Sweet Potato Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Simple, crispy sweet potato fries seasoned with rosemary, garlic and a touch of pepper. Oven-baked to perfection — great on their own or with your favorite dip.
- Oven
- Baking tray or sheet pan
- Parchment paper (optional, for easier cleanup)
- Knife and cutting board
- Measuring spoons
- Ziploc bag or large mixing bowl
- Spatula or tongs (for flipping halfway through baking)
- 200 g sweet potato (raw (washed and sliced into fries))
- 2 tsp 4 g buckwheat flour (whole-groat)
- 1 tsp 5 ml olive oil
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 dashes table salt
- Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C).
- Wash and slice sweet potato into strips. Place 200 g in a Ziploc bag.
- Add olive oil to the bag, seal, and shake vigorously to coat the fries.
- Add buckwheat flour, rosemary, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, and salt. Seal and shake again until evenly coated.
- Spread the contents on a baking tray in a single layer, leaving space between fries.
- Bake for 20 minutes, flip the fries, then bake for another 20 minutes until crisp and golden.
- Serve hot.
- Check out our dips to add a little something extra to these!
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Substitutions
Dietary Restrictions & Preferences:
Buckwheat flour (4 g / 2 tsp): Replace with rice flour (4 g / 2 tsp) (reason: gluten-free alternative).
Olive oil (5 ml / 1 tsp): Replace with avocado oil (5 ml / 1 tsp) (reason: suitable for higher heat and paleo-friendly diets).
Availability & Convenience:
Sweet potato (200 g / 7 oz): Swap for regular potato (200 g / 7 oz) if sweet potatoes are unavailable or cost-prohibitive.
Dried rosemary (1 tsp): Swap for mixed Italian herbs (1 tsp) if rosemary is not on hand.
Flavor & Texture Adjustments:
Garlic powder (1 tsp): Replace with 1 clove fresh garlic, minced for a sharper, fresher flavor.
Onion powder (1 tsp): Replace with ½ small grated onion (about 25 g / 1 oz) for a softer, sweeter taste.
Nutritional Modifications:
Olive oil (5 ml / 1 tsp): Replace with cooking spray (1-second spray per side) to reduce total fat.
Buckwheat flour (4 g / 2 tsp): Replace with cornstarch (4 g / 2 tsp) for a lighter, crispier coating with slightly fewer carbs.