If you are looking for a healthy alternative to potato french fries then these oven-roasted sweet potato fries are perfect for you. Its sweet-salty and spicy taste will make you want them again and again.
Adopting healthy eating habits is not difficult as one may think. It is just a matter of making healthy choices. Choosing healthy alternatives to what we love to eat will help us get into eating healthy. For example, choosing oven-baked or air fryer french fries over deep-fried makes a huge difference. Think of cutting down on those saturated fats in the oils that are used for deep frying them.
These little things matter a lot and can add up over time to help you to cut down on ‘bad’ calorie intakes while you still get to enjoy your favorite foods!
These days I am exploring more and more options to include healthy and nutritious ingredients into our diet. And no doubt that sweet potato is nature’s gift as a healthy food.
These oven-roasted sweet potato fries are a great option to potato french fries and are perfect as a side to any homemade burger, sandwiches, or wraps. Why we love them….because of its…
- tempting orange-red color
- nutritional value
- packed with flavors
- sweet-salty and spicy fusion taste
How are these roasted sweet potato fries healthy?
- Sweet potatoes are rich in dietary fiber, complex carbohydrates, and beta-carotene i.e, vitamin A
- It is also a moderate source of micronutrients like manganese, vitamin B5, and B6
- These sweet potato fries are oven-baked and do not contain fats from oils used for frying
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Oven Roasted Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1-2 tablespoon parmesan cheese to garnish (optional)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 400 F.
- Wash the sweet potatoes thoroughly. Dry and cut it into half across the length and then into even sized sticks.
- In a large mixing bowl add 1 tablespoon oil, vinegar, garlic powder, dried parsley and paprika. Then add sweet potato sticks, salt and pepper. Mix well until sticks are evenly coated with oil and spices.
- Prepare a baking sheet by evenly coating with remaining oil. Spread the sweet potato sticks onto the pan. Ensure each stick is touching the pan and not overlapping each other for even heating.
- Transfer the pan into preheated oven. Bake it for 15 min. and then flip the fries. Bake further for 10 min. Again flip, turn the oven on to the highest heat setting (mine is 500 F) and bake for another 10 min to get those little brown and crispy edges.
These look delicious! Would love to make them sometime 🙂
I had no idea these were so easy to make! WOW! I’ll most definitely have to try these! Thanks for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things!
Thanks, Angeline! They are easy to prepare and delicious too 🙂
My husband is a huge fan of sweet potato fries, so he’d love these! I’ve never made them at home, but I think it’s time to give it a try 🙂
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I am sure your husband would love these baked version!
I would love to join the link-up. Thanks for the invite, Abby!
These look so good. I think I know what I’m going to do with the sweet potatoes I have sitting in my kitchen.
Sure, Catherine! Give it a try….
I love savory sweet potatoes, and I am a paprika FREAK so these look amazing!
Yes, paprika gives it a hot and spicy twist along with the sweet taste of these potatoes!
This is my favorite way to enjoy sweet potatoes!
Even for us too, Morgan! 🙂
These fries look great. Pinning.
Bev
Thanks, Bev!
fantastic recipe and definitely something I will be trying in the near future
Sure, Edward! I am sure you’d love them as we do!
My kids love french fries, so I make oven sweet potato fries a lot. These look delicious! So colorful!
Thanks for stopping by, Emily! Even we’ve given up on those frozen and deep-fried regular potato fries since we made this….
We love sweet potato fries!! Love the cheese on top idea ?
We tried this for the first time and loved it…instantly! The parmesan cheese on top makes it even more flavorful…
Delicious.
🙂
These look delicious! Sweet potato fries are my favorite 🙂
Thanks, Cara..they have become ours too now 🙂
Sweet potatoes are seriously my favorite side!! They’re so versatile and yummy 🙂 These fries look fantastic!
Thanks for stopping by, Liz. They taste good too….give it a try when you get a chance!