The special ingredient? Corn starch! It’s so simple, and almost everyone has it hanging around in their pantry. Just a half tablespoon helps coat each fry with extra crispy results. Now, don’t go into this thinking they are going to be as crispy as deep-fried white potato french fries. It’s just not possible to achieve that level of crispiness with sweet potato fries in the oven. But these are a healthier and delicious alternative to their deep fried cousins!
One of my new favorite shortcut meals to make lately is frozen veggie burgers. I love homemade veggie burgers, but they often require prepping what seems like a million ingredients. When I don’t want to make a huge mess in the kitchen, I’ve been loving the frozen alternative. These sweet potato fries are the perfect way to add something homemade to a pre-prepped meal. While they take a while to cook in the oven (about 40 minutes), the prep (and clean up) is minimal.
If you’re on a grain-free diet, such as paleo or Whole30, no worries- you can totally make these without the corn starch. One of the other things that makes these fries crisp up is that they aren’t touching on the baking sheet. As long as you spread them out, you should be fine. Just keep an eye on them- they will have a tendency to overcook/burn as you are waiting for them to crisp up! The corn starch helps them crisp before they burn. This sweet potato fries recipe explains how to make similar fries without the corn starch, with another dipping sauce made from mayonnaise, minced fresh garlic, and lemon juice. Also super delicious.
This recipe for fries is great. But the SAUCE. It’s basically a super smooth guacamole, with avocado, lime juice, salt, fresh cilantro, and a little bit of extra-virgin olive oil to help make it extra smooth. You may want to make a double batch to spread the extra on sandwiches or tacos for the rest of the week! Another bonus: because it has lime juice infused into every drop of it, it won’t go brown as easily as other avocado spreads. It’s similar to this 5-minute avocado sauce. If you love avocados, may also want to check out this recipe for the BEST avocado toast.
Other oven fry recipes
How to make crispy oven fries with white potatoes Chili Garlic Sweet Potato Fries with Lemon Garlic Mayo Carrot Fries with Spicy Mayo Dipping Sauce
Here’s the recipe for Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Avocado Cilantro Sauce!
