Sweet Potato Fries

Name: Sweet Potato Fries
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds total), peeled and cut into 1/2-by-2-inch sticks; 2 tablespoons olive oil; Coarse salt and ground pepper; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Change up your fries by using sweet potatoes; we bake ours instead of frying to make them even healthier. Try serving alongside our Mini Turkey Burgers recipe.

Source: Everyday Food, June 2007

40 mins 10 mins 4

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds total), peeled and cut into 1/2-by-2-inch sticks
2 tablespoons olive oil
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Divide potatoes between two rimmed baking sheets; toss with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer, without overlapping. Roast, tossing once, until tender and starting to brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
2. Sprinkle with lemon juice; season with salt and pepper, if desired. Toss to coat.

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Sunelane

7 JUN, 2011

these came out great...the sprinkle of lemon juice made them taste awesome, i used a silpat mat to make sure they didn't burn...we'll be making them again soon
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ehguy11

28 JAN, 2011

Excellent and simple. I sprinkled chili powder on them and tossed with olive oil. Use parchment paper in your rimmed baking sheet to avoid burning.
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CeciliaPrytko

13 JAN, 2010

on the lowest rack my sweet potatoes became charcoal... I'll try again, though...
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sweetpeainspain

30 DEC, 2009

I always leave out the lemon juice and bake them on the lowest rack on a single baking sheet. They do come out crispy enough for me!
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supshell

19 SEP, 2009

These are sooo tasty. We tried them and loved them so much we made them 3 more times within the next 2 weeks. Mmmmm.
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mmsrjs

10 MAR, 2008

THANKS MARJOSTEVENS FOR YOUR TIP, WILL BE TRYING IT TONIGHT. EXCEPT THINK I WILL LEAVE OFF THE LEMON JUICE.
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marjostevens

5 MAR, 2008

About those sweet potato fries that didn't crisp up... Try cutting the recipe in 1/2 and spread the sweet potatoes on one baking sheet (instead of two). Then place that sheet on the lowest rack in the oven. I have found that oven "frying" potatoes on the lowest rack gets the outsides of the potatoes nice and crisp.
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Cindy

13 JAN, 2008

I love sweet potato fries. I just don't like the oil used in a fried recipe. I followed this recipe exactly and the fries never became crisp. After cooking for at least 1/2 hour longer, they were still mushy. I guess I'll have to go back to my fried receipe.
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