Air fryer frozen sweet potato fries are super crispy and the perfect easy side dish or appetizer! Quick, easy and so much healthier than deep fried sweet potato fries. If you love easy air fryer recipes, be sure to check out my Air Fryer Frozen French Fries, Air Fryer Potato Skins, Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Tenders and Frozen Mozzarella Sticks in the Air Fryer!
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If you need to cook frozen sweet potato fries in the air fryer, you are in the right place! The air fryer makes these sweet potato fries super crunchy, healthy and quick! They are the perfect side to my delicious and flavorful Wagyu Burger!
I am convinced that frozen sweet potato fries in air fryer is the absolute easiest cooking method! No need for the oven or a messy deep fryer with incessant oil.
You will also love my Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings, the easiest way to make crispy crunchy wings! For other easy snacks or appetizers, also check out my easy Air Fryer Tater Tots and Air Fryer Pizza Rolls! Perfect for Super Bowl, game days or any fun event.
An air fryer is similar to convection oven. It allows air to circulate while cooking which produces the absolute crispiest sweet potato fries you have ever tasted!
Why this air fryer recipe is the best
- Cooking in an air fryer is so much healthier than deep frying.
- Air fryer frozen sweet potato fries are super crispy and crunchy, with easy clean up!
- Frozen sweet potato fries in the air fryer cook up FAST! I love dipping these sweet potato fries in a side of my favorite sweet, spicy and creamy Bang Bang Sauce!
Ingredients for this recipe
- Frozen Sweet Potato Fries: You can use any brand of regular cut frozen french fries that can be found in the grocery store freezer aisle. If you cook a different variations of frozen sweet potato fries such as sweet potato waffle fries, shoe string fries, steak fries, waffle fries or curly fries, you may need to adjust your cooking time based into he thickness of the fries.
- Cooking Spray: Cooking spray is optional. However, cooking spray helps sticking if you are cooking a larger batch.
- Salt: Optional. See recipe notes for optional seasoning ideas. You can also sprinkle with some Rosemary Salt to make things exciting!
How to cook frozen sweet potato fries in an air fryer
- Preheat air fryer to 360°
- Optional: Lightly spray frozen sweet potato fries with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt or other seasonings of choice. Cooking spray and salt/seasonings are optional. However, cooking spray helps the fries from sticking to each other if you are cooking a larger batch.
- Place sweet potato fries in fryer basket. Do not overfill basket.
- Cook for approximately 10 minutes.
- Mix your sweet potato fries and cook for an additional 5-8 minutes.
- Depending on your air fryer, the size of your fryer basket and amount of sweet potato fries in the basket, you can shake the basket and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until you reach your desired level of crispness as needed.
Sweet potato fry dipping sauce
You cannot go wrong with the standard favorites: ketchup, mustard, barbeque sauce or honey mustard. However, if you want to be extra exciting, check out some of my favorite dipping sauces:
- Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wing Sauce (which is really great for dipping everything from chicken wings, to pizza, to tater tots!).
- Bang Bang Sauce: a sweet and spicy mayonnaise based dipping sauce.
- Chili Crisp: a delicious Asian sauce packed with spicy umami flavor!
- Eel Sauce: the perfect combination of sweet, salty and umami.
FAQ and expert tips
You can season frozen fries with salt and your favorite additional seasoning a such as garlic powder, onion powder, creole seasoning or Italian seasoning.
You can make frozen fries taste better by cooking then in the air fryer to a super crispy texture. Adding your favorite seasonings or dipping sauce makes then even more delicious.
You should preheat your air fryer for even and consistent cooking. However, some recipes may not require that you preheat the air fryer.
Frozen sweet potato fries in the air fryer are a great healthy option. The air fryer requires no oil unlike a deep fryer.
Some great frozen sweet potato fries are Alexia sweet potato fries, Ore Ida Sweet potato fries or Whole Foods 360 sweet potato fries.
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Frozen Sweet Potato Fries in Air Fryer
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- 16 oz Frozen sweet potato fries
- Cooking spray Optional
- Salt or seasonings of choice Optional
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 360°
- Optional: Lightly spray frozen sweet potato fries with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt or other seasonings of choice. Cooking spray and salt/seasonings are optional. However, cooking spray helps the fries from sticking to each other if you are cooking a larger batch.
- Place sweet potato fries in fryer basket. Do not overfill basket.
- Cook for approximately 10 minutes.
- Mix your sweet potato fries and cook for an additional 5-8 minutes.
- Depending on your air fryer, the size of your fryer basket and amount of sweet potato fries in the basket, you can shake the basket and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until you reach your desired level of crispness as needed.
Notes
- Salt
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Italian seasoning
- Cayenne
- Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wing Sauce (which is really great for dipping everything from chicken wings, to pizza, to tater tots!).
- Bang Bang Sauce: a sweet and spicy mayonnaise based dipping sauce.
- Chili Crisp: a delicious Asian sauce packed with spicy umami flavor!
- Eel Sauce: the perfect combination of sweet, salty and umami.
Susan
Finally, crispy fries made at home. I’ll never go back to oven heating!I don’t even mind cleaning the air fryer.
Pat
I used alexia fries and your recipe this evening – perfect!
Steve
Easy and accurate air fryer recipe. Thank you!
Nancy
I made these frozen sweet potato fries in my air fryer and they came out perfectly crunchy. Solid recipe.