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    Home » Recipes » Freezer Recipes

    Homemade French Fries

    Published: Jan 7, 2013 · Modified: May 13, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Homemade French Fries - A great way to save money and healthier too!

    Homemade French Fries are a great way to save money.   By making your own french fries not only do you save big but you are also to provide your family with a non processed version of french fries.  I like to stock up on bags of potatoes at the store when they are on sale. Then I take an afternoon and make these french fries and store them in the freezer for when I need them. My boys like them better than the store bought frozen bag ones and I like that it is a lot cheaper to make them than to buy them.

    Homemade French Fries - A great way to save money and healthier too!

    You will be amazed at how easy it is to make these and if you are like me you will never buy them again 😉 Homemade French Fries - A great way to save money and healthier too!

    Homemade French Fries

    3.4 from 5 votes
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    Author: Stephanie@StockpilingMoms

    Ingredients

    • potatoes peeled and sliced to your preference of style
    • pot of boiling water
    • baking sheet
    • ziploc bags

    Instructions

    • Peel and slice potatoes to your preference of frie style.
    • Place fries in boiling water and boil for 6 minutes.
    • While fries are boiling label bags with date and French Fries.
    • Once fries are done boiling place in strainer.
    • Next put them on baking sheet making sure they do not touch.
    • Place in freezer uncovered for an hour.
    • Then pull them out and place in baggies and store in freezer for up to 6 months.
    • To prepare them: Place on baking sheet and bake in 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes or until crispy. You can also use a deep fryer - Just heat oil to 350 and fry 3-4 minutes.
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    Shelley King
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    Comments

    1. Renee D.

      January 07, 2013 at 3:08 pm

      I love this idea! Thanks!

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        January 07, 2013 at 9:12 pm

        Enjoy 🙂 A great money saver!

        Reply
    2. petra

      January 07, 2013 at 10:09 pm

      Healthier than frying and more economical. Could you also make these fries with the skin on?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        July 05, 2013 at 9:52 pm

        Yes, you could!

        Reply
    3. Shelly

      August 03, 2013 at 5:31 pm

      Exactly how long do u boil them in the water for? What consistency are u looking for?

      Reply
      • Stephanie@StockpilingMoms

        October 05, 2013 at 8:39 am

        You boil for 6 minutes then flash freeze for an hour. This helps the fries to be soften in the center for when you bake them. Hope this helps!

        Reply
    4. Stephanie@StockpilingMoms

      October 05, 2013 at 8:40 am

      5 stars
      Love making these fries! I will never buy the frozen store bought again 🙂

      Reply
    5. Pamela

      January 17, 2015 at 2:10 pm

      After boiling for 6 minutes, should you place in ice water to stop the cooking, dry, then flash freeze?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        January 17, 2015 at 7:33 pm

        Once fries are done boiling place in strainer (you don't place in ice water). Next put them on baking sheet making sure they do not touch. Place in freezer uncovered for an hour.
        Then pull them out and place in baggies and store in freezer for up to 6 months.

        Reply
    6. Lisa

      February 28, 2015 at 7:05 pm

      Do I bake these from frozen?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        March 01, 2015 at 5:11 pm

        Yes you do.

        Reply
    7. Cristina Black

      August 13, 2015 at 5:16 pm

      I love this idea! Do you have a special kitchen tool that you use to cut the potatoes?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        August 13, 2015 at 5:49 pm

        Nope! Just a knife and cutting board 🙂

        Reply
    8. Karen

      October 19, 2015 at 11:31 am

      Great idea! I want to try this but am wondering....when you bake them do you use any oil at all? Either mixed with the fries or on the pan?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        October 19, 2015 at 12:00 pm

        No oil!

        Reply
        • Elise

          July 25, 2016 at 9:27 pm

          You don't even spray the baking pan with Pam or something, so the fries don't stick? Most commercial fries have a light oil coating on them, mostly preventing this occurence, but I'm having a hard time imaging plain potatoes sitting on a hot metal pan and not sticking. Is it because it's only 10-12 mins baking time, not enough tiime to stick, but they would if you want them crispier and leave them in longer? Even at 350, most things don't brown/crisp up at 10 minutes. What would happen if you DID spray Pam on the pan? I don't think I would want to coat them with oil because I want to avoid soft baked potato wedges style potatoes and really, really want to make crispy fries. Does the style of baking pan matter (glass, metal, etc?) The picture above shows what appears to be very crispy fries, and if that's from this recipe, perhaps I just should do it as written and see for myself with whatever proper pan I should be using? (I hate cookie sheets, they fall off!)

          Reply
          • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

            July 26, 2016 at 2:50 pm

            No spray at all or no oil! It is as simple as can be!

            Reply
    9. vcwalden

      June 04, 2016 at 10:10 pm

      Can you cut the potatoes into waffle fries and use the same recipe?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        June 07, 2016 at 7:19 pm

        Yes you can!

        Reply
    10. Tammy Harbaugh

      August 10, 2016 at 2:11 pm

      I have a question. I've done my potato wedges but found if I leave them in 6 minutes like the recipe states, they start falling apart. I'm afraid if I leave my fries in the 6 minutes, I won't have anything but pieces. Does anyone have this issue? Should I just blanch them for 3 minutes?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        August 10, 2016 at 2:30 pm

        Are you referring to baking or blanching?

        Reply
    11. bill smith

      October 14, 2016 at 10:37 am

      2 stars
      I'm reading multiple ways of doing this and the boil time keeps getting higher. One method says 2 minutes, another is 3, another is 4, another is 5 and now we're up to 6 minutes! Where does one get the truth?

      Reply
      • Melissa@StockpilingMoms

        October 14, 2016 at 4:25 pm

        This method worked for us.

        Reply
    12. Patricia

      March 23, 2017 at 9:35 pm

      3 stars
      They are okay but I'm going to have either increase the oven temperature to 400 or increase the time to over 20 minutes. It might be a high altitude thing.

      Reply
      • Jennifer

        August 03, 2017 at 7:35 pm

        2 stars
        I tried for 10, 20, and now am at 400 for another 10 to make them crispy. They're mushy.

        Reply
    13. Andy

      January 29, 2018 at 9:46 am

      For those with mushy issues, I do things a little differently: I don't boil them, I steam them until tender, blanch them in ice water, pat them dry, then freeze them on a baking sheet for about 6 hours, then I bag them up. Contrary to my normal common sense, for these types of fries, I do not rinse the starch off - the steam option actually makes the outside gooey (while cooking the inside).. that goo is the starch, and when baked at 400 degrees, the starch on the outside makes them nice and crispy.

      Reply
      • Kitty

        March 25, 2020 at 7:11 pm

        Thank you, Andy, for clarifying the recipe. I appreciate you taking the time to explain. I was planning on streaming up a bunch of fries in my Instant Pot, then freezing them. ☺️

        Reply
    14. Tina

      September 02, 2020 at 3:06 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you!! I’m doing exactly as you said!! Thank you for an excellent recipe, I was trying to figure out what to do with a surplus of potatoes!!

      Reply

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