Yen Can Cook: Baked Sweet Potato Sticks

An extremely quick and healthy snack that combines 3 “super ingredients” ~ sweet potato, olive oil and sesame seeds!

Sweet potato: High in vitamin B6 and fiber as well as a good source of vitamin C.

Olive oil: Its benefits are so extensive that it is considered a functional food with components that contribute to its overall therapeutic qualities including a reduction of risk factors of coronary heart disease, the prevention of cancers, and alterations of immune and inflammatory responses.

Sesame seeds: Rich in quality vitamins, and minerals such as Vitamin B1, B6, Calcium, iron, manganese, zinc and etc. It also contains anti-oxidants and help to stave off harmful free radicals from the human body.

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 teaspoon sesame seeds

1 teaspoon castor sugar

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Step 1: Cut sweet potato into stick form.

Step 2: Add in olive oil and sesame seeds, mix well and coat evenly on sweet potato sticks. (use your hands for the best result!)

Step 3: Preheat oven. Line a baking paper on baking tray, arrange the potato sticks on the tray. Sprinkle the castor sugar on the sticks before sending into oven. Bake 15-20 minutes with 200°C or until golden brown.

The texture is not entirely crunchy but slightly caramelized on the outer with soft inner.

Happy Cooking!

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