This post may contain affiliate links. Whether you’re looking for a delicious and easy side dish, or are air fryer baked potato to mash them, sweet potatoes are a great and nutritious choice!

Baking them in the air fryer means you can use LESS oil, and you end up with amazingly light and fluffy sweet potatoes with the perfect crispy skin! Looking for more side dish options? Perfectly baked sweet potatoes, every time! Crispy on the outside and oh so fluffy on the inside, and with a quick 5 minute prep too! Perfect side dish for dinner or a holiday event.

Aren’t sweet potatoes just the best? I love a great baked sweet potato, all slathered with some butter, cinnamon and sugar. They’re perfect alongside a great steak, or even stuffed. Side note, have you checked out these Chorizo Enchilada stuffed sweet potatoes? They are a fabulous light dinner or lunch option! Roasting them in the oven works well, but it tends to heat up the kitchen, and for whatever reason, I can’t get the skins as crispy as I’d like. The air fryer solves both of those problems, and is healthier, since you use hardly any oil!

They’re grown in dirt, so they’ll need a good cleaning. Rounder and bulbous sweet potatoes will cook unevenly, which is why I prefer the skinnier ones. VARIATIONS OF BAKED SWEET POTATOES There’s not too many ways to bake a sweet potato, but I’ll share a couple. The oven method is very easy and doesn’t really take any longer to bake.

STORING LEFTOVER SWEET POTATOES Transfer leftovers to an airtight container or wrap tightly with foil and transfer to the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days, or freeze for up to 3 months. TON of air fryers out there, but this is the model I have in my kitchen. BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN TO CHECK OUT OTHER READERS’ COMMENTS! AND DON’T FORGET, IF YOU’VE MADE THIS RECIPE, LEAVE A COMMENT AND PLEASE GIVE IT A STAR RATING! Drizzle olive oil over clean sweet potatoes and rub into potatoes with your hands to coat. Place sweet potatoes on air fryer rack or basket, making sure to leave some space between them and not stacking them. Want to save this recipe for later?