Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Vegan Chipotle Ranch. Easy Crisp Spiced Sweet Potato Fries served with dairy free ranch. So addictive. Vegan Appetizer Recipe Glutenfree Soyfree
If someone served me a sweet potato mash 6 -7 years ago, I would not have eaten it. I was a much much pickier eater back then. I would eat it now only if it was amply spiced or carry my own spices and herbs around to add to it if served. But Sweet potato fries are a different thing. Crispy caramelized and so good! Fried or baked, it is about the right amount of caramelization. Hence, these amazing baked fries today.
Oh and get a really good knife or some muscle power to slice those sweet potatoes into nice even and thin sticks. On another note I know what I am doing this spring, painting some new boards for background!
Serve these with the vegan chipotle ranch or plain ranch or with this Garlic Tahini dressing. Sweet potato fries are softer than regular fries, but they hold up great if thinly sliced and baked till they get brown edges. What’s your favorite way to serve Sweet potatoes.
More Apps from the blog
- Baked Garlic Fries with Garlic Tahini Sauce.
- Cucumber Turmeric hummus sesame Mint bites.
- Spicy Pepper Crisp Cauliflower bites with celery ranch
- 40 more options in this Superbowl Appetizer Collection.
I am currently listening to this Fitoor jukebox while cooking. Esp the first and last songs. The songs rock, the movie however didn’t do well. I am big bollywood buff 🙂
Chop and toss the sweet potatoes in starch. Then toss in spices and herbs and bake.
Toss the baked fries in pepper and nooch. Serve while still hot with dip.
Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Ranch
Ingredients
For Sweet Potato Fries:
- 2 medium to large Sweet Potatoes peeled and thinly sliced into thin sticks
- 1 tbsp starch such as arrowroot cornstarch or use any flour
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) onion powder
- 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) cayenne
- 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) salt
- 2 tsp powdered nutritional yeast optional
- more salt for seasoning as needed
- black pepper as needed
For the chipotle ranch
- 1/2 cup (64.5 g) ground cashew or soaked cashews
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) or more almond milk
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) salt or to taste
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast can be omitted
- a very generous dash of black pepper
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) garlic powder
- 1-2 tsp (1 tsp) ranch seasoning (see notes) equal amounts of dried parsley, dill, thyme, garlic powder and onion powder.
- 1-2 tsp (1 tsp) apple cider vinegar
- 1/4-1/2 tsp (0.25 tsp) chipotle pepper powder
- paprika to taste
Instructions
For the Sweet Potato Fries:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F / 220ºc. Peel and chop the sweet potatoes.
- Place in a very large bowl or zip lock. Add the starch, cover the bowl with a plate and dance away. Or shake the ziplock or use spoons to mix..
- Once the sweet potatoes are evenly coated, add oil, herbs and spices through salt and mix well.
- Spread the sweet potato sticks evenly in one layer on 1 or 2 baking sheets.
- Bake at 425 degrees F / 220ºc for 18 to 22 minutes. the sweet potatoes should be cooked through and start to get brown edges and spots. Broil for half to 1 minute to brown. Let the fries sit for 2 minutes on the sheet before transferring to a serving bowl or plate. Season with salt, black pepper and powdered nutritional yeast and serve while still warm hot. the fries get softer when they cool.
- Serve with chipotle ranch, plain ranch or dip of choice or ketchup.
For the chipotle ranch:
- Blend everything, taste and adjust salt, spice and ranch seasoning.
- Or mix some chipotle pepper powder in vegan mayo of choice for chipotle mayo dip. Add ranch seasoning if needed.
Nutrition
“So additive.” Do you mean, “So addictive?” Just curious….eager to try the recipe either way!
What do you mean by “add oil, herbs and spices (through) salt and mix well.” I don’t know what through salt means. Mix it in a bowl first? Or put the salt in a strainer & pour the rest over it?
They sound great otherwise. I still need to buy a few of the ingredients & get a food processor, lol.
it means add all the ingredients from oil onwards till salt (including salt) in the bowl or ziplock. A blender will work for the ranch.
lol, Ok I am laughing at myself. How many times I have heard my mother use that terminology & I just did not think of it that way!
Thank you for answering me & I love your recipes I have tried so far. My daughter & I are working through allergies & sensitivities to foods. Your recipes have been great to provide some of the vitamin content that we both need.
Made a variation on these tonight with paprika and garlic powder, using tapioca starch as the coating — they were amazing! I love the texture — a perfect side to burgers. <3
I always make sweet potato fries tossed with olive oil, ground cumin, freshly ground coriander, pepper, & sometimes salt of the kids aren’t eating them too. Mmmmm. Coriander & cumin!
I am getting hungry looking at this. I think I could eat 4 big potatoes like this!
🙂
Oh, that sounds interesting! I’ll have to try chipotle ranch next.
Oh wow, excellent. I’ve been looking for some new sauces to make. This ranch will do nicely!
Thanks Richa
Great! Thanks!
Really great combination to have sweet potato fries and chipotle ranch. I know what I’m having for dinner tonight 🙂
These fries look so perfectly crispy and crunchy!! And the chipotle ranch looks fantastic 🙂
I quite frequently make sweet potato fries, tossing with smoked paprika and amchoor, but I really love the layered effect of your flavours here, and of course the delicious dip. These are a must-try. Pinning and sharing 🙂
Ooh amchoor would be fabulous on the fries!
Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite foods in the world! The vegan ranch is such a great recipe!
Whenever I order sweet potato recipes at a restaurant I have to ask if they’re sweet or savory. Cinnamon sugar sweet potatoes along side a burger are the worst! I’ve come to love the combo of sweet potato and chipotle! Can’t wait to try these.
really. cinnamon sugar with a burger! thats like dessert, so you would have to finish the burger and then eat the fries 🙂
YES!! So true. And then the server will ask if you saved room for desert. Funny.
😀