An Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato comes out perfectly soft and tender! This is an easy beginner air fryer recipe and my favorite way to make sweet potatoes.
Why you'll love Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato:
- Easy to make - All you have to do is preheat your air fryer, score washed sweet potatoes and air fry!
- No oven needed - You don't have to turn on your oven to have perfectly tender sweet potatoes.
- Quick - Baked sweet potato in the air fryer take 30-40 minutes to cook. Baked sweet potato in the oven take around 1 hour to cook.
- Healthy side dish - You don't need a drop of oil to cook these potatoes.
Ingredients overview:
- 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes - They should be about 2.5 inches across and 5 inches long. If you use larger sweet potatoes, they will take longer to cook. Be sure to scrub, rinse and dry the sweet potatoes before cooking.
How to make a baked sweet potato in the air fryer?
A complete list of ingredients, amounts and instructions is located on the recipe card below.
- Step 1: Preheat air fryer to 375 degrees F. Score a line down the middle of each clean sweet potato. Be sure not to cut all the way through. It’s just a shallow cut. I like doing this instead of poking holes all around the sweet potatoes.
- Step 2: Place them into the air fryer and air fry them at 375 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until tender. Ensure you leave space between the two potatoes so they cook evenly. You can cook up to four sweet potatoes at a time if your air fryer is large enough.
- Step 3: Enjoy as you wish!
Recipe pro-tips:
- Be sure to preheat your air fryer for even cooking.
- You can cook up to four sweet potatoes at a time if your air fryer is large enough.
- If you use sweet potatoes that are larger than the size I mentioned in the recipe, they will take longer to cook. If you use sweet potatoes that are smaller than the size I mentioned in the recipe, they will cook in less time.
- Oil and salt are not needed on the outside of the potatoes. They cook perfectly fine without.
Topping ideas:
- butter or olive oil, salt and pepper
- sour cream or full-fat Greek yogurt, chives, salt and pepper
- almond butter and cinnamon
- taco filling and toppings
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Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato
An Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato comes out perfectly soft and tender! This is an easy beginner air fryer recipe and my favorite way to make sweet potatoes.
Ingredients
- 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes - They should be about 2.5 inches across and 5 inches long. If you use larger sweet potatoes, they will take longer to cook. Be sure to scrub, rinse and dry the sweet potatoes before cooking.
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 375 degrees F. Score a line down the middle of each clean sweet potato. Be sure not to cut all the way through. It’s just a shallow cut. I like doing this instead of poking holes all around the sweet potatoes.
- Place them into the air fryer and air fry them at 375 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until tender. Ensure you leave space between the two potatoes so they cook evenly. You can cook up to four sweet potatoes at a time if your air fryer is large enough.
- Enjoy as you wish!
Nutrition Facts
Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato
Amount Per Serving
Calories 194
Calories from Fat 1
% Daily Value*
Fat 0.1g0%
Saturated Fat 0.04g0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.03g
Sodium 124mg5%
Potassium 762mg22%
Carbohydrates 45g15%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 32063IU641%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 68mg7%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This nutrition information is an estimate and should not be taken as fact. The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Tried this recipe?Tell me how it was!
Mal-Lee
I don’t remember if I posted the first time that I made sweet potatoes this way — about three weeks ago, but I just started a second pair. I was delivered four HUGE sweet potatoes so I left the air fryer on 400 for 50 minutes and 350 for ten the first time and they were perfect.
Awesome! Size definitely matters when it comes to cooking sweet potatoes. Thanks for sharing!
Pat
Love, love, love this recipe. My potato came out perfect. My house stayed cool. I will not use my oven anytime soon. Thank you for posting this recipe.
Yay! 🙂
Arisha
I love how easy these are! Baking them in the air fryer is such a game changer!
Amazing! 🙂