Baked spiralized Sweet Potato Fries are a fun way to eat the vibrant spuds. Follow my top tips for getting them nice and crispy. Make them in just 30 minutes with 4 simple ingredients.
I love the way the creamy texture and deep flavour of sweet potatoes really shine through when they're baked.
They're great as jacket spuds with beans, hot salad and chickpea 'tuna'.
I also love using sweet potatoes as mash, where their stunning orange colour is equalled by the wonderful sweet taste.
But my FAVORITE fun way to use them is in baked spiralized sweet potato fries.
Spiralizing the sweet potatoes quickly and easily gives you long shoestring potato strips - perfect once baked into crispy, tender, sweet potato fries.
Spiralized sweet potatoes
Their firm texture makes sweet potatoes easy to spiralize, but be sure to make them thick as they'll shrink during cooking.
The flavor is so much more exciting than plain potatoes. Rich, sweet and soo good.
Serving suggestions
You can get creative with the toppings - add cajun spice, jerk seasoning, even cinnamon and sugar!
Try them with a sprinkling of Old Bay Seasoning or Baharat (Middle Eastern spice blend).
For dipping sauces, try these fries with homemade ketchup, tartar sauce or sriracha aioli.
Have you ever tried to bake sweet potato chips and found that they turn soggy?
Here are my tricks for getting them crispy:
How to make crispy baked sweet potato fries
- Toss them in cornflour (cornstarch) to absorb the moisture.
- Don't crowd them on the pan or they'll steam rather than bake.
- For best results, use a cooking mesh, although a hot baking tray will work well too.
- If spiralizing, make them thick as they'll shrink when cooking.
- Make sure the oven is hot before cooking them.
- They will continue to crisp up when out of the oven, so don't cook them too dark.
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Spiralized Sweet Potato Fries
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato peeled
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch (cornflour)
- 1 tablespoon oil plus extra for greasing
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400F/200C and lightly grease a baking tray with oil.
- Thickly spiralise the sweet potatoes, or alternatively cut into thin strips.
- In a large bowl, gently toss the sweet potato with the cornflour. Add the oil and toss to coat.
- Spread it all onto the baking tray or cooking mesh, taking care not to overcrowd it or the results won’t be crispy. Use another baking tray if necessary.
- Bake for 20 minutes, turning the sweet potatoes halfway through and turning the trays. They will continue to crisp up after they come out of the oven.
- Serve hot, seasoned with salt and pepper.
Notes
- Toss them in cornflour (cornstarch) to absorb the moisture.
- Don't crowd them on the pan or they'll steam rather than bake.
- For best results, use a cooking mesh, although a hot baking tray will work well too.
- If spiralizing, make them thick as they'll shrink when cooking.
- Make sure the oven is hot before cooking them.
- They will continue to crisp up when out of the oven, so don't cook them too dark.
Try them with a sprinkling of cajun spice, Old Bay Seasoning or Baharat (Middle Eastern spice blend). For dipping sauces, try these fries with homemade ketchup, tartar sauce or sriracha aioli.
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.
Stephanie Merry
Love the look of these! I'm a bit obsessed with Sweet Potato at the moment so I'll have to give these a try! x
Lynne Harper
I love potato fries especially sweet potato ones yum.What a great idea I would never have thought of doing this, I want a taste test now lol
Elizabeth
Oh, heavens they sound good! I'm a recent convert to sweet potato fries but I've never thought about spiralizing them before - genius! I'll be trying this out soon for sure!
Joanna Bayford
Oh yumi don't have sweet potato often but want to really give these fries a go as they look so good.
Alan Moore
I've only just started eating sweet potatoes, and I love them. I haven't touched a regular potato since. This one thing I'll on Sunday:) I'm sure they will be delicious.
Abbey Louisa Rose (@abbeylouisarose)
Oh my, how good do these look?! I absolutely love spiralized vegetables, courgetti is one of my favourite foods of all time! I definitely need to recreate these at home, your presentation of the fries in the little silver pots is restaurant quality too!
Abbey x
Rebecca | AAUBlog
such a good recipe - my kids would love these too. I've only ever done sweet potato wedges before
Bryanna Skye
Why don't I have sweet potato in my cupboard :'( This sounds so delicious!
John
OMG this is genius!!!! I've been so sick of my natural chocolate I make and obsessed with spiralizing veggies lately. I will definitely try this recipe out.