My kids and I just ate 6 sweet potatoes all to ourselves for lunch. Actually, we devoured them. Many thanks to my friend, Claire, who taught me how to make sweet potato fries and now we indulge in them almost once a week!
The secret is to find nice, small, orange sweet potatoes. Small. Orange. Remember those key words.
Then you take them home and savor the thought that at any point you could have sweet potato fries because your (small, orange) little beauties are waiting for your cravings in the pantry. When you can stand it any more, make them into…
My favorite part is the corners and edges and smaller fries that get almost burnt. They taste like candy and stick in my teeth. I am selfish and mean and eat the crusty, caramelized tips off the fries before I share them with my baby girl. It’s true, and I’m sorry. But she doesn’t know what she’s missing.
When you find small, orange, sweet potatoes, and fry them in this manner, you don’t need to add any other flavorings, don’t have to treat them any special way. They are pure, simple goodness. Your kids will LOVE them. Your husband may be pleasantly surprised. And you will eat the most sweet potatoes you ever had in once sitting.
I do it all the time.
I have made sweet potato fries a few times without much success. I am really wanting to try your recipe, but the grocery only has monsterous sweet potatoes this week…I am gonna try the farmers market to see if I can find some small, orange beauties! Can't wait!!
Love Claire's hairdo. Just how mine looks today ๐
Thanks for the reminder…I don't make these enough. I have small orange sweet potatoes in the fridge–I think I will make them tomorrow! ๐
I also make my own sweet potato fries. I put my fries in a plastic bag and shake them with oil. It seems to cover more that way. Happy eating!
Ohhh thanks for sharing! We've made sweet potato fries before–we attempted to actually– and they were no bueno. I love these little babies, so I will have to save your recipe and whip em up soon!