Steve and I are huge fans of sweet potato fries. Like huge. We buy them by the truckloads at Costco (when they are in stock) or a few bags at a time at Target when they are on sale. At any given time you will find a bag in our freezer. What do you think of sweet potato fries? Are you more of the Double-Baked Crazy-Crisp Parmesan Oven Fries type? If I had to pick between the two.. I would probably go for the sweet potato fries. Crazy right? These are so good. Unbelievably delicious.
These go really nicely with my Homemade Black Bean Veggie Burger, but of course go well with anything. We usually cook these up with some grilled chicken and steamed broccoli for a quick healthy meal. There’s a secret ingredient that I wasn’t sure would play out successfully. Want to know what it is? Well, you know how I’m addicted to coconut oil? If you aren’t familiar of my love – check out Get Healthy in 2014: Kitchen Basics II and you can read all about it. I wanted to swap the olive oil in the original recipe for coconut oil and hoped for the best. Results? AMAZING! These fries are ridiculously tasty. Pretty much we won’t be buying the frozen fries any more. These are waayy better (and the frozen ones are pretty darn good!).
Oven Baked Crispy Sweet Potato Fries
Why buy frozen sweet potatoes when you can make some that are even more amazing - Oven Baked Crispy Sweet Potato Fries! These will change your life! The secret ingredient will leave you pleasantly surprised!
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 2-3 tbsp. of cornstarch
- 2 tbsp. coconut oil melted
Instructions
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Peel and cut sweet potatoes into 1/2″ fries (try not to make thinner, or thicker).
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Soak in water for minimum of one hour.
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When ready, drain water from bowl and lift fries out by the handful. Shake off excess moisture but don't completely dry.
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Put cornstarch in a ziplock bag and add fries. Keep a bit of air in the bag before securing shut and shake vigorously. Transfer to baking sheets, try not to overcrowd. Coat with melted coconut oil.
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Bake for 15 minutes at 425° F. Once bottom of fries are crisp, flip them over and cook for another 5-10 minutes.
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megan
Yvonne, these are wonderful but I can’t get them to stop sticking to the pan (I use aluminum foil on the cookie sheets, have coated it with coconut oil, sprayed with Pam…no joy!). Any tricks?! I think I have a problem with my oven :(. They are still tasty, if not a little disfigured! :)
Yvonne
No way! You’ve tried all of that and they STILL stick?!? That’s crazy!!! You used all of the suggestions I would have given you – I’ve got one more you can try. Maybe what about parchment paper?? That may work for you! So happy you liked them though!
Carolyn
Is there a substitute for the cornstarch that gives the same effect.
Yvonne
An all-natural option would be arrowroot powder, however I haven’t made them with it yet. It’s a great substitute!
Michelle
Hi! I can’t wait to try these this week! Do you have a yummy dip to go along with the fries? Thanks!
Yvonne
Wonderful! I LOVE this fry sauce recipe that I did over on the Blendtec blog – you may like it too! http://www.blendtec.com/blog/homemade-fry-sauce/
K77
Hi Yvonne. Just want to say thank you for sharing great recipes and for your great blog. :)
I really appreciate you and others that are selfless and help others.
Wishing you and yours a healthy,happy, and prosperous year(many years)
Huge hugs!
K77
Yvonne
Ohmygoodness, thank you so much! You are so kind and your words are so appreciative – THANK YOU!!! Hugs to you as well!
So GOOD! After trying a handful of recipes that promised crispy fries and disappointed with sweet potato mush, this recipe actually delivers!!! Crispy and delicious!
Yvonne
Yay! So happy you tried them and liked them!
chris
if I don’t have coconut oil what can I substitute?
Yvonne
You can use any kind of oil that you have, olive, vegetable, canola.. my preference it coconut! Anything should work!
Erin
This may be a silly question, but why the cornstarch?
Yvonne
Not a silly question at all! It’s what helps give them the crispy crust! Without it, they don’t get crispy.. until they are burnt ;)
Laurie
Yeah, as promised! I didn’t know you needed to soak them 1st, so I am glad you have this post! Definitely trying these this weekend!
Yvonne
Yep! As promised!! Yes, the soaking helps make them crispier! Excited for you to try these!
I am obsessed with sweet potato fries but I’ve never tried making them myself! Thanks for the motivation :)
Yvonne
You’ve got to try it, with this recipe I’m convinced we probably will never buy store bought again – these are just too good!
Huge fan over here. :) These look perfect.
Yvonne
Thank you so much Becky!
Mmm I’ve been wanting to try and make homemade sweet potato fries. Can’t wait to try this out!
Yvonne
Here’s your perfect recipe! Give it a try :)
Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later!
I love sweet potato fries! They taste way better than regular fries!
Yvonne
And these taste EVEN better with COCONUT OIL!!! Yes!!
We LOVE baking fries at our house – I could probably be better about getting sweet potatoes though – thanks for the bug in my ear!
Yvonne
You should give the sweet potatoes a try, they are so good! And.. you’re welcome :)
This is right up my ally! I LOVE sweet potatoes! Thanks for sharing!
Yvonne
Yay! You’re welcome – thanks for stopping by!