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Chili and Brown Sugar Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Aioli

October 26, 2012 Updated October 29, 2021 by Lisa Goldfinger 16 Comments This post may contain affiliate links

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baked sweet potato fries in a blue serving bowl with a small bowl of chipotle aioli dip and one fry dipped into it.

Sweet and spicy oven baked sweet potato fries with chipotle aioli dipping sauce. An addictively delicious healthy appetizer, side dish, or game day treat.

Sweet and spicy baked sweet potato wedges with chipotle aioli dipping sauce! An addictively delicious healthy appetizer recipe, side dish or game day treat.

These sweet potato fries have that irresistible mix of sweet, hot and salty. The aioli is creamy with garlic, lime juice and a spicy kick of chipotle. The fries dipped in the aioli is simply the BEST. One of my favorite appetizers ever and one of the most requested dishes in my house. 

Since my boys have become teenagers, weekend family dinners are impossible to predict. Sometimes none of the kids will join us and sometimes they'll all show up with hungry friends in tow. My husband and I often go out on Saturday nights, but Friday night, after a hectic work week, we usually welcome a relaxing evening at home.

Out of these circumstances of unpredictable kids and burned-out parents, a really fun tradition has emerged for Friday nights at our house. I call it "Platter Night." Rather than planning a meal, I put out a platter of delicious nibbles in the family room. We pour ourselves a glass of wine or a cocktail, listen to music, sit on the couch, and graze.  

If the kids show up, they join us. We sometimes include our friends. There is no table to set and the evening feels like a long luxurious cocktail party - a perfect way to cap off the week and start enjoying the weekend.

I don't like to fuss too much for platter night - usually I'll serve sautéed cut-up sausages with toothpicks and honey mustard to dip. There'll be a crudité  of whatever raw veggies I have in the fridge, with Annie's Goddess Dressing (my favorite store-bought dressing); one hunk of delicious cheese with crackers or a thinly-sliced baguette.

Sweet and spicy baked sweet potato wedges with chipotle aioli dipping sauce! An addictively delicious healthy appetizer recipe, side dish or game day treat.

But I always cook one special thing for platter night, and it is often a vegetable dish that is healthy and irresistible. When I make these hot, spicy sweet potato wedges with chipotle aioli, they are the stars of platter night. They are amazing!

 

 

Sweet and spicy baked sweet potato wedges with chipotle aioli dipping sauce! An addictively delicious healthy appetizer recipe, side dish or game day treat.

And just a side note, the aioli is great on burgers and sandwiches too. You may want to consider doubling the recipe so you have some on hand in the fridge.

Sweet and spicy baked sweet potato wedges with chipotle aioli dipping sauce! An addictively delicious healthy appetizer recipe, side dish or game day treat.

Here's the recipe for chili and brown sugar baked sweet potato fries with chipotle aioli dipping sauce. If you make this recipe, I hope you'll come back to leave a star rating and a comment. I'd love to know what you think.

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Sweet and spicy baked sweet potato wedges with chipotle aioli dipping sauce! An addictively delicious healthy appetizer recipe, side dish or game day treat.

Chili and Brown Sugar baked Sweet Potato Fries with Chipotle Aioli Dipping Sauce


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  • Author: by Lisa
  • Total Time: 45 mins
  • Yield: serves 6-8 as an appetizer 1x
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A healthy, festive, crowd-pleasing appetizer recipe. Sweet and spicy oven baked sweet potato fries with chipotle aioli.


Ingredients

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For the Aioli

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 finely minced garlic cloves
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice (about ½ a juicy lime)
  • 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
  • Salt to taste

For the Sweet Potatoes

  • 3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into thin wedges.I suggest you slice the potato into thirds lengthwise. Then cut each slice into "fries." If the potatoes are very long, cut them in half crosswise before slicing them into thirds.
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder (Chipotle or other)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional - if you like a lot of heat)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425º.
  2. Make Aioli Whisk mayonnaise, garlic, lime juice, and chipotle chili powder in a small bowl. Season with salt, to taste. Store, covered, in the fridge until ready to serve.
  3. Potatoes Pat the potato wedges dry with paper towels or a clean dish towel. Toss with olive oil in a large bowl. Add seasonings and toss again, to coat.
  4. Spread potatoes out in a single layer on one or two baking sheets*, and roast for 25-30 minutes, flipping them over after 20 minutes, until lightly browned in spots. (*if you use two baking sheets and spread the potatoes out more, they'll be a bit firmer and crisper)
  5. Mound onto a platter. Serve with small bowl of aioli on the side.

Notes

MAKE THEM ON THE GRILL: When it's hot outside and you don't want to turn your oven on, check out this recipe for grilled sweet potato fries.

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Category: Appetizer/side dish
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: Out of this World

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If you make this recipe, please let me know how it turns out for you! Leave a comment below and share a picture on instagram with the hashtag #panningtheglobe

Below are the original photos for this post. I recently updated the photos, but I decided to keep the old ones for sentimental value. This is one of my earliest recipes on Panning The Globe, recipe #5, before I knew anything about food styling and photography. Being a food blogger has been, and continues to be, a continual learning process. I like to see where I started and where I've come. 

Sweet and spicy oven-baked sweet potato wedges with chipotle aioli dipping sauce! An addictively delicious healthy appetizer or game day treat.

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Entertaining, Quick and Easy, Side Dish, Thanksgiving Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: dairy-free, dip, gluten-free, paleo, sweet potatoes

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  1. Lisa

    June 14, 2022 at 3:46 pm

    This is our family go-to sweet potato side dish! Making these today to go along side grilled fish. Yum!

    Reply
    • Lisa

      June 15, 2022 at 10:58 am

      Hi Lisa! I'm so glad you and your family enjoy this dish - thank you for letting me know. Your dinner sounds healthy and delicious. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jen G.

    November 05, 2019 at 6:20 pm

    Such a great recipe. It's become the staple for special occasions when the kids come home.
    Also have used the chipotle mayo on lamb burgers and sandwiches.

    Reply
  3. Donna

    March 22, 2019 at 8:05 am

    I made these the other night and they were so good we could not stop eating them. I have already passed along the recipe to my food friends. Be careful, if you are not paying attention, the potatoes can burn. So keep an eye on them!

    Reply
    • Lisa

      March 22, 2019 at 9:26 am

      I'm so glad you enjoyed Donna! Thanks for letting me know x

      Reply
  4. Ryan J

    January 31, 2019 at 10:02 pm

    These have become my absolute favorite party snack! I make them every chance I get and recommend all my friends do the same. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Lisa

      February 04, 2019 at 11:24 am

      I'm so glad to hear! Thank you for your comment Ryan and thanks for all the good PR 🙂

      Reply
  5. Alex G

    January 28, 2019 at 11:33 am

    I've made these over 10 times now. Absolutely incredible and one of my favorite panningtheglobe recipes and one of my favorite recipes in general.

    Reply
  6. Ellen

    July 12, 2017 at 2:42 pm

    Absolutely love the idea of platter night. This might become our tradition too. And we are making these sweet potato fries tomorrow and it won't even be platter night:)

    Reply
    • Lisa

      July 13, 2017 at 4:32 am

      Yay! I hope you love platter night as much as we do Ellen, and I'm excited to hear how you like the sweet potato fries with aioli!

      Reply
  7. Carole

    July 05, 2013 at 10:41 pm

    Lisa, you saucy thing! Thanks for bringing this on over. Cheers

    Reply
  8. Deborah Perugi

    February 17, 2013 at 5:19 pm

    I tried this at a party where Lisa brought this and it is really good. Seems very easy and yummy, not to mention good for you. I wonder if blending in canned Chipotle might be worth a try. I use it in Chile and it has a wonderful smokey flavor and might bring even more punch to the dip!

    Reply
    • Lisa

      February 17, 2013 at 5:29 pm

      Great idea, Deb! I love canned chipotles.

      Reply
  9. Stef

    November 12, 2012 at 10:31 am

    Ed suggested your blog and I'm glad I finally checked it out! This recipe sounds DE-licious!

    Reply
  10. Jean

    October 28, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    Thanks for this great recipe Lisa. I'm sure your platters are amazing!

    Reply
  11. Tracy

    October 26, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    Yum! And platters nights....what a great idea!

    Reply

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