Are you a crispy fry lover? Do your fingers go for the little fried bits at the bottom of the fry basket?!?! Well mine do… because they are the best! (the fries… not my fingers… Although…). If I could order a whole side of the thin crispy fries, I SO WOULD! So I thought, how could I make these thin crispy fries at home, while making them a bit healthier (not fried, but instead baked)! And so was born my homemade crispy baked french fries recipe! And they are seasoned to perfection! They pretty much taste like a bag of Hickory Sticks, just bigger and better for you!! I’m sure your family will love them too!
HOMEMADE CRISPY BAKED FRENCH FRIES RECIPE
Ingredients Needed to Make Homemade Crispy Baked French Fries!
- 3 large Russet Potatoes
- A bowl full of cold Water
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
- Ketchup to dip!
Kitchen Accessories to Make Homemade Crispy Baked French Fries!
- Mandoline Slicer
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Baking Pan
- Tin Foil
Method to Make Homemade Crispy Baked French Fries
Step 1: Set your Mandoline Slicer
Sorry my Mandoline Slicer
Step 2: Soak your cut uncooked potato fries in a large bowl of cold water for about 30 minutes. This is key to making the fries extra crispy! Like this…
Step 3: While your uncooked potato fries are soaking, mix together your seasonings! Add all the spices in a bowl and mix together!
Step 4: After your Uncooked Potato fries are done soaking, pat dry with a kitchen towel and toss with Olive Oil and Spices.
Step 5: Place on a tin foil lined baking pan. Preferably your fries should be in a single layer, but if you don’t have enough space (like me) just make sure to keep flipping your fries around while they are cooking.
Step 6: Cook your homemade crispy baked french fries in your oven that was pre heated to 450 degrees for about 40 minutes! Make sure to flip them around frequently (every 7ish minutes)! If you don’t, they will stick together and burn to the pan. That would be sad! (wink)
Step 7: Serve with ketchup!! Our fav dipping sauce in this house! KIDS!!
Super YUMMM! I wish I had some right now!
So some of you may be wondering “Jenna!?!? What about your diet!?!?!” I cheated a bit!!!!!! AAAHHHHHHH!!!!! In my defence I tried to make these homemade crispy baked french fries in the healthiest way I knew how. Besides that fact that are made from potato… I think I did pretty well! Spices are an amazing way to add flavor to your foods while you are on a diet, and this spice bland is delicious! Pretty much tastes like hickory sticks although there is nothing hickory about them. I highly recommend trying these suckers out, if you want to impress your family and friends! And getting a Mandoline Slicer
Until next time, Enjoy making healthy alternatives to your favourite cheat foods, and creating beautiful things everyday!
XO JCL
P.S. Here are some more of my delicious healthy recipes!
P.P.S. I bought my Mandoline Slicer
Homemade Crispy Baked French Fries Recipe
Healthier version of delicious crispy fries!
Ingredients
- 3 large Russet Potatoes
- A bowl full of cold Water
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
- Ketchup to dip!
Directions
- Step 1 Use a Mandoline Slicer to cut your potatoes into fries.
- Step 2 Soak fries in a large bowl of cold water for about 30 minutes.
- Step 3 Mix spices in a small bowl.
- Step 4 After fries are done soaking, pat them dry with a kithen towel and toss with olive oil and spices.
- Step 5 Place fries on a tine foil lined baking pan.
- Step 6 Bake in the oven at 450 degrees for 40 minutes flipping the fries often (about every 7 minutes).
- Step 7 Serve with Ketchup or your fav dipping sauce!
Great post and I will definitely try this with sweet potatoes. I am struggling to get them crispy so your tip of soaking in cold water may be the solution. Have you tried sweet potato chips?
Thanks Marijke! Yes soaking them is a must!! and no I haven’t tried sweet potato chips, but now I neeeeed to! How do you make yours?
French fries are my FAVORITE snack. That cutter looks awesome I definitely need that. ? seriously look so yummy.
Thanks so much Brittany! They are yummy!! And Yes I used my Mandoline slicer allllll the time. They are very handy for lots of fun meals! Have a beautiful day!
Seriously, I was just sitting here thinking what am I going to feed the family today. I know today is Sunday, BUT I really want to relax. SO these fries are it today. Thanks for the idea Jenna! you saved me hours of trying to come up with something to eat. plus I have chicken in the fridge right now. 🙂
Awesome! Thanks so much Mirlene! So happy that you came across my post at just the right time! ENJOY!! and have an awesome evening! HUG!
I love homemade fries but I’m SO bad at making them crispy! I’ll definitely be trying this!
Thanks Shannon! You Can do it! X
I am a crispy fry lover! and even more after seeing your photos of it! 😀
Thanks so much Justyna! High five to crispy fry loving! lol. Have an awesome day!
These look great. I will be trying them soon, I bet my kids will love them!
Awesome! Thanks so much Holli! My kiddos love them too! Even the non potato loving child. lol. Have a beautiful day!
Using a mandolin slicer is suc a good tip. I usually just hand slice but you would get move even slices this way for sure/ I wil have to try them over the weekend just I picked up a 5 lb bag of potatoes.
Awesome! Thanks Jen! Yes! A mandoline slicer is magic for making French fries super quickly, and they are evenly cut, you can make them any thickness you desire… like super thin to make delicious crispy French fries! Enjoy!
ooo yum french fries at home? This sounds so delicious!! I’ve never made fries at home before
You have to try it! So much healthier than deep fried! Everyone loves them! I can’t wait for you to try them! Thanks so much for the comment Arielle!
I just made this for the kids… they love them. I replaced the chilli powder with mild paprika and worked great 😀 Thanks for the recipe… can’t wait to read and try more xx
Yay! Thanks Christine! That’s Awesome! I’m so glad they loved them. I’m not surprised though. They are addictingly delicious!! Thanks for letting me know that paprika worked for you guys. I’ll have to try using it sometime. ❤️❤️
Yum!! I am going to have to give this recipe a try! I love crispy fries and the ones I tend to make are mushy lol
Thanks Adrienne! You just need to soak your uncooked sliced potatoes in water for longer. This reduces the mushiness! ❤️
These sound so good! May have to get over my fear of a mandoline slicer though. Currently my little one gets sweet potato coins instead of fries, much easier to cut 🙂
Thanks Alyssa! Lol. I totally get it. I was intimidated too at first but once you see and experience the convenience and all the cool things you can make you won’t know how you ever cooked without it. Lol. ❤️
These look so good right now! I’ve been thinking about getting a mandolin slicer since I’m so prone to cutting myself while cooking! Awesome job 🙂
Awesome! The Mandoline slicer has also really increased the speed at which I am able to prepare my food, it has opened the world to very thinly sliced foods for a variety of different meals. Not to mention you can make baked chips out of pretty much any fruit! so yummy! Stay tuned for a fruit recipe coming soon! P.S. Make sure you slice your food on the mandoline slicer using the hand guard! you wont cut yourself anymore!! (wink)
Oh these are going to be a huge hit in our home. Crispy fries are the bomb. I am checking out that Oxo Mandeline slicer, what a great deal on Amazon!
Awesome! Great to hear! Yes I think I bought my OXO Mandoline slicer for a lot more at Superstore years ago, and it has really held up! Besides the words on the sides kind of washing off from washing it so often… the blades are amazing! hope you love using one as much as we do!!
These look amazing ?
Thanks Lucy! <3
Absolutely going to be trying this receipe!
Awesome! If you are a crispy fry lover, like I am… I know you will love these!! Try and have just a few!!! It’s impossible! hehe
These looks so good and we have extra potatoes right now! I think we will make these with supper tonight! 🙂
YAY!! Let me know how they turn out! I’m sure you and your family will love them!! Enjoy your homemade crispy baked French fries!!
oh my gooood. these look so bomb. I don’t know if you’ve heard of Little Big Burger but these look like their fries haha. I’m for sure pinning this and making them this weekend!! I’ve been putting off getting a mandolin slicer because of how many people I’ve seen slice themselves, haha! Got any preventive tips for cutting my finger off? lol
lol! Love your comment Katie! I haven’t heard of Little Big Brother!! Where are they located? I need to go there and see if their fries compare to mine!! lol! So as forpreventing cutting off a finger!!! The mandoline slicer that I use comes with a guard that you stab into your food and then use that to feed the food through the slicer. Without the guard YES, you would for sure lose a finger right away! Please don’t do that!! I use the guard at all times. Even if the guard doesn’t allow you to slice the entire piece of food (sometimes happens with smaller food items) I wouldn’t risk trying to finish it off with your bare hand. If you need to… just cut the small bit up with a knife. I rarely have to do this though… the guard works great! Hope that helps! I have not come close to cutting my fingers off while using the guard and I have been using my mandoline slicer for years. Hope this helps! (wink) High five to keeping all your fingers!