Flavorful, crispy Cinnamon Turmeric Sweet Potato Fries that are both vegan and anti-inflammatory. Pair these with your favorite (veggie) burger, or just dip ’em in ketchup for a snack!
I like vegetables… a lot. I’m sure you never would have guessed that by the title of this blog!
There are really only a few vegetables that I don’t love– fennel (helllo black licorice), eggplant (I used to love it, but for some reason it turns me off now), and cucumbers (they taste like nothing when eaten on their own). That leaves roughly 368 other vegetables that I love, give or take a few.
Since I have a love for so many vegetables, it is pretty tough for me to narrow down my favorites to a top three. Heck, even a top five is pushing it. But if I was given that prompt, you can almost bet that sweet potatoes would be on that list! Along with carrots, I am sweet potato obsessed. I will surely never have a deficiency in beta-carotene!
Plain baked sweet potatoes, sweet potato nachos, sweet potatoes topped with nut butter, sweet potato chips… you name it, I love it. But my absolute favorite way to eat sweet potatoes is as french fries, especially when dipped in ketchup or mustard!
You cannot go wrong with salt and pepper on sweet potato fries, but lately I have been loving my anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich version. I am all about cinnamon and turmeric right now. The more the better! So anytime that I can sneak it into my foods, I roll with it. It turns out that the two make for a tasty combination on these fries.
Cinnamon Turmeric Sweet Potatoes Fries
Vegan, Gluten-Free + Anti-Inflammatory
Serves 2 (or 1 very hungry girl)
Ingredients
cooking spray
1 large sweet potato, washed well and dried
2 TB extra virgin olive oil or melted coconut oil
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground turmeric
1/4 tsp fine sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Spray with cooking spray. I do not recommend using a silicone baking sheet, as the turmeric will stain it (and your hands) yellow. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
2. Cut potato into wedges or strips. Place into a large bowl.
3. Add oil and spices to the bowl. Using a large spoon or tongs, toss potato wedges with oil and spices until evenly coated.
4. Place potato wedges onto baking sheet. Bake for approximately 15 minutes, flip, and bake an additional 10 minutes.
Perfectly seasoned and almost perfectly crispy. No matter how hard I try, I don’t think baked sweet potato fries will ever be as good as potatoes that are actually fried. Does anyone have any tips or tricks they want to share?
Even if they are not restaurant crispy, these will make you say, “nom, nom, nom!”
Now if only sweet potato fries always came served in a cute little pail!
In case you prefer your sweet potatoes in their whole form, check out my post on How to Bake a Sweet Potato in the Microwave!
Sweet potato fries or regular french fries?
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Mmm I want to eatttt these I want to nommm these. I totally sang this comment in my head. It’s time for me to go to bed, but these seriously look AMAZING!
Baha! You must have been up LATE last night!!
Sweet potatoes all day everyday. And I will take them in any form possible!
That is exactly what I like to hear. Great minds think alike! 😉
I loooove sweet potatoes, but they rarely make it home with me from the grocery store. Somehow, they always go bad in like 2 days (while regular potatoes seem to last a life time!), so they end up wasted. Homemade sweet potato fries, especiallllly with cinnamon, seem worth making a special trip to grab a sweet potato on my way home
I think so too! 😉 I do agree, though. My sweet potatoes tend to go back more frequently than my regular potatoes. I always try to use up my sweet potatoes within a few days of buying them in order to prevent that.
Turmeric is one spice that I rarely use. In fact, i’m not sure I’ve ever used it in a recipe. I love your blue bin that you have the sweet potatoes in. So rustic!
Oh you definitely need to start cooking with turmeric! Not only is it yummy and good for you, but it gives everything a pretty golden hue 🙂
I’ve got a friend who’s trying for a more anti-inflammatory diet. Sharing with her, thanks!
Thanks, Lauren! I hope she enjoys these as much as I do 🙂
These look so good! We eat a ton of sweet potatoes here. I’ll have to try em this way too!
You and me both! I think sweet potatoes should be in a food group all their own 😉
I LOVE sweet potato fries, but I always make them the same boring way. Definitely want to try this recipe to mix things up a bit.
I sometimes get caught in that habit, too. It is so easy to mix things up, though, with a few new spices!
I don’t anything about terumic, thanks for teaching me your ways, haha!
You are welcome! Turmeric is great! It’s tasty, good for you, and pretty.
I love them too but they must be crispy. I learned from Katie at Chocolate covered Katie.com that the key to this is cut them up them soak them in water them for at least 45 min. prior to baking–it works!
Huh! Maybe I’ll have to try that! I always heard that this works for regular potatoes but not sweet potatoes. Have you tried it with sweet potatoes too?
First, beautiful pictures! You had me at sweet potatoes and cinnamon. Oh yes, pinning.
Thank you, Aimee!! I so appreciate it 🙂
baked sweet potatoes are one of my all time favorites! Especially loved them sliced into wedges or diced into small squares – yum!
They seriously are one of the BEST things ever… ever, ever 😉
Sweet potatoes definitely make it into my top 3 favorite vegetables! And you certainly can’t go wrong with a sweet potato fry. I love adding cinnamon to them, but I’ve never tried turmeric – great idea!
Cinnamon has always been a must for me, but the other day I thought turmeric might be a good addition. It was an awesome combo!
Mmmm!!! **Pulls butternut squash out of pantry** 😉
Oooo, these would be awesome would butternut squash. Awesome idea!
Sweet potatoes AND turmeric, um, yes, absolutely! 🙂
I like the way you think, Linda 🙂
When did 1 potato ever serve two? Haha!
And yea…fennel isn’t a favorite here either.
I don’t consider potatoes a veggie…but they are my favorite food! AND cinnamon and turmeric and 2 or my top 3 fav spices! (You need to check out my recipe tomorrow….I use them both, haha!)
It sounds like these fries are made for you then!! I’ll def be checking out what you cooked up for tomorrow 🙂
Actually I have only done sweet potatoes.
Huh, well if you say it works then I believe you!! I’ll be giving that a try. Thanks 🙂
I can’t wait to try these!! They look delicious girl!
Thanks so much, Brittany! I hope you enjoy them 🙂
I love sweet potato fries and the water soak works for crisping up also turmeric is awesome for pain and several others . We are using it more and more. It does make the sweet potato fries prettier to. I also love fennel as you posted above. People need to try more veggie options I think they would be pleasantly surprised.
I LOVE the gorgeous orange/gold hue that turmeric gives to food. Turmeric quinoa and rice are both favorites of mine right now too!
Funny, I am the opposite of you with eggplant – I used to hate it but recently I’ve started to love it. Sweet potatoes and all things orange are big time favorites of mine, AND I try to eat an anti-inflammatory diet so this recipe looks heavenly! I try to get turmeric into my diet wherever I can so I’ll be trying this out soon. Thanks for sharing!
You are SO welcome! The more turmeric the better, right? 😉
I am hoping that my taste buds change again and I become an eggplant lover again soon!
What?! You like vegetables!?!?
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These look amazing! I love sweet potato fries! <33 Cannot wait to try these out!
I know, I know… you would NEVER guess that, right? 😉
These look so delicious, Hannah. We moved house to another condo in Chiang Mai, still no oven. *cries*. LOL! I’m going to have to save these to make when we move back to Australia and the land of ovens!
(Also, I don’t like eggplant either, something about the consistency…)
I’m so sad for you for not having an oven! That sounds rough 🙁
I loooooooove this post!!! Yum city! I’m about to start thinking about working turmeric into my diet more, and this is a good place to start!
Turmeric is my new favorite spice! I also LOVE making turmeric quinoa with it 🙂
This sounds so good! Going to make them tonight for dinner. WOOHOO!
Thanks Emma! I hope you enjoyed them 🙂
I baked mine for about an hour at 300 wrapped in aluminum foil….then mixed your ingredients using FRESHLY GRATED turmeric, freshly ground Himalayan salt (aobut 1/4 tsp), ground peper, 1/8 tspn of raw unpastuerized honey and made sweet potato masked potato (redundancy seems important in this case lol) Delish!!! And thanks for your website!! 🙂
That sounds so amazing! What a great idea to turn them into mashed sweet potatoes 🙂
going to make these tonight!!!!!
I hope you love them!! You can never go wrong with sweet potato fries 😉
These are delicious! I added about an eighth of a teaspoon of cayenne. Nice touch of heat. Next time I’ll broil them for a couple minutes to make an a bit crisper. Try these!
I am so glad you enjoyed them! I love the sound of a little bit of cayenne!
i just made this and loved it…. it was hard to break up the cream cheese and to get it all mixed together, plus after i gave up on using the spatula, i tried using a metal spoon then i used an egg whisk instead of the whisk she has lol so i just got bubbles probably becuz i had no measurements to go off and the wrong whisk but it was DELICIOUS
i just made this and loved it…. it was hard to break up the cream cheese and to get it all mixed together, plus after i gave up on using the spatula, i tried using a metal spoon then i used an egg whisk instead of the whisk she has lol so i just got bubbles probably because i had no measurements to go off and the wrong whisk but it was DELICIOUS
i just made this and loved it.. it was hard to break up the cream cheese and to get it all mixed together, plus after i gave up on using the spatula, i tried using a metal spoon then i used an egg whisk instead of the whisk she has lol so i just got bubbles probably because i had no measurements to go off and the wrong whisk but it was DELICIOUS
Cinnamon and turmeric sweet potato fries? That’s a flavor combination I haven’t tried before, but it sounds amazing. I’m all for healthy, tasty snacks, and I can’t wait to make these at home. Thanks for the recipe!
To make cinnamon turmeric sweet potato fries, start by preheating the oven to 400°F. Peel and cut sweet potatoes into fry shapes, and toss them in a bowl with cinnamon, turmeric, salt, and olive oil. Spread the fries on a baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until crispy.
Cinnamon Turmeric Sweet Potato Fries sound like a delicious and healthy twist on a classic favorite. The combination of sweet potatoes with anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric and cinnamon not only adds amazing flavor but also boosts the nutritional value. These fries make a perfect side dish or snack, pairing wonderfully with veggie burgers or enjoyed simply with ketchup. Can’t wait to try this recipe!
I’m a sweet potato lover.so testy.Thank you so much.