Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Vegan Chipotle Ranch. Easy Crisp Sweet Potato Fries served with dairy free ranch. Vegan Appetizer Recipe Glutenfree Soyfree

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 25 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 2 servings
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: American

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 dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne
  • 1/4 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 ground cashew or soaked cashews
  • 1/2 cup or more almond milk
  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast (can be omitted)
  • a very generous dash of black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1-2 tsp ranch seasoning (see notes) (equal amounts of dried parsley, dill, thyme, garlic powder and onion powder.)
  • 1-2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp chipotle pepper powder
  • paprika to taste

Method

For the Sweet Potato Fries:

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F / 220ºc. Peel and chop the sweet potatoes.
  2. 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..
  3. Once the sweet potatoes are evenly coated, add oil, herbs and spices through salt and mix well.
  4. Spread the sweet potato sticks evenly in one layer on 1 or 2 baking sheets.
  5. 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.
  6. Serve with chipotle ranch, plain ranch or dip of choice or ketchup.

For the chipotle ranch:

  1. Blend everything, taste and adjust salt, spice and ranch seasoning.
  2. Or mix some chipotle pepper powder in vegan mayo of choice for chipotle mayo dip. Add ranch seasoning if needed.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.