Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Ranch
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Ranch
Description
This recipe for Baked Sweet Potato Fries uses thinly sliced sweet potatoes tossed in arrowroot starch and an oil and spice mixture, including oregano, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and nutritional yeast, to create flavorful fries with a slight crispness achieved through baking and a brief broil. The starch coating helps enhance browning and texture. The chipotle ranch dipping sauce is blended from ground cashews, almond milk, olive oil, and ranch seasoning combined with chipotle pepper powder and apple cider vinegar, providing a creamy and smoky accompaniment. Baking at 425°F produces fries tender on the inside with browned edges. The dipping sauce balances the sweet and spicy notes of the fries. This snack works well as an appetizer or alongside meals seeking a flavorful vegetable side.
Ingredients
For Sweet Potato Fries:
- 2 sweet potato peeled and thinly sliced into thin sticks, medium to large
- 1 tbsp arrowroot starch cornstarch or use any flour, such as arrowroot
- 1 tbsp neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp oregano dried
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp nutritional yeast powder optional
- salt for seasoning, as needed
- black pepper as needed
For the chipotle ranch
- 1/2 cup cashew ground or soaked
- 1/2 cup almond milk or more
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast can be omitted
- black pepper a very generous dash
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1-2 tsp ranch seasoning equal amounts of dried parsley, dill, thyme, garlic powder and onion powder, see notes
- 1-2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/4-1/2 tsp chipotle pepper powder
- paprika to taste
Instructions
For the Sweet Potato Fries:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F / 220ºc. Peel and chop the sweet potatoes.
- Place in a very large bowl or zip lock. Add the starch, cover the bowl with a plate and dance away. Or shake the ziplock or use spoons to mix..
- Once the sweet potatoes are evenly coated, add oil, herbs and spices through salt and mix well.
- Spread the sweet potato sticks evenly in one layer on 1 or 2 baking sheets.
- Bake at 425 degrees F / 220ºc for 18 to 22 minutes. the sweet potatoes should be cooked through and start to get brown edges and spots. Broil for half to 1 minute to brown. Let the fries sit for 2 minutes on the sheet before transferring to a serving bowl or plate. Season with salt, black pepper and powdered nutritional yeast and serve while still warm hot. the fries get softer when they cool.
- Serve with chipotle ranch, plain ranch or dip of choice or ketchup.
For the chipotle ranch:
- Blend everything, taste and adjust salt, spice and ranch seasoning.
- Or mix some chipotle pepper powder in vegan mayo of choice for chipotle mayo dip. Add ranch seasoning if needed.
Notes
- For best texture, serve the fries while warm; they will soften as they cool.
- The chipotle ranch can be adjusted to taste with more or less chipotle powder and vinegar to balance heat and tang.
- Ranch seasoning blend can be homemade with dried parsley, dill, thyme, garlic powder, and onion powder.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 444 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 444kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 594mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 765mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 18535IU | 371% |
| Vitamin C | 3.1mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 126mg | 13% |
| Iron | 3.4mg | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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