Best Sweet Potato Fries With Cinnamon And Maple Syrup Light Recipes

Sassy Sugar Cinnamon Sweet Potato Fries with Creamy Coconut Maple Dipping Sauce image

Provided by Brooke Lark

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Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 sweet potatoes
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 cups Original Bisquick™ mix
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups coconut oil (for frying)
2 containers (6 oz each) Yoplait® Original 99% Fat Free coconut cream pie or French vanilla yogurt
2 tablespoons real maple syrup

Steps:

Peel sweet potatoes; cut into 1/4x1/4-inch strips. In large bowl, beat eggs and milk with whisk. Add potato strips; stir to coat completely.
In pie plate, place Bisquick mix and cornstarch. In small bowl, stir together sugar, salt and cinnamon. Add 2 tablespoons of the sugar-cinnamon mixture to the Bisquick mixture; stir until combined. Set aside remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture.
Heat coconut oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat.
Remove sweet potatoes from egg mixture; coat with Bisquick mixture. Place 15 to 20 strips of coated sweet potatoes in hot oil; fry until golden brown. Remove potatoes from oil; place on plate lined with napkins or paper towels. Sprinkle fries with 1/2 tablespoon of the remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture. Fry remaining sweet potatoes until all sweet potatoes are fried, coating with sugar-cinnamon mixture as soon as they come out of the hot oil.
Place yogurt in medium serving bowl. Drizzle with maple syrup. Serve hot fried sweet potatoes with dip.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving

Oven Baked Maple Sweet Potato Fries image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 pounds small sweet potatoes (about 5), cut lengthwise into 1-inch wedges
2 tablespoons olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Toss the sweet potatoes on a large, foil-lined rimmed baking sheet with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast the potatoes for 20 minutes.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and toss the potatoes with the maple syrup. Continue to roast the potatoes, stirring occasionally until the potatoes are tender and lightly browned, about 15 minutes more. Sprinkle with the lemon zest while still warm.