Craving something with a crunch, but want only some unhealthy oil? Baked French Fries (oven fries) are a delicious, easy, and healthy alternative. Crispy, flavorful, and perfectly seasonable, these oven fries are a great way to satisfy your cravings without the added guilt.
Baked French Fries (Oven Fries)
Discover how to make baked French Oven Fries! Oven-baked fries contain an average of 6.5% fat; for comparison, after baking in the deep fryer, fries contain more than 11% fat.
Making fresh fries doesn't have to be difficult and is just as tasty as from the deep fryer. Baked fries are easy to make at home and have many health benefits compared to regular fries. So enjoy the taste of these fries and the health benefits without worrying about the extra calories. And almost as easy as from the fast food restaurant.
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Why not ready-made Oven Fries?
Ready-made oven chips are often pre-fried and contain more fat. Some brands even add sugar to give the fries a nice color in the oven and Air fryer.
This time I opted for thick Flemish fries (thick fries), but you can also make great French fries with this recipe. Then cut the potatoes into long thin strips. Adjust the oven time (shorten it by 5 to 10 minutes) and remove the French fries from the oven when they are golden brown. And enjoy the fresh fries.
And do you enjoy fries? These sweet potato fries (Air Fryer) are perfect!
What do you need for Healthy and Crispy Baked French Fries?
To prepare these Baked French Fries (Oven Fries), you require the following ingredients. You can find the correct amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog:
- Potatoes - Use floury potatoes to make this recipe. Russet, Doré, King Edward, and Maris Piper are great choices. They are high in starch and low in moisture. Or use a red potato, such as Roseval, if you want to eat with skin (or the Organic variant).
- Sea salt - For flavoring the chips.
- Sunflower oil - Frying in sunflower oil gives the fries a crispy exterior. Sunflower oil has a neutral taste (just like peanut oil). Olive oil does have a specific flavor and is therefore not recommended.
How to prepare Oven Roasted French Fries
You can find a printable recipe with a detailed description at the bottom of this blog.
- Peel the potatoes (or serve with their skins on, but clean them well) and cut into the desired thickness.
- Put the potatoes in a pan with boiling water and cook for 10 minutes for a delicious soft inside.
- After 8 minutes, put a frying pan with sunflower oil on the fire and heat until it is hot. Remove the potatoes with a slotted spoon and quickly transfer them to the skillet. Fry for 2 minutes, quickly tossing the potatoes. They then steam dry quickly, giving them a crispy outside in the oven without too much oil.
- Spread the oven fries as much as possible in one layer on the baking tray. Bake crispy in a preheated oven at 460 °F (ca. 238 °C) for 25 minutes. Stir halfway through baking time.
These healthy fries from the oven are delicious with Gin-marinated salmon skewers, Italian chicken casseroles, and pulled pork from the slow cooker.
Tips, Substitutions, and Variations
- Variations:
- Garlic Parmesan - Sprinkle with garlic powder and freshly grated Parmesan, so it melts nicely.
- Spicy - Sprinkle with ⅛ teaspoon chili powder and cumin powder.
- Cajun fries - Flavoring with Cajun seasoning is so good!
- Air fryer - Fill the air fryer no more than ⅓ full of fresh fries. Preheat the Air fryer to 350 °F (ca. 177 °C). Bake the fries for 5 minutes and then shake them well. Repeat this three times.
First, briefly pre-boiling the potatoes and then quickly fry them dry in a hot pan in a bit of oil. This makes them wonderfully soft on the inside and gives them a crunchy outside. And you need much less fat.
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📖 Recipe
RECIPE CARD
Equipment
- frying pan
- A conventional oven is used. When using a convection oven (with air fan) decrease the temperature with 30 °F / 20 °C
- casserole pan 13 x 9 inch
Ingredients
- 2½ pounds potatoes, Floury
- 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to
460 °F or 430 °F. - Place a baking tray in the oven.
- Put a large pot with about 2 inches (ca. 5 cm) of water on the stove and bring the water to a boil.
- Meanwhile, wash the potatoes thoroughly and cut them into fries.2½ pounds potatoes
- When the water boils, add the fries and bring your water to a boil again.
- Cook for 10 minutes.
- After 8 minutes, a frying pan with sunflower oil on the stove and heat it. When the fries are cooked, get them out of the water with a slotted spoon and put them in the hot skillet.2 tablespoons sunflower oil
- Fry quickly for 2 minutes.
- Remove the hot baking tray from the oven and spread the fries on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 25 minutes until crispy. Stir halfway through baking time.
- Take out of the oven and sprinkle sea salt on top. Serve.1 teaspoon sea salt
Notes
- Use floury potatoes to make this recipe. Russet, Doré, King Edward, and Maris Piper are great choices. They are high in starch and low in moisture. Or use a red potato, such as Roseval, if you want to eat with skin (or the Organic variant).
- First, briefly pre-boiling the potatoes and then quickly fry them dry in a hot pan in a bit of oil. This makes them wonderfully soft on the inside and gives them a crunchy outside. And you need much less fat.
- In the picture, I opted for thick Flemish fries (thick fries), but you can also make great French fries with this recipe. Then cut the potatoes into long thin strips. Adjust the oven time (shorten it by 5 to 10 minutes) and remove the French fries from the oven when they are golden brown. And enjoy the fresh fries.
- Garlic Parmesan - Sprinkle with garlic powder and freshly grated Parmesan, so it melts nicely.
- Spicy - Sprinkle with ⅛ teaspoon chili powder and cumin powder.
- Cajun fries - Flavoring with Cajun seasoning is so good!
- Refrigerator - in an airtight freezer box, you can store the fries for two days.
- Freezer - Place the fries in a layer of baking paper on a baking tray and let the fries freeze. Then remove the frozen fries from the oven and store them in an airtight freezer container. This way, you can keep them for up to 2 months.
- Reheat - Place the potatoes in a layer in the oven at 390 °F (ca. 199 °C) (or Air fryer at 350 °F (ca. 177 °C)) for resp. 8 and 5 minutes.
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