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Herb Butter Baked Sweet Potato Fries. Oven baked sweet potatoes fries tossed in a garlic and herb butter. These fries are perfectly crisp and beyond addicting…SO GOOD! And the real bonus here? They’re pretty healthy too. Cool. Cool.
Every year around this time I’m reminded that people need appetizers and finger foods in their lives…in addition to breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. All I ever want to share are complete meals (i.e family dinners). Not just simply an appetizer or side dish. I’ve slowly gotten better about sharing a few more appetizers, but honestly, more times than not, the only time I share appetizers and sides is leading up to the holidays (Thanksgiving is approaching!).
What can I say, I’m a creature of habit through and through.
Anyway, what I’m really trying to say is that appetizer season has begun, and I’m excited to be sharing these fries with you! These fries work great as a snack, appetizer, or side dish. Any way you serve them up, they’re going to be good.
But then, I’ve never met a sweet potato fry that I did not love. They’re carby, salty, and delicious. Especially when homemade and oven baked.
With football season now underway, and the weather slowly starting to cool, people are looking for game day recipes that are easy, delicious, and ideally, that are eaten with your hands. Plus, the slightly chillier days mean it’s finally OK to start using my oven again. YES.
I mean, I actually used my oven all summer long, but at least now you guys won’t roll your eyes in disgust (and annoyance) when I tell you that you have to turn on the oven. Alright, that’s probably a little dramatic, but I think you get what I’m saying. Or at least I hope so.
Sorry, I’m kind of rambling today. As I type this I am feeling very anxious. If you follow along on Instagram then you know we have a big photo/video shoot going on this week and there’s just a lot happening over here. It’s all so exciting and fun, but my anxious self is also full of nerves and trying to keep it all together. Surprisingly, I’m calmer than I would have suspected, so that’s good news!
And moving along…
Growing up my dad would always make oven baked fries, so I actually prefer a baked fry to a fried fry. I think baked fries have so much more flavor without all that extra breading and oil that goes along with frying. Not to mention, frying is a complete pain and I’ll only do it for things like doughnuts.
Long story short, I always bake my fries.
Ok, so let’s talk details. As you might guess, these sweet potatoes fries are pretty simple and easy, but don’t let their simplicity fool you. These are still some of the best sweet potato fries I’ve ever made.
You’ll want to start by cutting the sweet potatoes into thin matchsticks and then baking them with olive oil, herbs, and seasonings. The key to a crisp oven baked fry is not to overcrowd the baking sheet. If you have too many potatoes crowding the pan, the fries will steam instead of getting crispy. So use two baking sheets if needed. It’s better to have extra space on the baking sheet than a pan full of fries. Trust me on this.
While the fries a baking, mix up the garlic herb butter. It’s a mix of fresh garlic, basil (or parsley), and butter. Toss the hot fries with the butter, add an extra sprinkle of flaky sea salt, and done.
So simple. Very pretty (I love the color of sweet potatoes). SO GOOD.
Tossing the fries in a garlicky herb butter takes them from just ok to amazing, and gives the fries an extra special touch that makes them better than any other baked french fry out there…it’s true.
Serve these up for game day or as a healthy side dish for your next roasted chicken dinner. Or, if you’re like me, just eat a double serving and call it dinner. Sounds pretty good!
Also, with fall just around the corner I’ve begun to crave sweet potatoes again. So many new ideas! What’s your favorite sweet potato recipe?
PS. the official start of fall is just one week from this Saturday…I am way too excited.
If you make these baked sweet potato fries, please be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! I love hearing from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every one of you. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to also tag me on Instagram so I can see! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
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Teighan, I love ALL your recipes! We have half baked harvest nights and we all bring one of your dishes. Everything is so good. This is my go to recipe for sweet potato fries. I made your spicy chicken, these, and your molten coffee brownies tonight 😍
Thank you so much for your kind message Macey!! I am so glad you have been enjoying so many recipes and appreciate you making them! xx
Cut the sweet potatoes with my French fry setting on my mandolin which was 1/4” and they all burned! Next time will try 1/2” as the couple that didn’t burn were delish! Can’t wait to give it another go.
Hey Kimberly,
Ahh so sorry about that! Thanks for giving the recipe a try, I hope it turns out better for you next time! xx
Made exactly as written and it was wonderful. I made the full recipe for only the two of us so we would have left overs, but we couldn’t stop eating those fries and they disappeared! Definitely a keeper! Will be making it again soon!
Hey Nancy,
Wonderful!! I love to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, thanks so much for giving it a try! Have a great weekend:)
The sweet potato fries are delicious! I love sweet potatoes and grew a lot of them. These were delicious with the Crunch Hot Honey Chicken. Great combination along with a simple salad. I made extra but we ate them all! Definitely will make again.
Hey Brenda,
Amazing!! Love to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, thank you so much for making it and your comment! xx
Hi!
I took your advice and made these with your crunchy hot honey chicken the other night and everything was delicious! My husband doesn’t love sweet potatoes and complained about them while I was cooking but when he tried them he was like “these are so good!” And he actually ate a ton of them!
I didn’t have enough room on the pan for all of them and couldn’t use a second pan because I also had the chicken in the oven so I threw half the fries in my air fryer and the ones in the air fryer actually finished a little faster and got a bit crispier than the ones I did in the oven! I’ll definitely be making this recipe again but I’ll probably just put them all in the air fryer next time! I did them on 400 degrees for about 25 minutes probably will need longer if I put them all in the air fryer next time though.
Thanks again we loved them!! That garlic butter with the cheese was delicious!
Hey Regina,
Awesome!! Thanks so much for giving this recipe a try and sharing what worked well for you! So glad to hear they were enjoyed! xT
These are great! I served these with Portobello mushroom burgers.
Hey Djienne,
Happy Friday🍁 I appreciate you making this recipe and love to hear that it turned out well for you! xT
These were amazing! Thanks for a great recipe that I will make again and again!
Thank you so much Ashley! I am really glad this recipe turned out so well for you! xTieghan
I have made these more times than I can count! The fresh herbs make such a big difference. It’s always a crowd pleaser.
Wow so amazing! I am really glad this turned out so well for you, Kelly! xTieghan