Air Fryer Sweet Potato Wedges Recipe

Homemade air fryer sweet potato wedges are easy and a healthy side dish for dinner. Crispy with a tender inside are great. You may have tried air fryer sweet potatoes whole, but in thick slices they are crispy and delicious.

Air fryer potato wedges sweet potato style are the best. I mean you may have tried these with russets, which is good, but these bring to life a whole new flavor profile. My kids go crazy for them and they’re easier to make than you might think. Just one of many easy air fryer recipes we made recently. (affiliate links present)

Sweet Potato Wedges Recipe

Cooked whole, these are great sliced with cinnamon and sugar with butter in the center. You can make these sweeter with this same mixture instead of salt and pepper if you wanted. This time we want more crispy so we are going to slice it into french fry like sizes.

Not quite as crispy as really thin like our sweet potato chips air fryer but somewhere in between I guess. You could call these steak fries or wedges, whatever…same thing. You used to have the option at restaurants more often but seems like nowadays they just give you the skinny type. Whatever, we will just make it ourselves now I guess. 😉

The biggest tip when making ninja foodi French fries is to make sure they are dried off after cut. If you were using russets many people like to soak them in water first. That is because they are so much higher in starch, that isn’t necessary with these. There will be moisture once cut though and you want to absorb that.

Ingredient Notes

• 1 large sweet potatoes peeled, sliced into wedges that are all the same size is the most important part of this so the inside is tender and crispy on outside at the same time.
• Oregano and thyme are nice additions for seasonings. Freshly diced is the best but feel free to use dry if that is all you have.
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder or onion powder works to add flavor and a savory element to this side dish or snack after school.
• Salt and pepper are just the basic seasonings you can adjust at the end to taste is what I prefer to do.
• 2 tsp olive oil or avocado oil is a good alternative if you prefer another.
• To make spicy use; a sprinkle of red pepper flakes or jalapeno powder is a great one with a bigger kick to it.

Beyond that the toppings and dipping sauces are endless. You can sprinkle on some parmesan when done, ketchup is a given but fry sauce is probably our favorite. For a sweeter version when done spray with oil and toss with cinnamon and sugar instead.

How to Air Fry Sweet Potato Wedges Frozen

Reason for that is that you want the olive oil to stick nicely. Then your seasonings will stick to that and the oil will also make the outsides crisp. For extra crispy, just like with our frozen sweet potato fries air fryer, you should have an oil spray on hand to use for the last few minutes to really enhance the crunch.

In the past we always made sweet potato cubes oven in the oven on a baking sheet. Those work well too but take a lot longer than in an air fryer basket. Cook time difference is basically cut in half when you with wedges.

ou can do the same thing with any other variety of taters. Remember that the timing will vary. Thinner and smaller pieces will take less time and get way crispier. Thicker and larger will take longer for the insides to get as tender as you want and need. You do not want to eat undercooked potatoes ever. Typically I will make these first and serve with Frozen Chicken Tenders in Air Fryer.

Tips

Two things other than soaking them beforehand are most important for this aspect. I don’t always submerge in water beforehand but if these other steps are skipped you’ll get a soft soggy outside that isn’t particularly appetizing.

#1 – Always lay cut pieces on a few paper towels, soaked or not, and press down removing as much moisture on the outside as possible.

#2 – Coat the outsides nicely with olive oil, then your seasoning. Air fry or bake until the insides are fork tender. The skin should be somewhat firm but you will want an additional spray of oil before the last 3 minutes or so to get it really crisp and crunchy. You could add more seasonings at this time too.

How do you make leftover potato wedges crispy again?

Use this same machine, again. You’d have to save them in the fridge after cooling off if you do have some left over. They will get soggy overnight so preheat your Foodi or Cosori to 400 and then pour yours in. Spray tops with oil and heat for about 4 minutes shaking it halfway thru until as crisp as you’d like.

We do the same thing if we have leftover Instant Pot sweet potatoes but since those are whole the timing is longer. Works great though to enjoy the next day stuffed with all the goodness. Typically I will slice in half lengthwise so the middle heats thru evenly and 6 minutes or so will do the trick in most cases.

You can add your fillings with those too and get the top shredded cheese melted so it’s all done in one basket and ready to enjoy.

Why are my sweet potato wedges not crispy?

Using hot air like we did here is a great way but if they aren’t as crunchy as you’d like them to be it is likely because you didn’t absorb all the moisture off the outsides when you sliced initially. Any water will prevent them from crisping. To get extra crispy you can spray with olive oil for an extra minute at the end too.