Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes are an easy to make delicious and nutritious snack or side. They cook quickly and can be enjoyed on their own or paired with your favorite sandwich or burger.
Suitable for vegan, gluten free, keto, whole30 and paleo diets diets. Post includes Weight Watchers points.
If you’re looking for a great way to sneak some extra veggies into your diet, homemade sweet potato chips are the way to go. It’s easy to eat your vegetables when they are disguised as salty snack foods!
Sweet potatoes are delicious, nutritious, and are considered a superfood, thanks to being rich in beta carotene and a great source of vitamins and minerals. And air frying sweet potatoes is healthier than deep-frying, plus it’s super easy, quick, and totally tasty too.
Fiber-rich air fryer sweet potato chips are crispy and salty. They are perfect for snacking or enjoying as a side for sandwiches and burgers. Kids and adults will love this salty snack.
Why Make This Recipe
- Healthy – Sweet potatoes are full of good-for-you nutrients.
- Easy – Just slice and fry for an easy snack or side dish.
- Fun – Sweet potato chips are a fun and colorful twist on traditional potato chips.
Ingredient Notes
- Sweet Potatoes – Look for potatoes that are thinner so you can fit more chips into your air fryer.
- Oil – Use your favorite flavorless oil.
- Salt – Coarse sea salt is preferred.
How To Make Sweet Potato Chips in Air Fryer
Get full ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below.
- Preheat the Air Fryer to 350F / 180C.
- Thinly slice sweet potato using a mandolin and let the pieces dry for 5 minutes.
- Spritz the slices with oil and place in a single layer inside the Air Fryer basket.
- Cook for 5-7 minutes until the chips are crispy.
- Repeat until all the chips are cooked.
- Sprinkle with salt and then serve.
Air fryer temperatures will vary depending on the type and model, so use the cook time as a guide only and adjust as needed.
Make These In The Oven
Get full ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below.
- Preheat the oven to 300F / 150C / gas 2 and line some baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Add sweet potato chips into a bowl, and toss with oil and salt.
- Lay chips in single layer on the baking tray and bake for 20 – 25 minutes until nice and crisp around the edges.
- Remove from the oven and let cool, sprinkle with salt before serving or storing.
- Repeat until all the chips are cooked.
Tips For Success
Some tips for making sweet potato chips air fryer really awesome.
- Sweet potato chips turn from being ready to burnt very fast. Start checking them a few minutes before they are meant to be done so you catch them before they burn.
- These continue to crisp up as they cool down.
- Use a mandolin to get slices of the same thickness for more even cooking.
- For many chips, you will need to cook in batches.
- Don’t saturate with oil. A light spritz of oil is all you need.
- Sprinkle the chips with salt while they are still hot.
- Cooking time will depend on the thickness of your chips.
- For the oven version, if you find that a few of your chips are uncooked, then pop just those undercooked ones back and bake for a few more minutes.
Variations
- Season Well – Keep it simple by sprinkling with sea salt or add lots of flavor by sprinkling with garlic powder, paprika, or pepper. You can even experiment with seasoning blends like taco seasoning, Italian seasoning and more.
- Make Them Spicy – Looking for a little spice? Season with a bit of cayenne pepper for a bit of heat.
- Dip Them – Sweet potato chips are just as good for dipping as regular chips. Serve them with your favorite store-bought or homemade dip.
Budget-Friendly Tips
- Buy in Bulk – Sweet potatoes can be stored for a long time so look for larger bags which are often sold at a lower per-pound price.
- Grow Your Own – Sweet potatoes are easy to grow, even in a large pot.
Storage
- Prep Ahead – Slice the potatoes and let them air dry for at least 5 minutes before cooking.
- Store – These sweet potato chips will be the tastiest on the day you make them. Leftovers can be stored in an air-tight container.
FAQs
I like to peel my sweet potatoes, but you don’t have to. Sweet potato skins are perfectly safe to eat, both raw and cooked. If you prefer, leave the skins on but be sure to thoroughly wash the potatoes before slicing and cooking.
While not required, soaking potatoes in ice water before frying removes excess starch and helps you get super crispy fried potatoes.
If you wish to perform this optional step, slice the potatoes and soak them in a bowl of ice water for 20-30 minutes. Drain and dry well with a towel before proceeding with the recipe.
Weight Watchers Points
There are 2 Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving of this.
Tools To Make This
- An awesome Air Fryer.
- A mandoline or sharp knife.
- A spray bottle.
- Best ever sea salt flakes.
Get The Sweet Potato Chips Air Fryer Recipe:
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Chips
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato thinly sliced
- 1 spritz oil
- 1 pinch salt to season cooked chips
Instructions
- Preheat Air Fryer to 350F / 180C.
- Peel and wash sweet potato. Using a mandolin, slice the sweet potato thinly and allow the pieces to dry for 5 minutes.
- Spritz the slices with oil and place in a single layer inside the air fryer basket.
- Cook 5-7 minutes, until the chips are nice and crispy. Working in batches, repeat the process until all of the remaining slices are cooked.
- Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and serve.
Notes
- Use a mandolin to get slices of the same thickness for more even cooking.
- For many chips, you will need to cook in batches.
- Don’t saturate with oil. A light spritz of oil is all you need.
- Sprinkle the chips with salt while they are still hot.
- Cooking time will depend on the thickness of your chips.
- Buy in Bulk – Sweet potatoes can be stored for a long time so look for larger bags which are often sold at a lower per-pound price.
- Grow Your Own – Sweet potatoes are easy to grow, even in a large pot.
- Store – These sweet potato chips will be the tastiest on the day you make them. Leftovers can be stored in an air-tight container.
- There are 2 WW Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving.
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