On Sunday, the weather was nice and I made some grilled BBQ chicken. To go along with it, I wanted something sweet and spicy that would compliment the BBQ sauce – so I decided to make some oven fries. I had a few yams that needed to be used, so I whipped up some sweet potato fries (I guess technically they are yam fries, but that just doesn’t sound as nice). I was quite pleased with how they turned out – they don’t look real pretty, but they sure did taste delicious! If you don’t want the brown sugar to caramelize too much, you may want to drop the oven temperature a bit and cook them for a little longer. They won’t get quite as crispy, though.
This recipe makes enough fries for two (since I was only cooking for two)… It can easily be doubled (or tripled), though.
Ingredients:
- 2 large yams, peeled and cut into fries
- 1 – 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil (for easy cleanup) and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
Soak the yams in cold water for 15-20 minutes. Drain and pat dry. Spread the yams out in a single layer on the baking sheet and drizzle lightly with olive oil.
Combine the brown sugar, paprika, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle half of the mixture over the the yams.
Bake for 15 minutes. Carefully turn over the fries and sprinkle with the remaining spice mixture. Bake for another 15-20 minutes until the fries are tender and the sugar has caramelized.
My favorite snack or dinner! I just love these fries!
I usually make these with garlic, parsely & a bit of parmesan. I think I’ll try this out tonight!
Sweet potato fries sound excellent with paprika and brown sugar!
I love these. I’ve been making these since last year and even the kids love these.
There is nothing I love more than sweet potato fries and I can never get them to bake in the oven right! They always burn and are soggy, but yours look beautiful! I will have to try your recipe!
OMG, these look awesome!
Oven fries is the best, yummy and gilt free. Yours looks delicious.
Sweet potato fries beats all other fries!!
I never think to use yams. My husband would adore this. He would feel loved,
I LOVE yammy fries!! They are my favourite.
I love the spices you put on them! How delicious!
I like yams and would love to try out this one. This would be great way to make my daughter eat yams.
Love the sweet & spicy aspect. I’d be one to bake them ’til they’re on the verge of being overdone, which is exactly how I like them. Yours look delish!
Thank you all for the lovely comments! Hope you enjoy the fries!
I have eaten yam fries before, but they didn’t go to the extent that your do. I also like the fact that you don’t deep fry them. I am going to have to follow your blog. Best to you!
I ADORE sweet potato fries! ADORE THEM! Did I say adore? Good. We make them with cinnamon, allspice and curry powder. They are sweet and savory and so good! Your recipe sounds really nice and I will try it next time I make some to go with my turkey burgers! Thanks for posting!
Came across our blog today and I am loving it!!! Looking forward to reading more. I absolutely LOVE sweet potato fries and make them at home all different ways. I don’t know what you’re talking about when you say this don’t look pretty. I think they look gorgeous. Look at that perfect char!
Those look delicious and I love the caramelization you got. I wouldn’t change a thing!
The fries look great. I’ve used sweet potatoes before for fries but never used sweet paprika with them. I’ll have to try that!
These look great!