Crispie Air Fry Sweet Potato Fries

These sweet potato fries are perfectly crispy and crunchy!

You can never go wrong with french fries, whether they’re air fry, backed or turned into nachos.

This sweet potato version is sweet, savory and totally irresistible!

HOW DO YOU MAKE SWEET POTATO FRIES?

To make these fries, first wash and peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into sticks. Rinse them twice in cold water. Now they are ready to be air fried until golden.

In a large bowl, toss sweet potatoes with oil and spices. Season with salt and pepper.

Working in batches if required, spread an even layer of sweet potato fries in fryer basket.

Cook at 375° for 5 to 8 minutes, flip fries, then cook 5 to 8 minutes more until golden.

Serve fries

with jalapeño, sprinkle cheese and top with green onion, parsley if desired.

FLAVOR VARIATIONS

I love the classic sweet and savory flavor of these fries, but you can punch up the flavor with these variations.

Try serving the fries with a little garlic butter on top. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter with 1/2 teaspoon fresh minced garlic, salt, pepper and 2 teaspoons chopped parsley.

For the Mexican flavor sprinkle a store bought Mexican spice blend, or make your own with one teaspoon each of chili powder, paprika, salt and cumin and a half a teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder and oregano.

For a Caribbean flavor, pour on some jerk spice, or prepare your own with 1 teaspoon each of thyme, salt, pepper and sugar with 1/2 teaspoon each of allspice, paprika and cayenne pepper and a 1/8 teaspoon each of cumin, cinnamon and garlic powder.

For Indian flavor, add 1/2 teaspoon of each of chat masala, red chilli powder, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and cumin powder.

To make simple way, sprinkling of just the right amount of salt on sweet potato fries. This recipe is a great way to make crispy, sweet, savory french fries with that wonderful flavor of sweet potato.

Baking

The healthiest way to prepare these fries is to bake them. However, frying them can be a wonderful occasional crispy treat!

When baking fries, the 400 degree F heat will help dry and crisp the outside of the fries.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR FRIES CRISPY

If you really wanted crispy the keys is cornstarch and deep frying. Use the cornstarch in the recipes to get extra crispy fries.

Prepare a batter for the fries by stirring together 2/3 cups of cornstarch with an equal amount of water in a bowl. Season the batter with 2 teaspoons of salt and 3/4 teaspoons of pepper.

Dip the fries in the batter and let them rest for 2 minutes on paper towels.

Heat a pot of vegetable oil to 350 degrees F. Deep fry the sweet potato fries for 5-7 minutes or until golden.