Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Spicy Sweet Potato Fries
Browned sweet potato fries have a mellow sweetness that's especially good with a spicy seasoning. Their blistered edges make the platter inviting before the first bite. Choose a few with plenty of color and enjoy the sweet and savory flavor together while they're fresh.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 55 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 3 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Lunch · Sides
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baking · Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Coat with oil evenly
Toss the cut fries thoroughly with oil before spreading them back across the prepared baking sheet.
2. Spread one layer
Keep the sweet potatoes in a single layer so the fries have room around their edges.
3. Stir during baking
Return to stir the fries periodically as they bake until their surfaces brown and blister.
Get to know the ingredients
Sweet potatoes
Peel the large sweet potatoes before slicing them into the specified width range for fries.
Cooking oil
Use your chosen cooking oil for the toss, coating the cut surfaces before roasting the fries.
Seasoning
Creole seasoning or spicy seasoning salt goes onto the fries after baking, according to your taste.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Season and serve immediately
Season the browned fries to taste after baking and serve them immediately while freshly roasted.
A little more help as you go
Prepare with parchment
Line the large baking sheet with parchment before arranging the peeled and sliced sweet potatoes.
Preheat fully
Put the sheet into a fully preheated oven so the fries begin roasting at the specified heat.
A few questions you might have
How wide should I cut the fries?
Cut them between one-quarter and one-half inch wide after peeling the sweet potatoes.
Which Creole blend was used?
Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning is the named example, though spicy seasoning salt is also an option.
Do I season before baking?
Add the spicy seasoning after the fries bake, rather than mixing it into the oil first.
What browning should I look for?
The fries should be browned and blistered at the end of baking before seasoning and serving.
How often should I check for stirring?
Stir about every twenty minutes during baking, checking the fries as their surfaces brown.
Any more cooking tips?
I used Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: budgetbytes.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.