in a large mixing bowl.
Note: the thickness/size of the sweet potatoes will greatly affect baking time. You can use a knife and cut them thin or a mandolin.
Then, pour ¼ cup olive oil over the sweet potatoes in the bowl and stir until they are evenly coated.
Sprinkle half of the sea salt over the sweet potatoes, stir, and repeat with the second half plus the black pepper.
Spread the sweet potatoes evenly in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, stir, and bake an additional 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from the oven and serve warm immediately.
Serve
Here are some serving suggestions:
- Serve them with the best meatloaf (or turkey meatloaf)
- I often make them with these Greek meatballs, greek salad, and tzatziki.
- Pair with your favorite chicken recipes, like baked chicken breasts, hummus baked chicken, etc.
Store/Freeze
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Reheat over low heat on the stovetop or by preheating the oven to 350 degrees and reheating until they are warmed through. You can reheat them in the microwave – but they won’t be as crispy.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, sweet potatoes are loaded with nutrients and olive oil is a heart-healthy unsaturated fat!
Yes, season the sweet potatoes after they are coated in olive oil, before roasting,
The sweet potatoes need space on the baking sheet to get nice and crispy. If you over-crowd the pan so the potatoes overlap, it will prevent the water from evaporating and making the sweet potatoes crispy. You can always broil the sweet potato fries for 1-2 minutes to crisp them up at the end of baking if necessary.
This is why I suggest using a large baking sheet, or two separate baking sheets. It’s ideal to cook them on a convection setting or in two separate ovens if you are baking them on two pans.
Here are some suggestions: mashed sweet potatoes, cinnamon roasted sweet potatoes and apples, sweet potato casserole, sweet potato soup, and sweet potato pie!
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- Extra olive oil for greasing the pans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease a large baking sheet (21” x 15”) or two regular sized baking sheets
- Cut sweet potatoes into long matchsticks and put them in a large mixing bowl.*
- Pour ¼ cup olive oil over sweet potatoes, stir until the potatoes are evenly coated.
- Sprinkle half of the sea salt over the sweet potatoes, stir, and repeat with the second half plus the black pepper.
- Spread the sweet potatoes evenly in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet(s).
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, stir, and bake an additional 15 minutes or until golden brown. If you do not have a convection oven, switch the baking sheets between the top and bottom halfway through baking.
- Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
Video
Notes
- Sweet potatoes. I recommend using organic sweet potatoes! Red garnet yams are also a good choice.
- Olive oil. Use pure, organic olive oil for the best flavor. Avocado oil is a good substitute.
- Fine sea salt. I always use this fine mineral sea salt in all my baking and cooking – highly recommend. You can use regular salt, you may just need to decrease the amount slightly.
- Black pepper. use freshly ground pepper for best results.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
