I mention a lot about how much I love sweet potatoes. My love for them is maybe a bit unnatural…. THEY’RE JUST SO GOOD THOUGH.
So, what are sweet potater-tots?? Well, it’s a word I came up with halfway through making this video! They are just sweet potato fries cut into cubes for faster baking times. SO easy and DELICIOUS! And healthy!
Watch the video to find out how to make ’em!
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lUaUKl8RKc
Directions:
- Wash and cut up sweet potatoes into small cubes. I like to use several varieties of sweet potato in one awesome sweet potato medley!!
- Put them on a baking tray. Sprinkle a bunch of sea salt on them and put a dollop of coconut oil on there.
- Put it in the oven for five minutes or so until the coconut oil melts, and then take it all out and mix it around a bit to coat all the potater-tots.
- Bake in the oven at 375 degrees until they’re soft. Stir them every once in a while for even baking.
- Eat with a salad or some other meal. YUM!!
- Store leftovers in the fridge for future delicious convenience!
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Yum, making these now!
oh great! i love your videos!!!
I’m addicted to sweet potatoes. 😀
Did you get more tan Tracy?
hahah… I think so!
The sweet potato chips I made a couple weeks ago for my sisters birthday party were a big hit. I may have to try some “tots” aka fries now!
tracy,
unrelated to this post… but i wanted to tell you that i discovered your blog through high on health, and your personal story gives me a lot of hope. 🙂 i’m in the process of trying some of your advice… i’m trying to go fruitless for a while, in the process of cutting out sugar, and i’ve purchased a blender for green smoothies, so i found you at the perfect time. i just felt compelled to say thanks for your blog existing, and thanks for being an inspiration. 🙂 i took a long break from attempting to start my own blog and i’m even thinking about giving it another go.
i wanted to ask you a question… i’m kind of terrified to try jojoba oil right now, and i bought raw organic honey to cleanse my face with (as well as the aubrey aloe vera you mentioned); have you used any other sort of natural product (or food substance?) for face cleansing with much success?
Welcome Hanna! Thanks so much for taking a liking to my blog! I really appreciate it 🙂
I’m not a big experimenter when it comes to face products and substances (I guess I’m lazy)… but I would have no problem using the majority of natural food items in my fridge to cleanse with. I’ve tried raw milk…. I’d probably try any sort of mashed up fruit. Spices like cinnamon are good for gentle exfoliation 🙂
Yum! Going to the farmers market today, can’t wait to try these!
I wish I could make these but my mom and I are also doing a candida diet right now. No sugar (including fruit) plus oregano oil supplement. I will definitely give these a try in a few months because they sound insanely good.
Hi! So I made these last night, and they were absolutely delicous! Ate a bunch of them for dinner and for lunch. My only concern is the amount of sea salt I used. How much is too much? I just don’t want to be consuming too much. Next time I’m going to make it with just a little bit of salt. Is a lot of sea salt terribly bad? Or not, as long as you drink lots of water?
Thanks 🙂
Hmm… I use lots until it tastes good, and don’t really worry about it. But that’s because I don’t eat any processed foods. The majority of our excess sodium comes from processed foods, and since I don’t eat any, I doubt sea salt on my sweet potatoes is going to be a big deal…. I’d rather my food be tasty than bland!
Haha, and I actually (after I posted my previous comment) I found out that I am lacking salt in my body, lol…almost fainted from it! (due to cutting out processed foods). Thanks! 🙂
Oh wow! Well pack the sea salt on those potater-tots then!
Dear Tracy,
I noticed you use virgin olive oil.
Sorry to tell you this, but virgin (unrefined) coconut oil (despite of being very healthy) is not good for cooking.
As you know, cooking oils must have a high smoke point (the temperature, when it is ruined).
The ordinary refined sunflower oil has a very high smoke point (450°F), so does Canola oil (up to 475°F), or any vegetable cooking oil.
As you said, extra virgin olive oil has a low smoke point (375°F).
Virgin coconut oil has a smoke point ranging from 280°F to 350°F, which is even less than olive oil.
The smoke point depends more on whether the oil was refined than on the plant it was made from (refined olive oil is perfect for cooking, but it looses nutrients).
If you want to cook with coconut oil, buy the one labled “ideal for cooking”, which is refined.
I guess this is the one exception, where being natural isn’t an advantage.
I meant to write of course: “I noticed you use virgin coconut oil.”
Hi Ferma,
Sorry but I disagree! The smoke point of oils is kind of a misconception… whether it goes bad at high heats has more to do with what type of fat the oil is made up of. Unrefined coconut oil is made up of mostly saturated fat, and is fine to cook with at high heats
The smoke point is a fact. If you heat virgin coconut oil above 280/350°F, smoke will come, and the oil will change its chemical compound. (try it!)
So you can use it for cooking if you keep the temperature down. Boiling water is safe (212°F), but careful with the oven (set to low). And you cant fry with it (unless you buy a deep fat thermometer to check on it).
Like I said, buying refined coconut oil is the easiest solution. Or use canola oil (that one is in fact very healthy).
Tracy, you’re awesome and adorable!
awww.. thanks Cindy 😀
I was hooked on these before the anti-candida thing happened. For a spicy change, they’re really good sprinkled with dry Chipolte Pepper and cumin too. Thanks again Tracy!!
Thanks for this recipe – it’s my new favorite snack :)I love it! The coconut/sea salt combo is divine.
I found out last year that nightshade vegetables, which include regular white potatoes, where causing my acne (and joint pain). I’m so glad there are great sweet potato recipes available out there since I no longer eat nightshades.