Jan
07
2009
Sweet Potato Fries
Mr. Mal is at the Celtics game tonight with his BBF (“Best Boyfriend Forever”), so it was just me for dinner tonight. I had purchased a couple of sweet potatoes this past weekend, so sweet potato fries were an easy menu decision! 
Sweet Potato Fries
Makes 2-3 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 small sweet potatoes
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp paprika
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425*F.
- Chop sweet potatoes into “fries.”
- In a plastic Ziplock bag, add sweet potato fries, olive oil, cinnamon, and paprika.
- Seal the bag and shake throughly to coat sweet potato fries.
- Spread the fries onto a baking sheet covered in tin foil.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, turning fries every 10 minutes or so.
- Allow to cool for about 5 minutes and serve warm.
Dinner
Final product: Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Annie’s Organic BBQ and ketchup on the side for dipping.
Also for dinner: salad with broccoli, carrots, homemade hummus, and balsamic vinegar.
Salad + sweet potato fries = scrumptious dinner! 
I have a hot date with my DVR tonight! Have a great night, bloggies!!
Spring it!Tags: sweet potato
Mara — January 7, 2009 @ 7:33 pm
I made sweet potato fries too!! I put cumin on mine though
Tina — January 7, 2009 @ 7:35 pm
@Mara: I almost added cumin, too! At the last second, I grabbed paprika!
Amy — January 7, 2009 @ 7:40 pm
love the “bbf” reference! so funny
great dinner. have a great night with your dvr 
justjen — January 7, 2009 @ 7:42 pm
I’ve made sweet potato fries, but never with cinnamon…sounds like a good suggestion
maya — January 7, 2009 @ 7:47 pm
looks great! i love sweet potato anything! i always add cinnamon to my sweet potato.
lindsay — January 7, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
wait … does this mean you will not be posting lunch when your new job begins??
HangryPants — January 7, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
I utilize the plastic bag method for so many things myself! Looks great – have fun with the DVR.
Tina — January 7, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
@lindsay: I’m not sure quite yet. I’m trying out a few different things to see what works best. Bear with me!
K — January 7, 2009 @ 8:01 pm
I’ve never thought of using a ziploc to properly season the SP fries! Great dinner – enjoy your date
Lee (seelivelee) — January 7, 2009 @ 8:07 pm
oh wow-those look soooo goooood!!! i usually make sp disks…cut into cool disks i like to stack em!! u should try those too! but boy do those looks yummmmyy!! great post tina!!
Alexia — January 7, 2009 @ 8:12 pm
Those fries look yummy. I actually bought some sweet potatoes to do this same thing. I will have to give these a try.
gina (fitnessista) — January 7, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
i love me some sweet potato fries! i’ll try adding cinnamon to them next time
have a great night with your hot dvr date
VeggieGirl — January 7, 2009 @ 8:16 pm
HOLY FREAKING YUM DELICIOUSNESS!!
Danielle — January 7, 2009 @ 8:16 pm
Mmm cinnamon is such a good idea for the fries. I’ll definitely be trying that soon! You have such great ideas!
I wish I had a date with my DVR, unfortunately with all the recent tv repeats, there isn’t much on there to watch.
ashley (sweet & natural) — January 7, 2009 @ 8:24 pm
I discovered sweet potato fries back in college and haven’t looked back! They’re SO yummy.
Erica — January 7, 2009 @ 8:28 pm
This is like an ideal dinner for me! Josh doesn’t like sweet tatoes either (I think I told you this before)! Hope you have a great night
Meg — January 7, 2009 @ 8:36 pm
Yum! Love the cinnamon and paprika together!
Adi — January 7, 2009 @ 9:02 pm
Looks good! Whenever I try to make sweet potato fries, they end up really soft and squishy inside… almost in a gross way. Are yours more crispy, or really soft?
Tina — January 7, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
@Adi: More soft than crispy, but a tad crispy on the outside.
Andrea (Andrea's Eats) — January 7, 2009 @ 9:08 pm
I looove sweet potato fries! I need to make the at home.
Betsy in Pittsburgh — January 7, 2009 @ 9:14 pm
Your fries are a lot more uniform than mine when I try to cut then up… I need one of those fancy box cutters!
Kati — January 7, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Tina, those look great! What temp do you set your oven on? I can never get mine the way I want them…
Michelle — January 7, 2009 @ 9:18 pm
Oh yummy! I love sweet potato fries! Have a great night!
Marianne — January 7, 2009 @ 9:22 pm
I can never get my sweet potato fries to look that good – jealous!
Shelby — January 7, 2009 @ 9:23 pm
I love sweet potato fries!!! I’ve never had them w/ BBQ sauce though. I’ve also never tried the cinnamon paprika combo, delish!
Bree — January 7, 2009 @ 9:29 pm
Yum, thanks for reminding me I have been meaning to make sweet potato fries! Thankfully I can squeeze them into tomorrow’s dinner
zestycook — January 7, 2009 @ 10:00 pm
Tina – These look great! I was thinking of those tonight as well. Enjoy your relaxing night!
Dori — January 7, 2009 @ 10:25 pm
The fries look amazing! I buy baked sweet potato fries at Pita Grill (a NY chain) but now I want to make them — even though I never cook!
Sara — January 7, 2009 @ 10:52 pm
Yum, these look great! I never ate sweet potatoes growing up, but I’ve recently discovered that they are delicious! I’ll definately try out your recipe.
Rachel — January 7, 2009 @ 11:21 pm
Oooh, paprika! I always put cinnamon on mine because I like ‘em sweet but I’ve been thinking I need to experiment with savory next time. I think I will definitely try your seasoning method, too. Maybe I’ll add a little mustard? Haha, we’ll see.
Alyssa — January 8, 2009 @ 12:26 am
dang, that plastic bag trick is probably a lot less messy than my method – i call it the “finger-rub”! haha, have a great thursday tina!
Sharon — January 8, 2009 @ 1:21 am
Awesome idea with the ziploc bag trick! Thanks!
And great eats! Love your delicious dinner!
Sarah (lovINmytummy) — January 8, 2009 @ 1:32 am
You had me at fries…and homemade hummus…and DVR. BEST POST EVER! =)
Andrea (Off Her Cork) — January 8, 2009 @ 7:50 am
Fries and salads are one of my very fav combos!
Scott — January 8, 2009 @ 10:46 am
Tina do you have a mandoline? Those fries look perfectly cut.
Tina — January 8, 2009 @ 10:49 am
@Scott: Nope, I’m just skilled with a knife!
Scott — January 8, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
@Tina: well done!
Jennifer — January 8, 2009 @ 12:42 pm
My man has a “bromance” as well with his friend Ben. I love it!
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lauren — January 8, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
mmm – the sweet potato fries look great. like your spice combo!
Mizz Independent — January 8, 2009 @ 7:08 pm
I love sweet potato…especially in the form of homemade oven fries! I have never tried cinnamon on them, but it sounds pretty good. Will be trying this week!
Sarah — January 8, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
did the fries turn out crispy or just soft?? i can never get my sweet pot fries to be crisp and everytime I fail hubby threatens to buy a deep fryer :-\ i am not amused and desperately do not want to rely on the bag of sweet potato fries from Trader Joes… thanks in advance!
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Anna — January 8, 2009 @ 10:22 pm
I like the idea of eating a big old plate of fries for dinner.
Tina — January 9, 2009 @ 9:46 am
@Sarah: Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside!
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