| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 35 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus 2 teaspoons
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Cut the sweet potatoes into 1/2-inch squared strips (fry shape) and put them into a large bowl.
- In a small saucepan, combine the orange juice, 1 tablespoon of oil, salt and pepper, to taste, the ground ginger and cayenne pepper. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, whisking until reduced to a thick consistency. Remove from the heat, pour over the sweet potatoes and toss to coat.
- Rub 2 teaspoons of remaining vegetable oil on a rimmed nonstick baking sheet or use a silicone liner and omit oil. Arrange the sweet potato strips on the prepared baking sheet and bake until brown, about 25 minutes, turning after about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and transfer the potatoes to a serving dish. Eat and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 130 |
| Total Fat | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 18 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 5 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 240 mg |
Reviews
I love sweet potatoes and I think the combo of flavors she chose are great but I added maple syrup as well for some sweetness. The flavor was out of this world, however, the glaze in the oven got a little burnt as well as the edges of the fries. There were parts that got crispy but not all my fries were as crispy as I would of liked them to be. I still would like to master sweet potato fries without burning and more crispy!
Claire, I love 5 Ingredient Fix, but this recipe was very disappointing. I LOVE sweet potato “fries”, especially if they are baked but these are extremely bitter. I think the orange juice’s acid over powered the potatoes. Sorry Claire
Love love love sweet potatoe fries! These were wonderful, although I added a few more spices to add flavor! Delicious!
Love this recipe the way it is! But of course I always experiment and I like it even better when I add some blue cheese crumble the last couple minutes … yummy! Thanks!
These were very yummy, but did not crisp up very well. I have made a few sweet potato fry recipes now and this one turned out the best by far!!
Weren’tcrispy, a little charred, but YUMMO! Will make again! I used orange juice inststead of fresh squeezed and just eyeballed it. It was hard to stop eating them!
not really a fan of these. the orange juice glaze scorched in the oven pretty quickly, and turned black on the fries. and the fries were not at all crispy. i guess they tasted okay, but i’d rather just make them with EVOO and cook them until they are crispy, they are better that way! wont make these again.
They weren’t crispy like I was hoping for, but they still tasted great. I plan on making again.
Our much anticipated “fries” were soft, limp and charred…..with good flavor, nonetheless! The glaze is tasty, and I’ll use it with other sweet potato concoctions. Meanwhile the search is still on…..
these sweet potatoes are the yummiest i have ever eaten