Baked Sweet Potato Fries

A sweet potato is a sweet-tasting vegetable known as a tuber. Sweet potatoes can be orange, white, and even purple. They are a great alternative for regular white potatoes, loaded with vitamin A (important for vision), potassium (important for regulating blood pressure) and fiber (promotes digestive regularity). Sweet potatoes can be mashed, roasted, fried, and even baked!

Fun Fact- One large sweet potato, baked with skin, is approximately 561% of the daily value for vitamin A for an adult.¹ In comparison, a regular white potato contains minimal amounts of vitamin A.

Try the recipe below for baked sweet potato fries:

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

§  2 medium sweet potatoes

§  ¼ cup canola oil

§  Optional spices such as garlic powder, salt, pepper, basil, thyme

Directions

1.     Preheat oven to 400°F

2.     Slice sweet potatoes into desired size and spread onto a large baking sheet

3.     In a small bowl, mix canola oil and desired spices together

4.     Pour the oil and spices mixture over the sweet potato slices and mix together by hand until evenly coated

5.     Bake for 25-30 minutes or more until slightly browned and tender

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size- 1 serving · Calories- 176 · Fat- 14 g · Carbohydrate- 12 g · Fiber- 2 g · Protein- 1 g

1.      U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health. Vitamin A. Accessed October 29, 2019. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional/