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Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes

Air fryer sweet potato cubes are the perfect quick and healthy snack or side dish! Plus, making air fried sweet potato cubes couldn't be easier. Select from a number of delicious spice recommendations and season to your tastes.
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, dinner, lunch, Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 163kcal
Author Aubrey
Cost $1

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 oz sweet potato cubes (cut ½ inch)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or more if desired
  • 1 teaspoon seasonings of choice see notes for seasoning recommendations
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • air fryer safe cooking spray (optional) or butter

Instructions

Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes

  • Lightly spray air fryer basket with cooking spray.
  • Preheat air fryer to 400°F.
  • Cut raw sweet potato into small cubes (approx. ½ inch).
  • In small bowl, mix sweet potato cubes with olive oil and seasonings of choice until thoroughly coated.
  • Place sweet potato cubes in fryer basket and spread evenly. Do not overfill basket. Sweet potato cubes should not overlap.
  • Cook for approximately 8-10 minutes on 400°F (shake basket halfway).
  • Depending on your air fryer, the size of your fryer basket and amount of sweet potato cubes in the basket, you can cook for an additional 1 minutes until you reach your desired level of crispness for your air fryer sweet potato cubes.

Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes with Cinnamon

  • Prior to cooking sweet potatoes in Air Fryer, coat sweet potato cubes with oil, cinnamon and sugar.

Notes

Types of Air Fryers: This recipe works with many different types of air fryers such as the Ninja Foodi air fryer, Gourmia air fryer, Cosori air fryer, Power XL air fryer, Instant Vortex air fryer, Nuwave air fryer and Phillips air fryer.
Air Fried Sweet Potato Cubes Seasoning Ideas:
  • Salt and pepper
  • Onion powder
  • Garlic powder
  • Italian seasoning
  • Lemon pepper seasoning
  • Blackened seasoning
  • Steak seasoning
  • Mesquite seasoning
  • Paprika and smoked paprika
  • Garlic or onion powder
  • Cayenne or crushed red pepper
Sweet Potato Fry Dipping Sauce Ideas: 
  • 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!
  • Spicy Chimichurri: An herbaceous and spicy dipping sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 16oz | Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 358mg | Potassium: 413mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 16130IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg