Description
Creamy, golden sweet potato perfection emerges from your air fryer, delivering a wholesome side dish with crisp exterior and silky interior. Nutritious and simple, this recipe brings restaurant-quality comfort directly to your kitchen with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
Seasoning:
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
Optional Toppings:
- butter
- sour cream
- cinnamon
- brown sugar
- chives
Instructions
- Cleanse the sweet potatoes under cool running water, using a vegetable brush to remove any lingering dirt. Thoroughly dry the tubers with a clean kitchen towel to ensure optimal cooking results.
- Create strategic punctures across the potato’s surface using a fork, which will allow internal steam to escape during the air frying process and prevent potential splitting.
- Massage the sweet potatoes with a light coating of olive oil, ensuring complete surface coverage. Sprinkle kosher salt evenly across the exterior for enhanced flavor development.
- Activate the air fryer and set the temperature precisely to 375°F. Allow the appliance to preheat for approximately 3-4 minutes, creating an optimal cooking environment.
- Strategically position the prepared sweet potatoes inside the air fryer basket, maintaining adequate spacing between each potato to facilitate uniform heat circulation.
- Initiate the cooking cycle, allowing the sweet potatoes to transform for 35-40 minutes. Midway through the process, carefully rotate each potato to guarantee even caramelization and consistent internal cooking.
- Verify doneness by gently piercing the potato with a fork – the utensil should glide through the flesh with minimal resistance, indicating perfect tenderness.
- Extract the sweet potatoes from the air fryer and permit them to rest momentarily. Split open the skin and embellish with preferred toppings such as butter, herbs, or cracked pepper before serving.
Notes
- Enhance potato crispiness by thoroughly drying the skin before oiling, creating a perfect golden-brown exterior that adds delightful texture.
- Customize your sweet potato for different dietary needs by swapping olive oil with avocado oil for a higher smoke point or using coconut oil for a subtle tropical flavor.
- Ensure even cooking by selecting sweet potatoes of similar size, preventing uneven texture and guaranteeing consistent doneness throughout the entire batch.
- Boost nutritional value by leaving the skin on, which contains additional fiber and nutrients, making this air fryer method not just convenient but also incredibly healthy.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 35-40 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg