Crispy Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries

Learn how to make crispy air fryer sweet potato fries in minutes! Seasoned with a few spices and cooked to perfection, these sweet potato fries make the ultimate side dish for all your favorite meals.

Are you a fry lover? Then you need to try my air fryer avocado fries, chipotle sweet potato fries with honey sriracha aioli, or crispy baked garlic parmesan fries. They are all legit!

Why You’ll Love These Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries

Y’all, I can down a huge plate of these fries by myself. I love sweet potato fries, especially when they are as crispy and delicious as these! Here’s why I think you’ll be a big fan too:

• Perfectly crispy. These fries are crisp on the outside, but so tender on the inside. You’ll be hooked by the first bite!
• Sweet and spicy. I like to season my sweet potato fries with smoked paprika for a little kick, and ground cinnamon for a hint of sweetness. It’s an addictive combination!
• Super easy. You just need sweet potatoes, your favorite cooking oil, and a couple of spices to make these fries – that’s it!
• Great for any occasion. You can serve these fries with chicken, pork, steak, seafood, burgers… you name it. It’s such a versatile side dish.

What You’ll Need

These air fried sweet potato fries come together super fast with a handful of ingredients. Round up the following, and let’s get started. (You can find exact amounts and directions in the recipe card below.)

• Sweet potatoes – I like to peel my sweet potatoes to remove the skin. But if you don’t mind it, you can leave it on. Totally up to you.
• Oil – My preference is avocado oil. However, you could also use olive oil, canola oil, or grape seed oil if that’s what you have.
• Spices – I use a combination of salt, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and cinnamon. My surprise ingredient. Don’t knock it till you try it.

How to Make Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries

Never made homemade fries before? No worries. It’s way easier than you think. And, I guarantee that after you try it once, you’ll be making your fries from scratch from here on out!

• Cut the fries. Peel the skin from the sweet potatoes and cut them into 1/4″ to 1/2″ slices. (See the tips section below for more info on how to cut fries.)

• Soak the fries. This is a critical step and one that most recipes repeat. But it’s the game changer. Soak your sweet potato fries for at least 30 minutes or up to 1 hour.
• Pat them dry. After soaking the fries, pat them dry with a paper towel.
• Season the fries. Add your fries to a large bowl, then season them with avocado oil, smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt, and cinnamon. Toss to make sure all of the fries are evenly coated.

• Cook the fries. Set the air fryer to 400°F, and allow it to heat for 2 minutes. Next, spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray and add the seasoned sweet potato fries to the air fryer. Do NOT crowd the basket. You don’t want them to touch. This could mean you’ll be doing multiple batches, but doing so will ensure you have the perfect fry. Bake for 10-12 minutes, shaking the air fryer basket or flipping the fries halfway through.
• Serve! Remove your fries from the air fryer and serve them with your favorite dipping sauce.

Do I Need to Soak the Sweet Potatoes Before Frying?

You don’t have to. But soaking definitely ensures you’ll get crispy fries. Soaking them removes excess starch, rinses off the sugars, and ensures they don’t stick to the bottom of the air fryer.

Can I Make Sweet Potato Fries in the Oven?

Yes, you can absolutely make these fries in the oven. Follow all the same steps, then preheat the oven to 425°F and spread your sweet potato fries on a greased baking sheet. Bake them for 35-40 minutes, or until the fries are browned and crispy, flipping the baking sheet halfway through.

Tips for Success

Here are a few tricks of the trade I’ve learned from cutting and making my own fries. Sweet potatoes can be a little hard to cut at times, but if you use these tips, it will be easy peasy!

• Use a SHARP knife. This is the best way to make clean, precise cuts.
• Peel your sweet potato, and create a stable base for cutting. You can do this by slicing a small piece off of one side of the potato to create a flat surface for you to cut on. Next, turn the sweet potato so the cut side is on the cutting board. This creates a stable way for you to cut and it’s easier to hold the sweet potato, too.
• Slice the sweet potato into 1/4″ to 1/2″ slices lengthwise first. This will leave you with wide and flat slices. Lay those flat on the cutting board. Next, slice your 1/4″ to 1/2″ french fry strips. Try to make them all relatively the same width so that everything cooks evenly in the air fryer!

Serving Suggestions

So many recipes go with air fryer sweet potato fries, that’s one of the best things about them! Here are my top suggestions for what to serve with these crispy fries:

• Burgers – Sweet potato fries pair perfectly with a keto bacon cheeseburger or a paleo chipotle turkey burger with guacamole!
• Chicken – These fries will go with just about any chicken dinner you can dream up, but I highly recommend the only BBQ chicken recipe you’ll ever need, this grilled balsamic caprese chicken, or these baked chicken parmesan bites.
• Steak – Or, throw them on the side of this cast iron cowboy steak with chimichurri!

How to Store and Reheat Extras

If you end up with leftover air fryer sweet potato fries, feel free to save them for another time!

• To store. Let your fries come to room temperature, then store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
• To reheat. You can place them in the oven on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spread them out in a single layer and heat at 350F for about 5 minutes, until they are warmed through. You can also reheat them in the air fryer at 350F for about 2 minutes, or until they are warmed through. Keep an eye on them as they will heat up quickly!

More Sweet Potato Recipes

If you love cooking with sweet potatoes as much as I do, you have to try out these other easy sweet potato recipes!

• Grilled Sweet Potato Salad
• Sweet Potato Black Bean Quinoa Bowl with Crema
• Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel
• Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
• Bacon Sweet Potato Hash with Eggs

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