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Crispy Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Last updated February 21, 2023. Originally posted September 1, 2021 By Jyothi Rajesh 49 Comments

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baked sweet potato fries

Crispy oven baked sweet potato fries are healthy alternative to your regular potato fries. Crunchy outside, delicious soft melt-in-your-mouth inside. 

These baked fries are too good to resist just like baked potato wedges and baked potato roses! This recipe can be easily doubled and trust me you won’t have any left overs.

baked sweet potato fries on white plate with two dipping sauces on side
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Crunchy baked sweet potato fries

1. These baked sweet potato fries are delicious, easy to make side dish.

2. Baked sweet potato fries are better and healthier than regular fries. It sure satisfies cravings for crunchy food.

3. Very easy recipe to follow.

4. You’ll need few ingredients from your pantry to make these fries.

5. It’s one of the best side dish for almost any meal not just for burger.

6. Serves the purpose – satisfy craving for fries.

7. Make a BIG batch, this one flies very fast.

8. Tastes aaaaamazing with all the seasoning that goes in. So be liberal with it and go with what your heart wants.

If you having a gathering don’t forget to impress your family or friends with this ultimate Southern fried chicken, it’s perfect for occasions like this.

These baked sweet potato fries is best when served with a dipping sauce, any dipping sauce of your choice. Serve it with a great dip like roasted bell pepper hummus or tahini. If you are team ketchup, go ahead and enjoy it with ketchup.

baked sweet potato fries sprinkled with parsley on white plate with two dipping sauces on side

How to bake sweet potato fries 

  1. Cut equal-sized strips – Aim for precision cuts for even baking. Use sharp chefs knife to cut ½ inch thick potatoes. I chose to leave the skin on as there are lots of nutrients there and the skin helps to crisp up better. Feel free to peel off the skin.
potato fingers in glass bowl for baked sweet potato fries
  1. Soaking – Starch in potatoes prevents it from turning crispy. After cutting fries always soak them in water preferably ice cold bath water for about 30-45 minutes (if you have time soak them for few hours). Soaking draws the excess starch from the potato fingers. It also helps in turning the fries crispy when baked. Once soaked, drain water completely. Pat dry on kitchen towel.
  2. Coating with corn starch – Highly recommend you don’t skip this step. Sweet potato needs a extra help to crisp up perfectly. A thin layer of corn flour coating aids to crispy fries. Once coated with corn flour make sure to shake off all the excess corn starch. Excess coating of corn starch will make your fries not just soggy but predominant taste of corn starch is ickiest. Pro-tip : if you are allergic to corn or corn starch, substitute with allow root powder.
  3. Spice it up – A simple spice mix of garlic, chili powder (because you want to balance out the sweetness of the potatoes a little) and salt works just great! If you like baked sweet potato fries a little extra spicy, you can adjust the spice levels to your preference.
  4. Canola oil – or you can use soy bean oil, ghee, vegetable oil, grape seed oil crisps up the fries better.
  5. Baking – Bake on high heat, 400 F. Flip the fries half way down the baking time. Pro-tip : baked potato fries wont feel completely crisp when it hot.
  6. Salt at the end – wait to salt the fries until the end. Once baked, transfer to bowl and give it a good shower of fine sea salt. Toss well.
baked sweet potato fries arranged on baking tray

How to make oven baked sweet potato fries perfectly crispy

  1. Soak cut potatoes in ice cold bath for 30 minutes. This removes excess starch from the surface of sweet potatoes. Remove soaked sweet potatoes on kitchen towel and pat dry thoroughly.
  2. A thin coating of corn starch or potato starch is important.
  3. Don’t use olive oil, olive oil starts to smoke pretty fast even before the fries are done in the oven. Ghee, canola oil, grape seed oil crisps up the fries better.
  4. Don’t overload baking tray with fries. Arrange in single layer. Flip the baked sweet potato fries half way for even cooking. Turn the baking sheet over and return into oven
  5. Do not add salt before baking. Always add salt to the fries once they come out of the oven.
  6. Once baking time is done, do not remove the baked sweet potato fries immediately from the oven. Prop the oven door half open and leave the fries inside the oven for about 10 minutes. As fries cool, they turn ultra crispy!
baked sweet potato fries after baking

FAQS

How long to bake sweet potato fries?

Baked sweet potato fries are perfectly baked when it’s crispy on outside and soft inside. Baking time will largely depend on the thickness & size of your sweet potato fingers.
The baking time may vary with different oven. You’ll need to adjust between 25 minutes to 60 minutes of baking time at 400 F.

Sweet potato fries did not turn crunchy?

Removing excess starch from sweet potatoes is crucial to get crunchy fries.
Do not skip these steps:
Soak cut potatoes in ice bath for minimum 30 minutes.
Coat in corn starch.

Prop the oven door half open and leave the fries inside the oven for about 10 minutes. As fries cool, they turn ultra crispy!

If you follow these steps correctly, fries will turn crunchy.

How to make fries extra crispy?

Once baked do not remove fries from the oven. Simply prop the oven door half open and leave the fries inside the oven for about 10 minutes. As fries cool, they turn ultra crispy!

baked sweet potato fries after baking

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baked sweet potato fries on white plate with two dipping sauces on side
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📋RECIPE: Crispy Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Jyothi Rajesh
Crispy oven baked sweet potato fries are healthy alternative to your regular potato fries. Crispy crunchy outside, delicious soft melt-in-your-mouth inside. These baked fries are too good to resist! Baked = less/no damage to your waistline. Recipe can be easily doubled and trust me you won’t have any left overs.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Course Side Dish, Snacks
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 252

Ingredients
  

  • 3 medium sized sweet potatoes
  • 3 tablespoon corn starch or arrow root powder
  • 3 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ cup canola oil or ghee or grape seed oil
  • Fine sea salt – a big fat pinch

Instructions
 

  • Scrub sweet potatoes with brush to remove any dirt. Wash well and pat dry. We left the skin on sweet potatoes, but you can peel the skin off if you like it that way. Cut them into ½ inch thick about 3 inch long or 6 inch long fingers.
  • Soak in ice cold water for about 45 minutes. This removes excess starch from sweet potatoes. Then drain water, pat dry completely.
  • Sprinkle corn starch or arrow root powder. Coat well and evenly. Shake off any excess corn starch coating on the fries.
  • Season with chili powder, garlic powder and pour oil. Mix well to get even coating of the seasoning all over the fries.
  • Line it up in greased baking tray in a single layer.
  • Bake in preheated oven at 400 F for about 15 minutes. Remove the tray from oven. Flip all fries once. Rotate the baking tray(for even cooking) and place back into the oven and continue to bake for another 25 minutes.
  • Once baking time is done, do not remove the fries immediately from the oven. Prop the oven door half open and leave the fries inside the oven for about 10 minutes. As fries cool, they turn ultra crispy!
  • Transfer the fries to a large bowl and toss them with a fat pinch of sea salt.
  • Serve baked potato fries with an magnanimous dip.

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Notes

  1. Soak cut raw potato fries in ice cold bath for 30 minutes, this removes excess starch from surface.
  2. A thin coating of corn starch or potato starch is important. Shake off excess coating before you bake.
  3. Don’t use olive oil, olive oil starts to smoke pretty fast even before the fries are done in the oven. Ghee, canola oil, grape seed oil crisps up the fries better.
  4. Place these in single layer before baking. Flip the fries half way for even cooking.
  5. Do not add salt before baking. Always add salt to the fries once they come out of the oven.
  6. Once baking time is done, do not remove the fries immediately from the oven. Prop the oven door half open and leave the fries inside the oven for about 10 minutes. As fries cool, they turn ultra crispy!
Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Serving: 0gCalories: 252kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 2gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 153mgPotassium: 463mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 15610IUVitamin C: 2.3mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1.7mg
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  1. Adelene says

    February 21, 2023 at 7:10 am

    Just wondering when to add the garlic powder? It’s listed on ingredients list, but no mention of it in directions.

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      February 21, 2023 at 11:50 am

      Sorry about the confusion. Updated the recipe, please add garlic powder along with chili powder (step 4).

      Reply
  2. Helaine Green says

    January 17, 2023 at 11:46 am

    4 stars
    The fries tasted great but weren’t crisp. I followed the recipe exactly as recommended hoping for crispy fries. Other than frying them in oil or having an air fryer, is there some way to get crispy sweet potato fries?

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      January 17, 2023 at 2:55 pm

      Did you try leaving oven door open in the end trick Helaine?

      Reply
  3. DD says

    January 01, 2023 at 5:51 am

    1 star
    All i got were soggy fries with a powder coating on them. Worse fries ever.

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      January 01, 2023 at 10:24 am

      I’m sorry you had some issues. Please let me know if you followed all the tips mentioned in the recipe? Did you skip any step?
      Here are some pointers that can be helpful-

      Did you pre-heat the oven with the fries inside?
      Soaking definitely will help, the longer the better.
      Don’t use convection.
      Leave the oven door open at the end as mentioned in the recipe.

      Hope this helps.

      Reply
  4. Anne Fescada says

    July 28, 2022 at 6:42 am

    5 stars
    I don’t even know how to rate this, because half-way through cooking, they were completely burned on the bottom side. I went ahead and finished them as directed, but they’re still completely soggy. Help! I have no idea what I did wrong.

    Reply
    • Step says

      August 24, 2022 at 1:24 am

      I’m just guessing here, but did you pre-heat the oven with the sticks inside? Soaking for as long as you have time to will help. Don’t use convection. Soggy AND burnt? That’s a neat trick. I don’t know how you did that. Try holding your tongue out of the other side of your mouth. That works for me sometimes. You could try cutting the fries larger. That might work. Best of luck!

      Reply
      • Jyothi Rajesh says

        August 24, 2022 at 10:13 am

        If you are asking how I left the oven door open, my oven door does stay open about a 1 to 1.5-inch gap if I just pulled the door and left it. I don’t know how it stays open like that, but it does. I need to push slightly hard to shut it completely and that’s how it works. You could use a wooden spatula and stick it near the opening of the door so it stays open. Or you can follow any trick that you have been using.

  5. Mallory says

    July 28, 2021 at 11:25 am

    4 stars
    Delicious! Modified the spices a bit, I did 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 paprika and 1/4 tsp pepper. I also sprinkled Himalayan Pink Salt on it after done baking. It wasn’t as crispy as I would have liked, but pretty good for my first try!

    Reply
  6. April says

    February 22, 2019 at 7:31 am

    5 stars
    My favorite type of an appetizer – light, delicious and easy to make! I can make a lot of these fries, too! Just what I need for one of the parties that is coming up!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 22, 2019 at 9:04 am

      Thank you April

      Reply
  7. Elaine says

    February 22, 2019 at 7:21 am

    5 stars
    This is such a great alternative to fries. And the fact they are crispy outside makes them perfect! Definitely something I would cook in large quantities! 🙂

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 22, 2019 at 9:04 am

      Thank you Elaine

      Reply
  8. Melissa says

    February 22, 2019 at 6:28 am

    I love sweet potatoes so this recipe is perfect for me! Thanks for the tip about soaking, I haven’t done that before so I can’t wait to see the difference in my fries now!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 22, 2019 at 9:03 am

      Thank you Melissa

      Reply
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