Easy Baked Sweet Potato Fries are french fried cut pieces of sweet potato coated with a perfect blend of smokey spices and cooked to crispy perfection The end result is mild yet flavorful.
Do you like sweet potatoes. So much delicious flavor packed in one potato. Have you ever had a sweet potato topped with salsa? They are simply amazing! I love sweet potatoes and they are so versatile. These Easy Baked Sweet Potato Fries are delicious and they make the perfect accompaniment for my Dutch Oven Barbecue Beef Brisket or my Dry Rub Baked Ribs or even my Dry Rub Sweet Barbecue Pork Tenderloin.
They are french fried cut pieces of sweet potato coated with a perfect blend of smokey spiced heat. I know what your thinking! You can’t take the heat. The end result is mild but flavorful. The combination works like a fine tuned instrument. Okay you say but you are still so sensitive to spice than cut the cayenne pepper down to a pinch. For those of you that absolutely love the heat you may want to kick it up a notch.
There are lot of sweet potato recipes around this time of year. Sweet Potato Pie Bars and Loaded Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes are a couple of my blogger favorites.
How do you make Sweet Potato Fries?
These amazingly tasty Easy Baked Sweet Potato Fries require a little advance preparation. First cut the potatoes in fry shape a little more than a 1/3 inch thick. In order for your sweet potato fries to turn out crispy soak the cut potatoes in COLD water for at least 45 minutes. This soaking pulls out the excess starch and helps make your fries crispy. After draining the water pat dry with paper towels.
In a large Ziploc bag add the canola oil and shake to coat. In a small bowl mix together cornstarch, cumin, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika and cayenne pepper. Sprinkle the seasoning in the Ziploc bag with the potatoes and shake to coat. Place the seasoned sweet potatoes on cookie sheets coated with nonstick spray. Leave enough space for heat between them for the heat to circulate. Bake for fifteen minutes. Turn and bake for another ten minutes.
Helpful tips for making Sweet Potato Fries
- Always preheat your oven
- Cut your fries in as uniform size and shape as possible. This helps to ensure even cooking.
- After soaking in water dry the sweet potatoes well with paper towels.
- Coat the baking sheet well with non stick cooking spray. Do not use the olive oil spray for this recipe.
- Follow the two step procedure of shaking the fries with the oil first and then adding the seasonings to the mix
- Do not crowd the baking sheets. Lay the fries in a single layer with space between them.
- Flip about halfway through the cooking process and rotate the cookie sheets from top to bottom and back to front.
- Once browned and cooked through remove from the oven and let sit on the sheets for a few minutes.
- Save the salt for right before serving. Sea salt is by far the best.
These Easy Baked Sweet Potato Fries are so delectable with so much more flavor than your average white spud fry. Put the ingredients on your shopping list and make you and your loved ones a real treat!
This post was originally published November 8, 2017 and was republished March 4, 2019 with new content.
PrintEasy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Easy Baked Sweet Potato Fries are french fried cut pieces of sweet potato coated with a perfect blend of smokey spice. The end result is mild but flavorful.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 25
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: side
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes peeled and cut into about 1/3 wide inch fries
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- Salt to taste after baked
Instructions
- Soak the cut sweet potatoes in cold water for 45 minutes. Drain well and dry with paper towels.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In large Ziploc bag add canola oil and sweet potatoes. Shake to coat.
- In small bowl mix cornstarch, cumin, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika and cayenne pepper.
- Sprinkle seasoning in Ziploc bag with potatoes and shake to coat.
- Place potatoes on cookie sheets coated with nonstick spray; leaving space for heat between the fries. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Keywords: sweet potato fries, fries, sweet potato recipes, french fries,
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Stacie
I LOVE this! These fries look so good, and I think it’s awesome that you managed to get that nice crisp on them without frying. Great recipe!
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Melissa M Sanchez
They look so crispy and good. My kiddos would totally devour these! And it seems easy enough to make for them. thanks for sharing this recipe with us!
Beth Pierce
My pleasure Melissa! I hope your kids love them!
Rachel
yum yum in my tum, could eat these all day eeryday!
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Lisa
Ooh I love sweet potato fries! My husband is also a huge fan so I’ll be making this for both of us.
Chad
I am literally drooling over this recipe, not joking!!! I am gonna do it right now. Thank you so much.
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Jasmine M
I’ve always wanted to try sweet potato fries! Thanks for sharing this recipe. I am going to try it out either this weekend or next weekend for sure!
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Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Jasmine! You will love them!
Erin
I needed this! Sweet potatoes are incredible, especially in fry form!
kumamonjeng
I love sweet potatoes and eat them daily for my breakfast. Usually, I would boil them and eat it with oats. Glad to know that there are other ways to eat the sweet potatoes. Love your recipe and I shall try it out soon. I won’t be adding paprika as I am not a fan of this powder but I will add more of garlic powder.
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Sonal
Sweet potato fries is a latest craze in my house. Will be trying this Oven baked version soon. Thanks for sharing.
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Beth Pierce
My pleasure Sonal! I hope you enjoy them!
Yeah Lifestyle
Sweet potato fries are one of my favourite side dishes. These look absolutely delicious.
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John Mulindi
This looks a unique and simple dish to have with the family. Thanks.
Heather
Sweet potato fries are my favorite side! I need to make them at home.
Sara Welch
Fries are my kids favorite food! I’ve never made them sweet potato fries though! I’ll have to make these for them for dinner this week; they look deliciously crispy!
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Catherine
I love the spices…these look and sound so good. Perfectly baked!
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Sue-Tanya Mchorgh
I’ve never had sweet potato fries before but it sure looks tasty.
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Catherine Santiago Jose
This is such a great potato recipe with a very good twist. This looks yummy and very delicious, the texture is really enticing to the eye.
Alexandra Cook
I must try this recipe. It so delicious and look so easy to make and I am sure my husband and my kids will give me a warmer hug because of this.
Tracy
I am going to try this recipe this coming weekend for sure! I have been looking for baked fries recipe but sweet potatoes sound good, too!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Tracy! They are delicious and a little healthier than white potatoes!
Karly
Yum! This would be a big hit at my house!
Emily
Baked fries are my favorite side dish! Still indulgent but without all the oil and extra calories. Yummy!
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Kara
Sweet potato fries are my favourite – especially with baconaise sauce!!
Anosa
I love sweet potato fries, always order them when I am out. Definitely need to try making my own and this recipe sounds delicious.
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Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Anosa! They are delicious. I hope you try them!
Becca Talbot
l love sweet potato fries – they’re so versatile and can go with anything 🙂 great recipe x
Lexee
Oh my delish! Whole fam loved!
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Krissy
Love your recipe for sweet potato fries. They turn out perfect every time!
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Ashley F
These are perfect! Love the seasoning on these!
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Beth Pierce
Thanks Ashley!
Sommer
I prefer these over any other side. Too good!
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Taylor
We make these all the time! Easy, healthy and yummy!
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