Easy Sweet Potato Chunks Roasted in Air Fryer

Last updated on December 7th, 2021 at 12:45 pm

Roasted sweet potato chunks that are crispy on the exterior, tender in the interior and you can make them much quicker than roasting them in the oven. The 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.

Because sweet potatoes are so nutritious, and they contain a lot of fibers, potassium, vitamins, and beta-carotene, it’s a good idea to try to replace regular potatoes with sweet potatoes. At least to start consuming them more.

Also, I’m making this recipe when I need to prepare something for kids. I’m cutting them a little bit thinner than usual and the kids are enjoying the sweet potatoes as finger food.

🥰 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 the 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 snacks or side dish.

If you love these sweet potato chunks, and you’re looking and 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 loose their crispy texture and the potatoes will become soft.

🥘 Ingredients and Substitutes

• 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, paprika or to omit them all together if you don’t like spicy food or if you cook the 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, you will get a creamier texture. But of course, if you don’t have ghee butter, you can substitute it with regular melted butter or to 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.

👩‍🍳 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.

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.

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.

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