Baked Sweet Potato Fries
I have a love/hate relationship with sweet potatoes. I don’t like them, but I love their nutritional content! I would much prefer white potatoes for taste and definitely for French fries. But, white potatoes don’t offer anywhere near the health benefits. So, I decided it was time to say goodbye to the white potato and begin a relationship with the sweet potato.
I do love French fries, but up until this recipe have not been able to eat the sweet potato variety. They are mushy and too sweet for my taste. I went in search for a recipe that I might actually be able to eat.
The first thing I found out looking online is that it is very hard to make baked sweet potato fries crispy like traditional fries. This is apparently because they have a higher water content. So, instead of aiming for crispy, I decided to aim for flavoring them in a way that covers their true taste. Bizarre, but it worked! Here’s what I did:
Ingredients:
1 large sweet potato
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
1 tablespoon Poultry Seasoning (or mixed seasoning of your choice)
1. Peel the sweet potato and cut into the tiniest fries you can (If you use large fries, you will just need to adjust cooking time).
2. Put the fries into a ziploc bag, add oil and seasoning and mix.
3. Lay the fries onto a baking sheet greased with cooking spray. Arrange in single layer. Add additional poultry seasoning if desired.
4. Bake with the Convection feature at 425 degrees for 10 minutes.
I do love French fries, but up until this recipe have not been able to eat the sweet potato variety. They are mushy and too sweet for my taste. I went in search for a recipe that I might actually be able to eat.
The first thing I found out looking online is that it is very hard to make baked sweet potato fries crispy like traditional fries. This is apparently because they have a higher water content. So, instead of aiming for crispy, I decided to aim for flavoring them in a way that covers their true taste. Bizarre, but it worked! Here’s what I did:
Ingredients:
1 large sweet potato
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
1 tablespoon Poultry Seasoning (or mixed seasoning of your choice)
1. Peel the sweet potato and cut into the tiniest fries you can (If you use large fries, you will just need to adjust cooking time).
2. Put the fries into a ziploc bag, add oil and seasoning and mix.
3. Lay the fries onto a baking sheet greased with cooking spray. Arrange in single layer. Add additional poultry seasoning if desired.
4. Bake with the Convection feature at 425 degrees for 10 minutes.