I was doing some recipe research the other day and found a trick to create a crispier fry. But before I reveal it to you, let’s talk taters.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love a loaded baked potato or crispy American french fry, but sweet potatoes are the superior potato.

Why sweet potatoes? They are the undisputed nutritional king of potatoes and can be transformed into a killer dessert with chocolate and cinnamon.

Sweet Potatoes: the Fountain of Youth

Along with being delicious, they provide almost 700% of your daily value in Vitamin A and are packed with Vitamin C and potassium. The only potato superior to this delicious orange spud is a purple potato. Notice how the color spectrum clues you in on nutrition?

This is why anytime you’re in the store, always pick the brightest colored fruits, veggies, and you guess it, taters.

Some of the longest living populations on earth, like the Okinawan’s, get the bulk of their calories from sweet potatoes. More than 70% to be exact; which is all the more reason to eat these delicious spuds on a daily basis.

The Trick for Perfectly Crispy Sweet Potatoes

The most important step when making these fries is soaking your potatoes beforehand. This helps remove the excess starch, which in turn helps prevent them from sticking to the pan.

You can soak your fries up to four hours or as little as 30 minutes. Additionally, when you place the potatoes on the pan to bake, do your best to keep them from touching.

This will help with enhance the crispiness also!

Final Steps

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. After soaking, you can now pat your fries dry using a clean dish towel or paper towel. Then put them in a Ziploc bag and add cornstarch. Shake vigorously until well coated.

Next, you can add your olive oil into the bag and shake to coat. Lastly, add the seasonings and shake to coat for a final time. 

Pop them into the oven and bake for 30 minutes, flipping halfway.

Enjoy these with burgers, as a snack, or dip them in ranch sauce for a real party! You can’t go wrong.