Sweet Potato Fries

These fries are my go-to almost every day.

Sweet potatoes are definitely one of my favorite foods ever. Recently I read that if you eat an abundance of sweet potatoes and carrots (which I do), your skin can turn an orange tint. Isn’t that scary? I’m totally convinced that’s going to happen to me. Nevertheless, I would definitely sacrifice my regular skin tone just to eat these fries every day. They’re that good.

Anyway, I really didn’t think I liked sweet potatoes until two years ago. Trust me, even if you don’t think you like them, make these fries and I can guarantee that you’ll be a sweet potato convert. They’re so addicting. These fries are so crispy and delicious that they’re considerably better than restaurant fries. Aside from the taste being better, they’re a whole lot better for you too.

Sweet potatoes are high in the vitamin B6, which helps prevent heart attacks, and vitamin D, which plays a role in energy, moods, and overall health. Not to mention, they are also a great source of iron, and vitamin C.

After learning all of these good things, how could you not want to make these?

Sweet Potato Fries 

• sweet potatoes (chopped)
• spices (I like cinnamon, coconut sugar, salt, pepper, onion & garlic power)

This recipe isn’t really much of a recipe, it’s more of a tutorial.

1. Preheat your oven to 450. Grab as many sweet potatoes as you’d like and wash them well with water. At this step, you are welcome to peel them if you don’t want the skin. Honestly though, you don’t even notice the skin once they’re cooked, AND the skin is packed with nutrients.
2. Once they are washed well, chop them in half over and over again until you have fry shapes. Many people say that cutting them into coins is easier, but I like to go the extra mile just for the fry effect.
3. Once you have all of your potatoes chopped, place the fries into a bowl of water so that they are all submerged. Let them soak like this for 1 hour or more if you are willing to wait. Though soaking them is not necessary, it makes them a lot easier and quicker to cook. It also allows them to get softer when baked.
4. When they are done soaking, pat them with a paper towel so that they are dry. Line a cookie sheet with tin foil and spray it with spray oil (or grease it with olive oil) so that the fries don’t stick. Then, arrange the fries onto the sheet so that they’re not  sitting on top of each other. Once again, spray the tops of the fries with olive oil (not totally necessary if you want them to be fat free) and cover them evenly.
5. Lastly, go crazy with spices! I love to use cinnamon, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Though it sounds like a weird combination, its SO good. Once your fries are done being spiced, put them in oven for 30ish minutes until they look crispy. I regularly check them at 15 minutes and flip them over.

*** Tip: Many times, I will wash, chop, and soak all of my potatoes when I buy them, THEN put them a tupperware so that they are ready to be baked whenever I want them. 🙂 This is really helpful when you don’t have time to do the prep work every day.