Smoky and spicy sweet potatoes are baked to perfection and served with a light and refreshing dipping sauce!
Course sides
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 3
Author Bessie Bakes
Ingredients
For the Sweet Potatoes
3sweet potatoesskins removed, sliced then cut into fries
2 1/2Tbspolive oil
1/4tspchipotle powder
1/2tspsmoked paprika
3tsppotato starch
salt
For the Avocado Sauce
1avocado
1limejuiced
handful cilantro
1/4cupunsweetened coconut milk
salt to taste
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Slice a chunk off of the sides of each sweet potato to make a flat surface to cut from. This will keep the sweet potato still while you are slicing into it.
Slice 1/2 slices width-wise. Cut them into fries from there. Don't slice them to small because they will shrink in the oven.
Mix the spices and potato starch together.
Coat in olive oil, then the spices and potato starch mixture. Don't salt until they come out of the oven. Salt will extract moisture and will make them soggy.
Place a cooling rack in a sheet pan and cover with parchment paper. Top with the sweet potatoes, but don't overcrowd the pan! It's better to use two pans if your sheet pan isn't big enough.
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until they are cooked and the edges have darkened. Let cool for a few minutes before serving.
Avocado Coconut Dipping Sauce
Option 1: While the fries are baking, make the avocado dipping sauce. Add an avocado, cilantro, unsweetened coconut milk, lime, and salt to a food processor and blend.
Option 2: You can also use a blender but because there isn't a lot of liquid in this dip, your blender may have a hard time blending it without an blender tamper (those sticks that help stir and blend ingredients when they're in a blender).
Option 3: Or you can also mash the avocado well with a fork or potato masher, then use a handheld mixer to blend the rest of the ingredients until smooth.