I’ve been making sweet potato fries for over 15 years and THIS easy seasoning blend is by far our favorite! It’s just equal amounts of four ingredients you probably already have. (And you can use it for more than just sweet potato fries!

Creating seasoning blends is a love of mine, but this one happened on accident. I realized I grabbed the same four things over and over to make sweet potato fries and one day decided to make a blend so I wouldn’t have to grab four jars out of the cabinet anymore.

Not only is this sweet potato seasoning easy to make, you can also use it as a BBQ rub! I love it on grilled chicken especially. I linked to a few other recipes on my site that call for this versatile blend.

This is the Best Seasoning For Fries

I think this is one of those “whole is greater than the sum of the parts” situations. It’s such a simple blend, but it’s pretty magical combined with a sweet potato.

You may have to start buying them in bulk because you’ll love this sweet potato fries seasoning so much you’ll want to put it on a lot of other things. Like regular roasted sweet potatoes. Or sprinkled on a baked sweet potato.

I think this should be the official sweet potato seasoning. Should we start a petition? Even my mom keeps this blend in her cupboard (and the kitchen cupboard of the condo they own in a different state). And she’s not into making her own seasoning blends.

What you’ll need for Sweet Potato Seasoning

Are you ready for this? I’m 99% certain you have all of these spices in your cupboard already — garlic powder, chili powder, ground cumin, and sea salt. That’s it. Basic grocery store spices.

Note: Some people add brown sugar to their sweet potato fries. You could add a little to this. I’d rather have my sweet potato seasoning more savory because the sweet potatoes are already sweet.

How to Use This Seasoning For Sweet Potatoes

Once you’ve cut your sweet potato fries into slivers, drizzle with oil (I use avocado oil or melted coconut oil), and a tablespoon or two of seasoning.

When to use Sweet Potato Fries Seasoning

This seasoning is best when added before roasting the fries to develop the flavors.

Other ways to use this Seasoning for Sweet Potatoes

I like to use sweet potato fry blend as a dry rub for grilled chicken or steak, too.

(A friend of mine says it’s delicious on salmon, too!)

It has a tex-mex flavor, but it’s different from taco seasoning. (Speaking of… I have a bomb homemade taco seasoning recipe.)

Storing this Seasoning for Sweet Potato Fries

Keep your seasoning in an airtight container for several months or until the spices start to lose their flavor.

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