Spicy Baked Sweet Potato "fries"

lauralie41's Note:

This recipe is adapted from a weight loss websites newsletter. Posted for 2006 Zaar World Tour - Mexico

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 medium sweet potatoes, washed and cut lengthwise into strips 1/3 inch on each side
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450°F With aluminum foil or parchment paper, line a cookie sheet.
2. In a medium bowl, combine sweet potatoes with olive oil and seasonings. Mix well to evenly coat potatoes. Place potato strips on the foil or parchment lined cookie sheet and leave space between strips for even baking.
3. Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until potatoes become crispy. Turn strips every 5 to 7 minutes as needed. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[dulce_amore]

i love these sweet potato fries-- i ate them all the time this summer! i'm the only one in my family who loves sweet potatoes, so i changed the recipe to fit one person: i used 1 large sweet potato, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/4 tsp chili powder and 1/4 tsp onion powder. for a little less mess i combined the spices in a large ziplock baggie. after cutting the sweet potato into fries i sprayed them with olive-oil flavored cooking spray, placed them in the baggie and shook to coat. then i baked them in a 475 deg oven for 12 minutes on each side-- they turned out delicious every time! thank you thank you thank you so much!

[Debbb]

Amazing!! So delicious!! I wish I had made more. I am going to experiment and try to decrease/omit the oil to make them a little healthier.

[Bayhill]

We loved these sweet potato fries!! The seasonings were subtle, but perfect. I peeled my sweet potatoes as I don't care for them with the peel left on. Also, after reading the reviews of the fries not being crispy, I decided to take the advice of a previous reviewer and dredged half of them in flour before baking them. Honestly, I couldn't tell much difference between the ones with flour and the ones without. I did have to cook them for about 25 minutes to get them to crisp up some. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe...it is definitely a keeper!
**Made for Australian/ New Zealand Recipe Swap #73**