Air fryer baked sweet potatoes are so amazing. Whether it is your favorite movie or your Super bowl. IPL, GPL or Ashes. You will never find anyone who doesn't like roasted potatoes! Nothing better than crispy hot potatoes and some lemon soda. Learn this easy recipe here. I love making jacket potatoes because they have the skin on.. It gives a great flavor to spud.
I love having both baked potato and baking sweet potato in an air fryer. It has made my snacks easy. Add a different seasoning and find your favorite flavor. I love making frozen fries and hash browns too. It is just something you can enjoy with family and get kitchen duties done in a jiffy! If you want something more, have a veggie dog along with these yummy starters or any soup recipes. Delicious!
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Equipment
- Air fryer
- Fork
- Knife
- Pastry brush
Ingredients
- sweet potatoes large (Refer below for the variety of potatoes)
- oil
- Salt
Salad filling
- black beans, canned
- cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red peppers, avocado
- pomegranate seeds, sweet corn
- salt & pepper as per taste
- cilantro/ parsley leaves chopped optional for garnish
- Salt, pepper and lemon juice
How to bake sweet potatoes in air fryer ?
- Wash and dry sweet potatoes.
- Pinch the potatoes with the fork at least for a 1cm.
- Brush olive oil and salt on potatoes, season with salt.
- Preheat the air fryer at 190C | 375 F for 10 minutes. Place them in the tray in a single layer in the preheated air fryer. You may need to cook them in batches depending on your basket size.
- Air fry them at 190 C | 375 F for 23-25 mins. Apply oil once in between.
- To check if they are done, insert a toothpick and check if it can pierce through. Smaller potatoes will cook faster than bigger potatoes.
- Slit in the middle. Add the fillings of your choice. Season with salt and ground black pepper. Voila! Perfect stuffed sweet potatoes are ready!
- Serve warm.
Variation
Add any seasoning as per you taste. Optionally garnish with grated cheese & garlic chives (green garlic).Peri -peri , garam masala, curry powder or Cajun. You can also make a vegan version by using nutritional yeast and cashew sour cream instead of cheese. Instead of grating cheddar cheese, you can also use blue cheese. You can also use a mix of all the filling ingredients used above, as per your choice.
Substitution
You can substitute sweet potatoes with potatoes. The cooking time may wary.
Related links
Air fried baked sweet potatoes | air fryer jacket sweet potato recipe
Equipment
- Air fryer
- pastry brush
- fork
- knife
Ingredients
- 3 sweet potatoes large
- 2 tbsp. oil
- Salt and pepper as per taste
For filling (Use as per your choice)
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 cup canned black beans
- ¼ red pepper chopped
- ¼ cup cherry tomatoes sliced
- ½ avocado chopped
- handful sweet corn shelled
- handful pomegranate seeds
Instructions
- Wash and dry sweet potatoes. For best results, choose potatoes of same size for even cooking.
- Pinch the sweet potatoes with the fork at least for a 1 cm.
- Brush oil on sweet potatoes, season with salt.
- Preheat the air fryer at 190 deg C | 375 F for 10 mins. Place them in the tray in a single layer in the preheated air fryer. You may need to cook them in batches depending on your basket size.
- Air fry them at 190C | 375F for 22-25 mins.Apply oil once in between
- To check if they are done, insert a toothpick and check if it can pierce through. Smaller sweet potatoes will cook faster than bigger sweet potatoes.
- Slit in the middle. Add filling as per your choice.
- Serve immediately.
Storage
Store them in refrigerator in 3-4 days. Air fry for 2 mins before you serve.
Top tip
Always preheat the air fryer before you cook your snacks in it.
FAQs
They are overcrowded. They need to have space for a crisp exterior.
Yes you can.
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