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There has been a debate going on in my kitchen for a while now. You see, I love sweet potatoes and would eat them with almost any meal. Mr. Real Food….not so much. I love the sweetness of sweet potatoes and the flavor they add to some of my other favorite foods like quinoa and avocado. The combination of quinoa, sweet potato and avocado might just be my ideal flavor combo. Mr. Real Food doesn’t like anything sweet in a savory dish so he turns his nose up every time he sees sweet potatoes on his dinner plate. But, the way things work around here is that if you cook dinner, you get to cook what you want. I love the health benefits that sweet potatoes offer so I consider it a bonus that they’ve got a touch of sweetness. But Mr. Real Food’s comments got me thinking that the sweetness might lend itself well to a dessert. There’s no reason that sweets can’t be part of a real food diet, right?!? I’ve used sweet potatoes in these brownies before and they were fantastic but they were hidden. I wanted to experience the amazing sweet potato as the star of the show!
So I went there! Oh yes, I went there! These sweet potato dessert fries showcase sweet potatoes in all their sweet glory and add the more traditional elements of dessert – like chocolate and whipped cream. These dessert fries are definitely drool worthy even though they aren’t your standard dessert. And even better, they are quick and easy to make a sophisticated, fancy dessert that everyone will love! This might just be the healthiest, most nutrient-packed dessert ever. Move over brownies and ice cream….I’ve upped my dessert game! Here’s how you can make these yourself:
Step 1:
Pick up a bag of Alexia All-Natural Sweet Potato Fries from the freezer section of your local Walmart. You’ll find several different kinds of Alexia All-Natural foods, including crinkle cut fries and onion rings. I love that Alexia offers a variety of all-natural products that can be used in so many different ways. We’re huge fans of onion rings here so I thought I’d grab some and dress up our veggie burgers. I would never serve sweet potato fries and onion rings in the same meal but when you turn sweet potatoes into dessert, it’s perfectly acceptable to have onion rings with dinner. Not only is it acceptable, but I highly recommend it :). While I was at Walmart, I picked up all of the other ingredients I needed: a can of full fat coconut milk, all natural peanut butter, and dark chocolate chips. You’ll also need a tablespoon of pure maple syrup and a little vanilla extract.
Step 2:
Refrigerate the coconut milk overnight, flipping the can upside down. This allows the liquid to separate from the cream part. After refrigerating, flip the can upright and open. Drain the liquid and scoop the cream into a bowl. Not to worry though, you don’t have to waste the liquid part – just set it aside and add it to a smoothie later. This is what the coconut cream will look like.
Step 3:
Add a tablespoon of maple syrup and a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the coconut cream and whip until light and fluffy. You can adjust the amount of maple syrup and vanilla as desired to flavor it and add the amount of sweetness you prefer.
Step 4:
Bake Alexia sweet potato fries according to package directions. A full bag was 20-25 minutes at 425 degrees.
Step 5:
As soon as the fries come out of the oven, melt about a cup of chocolate chips for the drizzle. I also heated about 1/4 cup of peanut butter for a few seconds in the microwave so it was easier to spoon over the fries.
Step 6:
Place the sweet potato fries on a serving plate and drizzle with chocolate and peanut butter. Add a dollop of whip cream on top and serve immediately.
These are practically a meal on their own but I served them after our veggie burgers. Doesn’t this look like an amazingly delicious meal? I can assure you it was! And we got to enjoy onion rings and sweet potato fries in the same meal!
Ingredients
- 1 bag Alexia All-Natural Sweet Potato Fries
- 1 can full fat coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup all natural peanut butter
Instructions
- Refrigerate coconut milk upside down in can overnight.
- Turn can upright, open and drain liquid. Place cream in bowl.
- Add maple syrup and vanilla extract to cream and whip until light and fluffy.
- Bake sweet potato fries according to package directions.
- When fries come out of the oven, melt chocolate chips.
- Heat peanut butter for a few seconds in microwave to make it easy to drizzle.
- Drizzle melted chocolate and peanut butter over fries and add a dollop of whipped cream.
- Serve immediately.
What’s your favorite way to enjoy sweet potatoes? Have you ever had them as dessert? Tell me in the comments below and be sure to check out Alexia on Facebook and Pinterest.
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Alli says
March 3, 2015 at 6:47 amI love sweet potatoes – sweet and savory – but I’ve never served them for dessert before. You have totally convinced me to give it a go. Your sweet potato dessert fries look amazing.
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Sara says
March 3, 2015 at 7:44 amI really want to make these – they aren’t a huge thing in the UK but I love the idea! You make the sweetest dishes in the USA! Yum!
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Tanya Lara says
March 3, 2015 at 10:21 amThose sweet potato fries look great! I’ve never tried them with coconut milk/cream and peanut butter though. Must give it a go sometime.
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Chubskulit Rose says
March 3, 2015 at 11:11 amWe love sweet potato here at home so this is definitely a must try. I did not know that you can buy a sweet potato fries, will look into it here.
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Modern Pilgrim says
March 3, 2015 at 11:56 amSweet potatoes for dessert? No Way! I love this idea and I must say that your recipe looks amazing. I may have to try this one!! Xo
Michele says
March 3, 2015 at 1:20 pmI do love sweet potatoes. My favorite way is to just bake them-split them open – add lots of sweet butter and eat! This deos sound like an interesting dessert.
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miriam says
March 3, 2015 at 1:23 pmI’ve never heard of using sweet potato fries in a dessert recipe. This looks delicious though, maybe I’ll try it!
Carra D says
March 3, 2015 at 1:53 pmLook delicious! I love sweet potatoes. Never thought of them for dessert, Thanks for sharing this recipe.
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Jeanine says
March 3, 2015 at 4:01 pmWow! Yum looks absolutely delicious. I haven’t had sweet potato fries In a long time and never for dessert! Yum
Beth says
March 3, 2015 at 4:46 pmI’ve never though of sweet potato fries as dessert, but this sounds good! Pinned it for later.
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Cindy (Vegetarian Mamma) says
March 3, 2015 at 6:27 pmNow that looks like a treat that I must try. I am the only one in my family that likes sweet po’s so I better cut that recipe in half. But boy or boy does it look amazing!
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Echo says
March 3, 2015 at 8:27 pmThey look like s’more fries! I bet I could get my kids to try sweet potato fries if I made them like this!
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Nancy says
March 3, 2015 at 8:50 pmOmmmgggoodddddd this looks amazing. These are actually the only brand of sweet potato fries we buy! Funny 🙂
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Tammilee Tips says
March 3, 2015 at 11:49 pmI never would have thought to make dessert fries of sweet potatoes. These look and sound amazing!
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Myrabev says
March 4, 2015 at 1:04 amI love sweet potatoes big time and I was eating them yesterday as a snack after work and will be doing the same today. We used to grow them back home but now i just buy them. The dessert looks delicious i will need to try it out.
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XmasDolly says
March 4, 2015 at 10:46 amOh wow, and I love Sweet Potato fries indeed. This sounds like a dessert though, but I’ll try anything once. So yummy! Thanks for sharing.
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Stephanie says
March 4, 2015 at 3:54 pmYUM! What a fun and inventive way to serve Alexia sweet potato fries! I’ve never tried them as a dessert, but I bet my kids would give sweet potatoes a try if served this way! Thanks for the idea! #client
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Felice says
March 5, 2015 at 4:28 pmooo Yummy! I love sweet potato fries
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Penny Struebig says
March 5, 2015 at 6:40 pmWe love sweet potato fries, but I’ve never fixed them for dessert before! This is definitely worth trying.
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Nikki says
March 9, 2015 at 7:07 amAAAAAAH SWEET POTATO FRIES! I’ve been wanting to make them for myself ever since they popped up on food blogs everywhere. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I swear I’m going to buy sweet potatoes from the grocery tomorrow!
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Nicky says
March 10, 2015 at 6:36 pmWhat a great idea for dessert. I hadn’t thought to use them as a dessert. I’ll have to try this. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at the Let’s Get Real Link Party. I hope you’ll join the party again this week.
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Heidy@ The McCallums Shamrock Patch says
March 11, 2015 at 11:10 amThank you so much for joining us this last Thursday on #PureBlogLove. I love that you have turned these into a wonderful yummy dessert!
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