Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato
This delicious Air fryer baked sweet potato is simple and easy to make and it’s ready 30 minutes. It’s the perfect healthy side dish or snack you’ll love!
Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes
If you love sweet potatoes, you’ll love these baked sweet potatoes in the air fryer! The sweet potatoes get fluffy and caramelized and air fryer is the best way to cook whole sweet potatoes. So delish you’ll never go back to making it any other way!
My favorite way to have baked sweet potatoes is with butter and a drizzle of pure Canadian maple syrup while it’s still warm. So divine! I could eat it every day. And they’re a great side dish for steak or chicken.
Baked sweet potatoes are a healthy side dish to your weeknight meals. This recipe is naturally vegan and gluten free.
If you’re looking to make more sweet potato dishes in the Air fryer, why not try Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes or AirFryer Frozen Sweet Potato Fries. These are our favorite sweet potato side dishes and I love how easy they are to make. For more Air fryer side dishes, check our Air Fryer Recipe collection.
Ingredients
We need only 3 ingredients for these baked sweet potatoes in the air fryer. They’re pantry staples you’ll be already having in the kitchen.
- Sweet potato – Use a yellow fleshed sweet potato, Garnet or Jewel. I used 4 medium sized sweet potatoes weighing about 1.2 pounds in total. I like to use long skinny sweet potatoes rather than round bulbous ones as they cook faster.
- Oil – olive oil, avocado oil or any cooking oil spray. A little oil helps helps make the sweet potato skin crispy.
- Salt
Step by Step Process
How To Make Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes
- Wash and dry sweet potatoes.
- Poke holes in the sweet potato with a knife or a fork.
- Spray lightly with any cooking oil to coat the sweet potatoes. Season with salt.
- Preheat the Air fryer at 380F for 3 minutes.
- Place the oiled and seasoned sweet potatoes in the air fryer basket. Cook sweet potatoes at 380F for 25 to 30 minutes until fork tender. Slice open the flesh to check the doneness.
- Serve warm with your preferred toppings.
Recipe Tips
- Choose medium sized sweet potatoes.
- Poke holes – this helps the potatoes cook faster and also lets out any built-up steam.
- Oil and season the sweet potatoes – for delicious and crispy skin.
- Preheat Air fryer – to make sweet potatoes cook faster.
- Single layer – If you are cooking a large batch make sure they’re placed in a single layer so the hot air can circulate completely cooking the sweet potatoes evenly on all sides.
Serving Suggestions
I lke to serve my baked sweet potatoes with a chicken or meat dish. They’ll be great with Air fryer Chicken Legs, Chicken Breast, or Steak Bites.
They are greater on their own too. See all the topping options below.
Toppings For Baked Sweet Potatoes
You can top the baked sweet potatoes with your favorite toppings, both sweet and savory. These are some of my go-to toppings.
- Slice open the baked sweet potato and top with butter, pure Canadian Maple syrup and a sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper while still warm.
- Butter, cinnamon, brown sugar is another delicious sweet topping.
- For savory toppings – try baked sweet potatoes with butter, chopped parsley, ground black pepper or red chili flakes.
More Air Fryer Side Dish Recipes:
- Air Fryer Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes
- Air Fryer Baked Potatoes
- Air Fryer Carrots
- Air Fryer Broccoli
- Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts
- Air Fryer Cauliflower
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Recipe
Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1.2 pounds sweet potatoes about 4 medium sized
- olive oil spray
- salt
Instructions
- Wash and dry sweet potatoes.
- Poke holes in the sweet potato with a knife or a fork.
- Spray lightly with olive oil to coat the sweet potatoes. Season with salt.
- Preheat Air fryer at 380F for 3 minutes. Place the oiled and seasoned sweet potatoes in the air fryer basket.
- Cook sweet potatoes at 380F for 25 to 30 minutes until fork tender. Serve warm with your preferred toppings.
Notes
- Store – in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 4 days.
- Reheat – in the microwave or in the air fryer until warm.
- Toppings –
- butter, maple syrup, ground black pepper
- butter, cinnamon, brown sugar
- butter, chopped parsley, ground black pepper or red chili flakes
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