Sweet Potato Fries

Author: Tina | Posted: 19-01-2010 | Category: Recipes, Uncategorized

Even though sweet potatoes may be part of the Thanksgiving dinner tradition, these naturally sweet vegetables can be added to your meals throughout the year.

Sweet potatoes are nutritional all-stars! They score a 96 on the NuVal scale!

A simple and delicious way to incorporate sweet potatoes into your diet is sweet potato fries. Sweet potatoes fries are a fun finger food or side dish, and always a crowd-pleaser. Give them a try!

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Sweet Potato Fries

Makes 2-3 servings

Ingredients:

  • 2 small sweet potatoes
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp paprika

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 425*F.
  • Chop sweet potatoes into “fries.”
  • In a plastic Ziplock bag, add sweet potato fries, olive oil, cinnamon, and paprika.
  • Seal the bag and shake thoroughly to coat sweet potato fries.
  • Spread the fries onto a baking sheet covered in tin foil.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, turning fries every 10 minutes or so.
  • Allow to cool for about 5 minutes and serve warm (or cold) with low-fat sour cream, Ranch dressing, ketchup, or horseradish.

Category: Recipes, Uncategorized by Tina

15 Responses to “Sweet Potato Fries”

  1. 1. Erin (Travel, Eat, Repeat), on January 19th, 2010 at 9:35 am Said:

    This is one of my go-to side dishes; actually, it’s delicious on its own, too.

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  2. 2. veronica, on January 19th, 2010 at 9:49 am Said:

    I love these:)

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  3. 3. Lauren @ Eater not a runner, on January 19th, 2010 at 10:13 am Said:

    One of my favorite things to make, yum!

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  4. 4. Heather @ (The Single Dish), on January 19th, 2010 at 10:36 am Said:

    I am making these tonight actually, I love them! They feel like such a treat but are so good for you :) I have never done the ziplock bag trick, maybe will try out that, thanks!

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  5. 5. Evan Thomas, on January 19th, 2010 at 10:58 am Said:

    These are great; I would swear by them

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  6. 6. Lily @ Lily's Health Pad, on January 19th, 2010 at 11:01 am Said:

    I make these at least once a week! YUM.

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  7. 7. Ash @ Good Taste. Healthy Me, on January 19th, 2010 at 12:42 pm Said:

    omg so yummy! I would also highly suggest tossing with some italian seasoning, lemon pepper seasoning, and olive oil. DELICIOUS!

    I’m on a major sweet potato kick right now!

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  8. 8. Karissa (CardioFoodie), on January 19th, 2010 at 12:55 pm Said:

    Love sweet potato fries dipped in a little light ranch dressing! Such a great side!

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  9. 9. Heather @ Get Healthy With Heather, on January 19th, 2010 at 3:11 pm Said:

    I just had sweet potato fries last night! Sweet potatoes are such an amazing addition to meals. They are by far my potato of choice!

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  10. 10. Heather @ Get Healthy With Heather, on January 19th, 2010 at 3:15 pm Said:

    Oops forgot to mention my favorite ultimate sweet potato fry dipping sauce — curry ketchup. Try it out. The curry and sweet potatoes are perfect together!

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  11. 11. amanda, on January 19th, 2010 at 9:43 pm Said:

    I have been big on butternut squash fries. How do those rate on the NuVal scale?

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  12. 12. Tina, on January 20th, 2010 at 11:41 am Said:

    @amanda: Butternut squash scores 100!

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  13. 13. Health for the Whole Self » What I Ate – 1/28/2010, on January 29th, 2010 at 1:33 pm Said:

    [...] followed this simple way of making them from Trading Up Downtown. I just sliced two small sweet potatoes (you can peel them if you prefer, but I like to leave the [...]

  14. 14. Lisa @ Early Morning Run, on January 29th, 2010 at 6:45 pm Said:

    these looks/sound amazing! I have to try them soon!

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  15. 15. Trading Up Downtown » Blog Archive » My Top 10, on June 16th, 2010 at 10:54 am Said:

    [...] Three words: Sweet Potato Fries. [...]

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