Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

If you would like a variation to the regular sweet potato fries or oven sweet potato fries….or maybe you are looking for a healthy “comfort food” to snack on……or a new side dish to serve alongside your Thanksgiving, Christmas, weeknight or weekend dinner, here is a recipe for you!

Inspiration for these sweet potato fries came from a recipe in one of Ina Garten’s cookbooks that I stumbled upon sometime ago while shopping in a home goods store. For thanksgiving, I usually make candied yams with lots of butter and sugar but decided to take a healthier route this year. I kicked up Ina’s recipe a notch and made it more healthy, delicious and savory by adding cinnamon, grated onion and thyme.

I use similar ingredients for a chicken recipe I make regularly, but the flavors also work well in this dish.

Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 tablespoon thyme leaves
1 tablespoon grated onion
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for sprinkling
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Cooking Directions