What do pumpkin fries taste like?
Pumpkin fries taste very similar to sweet potato fries but carry pumpkin flavor. They are crispy on the outside and tender and fluffy on the inside.
Is pumpkin high in carbohydrates?
No. Pumpkin is a low-carb fruit. It is also low in calories, having only 26 kcal in 100 gr which is one third of the calories in the same amount of potato.
Spiced Pumpkin Fries Air Fryer Recipe
Have you ever thought of making French fries with fruit instead of potato? Some people have tried pumpkin. You should try it, too!
Tags: Air fryer pumpkin fries
Making French fries using pumpkin instead of potato may sound strange to some but it tastes really well. The lightly sweet taste of pumpkin and that of spices perfectly blend each other and produce a flavorful taste. Pumpkin fries are a nutritious, healthy low-carb side dish with a crispy outside, and tender inside similar to French fries.
Only drawback in making pumpkin fries would be cutting the pumpkin since pumpkin is really hard to cut. However, at least you do not need to peel the pumpkin in this recipe because its skin can be eaten and does not spoil the taste and texture of the fries. Additionally, making pumpkin fries will be very easy since they are going to be fried in the air fryer.
Once you learn how to make pumpkin fries in the air fryer, it will become your favorite autumn recipe and perfect Halloween surprise!
Ingredients
1 pound pumpkin
¼ teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon cumin powder
Salt and black pepper to taste
½ teaspoon olive oil
Directions
Preheat the air fryer by selecting the “Vegetables” function and setting the timer to 3 minutes. Once you press the “Start/Pause” button, it will start warming up.
Cut the pumpkin into wedges, peel the wedges if you’d like, and then cut ½-inch thick strips from them.
Add pumpkin strips, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin powder, salt, black pepper, and olive oil into a bowl and mix them.
Open the air fryer, put the pumpkin strips into the basket, and close the air fryer.
Set the timer to 8 minutes and press the “Start/Pause” button to start frying.
Fry pumpkin strips until they are light brown, shaking the basket halfway through cooking.
Once cooked, open the air fryer, and transfer the pumpkin fries onto a serving platter.
Serve pumpkin fries warm with your preferred dipping sauce.
Enjoy it!
Nutrition Facts
HOW TO SERVE PUMPKIN FRIES:
You can serve pumpkin fries as a side dish to accompany many main dishes. It especially matches meat dishes perfectly. You can plan to cook pumpkin fries next to Thanksgiving turkey this year if you have never made before.
You can serve pumpkin fries with any dipping sauce of your choice but it will go better with salty dipping sauces than sweet ones.
HOW TO CUT A WHOLE PUMPKIN:
You need a sharp large knife to cut the pumpkin. To prepare pumpkin strips from the pumpkin, follow the steps below:
- Wash the pumpkin completely under water.
- Cut pumpkin into wedges. Cutting wedges would be easier if you start from the bottom of the pumpkin instead of the stem.
- Clean the seeds in the wedges, and peel them if you’d like.
- Take one of the wedges and cut it into sticks. Thinner the sticks are crispier the pumpkin fries will be.
