You can make perfectly baked sweet potatoes in the air fryer in 40 minutes with 2 ingredients! These are so soft and fluffy – great as a main or side dish.
I also use a quick method whereby I use the microwave first. Dinner’s ready even faster!
I used to use the oven to make baked sweet potatoes but since I’ve discovered the air fryer method, I haven’t looked back! This recipe has a reduced cooking time compared with baking and you get the bonus of perfectly crisp skin and buttery soft filling inside.
It is also convenient when you just want to cook just one sweet potato and do not want to turn the oven on for that one potato!
It follows a similar recipe to my Air Fryer Baked Potato in which I microwave the jacket potato first.
I love preparing Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries too.
Ingredients
You need just two ingredients! In fact, you can even skip the oil and you’d still get great results.
Sweet potatoes – look for sweet potatoes that have unblemished skin with no bruises or dark spots. For even cooking, ensure your potatoes are similar in size.
Oil – I have used a cooking oil spray. You can use other alternatives that are neutral in flavour.
Toppings & Serving Suggestions
Deeply personal, so I’ll let you choose but here are some variations I like to have on rotation.
Hummus – I love baked sweet potatoes with my Turkish hummus and salad for a quick lunch. See the yummy picture below.
Sour Cream and Chive Dip with guacamole, mango avocado salsa, cheese and black beans.
Vegetarian or vegan chilli or my Indian style spicy tofu burger filling.
Try them with Afghan Lubiya (Kidney Bean Curry) and fresh salad or baby kale on the side.
A cooling roasted tomato raita on baked sweet potato makes a well balanced meal.
Love Italian flavours? Add sun-dried tomato pasta sauce and shredded mozzarella plus your favourite pizza toppings.
Top it with feta or any salad cheese, olives, chopped onion and drizzle zingy vinaigrette. Also taste so delicious with Tzatziki sauce
Go with veg forward option by topping with our air fryer cauliflower or broccoli and Indian mint sauce.
Try my soy garlic mushrooms and toasted sesame seeds.
How to make baked sweet potatoes in air fryer step by step instructions
Wash and lightly scrub the sweet potatoes under running water to remove dirt. Pat dry using a clean kitchen towel. This prevents the skin steaming and makes it crispier.
Prick with a fork or sharp knife all over – helps to cook faster, particularly in the centre of the potato.
Brush or spray on oil with a cooking oil spray. This gives even more crispiness to the skin.
Place in the air fryer basket.
Air Fry at 190C for 40 minutes or until the flesh is tender and the skin is crispy. I have tried this with smaller sweet potatoes and it only took 15 minutes.
If the skin appears to be burning, reduce down the heat. The timing will change based on the size of your potatoes, so please keep an eye!
For quick baked sweet potatoes in air fryer (microwave)
For baked sweet potatoes microwaved then air fried, you can save extra time. I usually microwave the sweet potato for 7-8 minutes first and still get the similar results.
- Poke holes into the sweet potato
- Place on a microwave safe dish and microwave on high
- You MUST prick the sweet potatoes to prevent them exploding!
- Finish off in the air fryer for 10 minutes to make the skin nice and crispy.
Storage
You can store leftovers in the fridge for 3-4 days. Wrap with foil or place in an airtight container.
You can also place baked sweet potato in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat in the air fryer or oven from frozen until piping hot through. Thaw frozen sweet potato then reheat as well.
Other Sweet Potato recipes
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadilla
Goji berries and sweet potato soup
Sweet potato and tofu kofta curry
More Vegetarian Air fryer Recipes
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Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato
Equipment
- 1 Air fryer
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes mine were almost 700g each
- 1 teaspoon cooking oil spray
- seasoning
Instructions
- First clean, scrub and wash 2 large sweet potatoes under running water to remove any dirt.
- Pat dry using a clean kitchen towel. A must step for air frying and roasting.
- Prick the sweet potatoes with a fork or sharp knife all over.
- Brush or spray on olive oil or use a 1 teaspoon cooking oil spray. You may sprinkle salt at this stage.
- Put them in the air fryer basket.
- Air Fry at 190C or 375F for 40 minutes or until the flesh is tender and the skin is crispy.
- If the skin appears to be burning, turn down the heat.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes, until a sharp knife easily inserts into the center of the potatoes, and they are soft and tender if you give them a squeeze.
- When done, carefully remove the air fryer baked sweet potatoes using a kitchen tong or spatula.
- Place it on a serving plate, cut in to half using a knife. Top it up with your favourite toppings and enjoy!
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Notes
Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
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