Baked Sweet Potatoes in the Air Fryer

Making baked sweet potatoes in the air fryer is easy and delicious. The air fried baked sweet potatoes come out perfectly roasted on the outside and soft on the inside.

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When fall rolls around, I'm off to the grocery store to grab all the sweet potatoes. I just love them.

And so while I have baked sweet potatoes in my oven for most of my life, in the last couple of years, I've started using my air fryer.

I just love how they turn out in my air fryer. And it's so much quicker! I can throw one in for lunch or dinner and not have to wait hours for it to be ready.

Why make baked sweet potatoes in the air fryer

Faster than the oven - These sweet potatoes cook in the air fryer in about half the time it would take to cook them in the oven.

No preheating needed - No need to preheat the air fryer for this recipe.

Delicious - The outside of the sweet potato gets roasted, while the inside gets creamy and fluffy.

Also, if you're cooking these for Thanksgiving or a meal when you may be making a lot of other dishes this leaves your oven free for cooking any other main or side dishes!

Ingredients

• Sweet potatoes
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Butter (optional)

What to serve with baked sweet potatoes

These air fried sweet potatoes pair well with so many dishes! I like to serve them with air fryer panko chicken, air fryer paprika chicken thighs, or air fryer salmon.

And while regular butter is delicious, I also like to spice up these sweet potatoes with a fancy butter like harissa butter or calabrian butter.

More air fryer sweet potato recipes

• Air fryer cinnamon sweet potatoes
• Air fryer sweet potatoes with sage butter
• Air fryer sweet potato wedges
• Frozen sweet potato fries in air fryer

Recipe tips

• In the recipe I cooked two sweet potatoes, however you can do as many fit in a single layer in your air fryer.
• Cook times on sweet potatoes may depend on how thick the sweet potatoes are.

How to make baked sweet potatoes in the air fryer

Wash and pat sweet potatoes dry.

Poke each sweet potato all over with a fork.

Drizzle the sweet potatoes with olive oil.

Rub the olive oil into the potatoes and then sprinkle with salt.

Place in the air fryer basket and air fry for 30-35 minutes at 380 degrees F, flipping after 20 minutes.

Plate.

Slice open and mash up the inside of the sweet potato.

Add butter or whatever toppings you like! Enjoy.

FAQs

Do I need to preheat my air fryer?

For this recipe, you do not need to heat your air fryer.

What if my sweet potato is bigger/smaller?

If your sweet potato is on the smaller, thinner side, it may only take 20-25 minutes to roast.

If your sweet potato is larger, it may take 35-40 minutes to roast.

Adjust cook times as needed. Sweet potatoes should be tender on the inside when pierced with a fork.

What type of sweet potato should I use?

Orange sweet potatoes work best for this recipe. Purple/tan/Japanese sweet potatoes will not be as delicious roasted in the air fryer.