Peel the sweet potatoes. Cut the sweet potatoes into strips ⅜-½ inch strips.
Place Sweet potato strips into a bowl of water and place in the fridge for 45min-1 hour.
In a small bowl place the garlic powder, corn starch, thyme and smoked paprika and mix. Set aside.
Remove sweet potato strips from water and pat dry.
Place the sweet potato strips into a bowl and drizzle with olive oil.
Sprinkle the dry mixture over the sweet potato strips.
Place the sweet potato strips onto the baking sheet in an even layer.
Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 min.
Turn over the sweet potato strips in the oven and bake for another 12-15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and place in a large bowl and sprinkle the sweet potato fries with salt. Enjoy!