These crispy garlic parsnip fries are the perfect alternative to your average French fries. They're made with parsnips, seasoned with garlic and salt and roasted in the oven until crisp. These root veggie fries are paleo, vegan and whole30 approved!
While I'm a big fan of classic French fries, I love alternative options too, like these crispy garlic parsnip fries.
Parsnips are a great lower carb option for French fries. They have a naturally sweet flavor and crisp up perfectly in the oven.
This recipe for parsnip fries is seasoned with garlic and salt, then baked in the oven. The fries come out crisp on the outside with a tender center. They're great eaten as-is or with your favorite dipping sauce.
Why You'll Love these Homemade Parsnip Fries
- great for any diet - paleo, whole30 approved, vegan and low carb
- unsweetened - these fries don't contain any added sugar
- lower in carbs than potato fries
- baked - these fries are baked, rather than fried
Ingredients
Only 4 ingredients are required to make these parsnip fries. Here's what you need:
- parsnips - this recipe calls for 2 large parsnips, but you can easily double or triple the recipe to make more
- avocado oil - may substitute with olive oil
- granulated garlic
- salt
- flaked salt - optional garnish
How to Make Crispy Parsnip Fries
- To make these fries, first preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
- Rinse parsnips and peel outer skin. Cut the parsnips into fry shapes. Be sure to remove and dispose of the inner core, as it tends to be woody and hard to eat.
- Place the parsnip fries in a mixing bowl and coat with avocado oil. Sprinkle with garlic and salt, then mix until well coated.
- Spread the fries out on a baking sheet. Make sure none of them are overlapping.
- Place the fries in your oven and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Flip and then cook another 5-10 minutes more.
- Once the parsnip fries are done cooking, remove them from the oven and top with flaked salt (optional). Then serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce.
Storage
Place any leftovers in an airtight container and store in the fridge. You can enjoy leftovers cold or warm them in the oven, air fryer or toaster oven.
How to Eat Parsnip Fries
- Eat alone as a healthy snack, or serve as a side to any meal, such as paleo turkey burgers, chicken tenders, bison meatballs or alongside a salad.
- Dip into your favorite sauce
- Enjoy as the base for poutine
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Crispy Garlic Parsnip Fries (Paleo, Whole30)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Description
These healthy parsnip fries are seasoned with garlic and salt and baked in the oven until crisp. They're a great side dish for nearly any diet - paleo, whole30, vegan and low carb.
Ingredients
- 2 large parsnips
- ½ Tbsp avocado oil
- ½ tsp granulated garlic
- ½ tsp salt
- flaked sea salt (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Rinse and peel the outer skin of the parsnips. Cut the tops off, then cut the parsnips into fry shapes. Be sure to remove and discard of the inner core, as it tends to be woody and hard to eat.
- Place the parsnips in a mixing bowl and coat with avocado oil.
- Sprinkle garlic and salt onto parsnips and mix until well coated.
- Spread the fries out on a baking sheet so that none of them are overlapping.
- Place the fries in your oven and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, flip and bake another 5-10 minutes.
- After baking, remove from the oven and top with flaked sea salt.
- Serve warm as-is or with your favorite dipping sauce.
Meechl
I made these today and they turned out great! Fun alternative to regular french fries. 🙂
Katie
Yay! So glad you liked them 🙂
Katie
My kids and I love these parsnip fries. Enjoy!