My absolute FAVORITE Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potato Fries that are deliciously crisp, super flavorful and seasoned to perfection! Easily made in the oven or air fryer!
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Seriously y’all sweet potatoes might just be the greatest thing ever created next to Channing Tatum and rosé. Yep I just said that. I’ve made sweet potato soup, mashed sweet potatoes, thrown them in a kale and quinoa salad, but my all-time FAVORITE is making sweet potato fries! Mmmm are they good. Now there are so many ways and variations you can make these deliciously crispy fries, but my go-to recipe is sweet yet spicy. Trust me you’ll thank me later.
I’ve been making sweet potato fries for years and have tried (and failed) at using various methods to achieve that oh so perfect crisp, but when I came across Camille Styles’ method of soaking them in cold water and tossing them with cornstarch prior to baking, my life was completely changed. I mean these suckers taste like they were deep-fried! This truly does works wonders and guarantees you crisp golden brown fries every. single. time. Because who likes limp, soggy sweet potatoes?? Nope NO ONE. Now the combination of sugar and spices is all my own recipe, but I had to give credit to this incredible method of baking because it’s just TOO good!
Uh just look at them…
Amazing, right?
I love the combination of these flavors too because the chipotle chili powder gives the sweet potatoes a good spicy kick while the oregano has a nice savory element and the brown sugar not only sweetens everything up, but caramelizes the fries so that they have an even better crisp. Now if you’re absolutely anti-sugar then that’s okay too! Simply omit the brown sugar altogether because these spices still taste incredible. I just personally prefer this sweet/spicy/salty combo and don’t mind a few extra calories since I don’t make sweet potato fries very often. We’ll even use this seasoning on roasted {cubed} sweet potatoes or you could even step outside the box and make some sweet potato chips! More on those later…
Guys I’ve been having SO much fun coming up with new recipes as of late and am super happy that I’ve committed to diving back into this little blog of mine, thank you so much for all your sweet comments! I would LOVE to hear some ideas as to recipes (or any other recommendations) you’d like to see in the next few months! Please post below or feel free to email any requests/feedback to cook.skinny@gmail.com – I love hearing your ideas!
Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into fries
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar, or brown sugar
- Sea salt, to taste
Instructions
- Once your sweet potatoes are peeled and cut into fries, place them in a large bowl and soak them in cold water for about an hour (this helps them get crispy!)
- Drain sweet potatoes, pat dry and add to a large plastic sealable bag. Add in cornstarch and shake until sweet potatoes are lightly dusted making sure there are no clumps.
- Transfer sweet potatoes to a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle in garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, chipotle chili powder and coconut sugar, tossing well making sure to coat the sweet potatoes entirely.
For the Oven:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and line two baking sheets with foil sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, set aside.
- Spread sweet potatoes into a single layer on both baking sheets, making sure they aren’t touching each other, and bake for 15 minutes. Using a spatula toss sweet potatoes around on the sheet and spread back out into a single layer. Bake an additional 15 minutes until golden brown.
- Pull fries out of the oven and sprinkle (liberally) with sea salt and enjoy!
For the Air Fryer:
- Preheat air fryer to 380 degrees F.
- Cook in 2 or 3 batches, depending on the size of your basket without overcrowding the pan, for 12 to 13 minutes turning them halfway, until the sweet potato fries are crispy.
- Sprinkle with sea salt and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I was wondering, how do you cut the potatoes into fries? I tried it but it’s difficult as they are so hard!
After I peel them I cut the potato in half lengthwise, then cut them into strips lengthwise and then all the strips in half so they are roughly the same size 🙂 Some grocery stores sell bags of pre-cut sweet potato fries too which makes this a huge time-saver!
The best sweet potato fries I have seen! They look so super crispy and flavoursome. Yum.
Kelly, I love sweet potatoes and these look delicious! Now, if I can only convince my boys how amazing they are….
what do you think about frozen sweet potatoes?
Sure! I would thaw them out a bit, but soaking them in water for an hour should help! Just make sure to really pat them dry so they don’t get soggy when baking them 🙂
i have never tried that cold water technique. how interesting! sweet potato fries do have a way of going a little mushy. ~still there ain’t no tator fry like a sweet potato fry! word.
Soaking the sweet potatoes in water draws out the excess starch allowing them to cook through and the cornstarch makes them crisp without deep frying 🙂 I think you’ll love this technique!
These look so delicious. I love how healthy they are!
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Im a HUGE fan of sweet potato fries! Im also a huge fan of anything sweet and spicy! Needless to say I will make these soon!
The perfect sweet potato fries…these look amazing!!
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Yum! What method of you use to get your fries all about the same size?
After I peel them I cut the potato in half lengthwise, then cut them into strips lengthwise and then all the strips in half so they are roughly the same size 🙂 Some grocery stores sell bags of pre-cut sweet potato fries too which makes this a huge time-saver!
I think making your own though is the purpose of this blog. Time saver yes. But better to do it yourself. If they are cut unevenly it adds character to your meal.
Lovely, will give this a try, when I make sweet potato fries they tend to be on the limp soggy side and cant work out why.