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    Best Damn Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes

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    Last Modified: March 28, 2021

    Use your air fryer to make roasted sweet potatoes in only 10-12 minutes. Seasoned with a little bit of brown sugar and cinnamon, these little heavenly morsels are a huge hit with everyone!

    Recipe for air fryer roasted sweet potatoes

    The air fryer comes through again with another easy-to-make, awesome recipe! I’ll be honest, when I first heard of air fryers I figured they’d be just for frozen chicken nuggets and french fries. Well that couldn’t be further from the truth! My air fryer gets a workout several times a week making a huge variety of delicious recipes that aren’t even “fried”. Roasted sweet potatoes are one of my favorite things to make and the air fryer is absolutely perfect for the task.

    Simple Seasonings

    Sweet potatoes are naturally packed with great flavor. What makes them even better? A little brown sugar, some cinnamon and just a bit of salt. Yep, that’s it. Oh, and of course a little olive oil. Even though air fryers don’s don’t actually “deep fry” you still need a little oil to get things going.

    Recipe for sweet roasted sweet potatoes.

    How Many Potatoes?

    For this recipe we use about 1.5lbs of cut up sweet potatoes. That equals about 2-3 regular sweet potatoes. A little more or a little less is just fine. They key is, we don’t want to overcrowd the air fryer. If you want to make a larger amount, that’s fine, just do it in batches. We want the sweet potatoes to cover the basket or tray in a single layer. This allows for optimal results.

    Peel and Chunk

    Preparation is about as easy as it gets. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into chunks of around 1 inch in size. Again, no need to be perfect here. I usually just cut thick slices from the potatoes and then cut those slices into quarters or into 6 chunks. Then place all the chunks into a bowl, add the olive oil, and coat them well with the cinnamon, brown sugar and salt. Make sure to have everything coated well.

    Recipe for air fryer roasted sweet potato chunks.

    Air Fry at 400° for 10-12 minutes

    Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 400°(F). Then place the sweet potato chunks into the basket or onto the tray (single layer as best you can), and set the unit to the “air fry” setting for 10 minutes at 400°(F). Halfway through the cooking time, gives the basket a good shake to move the potatoes around. If using a tray style air fryer, use a spatula or tongs to move/flip the potatoes as best you can. After cooking time is up, check potatoes for doneness. You can always add another couple of minutes for desired results.

    Air fryer roasted sweet potatoes.

    Do I need to soak in water?

    The short answer is: no, you don’t. Soaking potatoes in water first will remove some of the starch and allow the potatoes to crisp up more. However, it’s a step I don’t bother with and still get amazing results. The brown sugar will naturally caramelize, creating a nice crust on the potatoes. Sweet potatoes don’t need to be crunchy, they just need to be roasted to tender perfection.

    Can I use no seasonings at all?

    The answer is definitely: yes! Want to just enjoy the taste of pure roasted sweet potatoes? Leave the seasoning out all together. Just use the olive oil and the same time and temp. Sweet potatoes have such a great natural flavor on their own and are excellent with no seasonings at all.

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    Recipe for air fryer sweet potatoes

    Best Damn Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes


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    • Author: RecipeTeacher
    • Total Time: 15 minutes
    • Yield: 2-4 servings
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    Absolutely divine sweet potato chunks, seasoned with a little brown sugar and cinnamon, and roasted to perfection in your air fryer in about 10 minutes.


    Ingredients

    • 1.5lbs Sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1” chunks
    • 1 tbs olive oil
    • 1 tbs brown sugar
    • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
    • ½ tsp salt

    Instructions

    1. Peel and cut sweet potatoes into 1 inch chunks.
    2. In a bowl, toss potato chunks with olive oil, salt, brown sugar and cinnamon.
    3. Preheat air fryer to 400°(F) for 5 minutes.
    4. Add seasoned potatoes to air fryer basket or tray and use air fry setting at 400°(F) for 10-12 minutes.
    • Prep Time: 5 min
    • Cook Time: 10 min
    • Category: Side Dish
    • Method: Air Fryer
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: air fryer, sweet potatoes

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    1. shon

      September 06, 2022 at 1:33 am

      Oh my gosh, nom and i love the website! I have my own version of this but pair this with the best dam air fryer pork chops and use yams and carrots ….thank you

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