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Fries: 3 creator recipes compared

Beyond the name, they have little in common.

Start with Alberto Ugarte’s versionSee all 3 side by side

Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 27 October 2026.

Air Fryer Healthy Fries by Alberto Ugarte, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Alberto Ugarte’s. These crispy air‑fried fries are a healthier twist on the classic fast‑food favorite. Coated in a light cornstarch and cheese mixture, they come out golden and crunchy with minimal oil.

Air Fryer Healthy Fries from Alberto Ugarte’s Instagram video

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Air Fryer Healthy Fries

Recipe from Alberto Ugarte, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 30 min
  • Serves 2
  • 6 ingredients
  • Air fryer

The only one of the 3 with olive oil, cornstarch, powdered cheese and oil spray.

Ingredients

  • 3potatoes
  • to tastesalt
  • a drizzleolive oil
  • 3 tbspcornstarch
  • to tastepowdered cheese
  • to tasteoil spray

How it goes

  1. Cut the potatoes into sticks and mash them lightly.

  2. Add salt, a drizzle of olive oil, 3 tablespoons of cornstarch, and powdered cheese; mix until well coated.

  3. Wrap the mixture in plastic wrap, flatten into a rectangle, and cut into sticks.

  4. Spray the sticks lightly with oil spray.

  5. Place the sticks in the air fryer or oven and cook for 10 minutes at 180°C on each side.

  6. Serve hot.

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All 3, side by side.

From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 fries recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Alberto Ugarte’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Air Fryer Healthy FriesAlberto Ugarte · make this one first30 min26Air fryer, Ovenolive oil, cornstarch, powdered cheese and oil spray
Healthy Air‑Fryer French FriesCoach Online Matty Sánchez35 min26Air fryerpaprika, garlic and turmeric
Extra Crispy Home FriesHilah Cooking25 min44Not clear from the stepsnothing the others don’t

What they share.

  • All 3use potatoes.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Alberto Ugarte and Coach Online Matty Sánchez use an air fryer; Hilah Cooking doesn't. Only Alberto Ugarte uses the oven.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Alberto Ugarte is the only one to use olive oil, cornstarch, powdered cheese and oil spray. Coach Online Matty Sánchez is the only one to use paprika, garlic and turmeric.

  • Time and list length

    Hilah Cooking takes the least time (25 min); Coach Online Matty Sánchez the most (35 min).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 27 October 2026.

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