Serves: 4 | Prep Time: 10 minutes | Oven Cook Time: 30 minutes | Air Fryer Cook Time: 35 minutes
Sweet potatoes are a Louisiana commodity that can be turned into a low-fat, high fiber alternative to French fries. Use the oven or air fryer to crisp up your fries instead of a traditional deep fat fryer. Pair with our delicious sriracha sour cream dipping sauce for satisfying savory side dish. Follow the recipe below or watch LSU AgCenter nutrition & community health agent Layne Langley demonstrate how to make these mouthwatering sweet potato fries two different ways. For more information about healthy eating and active living, contact your local LSU AgCenter nutrition & community health agent.
Ingredients:
Sweet Potato Fries
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes (about 2 medium-large or 3 medium)
- 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon no-salt Creole seasoning
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Sriracha Sour Cream Dipping Sauce
- 1 cup low-fat sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon no-salt
- Creole seasoning
- 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce or more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 425 F with racks in the lower and upper third of the oven. (Top rack should be no closer than 6 inches from the heat source.) Line two large, rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Rinse and dry the sweet potatoes. Cut out soft or discolored spots. Leave the peel on and cut them into fry-shaped pieces, about 1/4 inch wide and 1/4 inch thick.
- Place cut fries into a large bowl. Sprinkle with cornstarch, garlic powder and no-salt Creole seasoning. Toss until the fries are lightly coated in powder. Drizzle the olive oil over the fries and toss until the fries are evenly coated and no powdery spots remain.
- Arrange half of the fries in a single layer on each sheet pan – don’t overcrowd the pan! Bake for 20 minutes then flip the fries and return the pans to the oven, swapping the positions (move pan that was on the top rack to the bottom rack and vice versa).
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the fries are crispy. Sprinkle it with salt after the fries come out of the oven.
Sriracha sour cream dipping sauce: Mix ingredients together and dip fries.
(Shakera Williams, M.P.H. is Assistant Nutrition Extension Agent- FCS for Webster/Claiborne parishes. Contact her at (318) 371-1371.)