Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

I am not a fan of the sweet potato. Generally, anything that is straddling the line between sweet and savory is a no-go for me. However, I've been getting lots of sweet potatoes in my cheap produce order lately, and I needed to find a use for them before they took over my vegetable drawer. I thought fries would be a good use of them for Sunday brunch. Plus, Kim and Katie were having Blue Buffalo Fish and Sweet Potato for breakfast, and I'm kind of a follower.

I started with two medium sweet potatoes- wait, actually, I STARTED by preheating the oven to 400 degrees. Back to my sweet potatoes- I cut them into "fries" and put them in a large Ziploc container.

(Oh, yes, that is a cat just hanging out in the sink. He just wants to know if whatever I'm cooking is worth his time.)

I melted two teaspoons of extra virgin coconut oil, added half a teaspoon of almond extract, threw that into the Ziploc container and tossed until everything was coated. I transferred the potatoes to a baking sheet and sprinkled them liberally (too liberally?) with cinnamon.

They went in the oven for 15 minutes, then I took them out, flipped them, and put them back in for another 15 minutes. I wanted something sweet to dip them in, so I mixed one part peanut butter with one part applesauce and microwaved it for about 10 seconds. It was a great (non-savory) dipping sauce.

I ate some with plain applesauce as well. They were good! I'm not sure I'm a total sweet potato-convert yet, but I would definitely eat these again.

Also, if anyone was wondering? Sweet potato fries are not worth the cat's time. He was napping on a stool by the time they were done.

Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

• 2 medium sweet potatoes
• 2 t extra virgin coconut oil, or canola oil
• 1/2 t almond extract
• cinnamon, to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cut sweet potatoes into fries.
3. Mix oil and extract, pour onto fries, and toss to coat.
4. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
5. Bake for 30 minutes, turning halfway through.