Crunchy Japanese sweet potato fries are sweet and savory, seasoned with garlic and rosemary, and served with a creamy garlic-rosemary mayo. The perfect side dish or appetizer when you want easy, healthy, and tasty!

When making homemade french fries, I prefer using sweet potatoes because of their subtle sweetness, but also because of the extra nutrition and fiber they provide. Who doesn't love getting health benefits from something that's already delicious??

Japanese sweet potatoes are a great variety to use when making fries, as they are a sturdier and starchier cousin to the "regular" kind. In this recipe, they get tossed in oil, garlic, rosemary, and salt to create crispy fries that are served with a garlic-rosemary mayo.

Japanese sweet potato fries hold up well to all of your favorite condiments, are slightly sweeter, and so easy to make! They make an excellent appetizer, side dish, or even main entrée when all you want for dinner is french fries and beer.

For more appetizer recipes, try these Healthy Impossible Burger Meatballs, this Corn Avocado Black Bean Salsa, or this Smoky Paprika Hummus!

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Ingredients Needed

• Japanese sweet potatoes - these potatoes have white flesh and darker purple skin; they are denser, sweeter, and starchier than orange sweet potatoes.
  
• Olive oil (or any neutral cooking oil) - use your go-to cooking oil for this recipe
  
• Garlic powder - I love garlic on my fries!
  
• Fresh rosemary - adds lovely aromatics and pairs well with garlic

For the Garlic-Rosemary Mayo:

• Mayonnaise - an underrated condiment for french fries, but oh-so good
  
• Fresh rosemary - dried rosemary will work here too, but only use about ⅓ of the amount, as it's more concentrated
  
• Garlic - feel free to substitute garlic powder if you don't have fresh garlic on hand

Step-By-Step Instructions

Step 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Step 2. In a large bowl, toss cut sweet potatoes with oil, garlic, rosemary, and salt.

Step 3. Spread the potatoes in a single layer on a baking sheet.

Step 4. Bake for 15 minutes, until golden on the bottom. Use a spatula to flip potatoes and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, until they are evenly crispy and browned.

Step 5. Make the Garlic-Rosemary Mayo: In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise with the rosemary, garlic, and salt.

Step 6. After removing sweet potato fries from oven, sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Serve with garlic-rosemary mayo.

Recipe Notes and Expert Tips

Cut your sweet potatoes thinner so they cook faster and get nice and crispy.

I enjoy making french fries out of Japanese sweet potatoes because they are sturdier than the orange variety, so they are easier to dip into all of the condiments!

If you don't have fresh rosemary on hand, you can substitute dried rosemary but be sure to only use ⅓ of the amount.

I love garlic-rosemary fries, but you could also toss your sweet potato fries in:

• chili powder
• paprika
• cumin
• cinnamon & nutmeg (for dessert fries!)

You can use "regular" sweet potatoes for this recipe as well!

To re-heat fries, place in 350 degrees F oven for 10-15 minutes, until heated through.

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