Baked Parsnip Fries

Swap potatoes for parsnips to make these healthy baked parsnip fries! Great with your favorite burger, they're irresistibly crispy, sweet & salty.

Baked parsnip fries How to make parsnip fries

Happy Fri-day! (pun intended, I’m so sorry).

What I’m not sorry about are these parsnip fries – they’re awesome and super simple to make. I recommend making extra because you (or your significant other – I’m not naming any names here), will likely eat most of them right off the baking sheet, and you’re going to want a few left to enjoy with your burger.

Not only are these parsnip fries healthier than traditional fries (they have much more fiber), but they have a unique flavor. If you’ve cooked with parsnips before, you know that they’re slightly sweet. As a result, these crispy fries have a fantastic sweet & salty taste that makes them totally addictive.

If you don’t gobble them up straight off the pan, they’d be great with any of the following recipes:

I like to serve my fries with ketchup, mayo, or chipotle sauce for dipping. For fry variety, try these sweet potato fries, too. Let me know what you think in the comments, and enjoy!

Parsnip fries dipping sauces


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Baked Parsnip Fries

 
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  1. Preheat your oven to 375F.
  2. Scrub your parsnips clean and lightly peel them (you don't have to peel them if yours are really clean). Slice into thin strips.
  3. Toss with a drizzle of olive oil and a few good pinches of salt.
  4. Bake 15-25 minutes, or until golden brown, flipping halfway.
  5. Remove from oven and serve immediately. These are best hot.

 

This post is sponsored by Sir Kensington’s. All opinions are our own, it’s delicious stuff.

314 comments

  1. I love ketchup! Absolutely love. I like it on my eggs and with a hearty plate of bacon! And french fries! Can’t have fries without ketchup!

  2. Emma
    03.08.2014

    On french fries! A classic!

  3. Jessica Van Luxemborg
    03.08.2014

    As a mini meatloaf topper with mustard and brown sugar- yum!

  4. Kristie
    03.08.2014

    I love a good mayo-based dipping sauce for fries! I’ve made parsnips like this before, but usually just used them as a salad topper – at least the ones I didn’t eat straight off the pan 🙂

  5. Carrie
    03.08.2014

    I love ketchup on homemade fries… It’s the best!

  6. Dana
    03.08.2014

    Sorry to be traditional, but fries are the way to go.

  7. Michelle from pghkitchen.blogspot.com
    03.08.2014

    sriracha mayo + ketchup on a spicy veggie burger. and of course plenty of ketchup for the fries!

  8. Serena
    03.08.2014

    Mayo – love using some good mayo to make an aioli for fries or a sandwich
    Ketchup – I love it with super crispy onion rings (my hangover remedy)

  9. Cristy
    03.08.2014

    My favorite way to eat mayo is spread thickly over wheat bread in a tomato sandwich.

  10. Shannon Linton
    03.07.2014

    When I was a kiddo, I loved ketchup on everything–rice, eggs, you name it. As an adult, I still love it, but now on more traditional items like burgers and fries.

  11. Cassie
    03.07.2014

    I love to blend mayonnaise and ketchup together with some hot pepper sauce as a dip for just about anything!

  12. dana
    03.07.2014

    ketchup on eggs!

  13. sara
    03.07.2014

    We love ketchup on anything, always fries though.

  14. Kiki
    03.07.2014

    I love chipotle mayo on fish tacos!

  15. Tj
    03.07.2014

    Ketchup on sweet potao fries and mayo on sandwiches.

  16. Karina
    03.07.2014

    I like mayo on lots of things. Thanks.

  17. Kristin from blog.kristinfleming.com
    03.07.2014

    What a fantastic idea to use parsnips as french fries. Looks so good.

  18. Julie from savvyeat.com
    03.07.2014

    I like mixing mayo and ketchup for dipping fries!

  19. Liz
    03.07.2014

    We enjoy ketchup primarily on grilled summer sandwiches, and on extra crispy fries. Thank you so much for hosting this giveaway.

  20. coral
    03.07.2014

    Well, I personally think a burger and fries is the best meal on earth (accompanied by a cold beer even!) but this winter I’ve been all about a quick “aioli,” mixing flavors into mayo, for dipping brussel sprouts into.

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