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Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes Whole

Jenni Cole
A whole sweet potatoes in air fryer recipe that cook them super fast, plus they turn out cream and delicious. Serve with salted butter or our optional savory homemade version.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Healthy Air Fryer Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 315 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 4 sweet potatoes
  • 2 teaspoon Olive oil for brushing

Cilantro Lime Butter (optional)

  • ¼ cup butter softened
  • 1-2 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoon fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions
 

  • Before cooking, wash and dry the sweet potatoes. Using a fork, pierce each one several times to allow the heat to penetrate the meat of the potato.
  • Preheat the air fryer to 400F.
  • Brush the outside of your sweet potato with a little oil, such as avocado or olive oil. Adding the oil makes the skins crispier, but this is optional if you want to skip it.
  • Cook the sweet potatoes in the preheated air fryer 20 minutes, and then flip to the other side. You'll be cooking them for a total of 40-45 minutes.
  • Continue cooking on the other side until you can easily piece through with a fork, which will take 20-25 more mins.
  • Times could vary based on your type of air fryer and the size of sweet potatoes you purchased.
  • Serve with butter, salt, and pepper OR cilantro lime butter.

Cilantro Lime Butter

  • Mix the ingredients together and serve a little on top of each potato or on the side.
  • Sprinkle with more cilantro if desired.

Notes

  • If you have a small air fryer you'll just be able to fit 2 of them at a time. Don't overcrowd the unit.
  • You can either use the grocery store standard sweet potatoes or the Garnett yams (which are actually sweet potatoes too) in this recipe. The darker Garnett variety has a little more flavor but both are delicious.
  • Be sure your sweet potatoes are roughly the same size to ensure even cooking.
  • Keep a closer eye on the cooking time the first time you make air fryer baked sweet potatoes, air fryer oven models can vary. Use our recipe as a starting point but especially check that they aren't getting too dark once you flip them over halfway.
  • Prick the potatoes to help prevent them from exploding. Pricking releases extra steam and while it's rare for an explosion to happen...it CAN happen and that's why it's worth the extra few seconds to poke them a few times.
  • Wrap each potato in aluminum foil if you prefer a softer skin

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 315kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 216mgPotassium: 770mgFiber: 7gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 32433IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baked, crispy, easy, how to cook, roasted, whole
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