Delicious Baked Sweet Potato Fries! These are a healthier alternative to the deep fried original. They have a tempting, lightly browned, sweet and salty flavor, and they are easy to make. They’ll be a sure hit with the whole family!

Total Cook Time: 30 minutes

Here’s what you’ll need to make homemade sweet potato fries:

• 1kg sweet potatoes (use orange variety) peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch thick sticks
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 1/2 Tbsp olive oil

How to Make Sweet Potato Fries

1. Heat oven and prepare baking sheets: Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Grease two 45cm by 30cm baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray, set aside.
2. Mix seasonings: In a small mixing bowl whisk together cornstarch, salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder.
3. Add sweet potatoes to bowl: Place sliced sweet potatoes in a large mixing bowl.
4. Toss them with oil then seasonings: Toss sweet potatoes with olive oil then pour cornstarch mixture over sweet potatoes and toss to evenly coat.
5. Spread onto baking sheets: Divide sweet potatoes among the two baking sheets, then spread out evenly.
6. Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes, then remove from oven and turn fries to opposite side.
7. Turn fries, continue to bake through: Return to oven (preferably on opposite rack the were on prior) and bake until until fries are golden brown in spots, about 10 minutes longer.
8. Serve right away with desired dipping sauce.

Note about Time to Bake Sweet Potato Fries

• Usually sweet potato fries need to bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes in total (turning around halfway). But keep in mind each oven varies. 
• You may find it works better to do only 10 minutes per the two sides if your oven browns very well or bakes hot.

Do you have to peel sweet potatoes?

• For every application, you don’t have to peel sweet potatoes but here I highly recommend peeling sweet potatoes for fries.
• The skins can be somewhat tough and unpleasant to chew.