For Day two under of the blogging marathon, I am baking Sweet potato fries for the theme Savory baked dishes. Lately I have been using sweet potatoes instead of potatoes very often. The natural sweetness in the sweet potatoes makes it my kid’s favorite and I have no issues getting it in them. When compared to white potatoes sweet potatoes has more fiber, more vitamin C and less carbohydrate. Also sweet potatoes provide 400% of the daily Vitamin A requirement. It does have higher sugar content than regular potatoes, so watch out if you are on a diabetic diet.
Sweet potatoes fries do not get as crispy as regular potato fries, but with all the spices and flavor you will not miss the crunch. Also since I am baking these, it helps to release a lot of its natural sweetness and it is much healthier than fried version.
Preparation time – 10 mins
Cooking time – 30 mins
Difficulty level – easy
Ingredients to make Baked Sweet Potatoes Fries – Serves 4
- Sweet potatoes – 2 large
- Oil – 2 tbsp
- Roasted Cumin powder – 1 tsp
- Garlic powder – 1 tsp
- Cinnamon – ¼ tsp
- Paprika – ½ tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Black Pepper – ¼ tsp
- Sugar – 1 tsp (optional)
Procedure –
- Line two baking trays with Aluminum foil and grease them with oil spray.
- Preheat the oven to 450 F.
- Clean the sweet potatoes and peel the skin. Make uniform thin long cuts out of the potatoes. Make sure the potatoes are evenly cut since this ensures even baking in the oven. Dry the sweet potatoes thoroughly and then place them in a bowl.
- To the cut sweet potatoes, add all the listed ingredients and mix them well using your hands. Ensure that the spices coat the sweet potatoes well.
- Layer them in the prepared baking trays. Do not overcrowd them in the tray. Make sure the sweet potatoes are single layer and not one on top of another.
- Bake them in the preheated 450 F oven for about 30 mins, turning them once or twice in between.
- Serve hot with ketchup!
Notes and Observations –
- I add sugar to the fries, because it helps in better caramelization of the potatoes. If preferred you could leave this out.
- Also adding the spices to the fries is totally your choice. Add what you like and omit the rest.
- When turning the fries in between baking, make sure that you turn all the fries. This way they cook uniformly, otherwise you might end up burning a few in the bottom.
Check out my other sweet potato recipes here!
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
have made a similar one and yes as you say - its sweetness is a big hit among kids!!
Sowmya
Preeti Garg says
Yummy fries
Gayathri Kumar says
Looks fabulous and absolutely guilt free snack..
Harini-Jaya R says
we love these fries anytime!
Pavani N says
I love sweet potato fries more than white potato fries 🙂 They are just so addictive.. Love those cute little monkey mugs.
Priya Suresh says
Guilt free and extremely addictive fries, love to munch some.
The Pumpkin Farm says
this is indeed yummy , i had made them once with different seasonings, would love to try ur version
Ramya Krishnamurthy says
crunchy fries
Ramya Krishnamurthy says
crunchy fries
Akila says
looks very temtping...
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Amila Wickramarachchi says
crispy snack..love to have some right now..and I love these cute cups!
Shama Nagarajan says
yummy and inviting dear
Sapana Behl says
Looks crispy and yummy!
Srivalli says
That really sounds wonderful Sandhya..
divya says
Looks so delicious and makes me hungry!.
sangeetha pn says
yummy.. We used to get fried ones in our native called 'sonte'.. Love them.. Baked version seems healthy.. 🙂