They may not be the healthiest food on earth but Americans love their French fries. Somehow we're able to look past all the calories, fat, and carbohydrates and still find room in our heart and stomachs for the delicious taste of French fried potatoes. One way to reduce the calories and fat in French fries is to slice your own potatoes, spray them with a touch of olive oil and bake them in the oven. With a few simple twists, oven baked, homemade French fries can be just as tasty as the more decadent deep fried ones. Here's how to spice up oven baked French fries:
Oven baked French fries tip: Add a touch of salt and garlic
The combination of salt and garlic sprinkled onto piping hot French fries fresh out of the oven tastes heavenly. Just go light on the salt if you're trying to keep your fries healthy.
Oven baked French fries tip: Sprinkle with chili pepper
Hot French fries can be sprinkled with a thin layer of chili pepper to add a subtle spiciness to the potatoes. Try dipping them into catsup to which you've added some dried cumin for a unique flavor.
Oven baked French fries tip: Low fat French onion dip
Tired of eating your French fries with catsup? Give the catsup a break and prepare some low fat, low calorie French onion dip for your fries. To make the dip, mix fat free mayonnaise with fat free sour cream. Add a packet of dry onion soup mix along with a little salt and pepper and you're ready to enjoy French fries with a whole new twist.
Oven baked French fries tip: Barbeque sauce
Another way to give the catsup a break is to dip your French fries in barbeque sauce. Try this a few times and you may never go back to boring catsup. There are so many types of barbeque sauce on the market these days that you can have a different French fry every time.
Oven baked French fries tip: Roasted garlic mayonnaise
Add some freshly roasted garlic to fat free mayonnaise along with a little salt and pepper to create a unique and tasty dip for your hot fries. You'll get lots of taste with a minimum of fat.
Oven baked French fries tip: Honey mustard dip
To create a delicious dip for your fries, mix a bit of fresh honey to your favorite brand of mustard and enjoy a break from your standard catsup. You can buy honey mustard pre-made but it's super easy to make your own at home and a lot cheaper too.
If you want to stick with catsup on your fries, explore some of the many gourmet catsup options available to you through gourmet food stores and online sites. You'll find catsup in such flavors as cranberry, roasted garlic, red hot, and even cranberry catsup. Plus, you can add your own seasonings to a standard bottle of catsup to create you own homemade versions.
Who said oven baked fries can't be tasty and delicious?
