Sweet Potato cubes made in the air fryer are so delicious. Crisp on the outside, tender on the inside. They are the perfect morsels to add to a salad or burrito or quinoa bowl. They are highly nutritious and do great things for your gut.
For a quicker recipe using frozen sweet potato fries check out our Frozen Sweet Potato Fries in the Air Fryer. Or try another vegetable like our air fryer green beans, Air fryer Butternut Squash. Or try Air Fryer Texas Toast.
We love to use these delicious little sweet potato chunks in our Sweet Potato Black Bean Tacos and Black Bean Sweet Potato Quinoa Bowl
Try these with some pumpkin snickerdoodles or pumpkin chocolate swirl bread for a fun fall dessert!
Basically what I'm saying is: you need these crispy on the outside, tender in the middle little pieces of heaven. You can also use this recipe for the frozen sweet potato chunks found at stores.. All you'll do is just cook them a little longer, shaking the basket every 4-5 minutes until crisped to perfection.
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Ingredients
Below is a list of ingredients needed for this recipe. Follow our tips on each ingredient for best results.
- Sweet Potatoes- Use fresh sweet potatoes for best results.
- Avocado oil or similar - I found while testing recipes in my air fryer that olive oil tends to leave a build up. It's smoke point is also 350° F, so be careful when using it not to cook at a higher temperature than that.
- Salt, pepper and cumin - I tested this recipe over and over to get the perfect blend of seasonings for the best flavor.
How to Make Sweet Potato Cubes in the Air Fryer
Preheat air fryer to 450°F. Peel roughly one pound of sweet potatoes. If you're off by an ounce or 2, it's fine! If the potatoes are giant, this will be about 1 potato, if they're small it could be as many as 3-4. Medium, about 2. You get the idea. Cut the sweet potato(s) into ½" cubes and place in a medium/ small bowl. Add the oil and toss or mix with a spatula to evenly coat the sweet potatoes. You don't need a lot of oil to make these, but you do need some or the outsides will burn. If you like the outsides extra crispy and bubbly- double the oil amount. Add the spices, and give them another toss or mix with a spatula to evenly coat. Place in the air fryer. Cook about 10 minutes total, shaking the basket around minute 5-6. Not all air fryers are created equal, (we have the NINJA XL that is also a grill) so check again at 8 minutes. The outside of the potatoes will turn dark and a little bubbly in places when they're done.
Variations
We love switching things up when we're in the kitchen. Try any of these variations for something a little different.
- Spicy - Add 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes to the other spices for a delicious and spicy fun!
- Curry - Omit the other spices and substitute for curry powder for some yummy curry sweet potatoes.
- Fajita - substitute fajita seasoning for the other spices for another delicious flavor.
How to Store Sweet Potato Cubes
These store great in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days. I enjoy them cold. To serve hot, place in a preheated air fryer (again to 450*) for 2-3 minutes.
For more air fryer recipes and tips be sure to check out our How To Use an Air Fryer guide.
Top Tips
If using frozen sweet potato cubes, use them frozen and make the same as directed, just cook an additional 2-5 minutes.
For sweet potato lengths, simply cut into strips no bigger than ½" wide, and cook with the same method, but planning on a slightly longer cook time.
Feel free to omit the cumin, half the salt and add 1 teaspoon cinnamon/ sugar mixture for a fun variation.
Recipe
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes
Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet potatoes could be anywhere from 1 giant one to 2 medium-ish to 3-4 small
- 2 teaspoons olive or avocado oil
- ½ teaspoon salt- I used Pink Himalayan
- ⅛-1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin or 2 teaspoons for a full punch of great flavor
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 450*F.
- Peel then cut the sweet potato(s) into ½" cubes and place in a medium/ small bowl.
- Add the oil and toss or mix with a spatula to evenly coat the sweet potatoes. You don't need a lot of oil to make these, but you do need some or the outsides will burn. If you like the outsides extra crispy and bubbly- double the oil amount.
- Add the spices, and give them another toss or mix with a spatula to evenly coat.
- Place in the air fryer.
- Cook about 10 minutes total, shaking the basket around minute 5-6. Not all air fryers are created equal, (we have the NINJA XL that is also a grill) so check at 8 minutes. The outside of the potatoes will turn dark and a little bubbly in places when they're done.
- Enjoy!
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JCWine says
These are really really good. The cumin was unexpectedly good with the sweet potatoes. My wife loved them. Will definitely make again.
Nicole says
Our family absolutely loves these! We love these little sweet potato cubes made in the air fryer. We also use the Ninja air fryer. I just love them on my hungry girl salads. Thanks for a great recipe!