This Easy Sweet Potato Fries Meal Prep is the perfect simple side dish for your week — and it comes in four tasty variations!
If you’re into easy sweet potato recipes like this one, be sure to check out my Homemade Sweet Potato Fries, Crisp Sweet Potato Tots, and How To Make Baked Sweet Potatoes.
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I HEART sweet potatoes. Seriously, there’s nothing I don’t like about sweet potatoes.
They are sweet, healthy, easy to cook, flavorful, delicious, and versatile. So, so versatile that I actually made a list of my favorite Sweet Potato Recipes. All of them are absolutely amazing. Not to mention other kinds of potatoes, like my Roasted Potato Salad, Parmesan Mashed Potatoes, and my Sauteed Baby Red Potatoes.
For this Easy Sweet Potato Fries Meal Prep, we’re starting with one simple base recipe and switching up the seasoning to create four totally different flavor combos. Honestly, I can’t pick a favorite!
Ingredients For Easy Sweet Potato Fries Meal Prep
All four variations in this recipe use the same simple base:
Sweet Potatoes – Naturally sweet, hearty, and versatile — the perfect foundation for bold flavors.
Olive Oil – Helps the fries crisp up and carry flavor.
Sea Salt – For balance and depth in every bite.
Then, each variation adds its own spin:
Garlic & Herb
Garlic – Adds a savory punch that perfectly complements the sweetness of the potato.
Parmesan – Brings a nutty, salty richness that elevates every bite.
Dried Herbs – A blend of oregano, thyme, and parsley rounds out the flavor.
Cajun
Cayenne Pepper – Adds heat and complexity.
Paprika, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder – Classic Cajun spices for a bold, smoky flavor.
Spicy Chile
Chile Powder – Offers a deep, spicy kick.
Cilantro – Fresh and vibrant, balancing the heat beautifully.
Lime Juice (optional) – Adds a bright, zesty finish.
Cinnamon Sugar
Ground Cinnamon – Warm and cozy with every bite.
Coconut Sugar – A natural sweetener that brings out the fries’ sweetness.
Sea Salt – Enhances the sweet-salty contrast.
Step By Step Instructions
For the Garlic & Herb Sweet Potato Fries, toss with parmesan and parsley after removing from oven.
For Spicy Chile Sweet Potato Fries, toss with cilantro after removing from oven.
FAQs
Are Sweet Potatoes Healthy?
Sweet potatoes are a nutritional powerhouse.
Sweet potatoes are:
- Rich in vitamin A (one medium sweet potato = 400% of the recommended dose of vitamin A)
- High in fiber
- High in potassium
- Low-carb
- Low-calorie
- And, most importantly, totes delicious
How To Cook Sweet Potatoes Ahead Of Time
- Store sweet potatoes in cold water. After you scrubbed and sliced the sweet potatoes, you can either cook them immediately or place them in a bowl of cold water to cook later or the next day. In fact, this is a great trick to get crispy sweet potato fries. The water will remove some of the starch from inside the potatoes and they will crisp easier in the oven.
- No need to peel sweet potatoes! Sweet potato skin is edible and it's actually easier to get the crispy texture you want if you don't peel the sweet potatoes.
- Slice size (consistency) matters. The secret to perfectly crispy and delicious sweet potato fries is in the process, not the ingredients. You want slices that have the same size and thickness. Thin sweet potato fries get crispy easier than the thick ones.
- Flip after 15, and only once. Make sure to flip the sweet potatoes after 15 minutes. Flip only once. This may sound counterintuitive but if you flip the potatoes only once, you end up with crispier potatoes than if you flip them multiple times.
- Don't crowd them. Use parchment paper on the baking sheet for easy cleanup and make sure the sweet potato wedges are not crowded. An even layer on the baking sheet is what you want.
- Roast, don't bake. You might think that setting the oven to a lower temperature will make the sweet potato wedges better but that’s not the case. You actually want to roast the fries not bake them so set the temperature to 425 F.
- Wedges over fries. I prefer to make sweet potato wedges not sweet potato fries because it’s easier to cut them as even as possible. With fries, it’s harder and you don’t want to end up with a mix of burnt and uncooked fries.
How To Store Sweet Potato Meal Prep
Sweet potato meal prep is easy and great for when you want healthy side dishes. Like with all the other meal prep ideas, storing the dishes properly is helpful to ensure freshness and great flavors. To maximize the shelf life of sweet potato fries…
- Transfer them to meal prep containers (If you need help picking out good meal prep containers check out my post Ultimate Guide On Meal Prep Containers.) or Ziploc bags
- Allow the sweet potatoes to cool to room temperature before closing the meal prep container and placing in the fridge
- Store them in the fridge for 3-5 days
