How To Make Delicata Squash Fries

Have you ever made delicata squash fries? If not, you are in for a treat. Like a real addiction kind of treat. They taste somewhat like a sweeter potato chip when baked to the perfect crisp. A delicata squash is slightly less sweet than a butternut squash. With the addition of sea salt, it takes on it’s own sweet & salty flavor once baked. A savory treat! With Fall here, you should easily find them at your grocery stores and farmer’s markets. Eating in season is also beneficial for the gut!

Ingredients:

Serves 2

• 1 delicata squash
• drizzle avocado oil, best oil for high heat – you could also use coconut oil too
• 1/4 tsp of sea salt – more to taste
• fresh ground pepper

How To Make Delicata Squash Fries:

1. Preheat the oven to 450.
2. Wash the outside of the squash really well as you’ll be eating the peel.
3. Cut off both ends of the squash.
4. Cut the squash lengthwise down the middle, scoop out the seeds, and cut into 1/4″ slices.
5. Put the slices in a mixing bowl, drizzle on oil and sprinkle in salt & ground pepper. Mix it well with your hands.
6. Pour the slices out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spread them out so they are all flat.
7. Cook for about 25 minutes, flip over, and cook for about 15 more minutes until your desired crisp. Oven times vary though, so watch them closely towards the end.

Riane’s Tidbits:

Cut the slices fairly even so they cook evenly. If you cut them thicker, they won’t be as crispy. They are still delicious this way though. Thicker slices would be great to throw on top of a salad with arugula, kale, or spinach, dried cranberries or pomegranate seeds, and a dressing made of a little raw honey or maple syrup, lemon juice, olive oil, sea salt & pepper. When making delicata fries though, I prefer to cook them until just short of burning them. Some of the edges do get a little burnt.

Ovens vary widely. My Ikea oven takes a bit longer than the average to bake. I do keep this in mind when giving you baking times. However, if your oven is extra efficient, you might not need to bake them as long. I use unbleached, chlorine free parchment baking paper on my baking sheets.

For most people this serves 2, but if you are using this as your meal with a salad or roasted vegetables, you can easily eat 1 by yourself. Well, I can. Ha.

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How To Make Delicata Squash Fries

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Have you ever made delicata squash fries? If not, you are in for a treat. Like a real addiction kind of treat. They taste somewhat like a sweeter potato chip when baked to the perfect crisp. A delicata squash is slightly less sweet than a butternut squash. With the addition of sea salt, it takes on it's own sweet & salty flavor once baked. A savory treat!

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Prep Time 7 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Servings: 2

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 delicata squash
• 2 tsp or small drizzle avocado oil
• 1/4 tsp of sea salt – more to taste
• fresh ground pepper

Method

 

1. Preheat the oven to 450.
2. Wash the outside of the squash really well as you’ll be eating the peel.
3. Cut off both ends of the squash.
4. Cut the squash lengthwise down the middle, scoop out the seeds, and cut into 1/4″ slices.
5. Put the slices in a mixing bowl, drizzle on oil and sprinkle in salt & ground pepper. Mix it well with your hands.
6. Pour the slices out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spread them out so they are all flat.
7. Cook for about 25 minutes, flip over, and cook for about 15 more minutes until your desired crisp. Oven times vary though, so watch them closely towards the end.

Notes

Gluten-Free | Dairy-Free | Refined Sugar-Free | Plant-Based | 

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