I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking about the title of this post. But before I can explain it, I have to tell you something.
I’m completely jealous right now. Like green eyed full of envy jealousy.
The blogger that inspired me to create my own blog, Emily from SugarPlum, is doing something that food bloggers only dream about… She’s cooking with Giada De Laurentiis! Big congrats Emily, you deserve it!
I love Giada. She’s authentic, adorable and she puts Italian words into English conversation. Plus she’s an amazing chef. I’ve been watching her religiously on the Food Network. Ridiculously addicting.
The Food Network is taking over.
Sandwich King, Giada, Bobby Flay, Paula… oh and Cupcake Wars! What a great show. I even emailed the people from Cupcake Wars to see if I could compete on the show, but they said you need to have your own business. Well guess what, my ‘business’ is baking ridiculously amazing cupcakes. Just ask my mom, friends, or my dog.
What? Animals have rights. And Lucky loves cupcakes. Point is, the Food Network is missing out on my lovely cupcakes.
But this isn’t about cupcakes or Giada.
This is about potatoes. Sweet ones. With a little bit of spice. Okay, okay and everything nice. Just cause I made them for you. ha.
Spicy sweet potato fries.
Super easy, super healthy. And they are super super yummy. Wait, what? Super is a weird word.
But listen, if you want to eat healthy and you crave fries, these babies will welcome you with open arms. Sweet potatoes have lower carbs and they are complex, meaning your body takes longer to digest them. That equates to you feeling fuller, longer.
That also means you won’t be going back for that second piece of pie… or third. And I’m sure you like making healthy choices.
Or maybe you don’t?
If that’s case, we should become friends. Because you’ll choose these over Mickey D’s fries any day.
Alright… I’m getting to the blueberry part.
No silly it’s not tomato ketchup, it’s blueberry ketchup. It’s sweet, but salty… and it’s good.
Spicy sweet potato fries and blueberry ketchup: A match made in heaven.
Where are your favorite french fries from? Do you make your own? Buy them? Are they from a restaurant/fastfood place?
For Blueberry Ketchup, see recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie
Spicy Sweet Potato Fries with Blueberry Ketchup
Ingredients
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- ¼ teaspoon of cumin
- ¼ teaspoon of chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon red cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and spray pan with non stick cooking spray.
- Cut sweet potatoes to resemble French fries.
- Combine sweet potato strips, salt, olive oil, cumin, chili powder and red cayenne pepper in bowl. Toss with hands so sweet potatoes are fully coated.
- Place potato strips on pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then stir and bake another 15 minutes or until fries are crispy and golden.
- Serves 4
6 comments
Another tip to make baked things extra crispy, is to not spray cooking sheet, but put in 400 degree oven for a bit then remove, spray and place food to be baked. This will help ensure a crunchy bottom on whatever it is. These are awesome by the way–I have used them many many times to replace fry cravings. Food network has a list of 50 different types of sauces that are an awesome change from regular ketchup! 🙂
Sweet potato fries make me yearn for fall. But I’m just not quite ready yet. Recipe bookmarked until the temperatures drop and I can accept that summer really over. 🙂
okay — that blueberry ketchup … wow! We love sweet potato fries, so I am excited to see such a delicious dip for them.
i love your blog, i have it in my rss reader and always like new things coming up from it.
Ahhh, thank you so much! Sweet potatoes are a staple in my diet 🙂
Great!