Best Baked French Fries
The healthiest way to make fries is to bake them. It saves money and you can't beat the taste. I have been playing around with different ways to bake fries for some time now, and I feel this is the best recipe thus far. Baking time may vary depending on how thick you cut the fries. Enjoy!
Servings per recipe: 4
Calories per serving: 388
Preparation time: 10m
Total cooking time: 1h 10m
Ingredients:
- cooking spray
- 6 Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into thick fries
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder, or more to taste
- 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, or more to taste
Directions:
- 1 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; spray with cooking spray.
- 2 Place sliced potatoes in a colander; sprinkle sugar over potatoes. Set aside until liquid is released from potatoes, 20 to 30 minutes. Drain liquid and dry potatoes well.
- 3 Mix potato slices, olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a resealable bag until evenly coated. Spread coated potato slices in a single layer, leaving space around each potato, on the prepared baking sheet.
- 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes; flip fries and continue baking until crisp and browned, about 20 more minutes.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 14.4g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | |
| Sodium | 601mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 1360mg | 38% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 59.8g | 19% |
| Dietary Fiber | 7.2g | 29% |
| Protein | 6.6g | 13% |
| Sugars | 6g | |
| Vitamin A | 8IU | |
| Vitamin C | 63mg | |
| Calcium | 42mg | |
| Iron | 3mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 5mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Magnesium | 75mg | |
| Folate | 51mcg |
