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Easy Sweet Potato Chunks Roasted in Air Fryer

By Victoria · On: Oct 07, 21 · Last Modified: Apr 18, 23

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Roasted sweet potato chunks are crispy on the exterior, and tender on the interior and you can make them much quicker than roasting them in the oven. Sweet potatoes are nutritious and you can enjoy them as a snack or combine them with almost everything. All you will need are a few simple spices and 17 minutes of your time.

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A plate with air fryer sweet potato chunks on a wooden table.

Ah, sweet potatoes! These magical, orange-hued beauties are not only a powerhouse of nutrients but also super versatile. Let’s give them a fun, flavorful twist by pairing them with fresh garlic, ghee butter, and a medley of spices including dried oregano, chili flakes, and parsley.

It’s a perfect harmony of sweet, spicy, and savory!

I can hear you thinking, “Victoria, sweet potatoes in an air fryer? Are you sure?” Oh, I’m more than sure, my friends! Air frying these golden nuggets not only makes them irresistibly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, but it’s also a guilt-free alternative to deep-frying.

And let’s face it, who doesn’t love a bit of indulgence without the calorie overload?

If you will make this recipe for kids, then consider cutting the sweet potatoes a little bit thinner than usual so your kids will enjoy the sweet potatoes as finger food.

In This Post: show
1 🥰 Why You Will Love This Recipe?
2 🏆 Expert Tips and On What to Pay Attention?
3 🥘 Ingredients and Substitutes
4 🍳 Variations
5 🍽️ Serving Suggestions
6 👩‍🍳 Step-by-step Directions
7 ♻️ Make Ahead, Storage, and Reheating:
8 🤔Answering Your Questions:
9 📋 Recipe Card:

🥰 Why You Will Love This Recipe?

  • It is very easy to cook and you don’t need to use a lot of oil for this recipe.
  • Potato chunks are a healthier alternative to classic potatoes.
  • You can serve them with any type of meat or fish.
  • It’s a good option if you’re looking for a kid-friendly snack or side dish.

If you love these sweet potato chunks, and you’re looking for other side dish recipes in the air fryer, you will love also Carrot Fries in Air Fryer, Eggplant Fries, Spicy Broccoli in Air Fryer, or Zucchini Chips.

🏆 Expert Tips and On What to Pay Attention?

  • Cut the sweet potatoes into equal-sized cubes. This will allow all the potato chunks will cook evenly.
  • Don’t overcrowd the air fryer basket. Leave some free space between the potato cubes if you want to get evenly cooked potato chunks.
  • You don’t need to boil the sweet potatoes before cooking them in the air fryer.
  • Serve them right away after you cooked them. If you will leave them to rest and to cool down, they will lose their crispy texture and the potatoes will become soft.

🥘 Ingredients and Substitutes

OUR FAVORITE AIR FRYER

COSORI Air Fryer Pro

Having used the previous model of the Cosori air fryer for all my recipes on the blog, and recently upgraded to this one. It is a must-have addition to any kitchen that aims for healthier and tastier meals.

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Ingredients for the Sweet Potato Chunks in air fryer.
  • Sweet Potatoes. Pick whatever potatoes that are easier for you to find. Usually, the most common types that you will find in the stores are Garnet or Jewel Sweet Potatoes.
  • Garlic. I used fresh garlic cloves. If you don’t have fresh garlic in the kitchen, you can easily replace it with dried garlic powder.
  • Spices. I used dried oregano, chili flakes, and chopped parsley. You can replace the dried oregano with rosemary, thyme, or with a mix of Italian or Province spices. The chili flakes, you can substitute with black pepper, and paprika, or omit them altogether if you don’t like spicy food or if you cook sweet potatoes for your kids.
  • Ghee Butter. I used ghee butter because the end result is more flavorful. The ghee butter gives a light nutty aroma, is healthier than regular butter, and also, will get a creamier texture. But of course, if you don’t have ghee butter, you can substitute it with regular melted butter or replace it with olive oil.
  • Salt.

🍳 Variations

You can use the same recipe but cut the sweet potatoes in different shapes. You can make also the sweet potatoes fried or sweet potato wedges in the air fryer. Keep in mind that as thinner the potatoes will be, the cooking time also will reduce.

🍽️ Serving Suggestions

This recipe goes perfectly with any type of meat or fish. A few suggestions will be to serve them near a Stuffed Pork Roast, Chicken Leg Quarters in Air Fryer, Dorade Fish Fillet, or White Fish Fillet.

👩‍🍳 Step-by-step Directions

First of all, prepare the sweet potatoes. Wash and peel the potatoes. You can use a peeler to make the process easier.

Now, cut the sweet potatoes into similar in size cubes and place them into a bowl in which it will be easy for you to mix them.

Pro Tip: If you are limited in time or you want to make them crispier, you can cut them thinner, like chunks of ½ of an inch. As I wanted them a little bit softer in the center, I cut mine into cubes of about 1″ in size.

After that, take two cleaned garlic cloves and crush them. Put the crushed garlic over the potato chunks.

Next, pour the dried oregano, hot pepper, salt, or other spices that you decided to use. Mix everything well so that all the potato chunks are evenly seasoned on all sides.

Seasoned sweet potato chunks on a plate.

Arrange the potato chunks on the air fryer basket in a single layer and cook the potato cubes for 12 minutes at 400°F (200°C).

Quick note: Please take into consideration that the cooking time may differ from one air fryer model to another because the heating power, the air fryer basket shape, and size may be different. Another factor for a different cooking time may be the type of sweet potato that you used and how thin did you cut them. The timing of 12 minutes is for the Cosori Air Fryer 5.8QT and for the potato chunks that were cut 1″ in size. Because of that, in the lasts minutes of cooking, check how well are cooked the sweet potatoes and adjust the timing if is needed.

If you use a smaller air fryer or you need to make a larger portion of sweet potatoes, then consider cooking them in a few batches to ensure hot air circulation between the sweet potato cubes. This will allow the potatoes to cook evenly on all sides.

If you cook these sweet potatoes in a smaller air fryer, the cooking time will be shorter for a few minutes.

Top view of sweet potato chunks in the air fryer basket.

If you want the potato chunks to be even crispier, you can cook them for a few extra minutes.

In the end, you can add over the sweet potato cubes chopped parsley or other aromatic herbs that you decided to use.

A plate with sweet potato bites with garlic and parsley.

♻️ Make Ahead, Storage, and Reheating:

Can I Prepare the Sweet Potato Ahead?

I do not recommend cooking the sweet potatoes ahead because they will soften and the taste will not be as good as right after you will cook them. As this is a simple recipe, consider cooking the potato chunks right when you will plan to serve them.

How Long Does the Potato Last in the Fridge?

You can keep them for up to 2-3 days in the fridge.

Can You Freeze the Potato Chunks?

Yes, you can, but if you want to get the best taste from your sweet potatoes, I recommend serving them freshly cooked.

How to Reheat the Potato Cubes?

You can reheat them back in the air fryer for about 3-5 minutes. Make sure not to reheat them too much because you risk drying them.

🤔Answering Your Questions:

Which Sweet Potatoes to Use for Roasting?

As you may know, there are a lot of variations for sweet potatoes. Pick the one that will be easier for you to find in the stores. Usually, the most common types of sweet potatoes that you will find are Garnet or Jewel sweet potatoes.

How to Cut the Sweet Potatoes?

The most important rule is to cut the sweet potatoes into similar in size chunks. This will allow you to cook all of the cubes evenly. If you prefer them crispier, you can cut them into chunks of ½ of an inch. As I wanted them a little bit softer in the center, I cut mine into chunks of about 1″ in size. Also, you can cut them into sweet potato wedges or even sweet potato fries. There isn’t a rule on how to do it properly. Pick the variant that will fit you the best. Keep in mind that as thicker you will cut them, the lower the cooking time will be.

How Much Time to Roast the Sweet Potato Chunks?

It all depends on how thick you cut the potato cubes, the power, and the size of your air fryer. I cooked mines in the Cosori Air Fryer 5.8QT. For the sweet potato chunks of about 1″ thick, it was needed about 12 minutes to cook them evenly. If you have a smaller air fryer the cooking time will be less. Because of that, keep an eye on your air fryer basket and adjust the timing if is needed.

How to Make the Sweet Potato Chunks Crispier?

In the beginning, sprinkle a few more splashes of olive oil to avoid drying the potatoes and cook them for a few extra minutes.

How to Cook the Potato Chunks Evenly?

The most important thing is to cut all the chunks of the same size and not to overcrowd the air fryer basket. If you need to prepare a bigger serving and it doesn’t fit into the air fryer basket at once in a single layer, consider cooking them in a few batches. Also, at half of the time of cooking, remove the air fryer basket, shake it, and put it back to cook the potatoes on another side.

How to Cook the Sweet Potato for Kids?

When you’re planning to cook the sweet potato for your kids, consider cutting the potatoes into smaller cubes to be bite-sized chunks for them. So they can eat one by one. As you will cut the sweet potatoes smaller, also the cooking time will reduce. It will take you about 7-10 minutes. The timing depends on your air fryer size and how small you cut the potatoes.

How to Make the Sweet Potato Chunks in the Oven?

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and cook them for about 25-30 minutes.

Do I Need to Peel the Sweet Potatoes?

For the best results, YES! If you are limited on time, you can cook the sweet potatoes with skins. In case if you want to leave the skin on sweet potatoes, don’t preheat the air fryer.

📋 Recipe Card:

Close view of the sweet potato chunks with garlic and parsley.

Air Fryer Sweet Potato Chunks

Victoria
Simple and delicious sweet potatoes that you can make quicker than roasting them in the oven. You will need only 17 minutes of your time and a few simple ingredients for the seasoning.
5 from 20 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 12 mins
Total Time 17 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2 people
Calories 245 kcal

Equipment

Cosori Air Fryer 5.8QT
Cosori Air Fryer 5.8QT
Chef Knife
Chef Knife
White Plastic Cutting Board.
Cutting Board

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Sweet Potatoes
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • ½ teaspoon Oregano
  • 2 teaspoons Ghee Butter
  • 1 pinch Parsley Chopped
  • ⅛ teaspoon Chili Pepper Flakes

Instructions

  • Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes of equal sizes.
    1 lb Sweet Potatoes
  • In a bowl, put the potatoes, crushed garlic, ghee butter and spices that you decided to use. Mix everything well.
    1 lb Sweet Potatoes, ¼ teaspoon Salt, 2 Cloves Garlic, ½ teaspoon Oregano, 2 teaspoons Ghee Butter, ⅛ teaspoon Chili Pepper Flakes
  • Put everything in the air fryer basket in one layer and cook them for 12 minutes at 400°F (200°C).
  • In the end, over the potato chunks, sprinkle chopped parsley or other aromatic herbs that you decided to use.
    1 pinch Parsley

Quick Note

I highly recommend reading the entire recipe to find more tips and notes about this recipe. Read Full Recipe ⇑

Notes

  • For the best results, don’t overcrowd the air fryer basket. Leave some space between the sweet potato chunks.
  • Experiment with the seasonings for the potato cubes. Make them your own by using your favorite spices.
  • If you prefer them crispier, cook them for a few extra minutes.

Nutrition Estimates

Sodium: 416mgCalcium: 82mgVitamin C: 6mgVitamin A: 32184IUSugar: 10gFiber: 7gPotassium: 783mgCholesterol: 13mgCalories: 245kcalSaturated Fat: 3gFat: 5gProtein: 4gCarbohydrates: 47gIron: 2mg
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About Victoria

With over 15 years of experience as a home cook, I passionately share my insights on my blog. My mission is to inspire others through my healthy and delicious recipes, that are perfect for any occasion.

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  1. Lisa

    Oct 09, 21 at 2:05 AM

    5 stars
    I made it twice this week now. They turned soo good! Easy, fast, & delicious!

    Reply
  2. Jack

    Oct 25, 21 at 10:55 AM

    5 stars
    Incredible! Made it with my 13 yr old nephew who is starting to enjoy cooking. He adores these potatoes!

    Reply
  3. Vanessa

    Oct 29, 21 at 2:54 PM

    5 stars
    I made these tonight and they turned out fantastic! I highly recommend

    Reply
  4. Barry

    Dec 26, 21 at 4:53 AM

    5 stars
    this was awesome . I wish I could upload my photo of this dish.

    Reply
  5. Olga

    Jan 09, 22 at 7:49 PM

    5 stars
    Oh wow…thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe. I made them for dinner tonight.

    Reply
  6. Shannon

    Jan 12, 22 at 11:37 PM

    5 stars
    Delicious, thank you!

    Reply
  7. Joanna

    Jan 13, 22 at 1:27 AM

    5 stars
    made this recipe for the gang and it was delicious! Thanks for posting it.

    Reply
  8. Alexia

    Jan 13, 22 at 1:12 PM

    5 stars
    Cooked as the recipe. Really good. It was my trial run after getting an air fryer

    Reply
  9. Julia

    Jan 13, 22 at 8:59 PM

    5 stars
    I LOVE this recipe. So easy and so delicious.

    Reply
  10. Michael

    Apr 16, 22 at 10:58 PM

    5 stars
    Making sweet potatoes in the air fryer was a revelation! The potatoes came out perfectly cooked, with a crispy skin and a soft, melt-in-your-mouth interior. It was amazing how the air fryer intensified their natural sweetness.

    Reply
  11. Sarah

    May 26, 23 at 1:19 AM

    5 stars
    I tried making sweet potatoes in the air fryer, and they turned out absolutely divine! The air fryer gave them a wonderful crispy exterior while keeping the inside tender and fluffy.

    Reply

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