Garlic and basil sweet potato fries

These healthy sweet potato fries are seasoned with garlic and basil, and baked in the oven until crispy. They are served with a spicy sriracha mayo dipping sauce.

If you are one of those folks who always asks to substitute regular french fries with sweet potatoes, then this dish is for you: homemade baked sweet potato fries seasoned with your favorite spices and herbs. It’s easy to customize the flavors to your liking; here, I used garlic, basil, and paprika, but you can dress them up however you like. The dipping sauce is a simple mayo and sriracha combination, which adds a nice hint of spiciness to the fries.

The most time-consuming (and difficult) part of making sweet potato fries is slicing them up. After that, it’s easy — just toss them in seasonings and roast them. When slicing, I typically cut each sweet potato in half lengthwise so that they are more manageable. Then I carefully slice them about 1/4 inch thick. It’s important to slice them to approximately the same width so that they will have similar baking times.

These sweet potato fries work great as a healthy vegetarian side dish or party appetizer. I like pairing them with spicy chicken tenders and salmon quesadillas.

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Garlic and basil sweet potato fries

These healthy sweet potato fries are seasoned with garlic and basil, and baked in the oven until crispy. They are served with a spicy sriracha mayo dipping sauce.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 392 kcal

Ingredients

• 2 pounds sweet potatoes about 3 large, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch fries
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• chopped fresh basil for garnish

Dry seasonings:

• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Spicy dip:

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons sriracha

Instructions

1. In a ziplock bag, toss sweet potato fries with olive oil until coated. Add dry seasonings to the bag and toss again.
2. Lay out the sweet potato fries on a large baking tray in a single layer.
3. Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes, flip the sweet potatoes, and bake until crispy, 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Combine dip ingredients in a small bowl. Serve with baked sweet potato fries and garnish with chopped basil.