A versatile powerhouse of healthy deliciousness, baked sweet potatoes are pretty much perfect—other than actually having to bake them.Air Fryer Sweet Potato to the rescue! Pin this recipe on Pinterest to save for laterPin It! I first clued into the magic of using the air fryer to cook potatoes via this Air Fryer Baked Potato recipe.The skin is nicely crisp, the inside is tender and fluffy, the potatoes cook comparatively quickly, and best of all, using the air fryer means you can skip running your oven for an hour+ to make them.

Sweet potatoes take 40 to 50 minutes to cook in the air fryer at 370 degrees F, which is 10 to 20 minutes faster than they bake in the oven.Unlike a conventional oven, the air fryer preheats almost instantly.You can keep the oven free.Whether you need your oven for another recipe (perhaps some Baked Chicken Breast to go with that sweet potato), or it’s hot in your kitchen, the air fryer keeps things cool and flexible.While you might first think of air fryer sweet potatoes as a side, they also make a fantastic base for easy, healthy meals.You can top bake sweet potatoes off with Crockpot BBQ Chicken, a Mexican-inspired combo of black beans, salsa, and avocado, or try the Hawaiian or breakfast sweet potatoes from The Well Plated Cookbook.

I have even more ideas for how to serve your air fryer sweet potato below.More Oven-Free Ways to Cook a Sweet Potato If you prefer to cut your sweet potatoes for air frying, check out my r

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