Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato

3 cooked sweet potatoes in an air fryer basket.

This Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato is light and fluffy with crisp skin. Use it in your favorite dessert recipes and side dishes or serve them topped with butter, brown sugar, and toasted pecans.

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword air fryer baked sweet potato, air fryer whole sweet potato, baked sweet potato in air fryer

Prep Time 4

Cook Time 45

Total Time 49

Servings Servings

Calories 142kcal

Author Maria Doss

Ingredients

3 medium sweet potatoes about 2 pounds
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and Pepper to taste

Toppings (optional)

Butter room temperature
Golden Brown Sugar
Chopped Pecans toasted
One pinch salt if using unsalted butter

Instructions

Wash and dry sweet potatoes and poke holes all over with a fork.
Tip: Poking holes with a fork or knife allows steam to escape as they cook. This prevents pressure from building up inside, which can cause it to burst open or explode in the air fryer.
Brush the outside lightly with olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Preheat air fryer to 375°F. When hot, place prepared sweet potatoes in the basket and cook for 40 - 50 minutes or until soft.
Let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes. Using a knife, carefully slit open the cooked sweet potatoes.
Fluff the inside with a fork and top with a sprinkling of salt, softened butter, brown sugar and toasted pecans.
Tip: If your sweet potatoes have cooled down, pop them back into the air fryer after adding the toppings at 375°F for 2 to 5 minutes, until the butter and brown sugar melts.
(Calculated calories are without toppings)

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Notes

Cooking time - It depends on the size of the sweet potatoes. Medium sized potatoes cook in about 45 minutes. Adjust cooking time if using smaller or larger ones.

Poke holes - It helps the steam to escape and cook evenly.

Use evenly sized sweet potatoes - So, they all cook evenly in the recommended cooking time. Otherwise, you'll have smaller ones cooked before larger ones are done.

Don’t wrap in foil - Although this is the chosen method for oven roasting, it is not recommended for air frying as it will not make the skin crispy.

How many sweet potatoes can you cook? You can cook as many as will comfortably fit in a single layer in the basket. I was able to cook 3 medium ones in a 6 quart air fryer.

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