Homemade French Fries
Posted Oct 16, 2023
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Oven baked french fries are easy to make with only 4 ingredients! Homemade French fries are healthier and even more delicious than frozen or restaurant fries!
One of my top cravings during all 6 of my pregnancies was baked french fries with homemade cheese sauce.
As a result, I’ve had lots of time over the last 12 years to create the most perfect, crispy, oven baked french fries recipe ever.
I prefer to make our own fries at home because store-bought or restaurant fries contain undesirable ingredients like vegetable oil, corn starch and preservatives.
These homemade fries are made with 4 nutritious ingredients and they are baked, not fried.
Baked French Fries: Ingredients & Substitutions
- Potatoes. I recommend Yukon gold or russet potatoes for the best results.
- Olive oil. Use pure, organic olive oil for the best flavor. Avocado oil is a good choice.
- Fine sea salt. I always use this fine mineral sea salt – 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 French Fries in the Oven
Let’s walk through how to make the best, crispy baked french fries in the oven! Don’t forget to watch the video!
Begin by preheating the oven to 425 degrees F and greasing two large baking sheets with olive oil or cooking spray.
Then, cut the potatoes into long matchsticks and put them in a large mixing bowl.
*Note: we prefer to keep the skins on our French fries. If you prefer, peel the potatoes first then cut them.
Next pour ¼ cup olive oil over potatoes and stir until evenly distributed.
Then, sprinkle half of the sea salt over the potatoes, stir, and repeat with the second half plus the black pepper.
Spread the potatoes evenly in a single layer on the prepared baking sheets.
Then bake the homemade french fries in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, then stir.
Note. the thickness of the french fries will determine baking time. Thicker fries take longer to cook, while thinner fries cook faster.
Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Once the potatoes are golden brown, remove them from the oven and serve immediately.
Serve
Serve the oven baked french fries warm with a side of homemade cheese sauce, ketchup, ranch dressing, etc.
I suggest serving them as a side dish to some of our favorite recipes:
- Homemade Hamburgers pair perfectly with these baked french fries.
- Serve them alongside BBQ chicken sandwiches, chicken kebabs. or this pistachio chicken.
- They make a great side to the best meatloaf (ever), turkey meatloaf and Greek meatballs !
Store/freeze
Store oven baked french fries in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Reheat
I suggest reheating the baked french fries on a baking sheet in your oven set ot 350 degrees F to restore their crispiness. You can warm them in the microwave and they will be delicious, but soft.
Recipe FAQs
These fries bake at 425 degrees F, which is the perfect temperature to crisp them without burning them!
There are a few possible reasons your fries aren’t crisping up in the oven.
1. Over-crowding the pan: This is why I suggest making this recipe on two baking sheets. It’s important that all the fries lay flat on the baking sheet.
2. Temperature is too low. Check your oven with an oven thermometer and make sure it is really heating up to 425 degrees F.
Yes, in order to ensure maximum crispiness on all sides, I suggest following the recipe and flipping them partway through baking.
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Oven Baked French Fries
Ingredients
- 2 lbs potatoes (Yukon gold or Russet)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- Additional olive oil or cooking spray for greasing pan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease two large baking sheets with olive oil or cooking spray.
- Cut the potatoes into long matchsticks and put them in a large mixing bowl.*
- Pour ¼ cup olive oil over potatoes, stir until evenly distributed.
- Sprinkle half of the sea salt over the potatoes, stir, and repeat with the second half plus the black pepper.
- Spread the potatoes evenly in a single layer on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, stir, and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. **
- Remove from oven and serve warm.
- Serve warm.
Video
Notes
** Note. the thickness of the french fries will determine baking time. Thicker fries take longer to cook, while thinner fries cook faster. Ingredient Notes & Substitutions
- Potatoes. I recommend Yukon gold or russet potatoes for the best results.
- Olive oil. Use pure, organic olive oil for the best flavor. Avocado oil is a good choice.
- Fine sea salt. I always use this fine mineral sea salt – highly recommend. You can use regular salt, you may just need to decrease the amount slightly.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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