Cajun Baked Sweet Potato Fries are a simple and savory side dish perfect for your next snack or weeknight meal. Sweet potatoes drizzled in butter and olive oil, sprinkled with Cajun seasoning, then oven-roasted for a crispy outside are addictive.
Scrub sweet potatoes, then clean and cut them into the desired shape – the thinner the cut, the less time to cook but make sure they are a uniform size for even cooking.
In a large bowl, mix with cornstarch until thoroughly combined. Shake off the excess cornstarch. Add the melted butter and oil toss to combine. Then season with homemade creole seasoning and salt.
Spread the potatoes in a single layer over a baking sheet. You may have to use two, depending on the quantity.
Bake the potatoes for 25-35 minutes, flipping them every 15 minutes with a spatula until they’re evenly browned and crispy, according to preference. After 25 minutes, you have to check on them every 5 minutes.
Allow cooling slightly, and serving immediately with remoulade sauce or guacamole.
Notes
Cut the sweet potatoes into even strips, so they cook evenly with burning.
Something I do for regular potatoes and sweet potatoes is to soak them in the water for a few minutes to get the excess starch out, then drain and dry them. After that, you can toss them with the oil and spices.
To help them crisp up better, make sure they're in an even layer with sufficient space between them and not piled up against each other.
You can cube sweet potatoes and panfry them if you don't want to heat the oven. I serve them like Southern hashbrowns with scrambled eggs when I want a healthy Southern-style breakfast.
Please keep in mind that the nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary significantly based on the products used in the recipe.