Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes Recipe (Baked Sweet Potato)

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Air fryer sweet potatoes are one of my favorite air fryer recipes. When you air fry whole sweet potatoes they come out perfectly sweet and taste like they’ve been baked but with less cooking time and less effort.ย Air fryer vegetable recipes are an easy way to get an amazing dish without the need for deep frying, which makes air frying a much healthier option.ย 

This air fryer sweet potato recipe requires minimal ingredients and can be made using any type of air fryer. You have the flexibility to make one air fryer sweet potato or more depending on the size of your air fryer.ย 

best Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes recipe

This air fryer-baked sweet potato recipe cooks the sweet potato with hot air resulting in a slightly caramelized exterior with a sweet and fluffy interior that the whole family will love.ย 

What You Need to Make the Best Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes

This is a minimalistic recipe, so all you need is your sweet potatoes, a little olive oil, or avocado oil, and sea salt. 

This air fryer sweet potatoes recipe calls for standard orange sweet potatoes but would work just the same with purple sweet potatoes, or regular potatoes.ย 

how to make Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes

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You will also need an air fryer. If you love air fryer recipes and this healthy way of cooking vegetables then investing in an air fryer is a must. We have the Ninja Foodi, and love it! The Ninja Foodi can be found online here: Ninja Foodi. You can also find different brands of air fryers in different sizes with different capabilities online here: air fryers

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This is one of my favorite Ninja Foodi recipes!

How to Cook Sweet Potatoes in the Air Fryer

First, wash the exterior of the potatoes with water then pat dry with a paper towel. 

Next, use a fork to poke holes in the sweet potatoes. 

fork stick potatoes

Poke holes all over each sweet potato. 

puncture potatoes with fork

Then spray the sweet potatoes with the oil. You only need a little oil. It should just be enough to coat the sweet potatoes. 

avocado oil cooking spray

Next, sprinkle the outsides of the potatoes with salt. Again, just a little bit to coat the surface. 

If you have to use your hands to rub the oil and salt all over the potatoes then go for it.

sea salt on sweet potatoes

How Long To Cook Sweet Potatoes in an Air Fryer

Place the seasoned sweet potatoes into the air fryer basket. Try to make sure that they aren’t touching one another.

how to cook sweet potatoes in air fryer

On the air fryer, first, select air crisp mode. Then set the temperature to 390 degrees F, and set the cook time for between 35-45 minutes depending on the size of your sweet potatoes.

You can start with 35 minutes then check on them and add extra time at that point. 

When the air fryer sweet potatoes are ready the outside will have turned a slightly golden brown

air fryer sweet potatoes in air fryer basket

Check the doneness with a fork. The sweet potatoes should be fork tender, meaning that you should be able to easily stick a fork into the center and it does not feel hard. 

 If the center is still hard then give it another 5-10 minutes in the air fryer and check again. The cooking process will vary depending on the size of your sweet potatoes. 

fork tender Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes recipe

Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes

These air fried baked sweet potatoes make the perfect side dish. 

sweet potatoes in air fryer recipe

This easy air fryer recipe makes perfectly fluffy sweet potatoes with bright orange flesh and carmelized skin. 

Our favorite way to enjoy them is with a little grass-fed butter, or sprinkled with cinnamon. They are so delicious that they don’t need much added to them. 

Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes

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Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes Recipe (Baked Sweet Potato)

Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes Recipe (Baked Sweet Potato)

Yield: 2
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Air fryer sweet potatoes are one of my favorite air fryer recipes. This air fryer baked sweet potato recipe is delicious and healthy.

Ingredients

  • sweet potatoes
  • olive oil or avocado oil spray
  • sea salt

Instructions

  1. Wash and dry sweet potatoes
  2. Puncture the outside of each sweet potato with a fork
  3. Spray the sweet potatoes with cooking oil
  4. Sprinkle each sweet potato with sea salt
  5. Place sweet potatoes in air fryer basket
  6. Select air crisp mode
  7. Then set temperature to 390 degrees F.
  8. Set time for 35-45 minutes.
  9. Press start
  10. Check the doneness with a fork. Sweet potatoes are done with they are fork tender.
  11. Serve and enjoy

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