Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potato
These air fryer baked sweet potatoes are ready in less time than oven-baked. Simple and fuss-free, these perfectly cooked whole sweet potatoes are great for a fast dinner or a weeknight side dish.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 37 mins
- Total Time: 42 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
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Scrub the sweet potatoes and blot with a clean dry towel.2 sweet potatoes
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Gently poke each spud ~10 times with the tines of a fork.
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Add olive oil, kosher salt, and minced garlic to a bowl and drop the sweet potatoes in. Swirl the bowl, making sure you coat all of the skin with the olive oil garlic mixture.1 tsp olive oil, 1 clove garlic, 1/4 tsp kosher salt
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Lightly brush the air fryer basket with olive oil and add the potatoes. Bake at 370 F for 37 minutes.
Oven instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Follow steps 2-3 above.
- Put a piece of foil or a baking sheeting on the bottom rack of your oven. Place the potatoes directly on the rack above the foil/baking sheet.
- Bake for 60-90 minutes depending on how many spuds you have. Four potatoes will need 60 minutes, and any more than that will need 90 ish.
Notes
- Preheating is not necessary but may cut 1-3 minutes of total cooking time. Optional: preheat at 370F for 3 minutes.
- Each air fryer model is different. Check potatoes at 30 minutes. The sweet potatoes are ready when a sharp knife pierces easily into the skin.
- There is no need to flip the potatoes during cooking unless your air fryer creates “hot spots”.
- These make great meal prep items. Fully bake ahead of time and reheat in the microwave or air fryer.