Tasting! Alexia Sweet Potato Puffs

This is a multiple choice quiz. Now take a wild guess at what happened to the Alexia Sweet Potato Puffs:

a) They burned in the oven.

b) The dog ate them.

c) Water spilled on the leftovers.

d) I ate waaay too many Puffs.

Welp, I didn’t burn them, we don’t have a dog, and I surely didn’t eat too many. So the correct answer is C. The leftover Puffs did get water logged, but I didn’t give a damn.

Even after cooking them a few minutes longer than package directions, the Puffs only get sorta crispy on the outside and stay mashed potato-ish on the inside, so forget about a regular tater-tot experience with super crispiness. The flavor problem I keep getting with any kind of packaged sweet potato product is that they somehow lose the bold flavor that comes with a fresh sweet potato. I hate that.

Alexia’s Puffs are just fine and dandy: edible and likable in a ho-hum kinda way, but it’s like eating a sweet potato with 50% of your taste buds removed. The flavor is ghostly. It’s kinda tasty, but really only just a shadow of real, fresh flavor. So why even bother?

I thought these would be a hit with the Greedy Family, but I was almost stoned with stale dinner rolls for bringing the Puffs to the table. This is why I didn’t give a damn when the mound of leftovers got water logged. Someone (and it certainly wasn’t me) manged to run the leftover Puffs under faucet. How convenient, huh?

PUFFY NOTES

Price Paid: $4.59 for 6 servingsServing Size:  2/3 cupCalories: 130Fat Calories: 30Total Fat: 3.5gSat. Fat: 0gSodium: 230mgCarbs: 23gFiber 2gSugars: 8gProtein: 1g

REACTIONS FROM THE TASTE TEST CREW

Health-hater Husband: Eh, they’re just okay.

Greedy Kid #1: These are a fraud. They’re not like real tater tots.

Greedy Kid #2: Nope. I only eat this vegetable in sweet potato pie.

Yum UP! to: Sweet potato pie. Gimme summa that!

Yuck Down to: Burning flames in an oven. Been there, done that.

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Alexia Waffle Cut Sweet Potato Fries (Seasoned Salt) Review

I rarely buy fries at a fast food place anymore. You can get delicious fries made in your own oven (or toaster oven), for half the calories and fat - and less money too. There's usually a bag in the freezer - but I like to experiment with the varieties, and after having read a good review of Alexia Sweet Potato Fries, I was excited to try the Waffle Cut version.

NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size: 1 cup (84 grams)
Calories: 230
Total Fat: 14 grams, 22%
Saturated Fat: 1 gram, 5%
Sodium: 360 mg, 15%
Carbohydrates: 24 grams
Fiber: 4 grams, 16%
Sugar: 5 grams
Protein: 2 grams

I love sweet potato fries in general, and I loved this Alexia brand. I followed the directions to spread a single layer of fries on a baking sheet ... or in my case, on the toaster oven tray, and baked it at 400C for 20 minutes. After it was done and cooled a little, I enjoyed the slightly sweet, slightly savory, lightly crispy fries. As with the Alexia Sweet Potato fries, these waffle fries have a crunchy exterior, but a softer inside. If you're a fan of sweet potato fries, then these will definitely appeal to you. If you're not a fan - give these a try anyway, they might change your mind.

An 84 gram serving og Alexia Waffle Cut Sweet Potato Fries (Seasoned Salt) (about 1 cup), provides 230 calories from 14 grams of total fat, 1 gram of which is saturated fat (22% & 5% of the daily value), 360 mg of sodium (15% of the DV), 4 grams of fiber, 5 grams of sugars and 2 grams of protein. There is also 90% of the daily value for vitamin A.

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The ingredients are sweet potatoes, canola oil, rice flour, tapioca starch, cornstarch, tapioca dextrin, sea salt, garlic powder, onion powder, chili pepper, red pepper, dried yeast, black pepper, cumin, xanthan gum, leavening (disodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium bicarbonate).

I received a sample from the PR company, but a 20 ounce bag (7 servings) retails for about $3.50 at my local grocery store. The total fat content is a little high for me, but then again, fries are not a daily thing so I would definitely buy these again. I'm cutting down on eating rice with everything, so this made a nice side-dish with a bunch of green beans & teriyaki chicken.

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Like Alexia Foods on Facebook, and receive a coupon for $1.00 off any Premium Frozen Side. I'll be stocking up on Alexia Waffle Cut Sweet Potato Fries - yum!

But I also like Alexia Artisan Breads Whole Grain Wheat Rolls with Flaxseeds ... decisions, decisions!

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