Crispy Homemade Baked French Fries (Oven & Air Fryer)

How to cook baked white potato fries perfectly each time. Here is the secret for getting delicious crispy fries with a deliciously fluffy center in the oven or air fryer.

This recipe is always a winner in my house.  Who can resist a homemade french fry? 

The best thing about this recipe is that it’s so versatile because you can add any seasoning you like to the potatoes. 

And if you want to make popular skin-on fries, it will save you a lot of time as you won’t even need to peel your potatoes.

You can use the oven or an air fryer to make these fries.  I am a bigger fan of the air fryer when I’m only making a small portion for one or two people.  Otherwise, I use the oven to make fries for 4 people.

Video Demonstration

If you’d like to see how easy it is to throw all this together, check out my video where I walk you through the recipe step by step. 

Click here to subscribe to my Youtube channel. 

The Structure Of A Plant Based Plate

Each of the recipes I create fits into my Plant Plate System.  This system incorporates 5 food groups into every meal. 

The 5 food groups are 1) Plant Protein, 2), Leaves, Fruit, And Veg, 3) Aesthetic Additions, 4) Nutrient Packed Carbohydrates, and 5) Taste

This recipe is a nutrient-packed carb side dish, and is not a complete meal.

The diagram below helps you see the 5 different components of a Plant-Based Plate.

Click here to discover more about my Plant Plate System and some of the benefits of eating this way.

Recommended Equipment

Here are the main kitchen equipment tools I have used to create this recipe.

How To Make This Recipe

• Peel the potatoes.
• Slice the potatoes into strips shaped like french fries.
• Follow the instructions for baking in the oven or air fryer below.

For Oven

• Place the sliced potatoes on an oven tray.
• Sprinkle the salt and seasoning over the potatoes and bake.

For Air Fryer

• Place the sliced potatoes on an oven tray.
• Sprinkle the salt and seasoning over the potatoes and bake.

Ways To Use This Recipe

Here are some of my favorite meals that go perfectly with a side dish of baked sweet potato fries: 

• Salad
• Roast Green Beans
• Baked Black Beans
• Soup
• Vegan Risotto
• Vegan casserole
• Couscous

Ingredient Substitutions

• White Potato: If you don’t want to use sweet potatoes, you can use white potatoes instead.  You can also leave the skins on if you prefer.

Serving Sizes

If you’re following a reduced-calorie diet, add 120g of fries to your meal to serve one person.  This will give you just over 100 calories. 

Storage

You can store these sweet potato fries in the fridge for up to 5 days or up to 3 months in the freezer.

Other Nutrient Packed Carbs Side Dishes Recipes

Here are some more of my favorite Nutrient Packed Carbs Side Dishes recipes:

• Most Crispy Vegan Jacket Potato (British Baked Without Foil)
• Easy Whole Baked Sweet Potato (Air Fryer, Oven, Vegan)
• 100 Calorie Vegan Cornbread (Air Fryer, Oven, GF, No Eggs)
• Oil-free Sweet Potato Fries (Vegan, Oven & Air Fryer)

Recipe

Now it’s your turn to make magic with food.