
This recipe will help you lean into the finer things in life.
This recipe will help you lean into the finer things in life.
I don’t care what diet you’re on—no one should ever feel like they need to give up fries. If you want to satisfy a spud craving a bit more wholesomely, consider the double truffle fries recipe from Bailey Ruskus’s new cookbook, Breaking Up with Dairy: 100 Indulgent Plant-Based Recipes for Cheese (and Butter, Cream and Milk) Lovers Everywhere.
“This recipe will help you lean into the finer things in life and the side of yourself that wants the cake and to eat it, too,” Ruskus writes. “These fries are baked, not fried, and are caramelized with coconut sugar, making them healthy yet so dang delicious.”
Best of all, they come with a creamy, zippy dipping sauce that boasts even more truffle-infused deliciousness. The base is a dairy-free crema that comes together in a blender for maximum convenience.
Excerpted from BREAKING UP WITH DAIRY by Bailey Ruskus. Copyright © 2025 by Bailey Ruskus. Photography copyright © 2025 by Bailey Ruskus and Steve Ruskus. Used by arrangement with Balance, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Plain Crema
2 cups cashews, soaked in water overnight or in hot water for 15 minutes, then drained
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Fries
6 russet potatoes, washed, peeled and julienned
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 teaspoon truffle salt
1 teaspoon dried dill
½ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
1 teaspoon coconut sugar (or organic cane sugar, if you have a coconut allergy)
1 head garlic, top sliced off
Truffle Sauce
1 cup plain crema
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon truffle oil or ½ teaspoon truffle powder
¼ cup minced fresh parsley
1. Make the Crema: Combine all the ingredients and 1½ cups of water in a high-speed blender and blend on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Store the crema in a squeeze bottle or mason jar in the fridge for up to seven days.
2. Make the Fries: Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
3. Combine the potatoes, 1½ tablespoons of olive oil, the truffle salt, dried dill, white pepper and coconut sugar in a large bowl. Toss until all the potato pieces are coated. Arrange them in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet; if they seem too crowded, you can divide them between two prepared baking sheets so they can evenly brown. Place the garlic, cut side-up, in the corner of the baking sheet, and drizzle the remaining olive oil over the top. Bake them for 25 minutes, remove them from the oven and stir, then bake until the potatoes are fork-tender and golden brown and the garlic is soft and fragrant, about 25 minutes more. (You may need to pull the garlic out early, so keep an eye on it.)
4. Make the Truffle Sauce: Place the crema in a high-powered blender. Squeeze out the roasted garlic cloves from the bulb into the blender. Add the lemon zest and juice, salt and truffle oil, then blend on high speed for 30 seconds. Add the parsley and pulse four to six times to incorporate without changing the color of the sauce to green. Transfer the sauce to a bowl and set aside.
5. Once the potatoes have become soft and slightly golden brown, remove them from the oven and serve them warm with the truffle sauce.
803 calories
35g fat
111g carbs
20g protein
8g sugars