Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes
This air fryer sweet potatoes recipe delivers perfectly crispy and flavorful spuds with minimal effort. Simply season the sweet potato cubes with your favorite spices, pop them into the air fryer, and in no time, you’ll have crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside sweet potato chunks.
I love sweet potatoes and eat them often. However, I get tired of baked sweet potatoes and adding butter to them, so I make them differently for variety. This is one of my favorite ways of eating sweet potatoes.
Whether you’re looking for a healthy snack or a perfect side dish, this air-fried sweet potato recipe will satisfy your cravings for crispy goodness. Enjoy the simplicity and deliciousness of this recipe!
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Helpful
Tips
- When preparing the sweet potatoes, aim to cut them into uniform cubes. This ensures even cooking, preventing some pieces from being undercooked while others are overcooked.
- Lightly coat the sweet potato cubes with olive or your preferred cooking oil. Avocado oil is another good choice. This helps to crisp up the exterior and adds flavor to the sweet potatoes.
- Don’t skimp on the seasoning! Sweet potatoes pair well with various spices such as garlic powder, chipotle powder, paprika, chili powder, and cumin. Toss the cubes in the seasonings before placing them in the air fryer basket for even distribution.
- Preheat your air fryer before adding the sweet potato cubes. This helps to jump-start the cooking process and ensures that the sweet potatoes cook evenly and become crispy on the outside.
- This recipe works well with the tray type of air fryer and basket air fryer. I used both in this recipe, so I didn’t have to do the potatoes in batches. I also like to make sure they cook the same in each type.
- Arrange the sweet potato cubes in a single layer in the air fryer basket or tray, ensuring they are not overcrowded. If the basket is too full, the sweet potatoes may steam instead of getting crispy.
- Depending on your air fryer model, shake or stir the sweet potato cubes halfway through the cooking time. This helps to ensure even cooking and crispiness on all sides.
- Keep an eye on the sweet potato cubes towards the end of the cooking time. They should be tender on the inside and crispy on the outside. You can test for doneness by piercing a cube with a fork.
- Once the sweet potato cubes are done cooking, transfer them to a serving dish and enjoy them immediately while they’re still hot and crispy.
- If you have any leftovers, you can store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. To reheat the sweet potatoes, place them in a toaster oven at 350 for 5 – 10 minutes or in the air fryer at the same temperature and time.
How to make air fryer sweet potatoes
Pre-step
Get out your air fryer, mixing bowl, potato peeler, and rubber spatula.
Step one
Gather the ingredients – sweet potatoes, garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt, ground cumin, dillweed, chipotle powder, and ground pepper.
Step two
Take your potato peeler and peel the potatoes. Cut out any imperfections. Next, take a sharp knife and cut the potatoes into cubes. Try to cut the same-sized chunks.
Step three
Add the spices, dill, and olive oil. (A)
Step four
Take a rubber spatula and mix the ingredients together. (B)
Step five
Take the trays out of the air fryer and preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Set the timer to 12 minutes. Add the potatoes on the tray leaving space between each cube. (C)
For the basket type, leave the basket in the air fryer when preheating at 400 F. Once the oven has finished preheating, add the potato chunks to the basket in a single layer. (D)
Note: If the potatoes shift in the basket, like mine did, arrange them once you put them back in the air fryer.
Step six
Flip the potatoes at the six-minute air fry mark so the potatoes are cooked on both sides evenly.
After 12 minutes, try one of the potato cubes for doneness. It should be crispy on the outside, and soft in the inside.
Don’t they look good? They taste so delicious!
I hope you enjoyed this air fryer sweet potatoes recipe!
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Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dillweed (dried)
- dash ground pepper
- dash chipotle powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (extra virgin)
Instructions
- Wash the sweet potatoes. Take a vegetable peeler and peel the potatoes. Cut out any blemishes.2 large sweet potatoes
- Cut the potatoes into one-inch cubes; they will shrink somewhat when they cook.
- Add the potato cubes to a mixing bowl. Add garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, salt, dill, black pepper, chipotle powder, and olive oil. Take a rubber spatula and mix the ingredients together.1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon dillweed, dash ground pepper, dash chipotle powder, 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Take the trays out of the air fryer if you have that type. Preheat the oven at 400 ℉ and set the timer to 12 minutes.If you have the basket type of air fryer, preheat the oven at 400℉ and leave the basket in the air fryer. Also, set the timer to 12 minutes.
- With the tray type, add the potatoes in a single layer, leaving some space between each cube. Add the tray to the oven once the air fryer comes to temperature.With the basket type, once the oven is preheated, add the potatoes in a single layer with space between the chunks of potatoes. You may have to cook them in batches.
- At the six-minute mark, flip the potatoes on the tray type, and shake the basket type.
- Transfer the potatoes to a serving bowl.
- Eat, smile, and enjoy.
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Helpful tips
- When preparing the sweet potatoes, aim to cut them into uniform cubes. This ensures even cooking, preventing some pieces from being undercooked while others are overcooked.
- Lightly coat the sweet potato cubes with olive or your preferred cooking oil. Avocado oil is another good choice. This helps to crisp up the exterior and adds flavor to the sweet potatoes.
- Don’t skimp on the seasoning! Sweet potatoes pair well with various spices such as garlic powder, chipotle powder, paprika, chili powder, and cumin. Toss the cubes in the seasonings before placing them in the air fryer basket for even distribution.
- Preheat your air fryer before adding the sweet potato cubes. This helps to jump-start the cooking process and ensures that the sweet potatoes cook evenly and become crispy on the outside.
- This recipe works well with the tray type of air fryer and basket air fryer. I used both in this recipe, so I didn’t have to do the potatoes in batches. I also like to make sure they cook the same in each type.
- Arrange the sweet potato cubes in a single layer in the air fryer basket or tray, ensuring they are not overcrowded. If the basket is too full, the sweet potatoes may steam instead of getting crispy.
- Depending on your air fryer model, shake or stir the sweet potato cubes halfway through the cooking time. This helps to ensure even cooking and crispiness on all sides.
- Keep an eye on the sweet potato cubes towards the end of the cooking time. They should be tender on the inside and crispy on the outside. You can test for doneness by piercing a cube with a fork.
- Once the sweet potato cubes are done cooking, transfer them to a serving dish and enjoy them immediately while they’re still hot and crispy.
- If you have any leftovers, you can store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. To reheat the sweet potatoes, place them in a toaster oven at 350 for 5 – 10 minutes or in the air fryer at the same temperature and time.
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Sweet potatoes are so delicious. The perfect side dish to any meat. Air frying is the way to go. Lots of crispiness without all the oil.
Thanks, Gloria. I agree!!
I just got an air fryer and loved trying these sweet potatoes. The cooking times on this and flavors were perfect. This recipe is a keeper!
Thanks so much, Julie. I appreciate it.
These Air Fryer sweet potatoes are so easy and so good ! I am always looking for new ways to use my air fryer and these were perfect. There was just enough seasoning to enhance the natural flavor.
I’m happy to hear that, Debbie! Thanks for your comment.
I just recently got on the air fryer kick. I know, I’m behind the times. Great recipe to try! This is full of flavor and easy to make. Adding to my favorites for sure.
You’re going to love your air fryer, Eric! I use it at least 3 times a week.
These were soooo delicious and easy to make. We had all the powdered ingredients and was such a breeze to follow the recipe. Totally Yummmm
Thanks, Molly! We love it in our house!
Wow! These sweet potatoes were so much easier to make in the Air Fryer than the oven. They turned out crispy and delicious.
Thanks so much, Katie! I appreciate it.
This was such a great side dish today with air fryer chicken. These taters were so easy to make and so scrumptious!
Thank you so much, Lori! I appreciate it.
Sweet potatoes are such a tasty and nutritious side and I appreciate how this recipe utilizes the air fryer and makes them in such a quick and easy way.
Thanks so much, Moop.
We love sweet potatoes and air frying is such a great idea to make small batches. Usually, I make it for just two and this process works the best.
Thanks so much, Sandhya. I agree, as I make it for just me and hubby.
Oh, I DO love, sweet potatoes, too, a lot. This recipe has made me take my air fryer out which I have to admit I’m not using as much as I should as it delivers’ truly good food. I’ll be making those again. Thank you so much for your recipe. The air fryer is now out and I’ll definitely use it regularly, thanks to you. 😉 😉
That’s sweet, Ramona. I definitely use my air fryer at least three times a week. I’m glad you enjoyed them.