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Your favorite restaurant style sweet potato fries kicked up a notch, and served with a sweet cinnamon butter. Delicious!

 

Who doesn’t love french fries? They may say the are “French” but they are as American as apple pie. Deliciously warm and mealy, with a crispy outside and slightly salty sweet. 

French fries are the perfect pairing for burgers, sandwiches, and most main meals. The ways you can make fries at home are varied, too. You can:

• Bake your homemade french fries
• Deep fry potatoes for french fries
• Air fry your potatoes for french fries

If you want something different, sweet potato fries are amazing! Of course, sweet potato french fries are nothing new, but we love how these turned out!

Kick up your side dish favorite with spicy sweet potato fries!

 

While fries are often served in restaurants, sweet potato popularity is growing more and more. The reasons? Sweet potatoes have less calories and more vitamins per serving than plain white ones.  Sweet potatoes also have far more Vitamin A than their white counterparts, with 22,00o IU versus 14 IU respectively. (source)

Sweet potatoes are the healthier choice with fiber as well.  They boast 4 grams per serving over white potatoes, which have 3 grams per serving. Sweet potatoes also are a bit more sweet in flavor, and are often used like pumpkin. 

Adding a bit of spice kicks that flavor up a couple of notches, and since we bake our homemade sweet potato fries, you don’t need any special equipment, either!

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What about the cinnamon butter?

Perfect for delicious dipping, this cinnamon butter is a cinch to make. The flavor of the cinnamon, coupled with the chili powder on the sweet potatoes, make a great blend. 

Can I leave the skins of the sweet potato on?

Absolutely! That is where the fiber really is. Funny thing, when I was a child, my mother was convinced that the skin of the sweet potato was poisonous. I am not sure why, but to the day she passed, she refused to eat it.

The skin is delicious, and nutritious and you can definitely eat it! Just be sure to scrub it really well to remove any dirt and grime.

Ingredients:

• 2 large sweet potatoes
• 1 teaspoon chili poweder
• 2 Tablespoons avocado oil, or olive oil
• 1 stick (8 Tablespoons) butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Scrub and peel sweet potatoes. You can also leave the skins on, if you prefer. 
3. Cut into wedges, about 1/2″ thick.
4. Lay in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet.
5. Drizzle oil and seasonings over potatoes, and toss to coat.
6. Bake in oven for 45-48 minutes, until fork tender, with a slightly crispy outside.
7. While potatoes are baking, mix soft butter, cinnamon and brown sugar in a bowl.
8. Serve alongside sweet potato fries.

What is your favorite side dish? Will you try these homemade sweet potato fries? Be sure to let me know what you think!