Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries (VIDEO)
These Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries are deliciously vegan and absolutely perfect for a meatless side dish that you’ll make over and over! Try Air Fryer Spicy Sweet Potato Fries if you’re an air fryer fan!
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I was happy I managed to get some good photos this week to update this favorite recipe for Spicy Sweet Potato Fries. The first time I made this recipe, I took one bite and knew immediately I’d be making these sweet baked potato fries over and over. My favorite sweet potatoes fries are not only meatless, but this recipe is deliciously vegan. Who knows, this just might become your favorite way to cook sweet potatoes? And if you have an Air Fryer, you might want to try Air Fryer Spicy Sweet Potato Fries, which are just slightly more crisp than the baked ones!
Do I Need to Cut Up Whole Sweet Potatoes?
You can certainly make this recipe with those pre-cut sweet potato fries that show up in the stores this time of year, but I prefer to cut my own so I can make them a little thicker. Having a little more thickness lets me cook them slightly longer for maximum crispness, although sweet potatoes don’t ever get as crisp as regular fries.
Sweet Potato Info:
Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are often called “Yams” or “Sweet Yams” in the United States. but they’re really sweet potatoes. Please trust me on this. (There’s also a tan-skinned variety of sweet potato with white flesh; I used those in Roasted White Sweet Potatoes with Red Onions.) And if you’re a fan of savory recipes with sweet potatoes, you can check out Favorite Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes to see my personal faves.
How to Make Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries:
(Scroll down for complete recipe including nutritional information.)
- Cut off both ends of the sweet potato and use a sharp vegetable peeler to peel off the skin. (Thanks to my brother Dave and sister-in-law Amy who gave me this Cutco vegetable peeler that I love!)
- Then cut the sweet potato in half lengthwise and again in half crosswise, so you have four pieces.
- Slice each piece longways into 2 or 3 slices.
- Then cut each slice into 4 or possibly five fries.
- I like to make thick fries, about 1/2 to 5/8 inch thick (15-18 cm.) I don’t mind if the pieces are a little irregular, it adds to the charm!
- Put the fries into a large bowl and toss with enough olive oil so all the fries are very lightly coated with oil (1-2 tablespoons of oil for 2 sweet potatoes, depending on how big the sweet potatoes are.)
- Then sprinkle with 2-3 teaspoons of spicy sweet potato fry seasoning (see recipe for how to make that.)
- Use the largest baking sheet you have and spray with olive oil or non-stick spray. Arrange sweet potatoes so the flat side is down and they’re not touching each other. (Use 2 pans if your pan isn’t big enough.)
- I used to bake these at 425F, but I’ve come to like them better cooked at 450F/230C, and that’s the temperature I used this time.
- Cook 15 minutes, then use your fingers or a fork to turn them over and put back in the oven.
- Cook 15 minutes more and turn them again.
- Put back into the oven. Cook another 5-10 minutes, depending on how well-done you like them. (I cooked mine about 7 minutes more.)
- Spicy Dipping Sauce with Sriracha is my favorite for dipping sweet potato fries!
I promise, these Spicy Sweet Potato Fries will be a hit with anyone who likes sweet potatoes!
More Tasty Recipes for Sweet Potatoes:
Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Feta and Sumac ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
4-Ingredient Stuffed White Sweet Potatoes ~ Oh Sweet Basil
Sweet Potato Gratin with Goat Cheese, Parmesan, and Thyme ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
Oven-Roasted Sweet Potatoes Southwestern Style ~ Rachel Cooks
Twice-Baked Sweet Potato Cups with Sour Cream, Chipotle, and Lime ~ Kalyn’s Kitchen
These Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries are a meatless side dish that you'll make over and over! Use more or less oil to taste, but you want enough oil to make the spice mix stick to the sweet potatoes.
Recipe adapted from Epicurious.com. Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients
Spice Mix Ingredients:
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 134Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 3502mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 4gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Sweet potatoes are probably too high in carbs for most low-carb eating plans, but they’re considered a “good” carb for the South Beach Diet (unlike potatoes, which are very high on the glycemic index.) This would be a great side dish for phase two or three of South Beach.
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70 Comments on “Spicy Baked Sweet Potato Fries (VIDEO)”
Just finished eating my 99th zillion batch ; Picked up beautiful sweet potatoes in today's CSA box (bittersweet last of the season). This recipe is perfection, although I stopped peeling them long ago – more nutritious, much easier/faster, and they still taste terrific!
Doren, so glad you are enjoying them, and I agree about not peeling them!
Kathleen, that is just how I felt the first time I tried them! So glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Fell in love with this as soon as I put the first sweet potato fry in my mouth. I didn't have all the spices on hand so just used what I had and they were awesome.
Thanks Dara, I agree completely!
I could happily eat these every day of the week. Adding some spice makes sweet potato fries even better, if that's possible.
Joanne, this recipe is such a winner! Hope you enjoy.
I adore sweet potato fries! I'll have to try them with this spice mix…yum!
Alyssa, this seasoning mix is the bomb, hope you it! And my pleasure!
I make sweet potato fries quite often but never tried that spice combo – that is my next batch! P.S. Thanks for including my sweet potato mash 🙂