sweet potato fries

At the beginning of my daughter's quest for vegan enlightenment and was out with friends at a restaurant, her choices were often limited to a salad, no dairy, or french fries. Sometimes she could order sweet potato fries usually deep-fried. Fast forward six years and restaurants have adapted and created many more options for those with dietary restrictions and she has become more health-conscious. Mom to the rescue with make-at-home sweet potato fries [spf]that are good and good for you.

FUN FACT: Sweet potatoes are NOT potatoes. Fact check it here. In fact, sweet potatoes are sweet roots in the morning glory family and have been around since early 750 B.C. in Peru. A yam is a potato but a sweet potato is not. I told you it was a fun fact. Is mind blown?

In just one sweet potato you will find 400% of the vitamin A you need each day. Vitamin A keeps both your immune system and your eyes healthy. They are also a superfood due to the high amounts of nutrients that contain. So next time you look at a sweet potato think A, B, and C vitamins, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, thiamin, and zinc.

Let’s Bake these SPF, but know you can apply the same recipe and utilize your air fryer as well.

6 Ingredients and 30 minutes max from start to finish

• 4 medium sweet potatoes [peeled and slice into strips french fry style]

• 3 TAB olive oil

• 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt

• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

• 1/4 tsp garlic powder

• 1/4 tsp paprika

Pre-heat the oven to 400.

• Cut the sweet potatoes into sticks your choice of length and width just make sure they are consistent [for even baking]

• Toss sticks with oil and spices and toss them with the oil.

• Line a jelly roll pan of a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper [this will aid in crisping]

• Seasoned sweet potatoes should be in a single row on the sheet

• Bake until brown and crisp on the bottom, about 15 minutes, then flip and cook until the other side is crisp, about 10 minutes. [ The top oven rack produces the crispest of fries ]

  Serve hot and with your favorite dipping sauce. If you feel like being adventurous try the maple-mustard-sriracha dipping sauce

5 Ingredients 5 minutes start to finish

Maple-Mustard-Sriracha Dipping Sauce

• 2 Tab pure maple syrup

• 2 Tab Dijon mustard

• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

• 1/2 tsp fish sauce

• 1/4 tsp sriracha, or more to taste

• In a small saucepan, whisk all the ingredients together

• Heat the pan over medium, frequently stirring, until bubbling and slightly thickened

• Remove from the heat and set aside