Sweet Potato Fries

Healthy food choices are made easy when you have great menu ideas and the right cookware. I love making french fries for the family as a side dish but I don’t want to deep fry them in oil as it’s unhealthy. Cooking fresh cut potatoes in the oven does take a bit of time to cook and get that crispy effect that you desire when making french fries.

Which is why I love the The T-fal Actifry because it allows you to french fries using only one tablespoon of cooking oil. This cuts down on fat content and overall calories, preventing the risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

I use extra virgin olive oil or grape seed oil when I prepare most of my meals – grape seed oil for lighter dishes as the EVOO I use tends to be a little heavier on taste.

The ActiFry features a timer, which can be set for up to 99 minutes. Simply place the ingredients in the non-stick pan, close the lid, set the timer and switch your ActiFry on. The ceramic coated non-stick pan is PTFE and PFOA free. The family size can cook 2.2 lbs – so I’ll be trying out chicken wings in there soon too!

Clean-up is easy too – it has a removable pan, lid, paddle spoon and filter which can easily be disassembled washed by hand or in the dishwasher.

Here’s my recipe for sweet potato fries that come out with a bit of a nice crisp – without having to deep fry!

Ingredients

4 large or 6 small organic sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into french fries (here I used 3 small organic potatoes and 3 small organic sweet potatoes)

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon arrowroot power

1/2 teaspoon each onion and garlic power

pinch of salt and pepper

Mix together the arrowroot powder, garlic and onion powder, salt and pepper. Drizzle oil over sweet potatoes. Add powder mixture to coat. Put into the T-Fal Actifry for about 25 minutes. Serve with Chipotle Mayo.

Chipotle Mayo

1 cup mayonnaise

1 chipotle in adobo sauce

1 teaspoon adobo sauce

1/2 lime, juice

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Disclosure: The lovely people at T-Fal sent me an Acti-Fry to review. Obviously we love it!