Air Fryer Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Choose from salt & pepper-seasoned sweet potato or a spicy & smoky seasoning blend. Either way, the result is tender and fluffy diced sweet potato that cooks in half the time as oven baked diced potatoes.
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 219kcal
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet potato see note #1
- 1 teaspoon canola oil or other neutral oil, see note #2
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
Optional Seasonings
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon chipotle chili powder standard chili powder also works
Instructions
- Clean the sweet potato well, or peel the skin if you prefer. Carefully slice into roughly ½-inch pieces.
- In a medium bowl, toss the diced sweet potato with 1 teaspoon oil, ¼ teaspoon salt, black pepper, and optional seasonings.
- Air fry at 375F for 15-18 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through. The sweet potatoes are ready when tender and puffy in appearance.
Notes
- Sweet potato: I typically use one large or two small sweet potatoes.
- Oil: Some oil is still needed to crisp up the sweet potato. Use 1 teaspoon oil per 1 pound sweet potato.
- You can peel the sweet potato or not, either way works for this recipe and it's just a matter of preference.
Nutrition
Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 421mg | Potassium: 795mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 32496IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg
