Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe – Fun Shapes for the Holidays/Seasons!
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
We are big fries fans in our house, but we have been looking for healthier versions and this oven baked sweet potato fries recipe is an excellent recipe to make in your home – and it’s a fun one to make with kids to celebrate the different seasons or holidays by using different cookie cutter shapes for the fries. We used jack o’lantern cookie cutters for a harvest/halloween theme, but you could use fall leaves/Turkeys for a fall or Thanksgiving theme or anything else fun!
I love the slightly sweet & salty combination when you make these crispy sweet potato fries! Plus, the added bonus is that there are some great health benefits to using sweet potatoes too. They are pretty high in dietary fiber, which means they will keep you full longer & balance your gut. It also has a low glycemic index, meaning that it releases sugars into your bloodstream slower so you don’t get the blood sugar spikes as much, which is a benefit to those with diabetes (& for any of us really). Sweet potatoes are also high in several vitamins including Vitamin A, C, D, B6 & more.
So, try these oven baked sweet potato fries and let us know what you think! We think these will be a regular in your fall rotation soon!
Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe:
Prep Time: 10 min
Cutting Time: 20-30 min (Depending on skills)
Baking Time: 45 min
Total Time: 1 hour 25 min
Servings: 3-4
Ingredients:
- 3-4 sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2-3 rosemary sprigs
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400º F.
Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cut the sweet potatoes into ¼ inch thick slices (anything thicker & they won’t get nice & crispy & everyone loves crispy baked sweet potato fries, right?!)
With a cookie cutter or a knife, cut the slices into pumpkin shapes. {Or any shape that you choose – this is just a fun seasonal option for the fall}
Using a small knife or a cutting tool with a sharp and thin blade, cut the faces on your pumpkin slices. Avoid knives or cutting tools with wide blades in this process. Remove the cut pieces slowly to avoid breaking the shapes and details(teeth) in your jack-o-lantern faces.
The best way how to bake sweet potato fries? Place your jack-o-lantern oven baked sweet potato fries over the baking sheets. Drizzle with oil, sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and rosemary, and toss to evenly coat.
How long to bake sweet potato fries? Put them inside the oven and bake for 45 minutes or until golden. Once done, remove the sweet potato fries from the oven and let them sit for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy this delicious and healthy snack or side dish with family and friends!
Printable Recipe for Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries:
Here’s a printable version of the Baked Sweet Potato Fries recipe for you to print off to put in your recipe binder or notebook.
PrintBaked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 3-4 servings 1x
Ingredients
3–4 sweet potatoes
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
2–3 rosemary sprigs
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400º F.
Step 2: Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Step 3: Cut the sweet potatoes into ¼ inch thick slices.
Step 4: With a cookie cutter or a knife, cut the slices into pumpkin shapes.
Step 5: Using a small knife or a cutting tool with a sharp and thin blade, cut the faces on your pumpkin slices. Avoid knives or cutting tools with wide blades in this process. Remove the cut pieces slowly to avoid breaking the shapes and details(teeth) in your jack-o-lantern faces.
Step 6: Place your jack-o-lanterns over the baking sheets. Drizzle with oil, sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and rosemary, and toss to evenly coat.
Step 7: Put them inside the oven and bake for 45 minutes, or until golden. Once done, remove them from the oven and let them sit for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy this delicious and healthy snack or side dish with family and friends!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cutting Time: 20-30 minutes (depending on skill)
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Cuisine: American
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