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Oven baked sweet potato fries

These sweet potato fries are super crispy even though they are made in the oven. Also, low on calories because they don't have a lot of oil.
Prep Time5 mins
Active Time35 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Moroccan
Keyword: Fries, Oven, Sweet potato
Yield: 2

Ingredients:

Sweet potato fries

  • 3 Sweet potatoes
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Cornstarch
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • ½ tsp Smoked paprika
  • Chopped parsley for topping at the end

Lemon-tahini yogurt dressing

  • Juice from ½ lemon
  • 3 tbsp Greek yogurt
  • ½ tbsp Tahini
  • 1 Garlic clove finely chopped
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • ½ tsp Olive oil

Instructions

  • Carefully wash the sweet potatoes.
  • Pre-heat the oven at 200°C. Line a tray with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Cut the sweet potatoes into 1 cm wide fries. Wash them with cold water and wipe them dry with paper towels.
  • In a large bowl, add the fries and mix them with the cornstarch. Then add the oil and mix .
  • Place the fries in the tray and spread them in an even layer.
  • Place the tray in the oven and cook 15 minutes on each side. Flip the potatoes with a spatula.
  • Take the tray out of the oven, add the condiment mixture and cook the fries for 5 more minutes.
  • Let the fries rest for 5 minutes before taking them out of the tray, to prevent breaking them.
    Oven baked sweet potato fries