I miss fried foods ever since I made a HUGE lifestyle change earlier in the year, in an attempt to get fit. During that time I have been using a ton of coconut oil. Coconut oil is a healthy oil that is rich in Omega 3s, the only thing it’s not healthy for is the wallet. This makes frying things like sweet potatoes with it expensive. When I found out that the T-Fal ActiFry used only a tablespoon of oil to cook two pounds of potatoes, I was impressed. I jumped at the opportunity when T-Fal asked me to try out their ActiFry. I wanted to see if I could make my sweet potato fries with healthy coconut oil and not break the bank.
To make the fries I sliced up about 1 3/4 lbs of sweet potatoes into 1/2 inch strips. I then soaked them briefly in water, drained them and patted them dry.
I then put them into the T-fal ActiFry, and drizzled them with only one tablespoon of melted coconut oil.
I hit the button on the ActiFry, set the timer and walked away! 45 minutes later we had delicious crispy sweet potato fries.
These fries cooked up quick and are a great healthy alternative to traditional fries. I’m looking forward to trying some of the great recipes in the ActiFry recipe book.
The ActiFry is able to cook with such little oil because it’s patented technology uses pulses of hot air along with a paddle that rotates the food for even cooking. The ActiFry came with a wonderful recipe book which includes not only recipes for wonderful, low oil, fried foods but full meals like stir fries and delicious deserts. Once I was done cooking the ActiFry broke down quickly and because most of its parts are dishwasher safe clean up was a breeze.
The sweet potato fries were a big (healthy) hit with the family!
These great machines are available at Bed Bath and Beyond and on Amazon but you have a chance to win one now! Simply leave a comment telling me what favorite recipe of yours you would like to make healthier or faster using the T-fal ActiFry.
Disclosure: This review was made possible by by T-fal. Although I did receive compensation and and ActiFry to use for review the opinions I have given are mine and may differ from others but were not influenced by the company or the free product provided for the giveaway.
I love Sly Fox Brewery’s sweet potato fries and this means I don’t have to mess up my diet to do it. Very cool.
I’d love to make my oven fried chicken with salsa a healthier way. Oven frying is a bit healthier but I’d love to make it even more so. It’s my kids’ favorite meal and anything I can do to make it better for them would be great!
I am on a journey to a better lifestyle. I think the Actifry would help. I would make french fried in it.
I think shrimp and vegetables like squash and zucchini would be really awesome using this Actifry. I would love to have one.
Hey Jenn, it’s so unoriginal but I can’t think of anything I’d rather do than the sweet potato fries you described! Everyone here would passionately adore it. Appreciate the give-away and the review. Hey – how is cleaning that thing up? TIA!
I d love to try sweet potato fries 🙂
The sweet potato pot stickers looks yummy, as do those fries you made. I just started using coconut oil too and would love to try out the Actifry!
I’d like to try fried pickles.
I would love to try making french fries, and I saw a recipe for making kale chips in it. I love making kale chips in the oven, but maybe making them in the actifry would be easier to monitor!
i want to try the crispy baked zucchini fries
This looks so easy to use. I like the idea of not using the oven especially in the summer.
My daughter and I love French Fries. I think actifry would make these a little less greasy
I love this product! (great review!!). I would love to make crispy zucchini chips and so much more!
/i would also love to make homemade french fries for my daugher
Those fries look awesome, dying to try them!
i’d make my chicken empanadas healthier
I would love to use the T-Fal Actifry to make zucchini fries.
Dutch fry potatoes or my Breaded chicken recipe
retirenavalflyer(at)gmail.com
My fried chicken or just my hamburgers
I would like to try the T-Fal Fried Potatoes with Bacon and Paprika recipe
I think it would be fun to try frying my own chicken fried rice in this! (Miz VIckik)
Bolognese Meat Sauce looks great to me
ky2here at msn dot com
I’d like to try some okra in here 🙂
Never heard of this machine. A must have for my current diet.
I would use it for french fries and chicken strips. They are the 2 hardest things for me to cook and taste delicious. Mostly they are too dry or too full of grease.
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fried rice, probably add some pork 🙂
I want to make fried shrimp first.
Chicken wings or chicken nuggets
french fries.
Heathier fried chicken and fries
I’d like to try frying some fish.
The Sweet Potato Pot stickers look interesting and they are vegetarian
I’d love to try the Chick Peas Snack Heaven
I would like to make fried chicken in it.
I LOVE FRIED CHICKEN SO THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST THING TO TRY
the chicken stir fry and french fries look yummy!
My kids eat a lot of french fries, so that’s what I would like to make healthier. I would love to try their recipe for Beef Stroganoff.
I’d make fried chicken
I’d most like to try to make my chicken flautas in this!
Fried Shrimp..YUM YUM
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
I love the idea of doing Roasted Seeds in there – perfect for pumpkin seeds!
I would use it to make healthier chicken nuggets. I have a recipe for really good parmesan ones!
I’d like to make healthier snacks, and what do you know? They have a recipe for a healthier version of deep fried cici: Chick Peas Snack Heaven!
boneless or bone in chicken
the possibilities are endless – sweet potatoe fries, fish, french fries, chicken – all the fried foods that I love but hate to make because of the calories!
I would love to make Easy Potato Cauliflower Curry, yum!
The Crispy Baked Zucchini Fries would be the first recipe I try.
I would like to make healthier fish and hush puppies.
I would like to make Easy Potato Cauliflower Curry,
I would like to make a chicken and vegetable dish.
I’d like to try the Mediterranean-style Fried Vegetables
I would make popcorn shrimp in it. My family loves it but I hate deep frying because it’s so unhealthy.
i have some great sweet potato fries that i’d like to try in this! thanks!
I would love to make the Chile Rellenos in this!
doing chicken wings thanks 🙂
Easy Potato Cauliflower Curry
vmkids3 at msn dot com
Pretty cool!
I’d like to make deep fried mushrooms in the ActiFry.
KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) by PigPig’s Corner looks good
chicken tenders and french fries
Easy Potato Cauliflower Curry
I have got to make your mouth-watering sweet potato fries! 😉
Home made potato chips…very cool. 🙂 Thank you.
I would make the beef stroganoff.
Would love to try stirfrys in here with healthy broccoli & cauliflower & mushrooms!
i would love to try their chick peas snack heaven. the way i fry chickpeas defeats the purpose of healthy.
I would like to try the KFC (Korean Fried Chicken)
I’d love to make “fried” mozzarella sticks!
I have to try the Crispy Baked Zucchini Fries recipe. I love that it would use so little oil.
chrisdeglen(at)gmail(dot)com
I would make healthy fried chicken and healthy sweet potato fries!
I would love to make healthier fried chicken.
fried chicken
I would love to make my flash fried crispy shrimp with spicy pasta healthier!
fried chicken
The Beef Stroganoff sounds good.
I would love to make my fried chicken and potatoes healthier.
It would have to be fried chicken.
what a neat item
sweet potato fries
I would like to make healthier fried fish and fries.Thanks!
I like to make homemade fries and fried chicken
I think fries would taste better!
I would try making breaded fried okra.
chicken nuggets for my kids
I think chicken wings would be healthier in the Actifry.
fried green tomatoes!
Id try the Chicken Nuggets!
ptavernie at yahoo dot com
I would like to make my fried fish with the ActiFry
I’d love to try and make fried zucchini! Yum!
Definitely French Fries.
healthy chicken nuggets!
I would love to try the Fried Pickles with Cheddar Cheese and Bacon
Yes, I’d want to make french fries first–that would be a real treat.
I love the fried zucchini
Definitely french fries. Thanks for this contest!
French Fries with Olive Oil
french fries
Fried pickles and fried okra, yummm!
chicken nuggets
I’d love to make the KFC (Korean Fried Chicken).
I would LOVE to have french fries that taste decent (I bake them now) this looks like it would be delicious!
I will try chicken!!
I was wondering for these wonderful salad recipes..Thanks for sharing this with us!!
I would love to be able to make a wonderful breakfast casserole type meal with eggs, bacon, sausage, etc quick and easy but healthy with no greece….I’m thinking, impossible ugh? A girl can have hope right?
Christina T.
I would love to be able to make a wonderful breakfast casserole type meal with eggs, bacon, sausage, etc quick and easy but healthy with no greece….I’m thinking, impossible ugh? A girl can have hope right?
Christina T.