Change it up next game day with these Loaded Guacamole Sweet Potato Fries. Mexican meets healthy in this vibrant and delicious game day or appetizer recipe! You’ll never go back to regular ole’ sweet potato fries…
If you caught my post last week, you know that I spent the first part of January at an amazing fitness and wellness resort in Malibu. If the post didn’t make it abundantly clear, I had an amazing time and it was the perfect way to kick off a New Year with a healthy refocus.
It was such a luxury to not be in the kitchen for a week and have a chef cooking all of our meals for us. I am incredibly grateful for the experience and was blown away by the meals they whipped up!
However, I’m also the type of person who likes having a degree of control over my meals. Me? A control freak in the kitchen? Whoda guessed it?
I’ll let that one sink in…
By the end of the week at Wellfit I only had two things on my mind, sweet potatoes and avocados. I actually missed avocados so much that I ordered the vegetarian option 4 times just because I knew it was a veggie burger that came with avocado. That’s commitment right there.
Since getting home from Wellfit, I’ve certainly made up for the fact that I was deprived of 2/3 of my favorite foods for the week (I got some cauliflower in there, don’t worry!) by eating an excessive amount of both. So much so that I just started mixing them together, which was when I discovered the glory that is sweet potato fries + guacamole.
HOLY GUACAMOLE where have these loaded guacamole sweet potato fries been all of my life?!
Then the other night we hosted a couple of friends for “Latin-Night” aka a throwback to last year’s trip to Costa Rica. As part of this delicious affair, I whipped up my Best Ever Pico de Gallo, which then sparked the idea of adding this to the sweet potato-guacamole mix.
It also meant that I could refer to this dish as “loaded”, which makes me laugh every time because all I can think of is “Herbie Fully Loaded”, a true Lindsay Lohan classic.
Having had this as a side dish with dinner 3 times now, I decided now would be the perfect time to post it since it seems like something one might eat while watching the SuperBowl. I don’t have the will-power to wait until February 7th to eat these again, nor do I particularly care about football. But now that Beyonce is playing the halftime show, you better bet I’ll be celebrating with this recipe. Who’s with me?!
PrintLoaded Guacamole Sweet Potato Fries
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 side servings
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 1 T chili powder
- 1 T olive oil
- Zest + juice of 1 lime
For the Guacamole:
- 1 large avocado, from mexico!
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 green onions, chopped (whites and light green only)
- 1 lime, zest and juice
- 1/8 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp sea salt (or more, to taste)
- 1/2 cup pico de gallo
- optional: ¼ cup cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Slice sweet potatoes thinly into fry shape.
- Coat fries with olive oil, chili powder and zest and juice of lime.
- Roast for 15 minutes before flipping over and roasting for another 12-15 mins (watch closely as you do not want them to burn)
For the Guacamole:
- Mash avocado in a large bowl.
- Add garlic, green onions, lime juice and zest and cumin. Stir to combine.
For Serving:
- Transfer fries to a large plate and drizzle with guacamole.
- Sprinkle with pico de gallo.
Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Avocados from Mexico – Canada. I’m so excited to continue our collaboration in 2016 as a Canadian Ambassador. Looking forward to bringing you more avotastic posts!
What foods do you miss while you’re away? Are you watching the Superbowl? What’s on the menu?
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44 Comments
Hilary
January 26, 2016 at 9:03 amYum! These look so good! I love how skinny you made the fries too, almost like shoe string fries, definitely made me crave some!
Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 9:01 amyes! It helps them to crisp up 🙂
Alysia at Slim Sanity
January 26, 2016 at 9:16 amSweet potatoes are definitely a food I crave after traveling! Really just homemade anything. 🙂
Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:50 amThat too! I love travelling in places with a kitchen so I can change it up and cook at “home” on occasion!
Jen @ Pretty Little Grub
January 26, 2016 at 9:35 amThese look amazing. I’ve been obsessed with sweet potato nachos lately and these are basically the same thing but in a different form. Any excuse to eat sweet potatoes and avocado is good in my books.
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Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:51 amYup! I’ll take it. Then again, I never really need an excuse to eat either hehe 😉
olivia
January 26, 2016 at 10:20 amI never comment, but I do read every. single. one. of your post. Your blog is one of the only ones I actually am subscribed to that i haven’t unsubscribed from in a few months. Your content varies enough and yet is always the same. Always so insightful and well put. Keep up the awesome work, you’re a fabulous blogger!!!!! And you’ve truly found your niche.
Okay i’ll go back to silently reading each post and really enjoying them=) Just thought I’d say something, cause this post rocked and I can’t wait to actually make these and serve them this way=)
<3
Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:53 amOlivia!!! You totally just made my day. Thank you so much for commenting and letting me know you’re there reading. I absolutely love hearing from you guys and I’m so happy you enjoy the blog. Thank you for your amazing support. You’re awesome!
Kelly @ Eat the Gains
January 26, 2016 at 12:14 pmYes! Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite foods too! I could literally eat them until my stomach hurts (which I have before haha). This sounds delicious for watching the games!
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Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:49 amSame here! And especially when paired with guac. I didn’t know full until I went overboard on these haha #noshame
Cassie
January 26, 2016 at 1:14 pmI love making homemade sweet potato fries/wedges! I end up eating a whole batch every time!
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Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:43 amMe too! The more I make, the more I eat haha
She Rocks Fitness
January 26, 2016 at 6:14 pmYES to sweet potatoes and all the avocados!! On my second night in a row for sweet potatoes…When I get a craving for them, I go all out…LOL! No plans for the Super Bowl and honestly just have not been that into it this year…PS: I have serious Hawaii on my brain and am crossing all fingers and toes that I win…XOXO
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Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:42 amI feel you on the cravings! I have a feeling my next couple of days will be filled with them! Hawaii?! Did you mean Malibu?? California, Hawaii, basically the same thing hehe
Holly Waterfall
January 26, 2016 at 6:27 pmHow have I never thought to pair sweet potato fries and guac?! This will definitely be changing in my very near future. I love the idea of loading a big plate of them up with all the goodies.
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Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:40 amIt’s actually life-changing! Enjoy, lovely!
Lindsey Bomgren
January 26, 2016 at 6:54 pmOk yum! This may have just inspired a superbowl app round-up with this being the main feature! For real!
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Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:40 amomg staaaaap! I’m honored!!!
Patricia @Sweet and Strong
January 26, 2016 at 9:29 pmThese look amazing! I might not be able to wait till the Super Bowl to try them. I was thinking of making some buffalo chicken meatballs and taco dip for the game. And I definitely miss a lot of different foods when I’m traveling, but particularly my morning protein green smoothies, because I usually have one every morning after a workout.
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Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:37 amI totally missed my morning smoothie too! Also you definitely don’t have to wait until the superbowl to eat these 😉
Fit Foodie Lee
January 26, 2016 at 9:38 pmDAT GIF. Seriously I missed sweet potato so much. Sweet potato and avocado, that is.
Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:31 amThe look of sadness on my face when we snapchatted the foods we missed..
Emilie @ Emilie Eats
January 26, 2016 at 10:58 pmI LOVE dipping my sweet tater fries in guac. Ugh I want to eat a whole plate of these every day forever!! Also, GIF so on point.
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Lauren
January 26, 2016 at 11:22 pmDavida, these look so so good! Sweet potato and guacamole is the best combination. I miss me some nut butters when I am away! And I realise how much I actually eat when I am away from it…!
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Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:28 amhaha yup me too! Thankfully they had peanut butter at Wellfit but I’m pretty sure I reduced their stock by half LOL…
Jen @ Chase the Red Grape
January 27, 2016 at 1:47 amSweet potato and guac are like a match made in heaven!
David and I are football fans so will be watching the football… Little differently this year… Will be watching it live at 6.30am on Monday morning! Used to watching it at 11pm in the UK! So I need good brekkie options!
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Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:21 amhahahaha oh man! That is serious commitment right there! I’d say just top an egg on this and you’ve got a full-blown breakfast 😉
Ann
January 27, 2016 at 5:08 amI love this, and my boyfriend will too. Big fan of avocados and sweet potatoes especially in fries form 🙂
Davida Kugelmass
January 27, 2016 at 8:07 amI mean how can you not?! He’s got good taste 😉
Bethany @ Athletic Avocado
January 28, 2016 at 7:22 amtwo of my favorite things in one awesome recipe!! Im drooling by this deliciousness!
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Davida Kugelmass
January 28, 2016 at 10:20 amThanks, lovely!
Brittany
January 28, 2016 at 8:06 amThis combo is perfection! Sweet potato fries are my weakness.
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Davida Kugelmass
January 28, 2016 at 10:20 amMe too! Same with avocados. This meal is basically the opposite of will power haha
Ashley @ Fit Mitten Kitchen
January 28, 2016 at 1:44 pmGIF LOVE. Also, I always look for menu options with guac, so I’d do the same thing 😉
Sweet tater fries twins this week! I’ll trade you some guac for sweet chili? ( I know, it’s not really a fair trade) :-p
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Davida Kugelmass
February 2, 2016 at 9:23 amI totally count it as a fair trade! Gotta balance the sweet and savory 😉
Consuelo | Earthly Taste
January 28, 2016 at 6:47 pmThe retreat looked amazeballs from what I saw in yours and Lee’s snaps!! But yeah, I would have missed avos so much as well!!! And fries too! Goshhhh these look bomb!
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Davida Kugelmass
February 2, 2016 at 9:23 amThey had carrot fries one day…not the same thing 😉
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
January 28, 2016 at 11:32 pmOH MY GAWD you’ve combined two of my fav power foods – sweet potatoes and avocado!!!! I’m in love, I’m in heaven. Can I just kiss you?
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Davida Kugelmass
February 2, 2016 at 9:24 amalways 😉
Stacie, RDN @ Simply Nourished Recipes
January 30, 2016 at 12:36 pmWowzers…two of my fave foods are sweet potatoes and avocados…..can it get any better than this?! Seriously, Davidia — amazing!
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Davida Kugelmass
February 2, 2016 at 9:30 amThanks, girlfriend! Don’t know why it took me so long to think to pair these two superfoods!
Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers
January 31, 2016 at 1:22 amYum, I just made this to take to a BBQ, it’s amazing!
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Davida Kugelmass
February 2, 2016 at 9:40 amwonderful! I’m planning to triple the batch for our superbowl party on Sunday!
Haley
June 8, 2017 at 12:03 pmCan I just say that these are calling. my. name. ?! My goodness – they look delicious!
I just discovered your blog (finally, after hearing such wonderful things!) and I’m impressed! I will definitely be back for more 🙂
Haley