Baked Sweet Potato Fries. Combine all ingredients; toss to coat. Combine the brown sugar, salt, and pepper and sprinkle on the potatoes. Sweet potatoes are cut into fries, drizzled with olive oil and seasoning, and baked to crispy perfection in the oven for a quick, easy, and delicious side dish or snack.
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These oven baked sweet potato fries are so addictive!
Wedges of sweet potatoes, tossed with oil, sprinkled with spices, and baked at high heat until browned and crispy at the edges.
You can cook Baked Sweet Potato Fries using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Baked Sweet Potato Fries
- Prepare 3/4 lb of Sweet Potato.
- It's 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- It's 1 tsp of dried thyme.
- It's 1 of salt & pepper to taste.
Cut sweet potatoes in wedges or like french fries. Place wedges on large baking pan or cookie sheet. Pour over olive oil, and toss to mix. Mix the spices, salt and pepper in a small bowl, and toss them with the sweet potatoes.
Baked Sweet Potato Fries step by step
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Cut into fries. In a bowl, drizzle the sweet potato fries with the olive oil. Using your hands, toss to coat the sweet potato. Spread the fries on a baking sheet and sprinkle with the thyme, salt and pepper to taste..
- Roast, stirring with a spatula halfway through the baking time, until the sweet potatoes are tender and brown at the edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool slightly and serve..
- If you like these fries, try it with my South African Meatball recipe. I use this one to make hamburger patties, meat loaf and meat balls. https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/342881-south-african-style-meatballs.
To make and prepare baked sweet potato fries, first it is best to wash and peel the sweet potatoes. You can use a peeler to help with peeling or a knife carefully cutting off the skin. Cut the end off the sweet potatoes then slice the potatoes into long strips. Don't worry—baked sweet potato fries are still very good for you, even with the oil added, especially when compared to fried sweet potato fries like the ones you'd have in a restaurant. I wondered if sweet potato fries would benefit from a soak in water like my crispy potato wedges do.