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Butternut “Sweet Potato” Fries (Low Carb/Fat Free/Paleo/Vegan)

Filed Under: 50-100, Appetizers and Sides, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Low Carb, Paleo, Recipe Makeover, Recipes, Snacks, Sugar Free, Vegan

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Words can do no justice. Do not be fooled. Your life changes now.

Don’t let the unassuming nature of this recipe deceive you. These golden sticks of glory will come into your life (your mouth, to be more specific) and change everything everywhere for the better forever and ever. Amen. I do not exaggerate. Not ever.

Okay, I may have been exaggerating about the exaggerating. But not about the fries. When I say Amen in casual speech you know I mean business.

It’s about this time of year that you remember what you used to scarf down in copious amounts as a child. Now, I just ate dinner, so to avoid making myself hungry right away, I don’t really want to reminisce about all the sugary/fatty/carby goodness in which I used indulge regularly because talking about fudge and cookies and brownies, and onion rings and sweet potato fries… aah forget it. Feed me. I’m hungry.

You poor people. I’m subjecting you to my unabashed run-on sentences simply because this is the only place they are remotely acceptable. Unless I want a furrowed brow, a glare, and a F. And fragments are a no-no too. Plus prepositions are not proper words to end sentences with. Oooh. I’m bad.

And while I’m living on the wild side, I may as well take sweet potatoes, chuck them out the window (but then run outside to retrieve them because I don’t like to waste, while apologizing profusely to the innocent pedestrian I accidentally whacked in the head with a sweet potato), and replace them with… butternut squash. I know. Insanity.

I haven’t even got to the crazy part yet! These fries actually taste, wait for it, better. I couldn’t believe it either! These low carb, baked fries taste BETTER than their carby fried counterparts. Insanity squared. (I make up for my English infractions with math.)

 

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Nutritional Comparison

O’Charly’s Sweet Potato Fries

Serving size: 1 serving (4.5 ounces)

Calories: 470

Fat: 31 grams

Net Carbs: 40 grams

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Butternut “Sweet Potato” Fries (Low Carb/Fat Free/Paleo/Vegan)

(calculated with this source assuming your squash would yield four cups of flesh if it were chopped)

Serving size: 1/4 recipe (about 4.5 ounces)

Calories: 63

Fat: 0 grams

Net Carbs: ~13.5

 

 

 

Go ahead… eat the whole batch. I won’t even say I told you so.

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P.S. Okay. I did tell you so.

 

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  2. Okay so this looks fabulous and i can't wait to make it! I'd love to see more of your dinner or lunch ideas! Just have 2 questions, what's the sauce in the picture? and how is there no fat in them when you put them on an oiled sheet ?:O can parchment paper be used? thanks for the recipe!!!
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    • Hi Veganista, and thank you so much for the questions! 1 1. The sauce is simply tomato paste. I love the stuff, and it's certainly photogenic! 2. The nonstick spray adds only a trivial amount of fat (unless you drown the squash in it, of course). Even the nonstick spray companies are allowed to say there is no fat, as long as you limit the amount of spray you use. Thanks again, and I hope this helps!
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  4. butternut squash fries are my favorite! I actually don't even peel the squash and roast the fries with the skin on! Saves time and adds in some fiber :)
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  7. Sorry, I'm not convinced. I like butternut squash but no way do these look like fries. Even from the picture you can see that they don't crisp up . This is baked butternut squash, that's all.
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  8. Wow these are spectacular!! Made my first batch tonight--how did I not know about this recipe before?!! haha I will be making these over and over for sure, they were amazing. I'm a low-carb vegan girl and these are the closest thing I've had to actual fries in so long Thanks so much for the recipe!! :-)
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    • Yay! Thank you so much for trying these fries, and I am so glad you enjoyed them! I hope they serve you well for a very long time. I know they have for me!
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  9. Just wanted to say I tried these out and I am OBSESSED with them! they are so delicious! after mine our cooked i like to dip them in sriracha sauce or white vinegar. Thank you so much for the recipe, i look forward to trying out more of them :)

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  11. Oh, yes! I love these too! ....and my favorite seasoning is cajun seasoning.... but I just can't call them fries..... I've never gotten them that crisp......... I still prefer them to fries, especially when the butternut squash is properly allowed to finish ripening (turning into higher sugar content)...... but there ya go...... Oh, I like turnips prep'd this way as well, and those I like to dip in a mixture of ketchup (I know, that's oxymoronic) and mustard (which is great! and makes up for the slipping in of the red junk).......... Those I hardly call 'fries' as well...... except that I dip those in something involving ketchup....... but these? No dips necessary...... (unless they were under ripe, at which time methinks they are good for nothing but soup....... or perhaps they are worth roasting if they are slipped into a salad in relatively light weight proportions.......)
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    • Thank you for your comment, Rainah! Mmmm, cajun seasoning would be delicious atop a slightly sweeter fry! I agree that it's usually fairly difficult to get assorted veggies to crispen up to a true fry texture! Although, if you pre-heat the oven while the pan's inside the vegetables tend to get a bit crunchier on the outside and softer in the middle, much like the traditional taters we all covet. Turnips sound delicious subbed into this recipe! Dipping veggie fries in ketchup can be a bit of a nutritional pitfall, but it doesn't have to be if you try to stay organic and sugar-free. This healthy barbecue sauce would also make an excellent dip: https://www.foodiefiasco.com/homemade-healthy-barbecue-sauce/!
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      • Oooo, BBQ sauce? I honestly had never thought of that! What an (obvious? but) amazingly great idea! Isn't it keen that more companies are offering healthier alternatives? I'll check out that BBQ sauce! Thanks for the tip!
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        • I agree; it's wonderful that people are beginning to become more health-conscious and able to fuel themselves with cheaper, healthier options! Hope that this BBQ sauce helps to nourish your body and spirit! Enjoy:-)
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