These Baked Sweet Potato Fries are crispy, chewy, sweet, and spicy and only take a few minutes to throw together. They pair perfectly with our spicy chipotle lime mayo dipping sauce.
Not only is this the best sweet potato fries recipe, we’ve also included the best dipping sauce for sweet potato fries. It’s made by blending mayo, chipotle peppers in adobo, fresh lime juice, cilantro, and garlic together to create a creamy, spicy, smokey dip you will love.
Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
This recipe will show you how to make baked sweet potato fries that are crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. I’ve gathered a few techniques that will help your fries turn out crispy and amazing every time with no frying involved.
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As an added bonus, these sweet potato fries are actually good for you. Even the sweet potato dipping sauce, when made with homemade or paleo mayo, is something you can feed your family and feel really good about it. It’s spicy, loaded with flavor, and the perfect combo for baked sweet potato fries.
If you’re looking for some other great sweet potato recipes, you’ve gotta try my Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Chilli Spiced Sweet Potatoes, and this delicious Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole.
Key Ingredients
- Sweet Potatoes – you’ll need about 4 medium sweet potatoes or yam to make this batch size.
- Cornstarch – Cornstarch is the secret ingredient here that will help your sweet potato fries become crispy.
- Avocado Oil – you could also use olive oil.
- Seasoning– I chose to go simple and just use cumin, salt, and pepper. Feel free to get creative and season however you would like.
- Mayo- You can use homemade or Paleo mayo if desired
- Cilantro- Fresh cilantro works best. Just wash it and roughly chop it before adding to the blender
- Olive Oil- This will thin out your mayo just a tad so the sauce is perfectly dippable.
- Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce- The kind you buy in the can just take 2 out. If you don’t love a lot of heat in your sauce, scrape the seeds out of the peppers before adding them to the blender.
- Lime Juice- the juice of a fresh lime works best.
How to Make This Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
- Cut the sweet potatoes. Peel and cut each sweet potato in half lengthwise. Cut each half into 1/3″ slices, then cut those slices into 1/3″ pieces. As you cut them, add the sliced sweet potatoes to a bowl of ice water to keep them from oxidizing.
- Prep and season the potatoes. Remove sweet potatoes from the water and lay them out flat on a towel. Pat them dry with a towel on top as well. Add the Place sliced potatoes in a large bowl and toss with the cornstarch, then transfer to a baking sheet in a single layer (you may need more than one baking sheet – be sure not to overcrowd them). Drizzle with avocado oil, then sprinkle with cumin, salt, and pepper to season.
- Bake. Bake in a preheated oven for about 25 minutes, or until the edges are slightly crispy and golden brown.
- Cool. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly while you make the Sweet Potato Fries dipping sauce. Enjoy!
- Make the dip for sweet potatoes. In a blender, combine the mayonnaise, cilantro, garlic, chipotle peppers, and the juice of one lime. Pulse on medium until well blended.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sweet Potatoes are filled with essential vitamins and nutrients. Oven Baked Sweet Potato fries are healthiest when made with good quality cooking oil.
Potatoes should be free from bruises, cuts, and stored in a cool dry place such as a cool garage or pantry.
Uncooked sweet potatoes should be free from bruises, cuts, and stored in a cool dry place such as a cool garage or pantry. They can last for 3-5 weeks if stored properly
The Best Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Fries
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1/8 cup avocado oil
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Chipotle Lime Mayo
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, from the can
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Peel and cut each sweet potato in half lengthwise. Cut each half into 1/3" slices, then cut those slices into 1/3" pieces. As you cut them ,add the sliced sweet potatoes to a bowl of ice water to keep them from oxidizing.
- Remove sweet potatoes from the water and lay them out flat on a towel. Pat them dry with a towel on top as well.
- Place sliced potatoes in a large bowl and toss with the cornstarch, then transfer to a baking sheet in a single layer (you may need more than one baking sheet – be sure not to overcrowd them). Drizzle with avocado oil, then sprinkle with cumin, salt, and pepper to season.
- Bake in a preheated oven for about 25 minutes, or until the edges are slightly crispy and golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly while you make the Sweet Potato Fries dipping sauce. Enjoy!
Chipotle Lime Dipping Sauce
- In a blender, combine the mayonnaise, cilantro, garlic, chipotle peppers, and the juice of one lime. Pulse on medium until well blended.
Notes
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These are the best sweet potato fries. They are crispy, chewy, sweet and spicy, basically a party in your mouth. These oven-baked sweet potato fries only take a few minutes to throw together. Also included is a recipe for a smoky and spicy sweet potato fries dipping sauce that’s gonna knock your socks off. Oh baby!
These turned out amazing!
Hooray! So happy you loved them too.
How much cornstarch are we talking about–this part is rather vague?
Hi Barbara, we’ve updated the recipe to say 1 cup of cornstarch. It doesn’t need to be exact – you can just toss some cornstarch into a small bowl, then toss your sliced sweet potato fries in it just to coat them. Hope that helps!