Sweet Potato Oven Fries

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    6

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Healthy in a Hurry

By Karen Ansel and Charity Ferreira

Published 2012

  • About

Serve these enticing oven fries as an after-school snack or a side dish—they go equally well with sandwiches and turkey burgers or roast chicken and fish. Use organic sweet potatoes, if possible, since they are not peeled. If you’re not a fan of raw garlic, feel free to omit it.

Ingredients

  • orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, 2 lb (1 kg)
  • olive oil, 2 Tbsp

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
  2. Scrub, rinse, and dry sweet potatoes; do not peel. Cut lengthwise into slices ½ inch (12 mm) thick, then cut each slice into batons about ¼ inch (6 mm) wide and 3 inches (7.5 cm) long.
  3. Pile potatoes on a large r