Air Fryer Whole Sweet Potatoes
This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, please see our disclosure policy.
Air Fryer Baked Whole Sweet Potatoes are my new favorite side dish! I love a sweet potato but hate waiting an hour for them to get done in the oven – but now – 25 minutes in the air fryer!
What You Will ❤️ About Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes
- Fork Fluffy! This baked sweet potato is crispy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside – just begging for your butter and brown sugar!
- Simple! This easy air fryer recipe takes one minute to prepare – doesn’t get any easier than that!
- Perfect Side Dish! Sweet potatoes are a great side dish for fish, chicken, pork or steak! They’re full of vitamins and fiber – plus they’re easy to make!
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Recipe Ingredients
Ingredients are simple for this one – mainly – you need the potato! Here’s what else you’ll need:
- Sweet Potato – the time on this will vary depending on the size of your sweet potato. I used medium sweet potatoes for this recipe.
- Olive Oil – rubbing the outside of the potato helps make the outside crispy
- Butter & Brown Sugar – I love leaning into the sweetness and adding butter and brown sugar!
- OPTIONAL: salt & pepper or a sprinkle of cinnamon
Bonus Idea: Use these to make STUFFED sweet potatoes! Once they’re done – skip the brown sugar and add black beans, salsa, shredded cheese, chili powder and sour cream!
How to make Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato
There no difference for the air fryer vs the oven – the air fryer just makes your sweet potato tender and delicious in half the time of the oven! Let’s do it!
- Poke holes into potato with a paring knife
- Rub outside of potato with olive oil and place in air fryer basket
- Air fry for 25 minutes at 400º for a medium sized potato
- Top with butter and brown sugar or a drizzle of maple syrup
Get Heather’s NEW cookbook – Air Fryer Cooking for One today!
This post contains affiliate links which I make a little money on purchases. Thanks in advance! I am an Amazon associate as well as a member of other affiliate programs.
Tips, Tricks & FAQs
Store leftovers in an airtight container (I like these glass ones) in the refrigerator for up to a week. Reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes or in the air fryer for 4-5 minutes.
You might need to be sure you’ve added enough oil to the outside or turn the temp down 10º.
Best Air Fryer Accessories
Here’s my ultimate list of best air fryer accessories – whether you have a basket- or oven-style appliance! I’ve also included a price guide as well as my favorite recipes for those accessories.
More Sweet Potato Recipes
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Wedges
- The Best Sweet Potato Casserole
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
- Traeger Baked Sweet Potatoes
What to serve with Sweet Potatoes
More Air Fryer Potato Recipes
Air Fryer Sweet Potato
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- butter
- brown sugar
Instructions
- Poke holes into potato with a paring knife1 sweet potato
- Rub outside of potato with olive oil and place in air fryer basket1 tbsp olive oil
- Air fry for 25 minutes at 400º for a medium sized potato
- Top with butter and brown sugar or a drizzle of maple syrupbutter, brown sugar
