Make your own chips & sweet potato fries: this is how it works

Have you ever made sweet potato fries? We reveal the best sweet potato recipes: fries, wedges and chips from the oven. Super fast and easy to make.

Sweet potatoes are experiencing a major resurgence. Before, it was almost impossible to buy the tuber, but now it is even offered at the discounter.

Everyone wants to buy them and try them in all variations. Well we thought we'd give you an overview of the popular tuber and tell you super tasty sweet potato fries recipes. Here we go. :)

The good news is that you can make a lot of sweet potato recipes at home. For example, how about crispy sweet potato chips? :)

There are several variations on how you can refine your potato chips. So it tastes even better.

Mmhh delicious: sweet potato toast with berries!

Variant 1:

For a special sweet potato chips experience, you can sprinkle the potatoes with cheese just before they are ready. It is best to use spicy cheese.

Variant 2:

The next variation for your chips are paprika and chili. Simply sprinkle the sweet potato chips with paprika and chili powder before baking. Another option is to dip them in chili oil.

Variant 3:

Another variant are the chips with garlic. How does it work? Simply dip sweet potato chips in garlic oil. Or you can make a herb garlic dip to go with your chips as described above.

Try these delicious sweet potato gnocchi!

Well, don't they look scrumptious?

If you're more of a fan of fries, that's not a problem either, of course. Because sweet potatoes can also be used to make delicious fries.

Either in the oven, in a hot air fritter or with a little oil in a pan.

Dips for your sweet potato fries and chips

To increase the pleasure of sweet potato fries even more, you can quickly make dips. We have picked out a few recipes for you and tried them.

Sour Cream Dip

The sour cream dip is great for sweet potato fries.

For this you need:

• Creme fraiche
• Salt and pepper
• fresh chives
• Lemon

Mix all ingredients and your dip is ready :)

For cold days: Sweet Potato Pumpkin Soup *vegan*.

Avocado dip

This dip is also quite simple to prepare.

You need:

• 1 avocado
• Lemon juice
• Pepper
• Salt

First, "mash" the flesh of the avocado, then add the lemon juice, pepper and salt. Stir and your heavenly dip is ready.

Herbs garlic sauce

Another great sauce is the herb garlic sauce.

You need:

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 clove garlic
• a frozen herb mixture
• Salt
• Pepper

Mix the cup of sour cream with a crushed garlic clove and the frozen herb mixture. Refine the whole thing with a pinch of salt and pepper.

Tip: If you have fresh herbs at hand use them. So the taste of the dip is even a bit finer.

Other great sweet potato recipes are wedges or chips. Here, too, I have experimented a lot.

11 reasons to eat more sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes are the trendy vegetable. And that has many good reasons. We reveal the 11 most important ones here:

1. there are many fibers in the sweet potato

The sweet potato contains a lot of fiber. These are great for digestion, but on the other hand also prevent colon cancer. So nothing like ran to the sweet tuber.

2. the orange tuber prevents muscle cramps

Eating sweet potatoes can lead to relief from muscle cramps but can also lead to stronger muscles. Magnesium and potassium deficiency can lead to these cramps. However, there is a lot of potassium in sweet potato and thus you can prevent muscle cramps and injuries among other things.

3. the batate regulates the blood sugar level

Sweet potatoes can regulate blood sugar levels. The white tuber contains the plant substance caiapo. This helps lower "fasting blood sugar" and cholesterol levels. It also prevents insulin resistance.

4. there are many delicious sweet potato recipes

The preparation options for the sweet tuber range from raw to baked to fried. They taste great as a side dish as well as in salads and also as a soup. Go ahead, try it out.

5. the sweet potato contains important antioxidants

But the sweet potato also contains a lot of antioxidants. These are of course great for your body. But they also prevent inflammation and so also for example gout, arthritis and asthma.

6. plenty of folic acid for health

The batata also contains a lot of folic acid. Due to the high content of natural folic acid found in sweet potato, it promotes healthy development of embryonic tissue and cells.

7. strong heart thanks to batate

Sweet potatoes also contain a lot of potassium. This is good for the heart and protects it from heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.

8. sweet potatoes strengthen the immune system

Eating sweet potatoes also activates the body's defenses. Because of the many vitamins and phytochemicals, the sweet potato is excellent to help strengthen the immune system.

9. a large amount of vitamin D in the tuber

Vitamin D is important for health. It improves mood, plays a crucial role in energy and is important for healthy bones. Super it is also for the heart, teeth and skin.

10. the potato loads our vitamin C stores

Not only citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C, no, sweet potatoes are too. A medium sweet potato contains 40 percent of the daily requirement of vitamin C.

11. beta carotene colors the potato orange

Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of beta- carotene. One medium sweet potato contains more than 200 percent of the daily requirement of beta-carotene. This is important for the body to convert it into the important vitamin A. It also keeps your eyes healthy.

Well, do you now also want to delicious sweet potato recipes? There are already tons of them. But our absolute favorite are and remain sweet potato fries :)

29 sweet potato facts you need to know

1. The sweet potato may also be called batata, white potato, or tuberous bindweed.
2. It belongs to the wind family and is one of the useful plants.
3. The annual harvest of sweet potatoes is about 120 million tons.
4. Sweet potato occupies the 3rd place in the world production of root and tuber food crops.
5. China is the largest producer of sweet potatoes.
6. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato.
7. The sweet potato can reach a length of up to 30cm and weigh several kilograms.
8. Sweet potatoes are very rich in antioxidants. They have a preventive effect in the body against inflammation.
9. Your defenses will also be activated by eating the sweet potato.
10. You can even eat the sweet potato raw, they taste sweet and juicy.
11. If you have muscle cramps sweet potatoes are also recommended, they relieve them.
12. Sweet potato is also a super stress killer, they replenish the body with anti-stress minerals.
13.  Sweet potatoes are the most nutrient-dense vegetable of all, according to the Center of Science in the Public Interest.
14. But the batata is also great to regulate blood sugar levels
15. In addition, it is also rich in fiber.
16. Super are the sweet potatoes also for the prevention of heart disease, because they contain a lot of potassium.
17. In the case of sweet potato, you can also use the leaves, these are processed into spinach-like dishes in the countries of origin.
18. You can also use this trendy vegetable raw in salads.
19. The batata can have several colors the color palette ranges from orange to purple.
20. However, the purple sweet potato is not so often found in our latitudes.
21. The largest sweet potato growing area is in North Carolina/USA.
22. Originally, the white tuber comes from Central and South America.
23. In the past, the vegetable was considered the "food of the poor".
24. When the sweet potato was said to have an aphrodisiac effect, the "rich" also became aware of the vegetable.
25. Christopher Columbus is said to have brought the tuber to Europe.
26. A super fact is also that the tuber has half the cooking time of a potato.
27. The sweet potato gets its color from carotenoids, among other things.
28. Meanwhile, sweet potatoes are also grown in our latitudes.
29. The most important thing when growing batata in our latitudes is to protect it from frost.

Our tip

With sweet potato fries and chips, there are almost no limits to your imagination. You like it spicy? Then try it with chili. Or do you prefer sweet? Honey also goes great with sweet potato. Do you have more recipes for us? We look forward to your tips :)

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