Homemade Spicy Sweet Potato Fries are easy to cook in the air fryer. Made with fresh sweet potatoes, olive oil, and a blend of spices. Sprinkled with a little salt at the end, these slightly spicy fries are a tasty addition to backyard burgers and steaks.
This easy recipe for homemade sweet potato fries will save you money and cooks in 10 minutes! Frozen sweet potato fries are convenient, but are definitely more expensive.
Not a fan of spicy food but want seasoned sweet potato fries? No problem. Toss them with Lawry's seasoned salt and you've got yourself a 3 ingredient air fryer recipe!
Hands down, this is one of my favorite air fryer sweet potato recipes. You can also make it with one of my shortcuts.
Shortcuts
- For a shortcut, you can buy frozen sweet potato fries and sprinkle the spice mixture on them before air frying. Make a little extra spice mixture to sprinkle with the salt after frying for good measure.
- Instead of combining individual spices, you can purchase a spice blend. A spice blend with cinnamon in it can be a garam masala or shawarma. Spicy blends without cinnamon will be a Creole or Cajun blend.
Ingredients
You can change up the ingredients in the sweet potato fry seasoning to suit your taste buds. Leave out the cinnamon for a more Cajun-like seasoning.
- 2 sweet potatoes
- Olive oil
- Garlic powder
- Paprika
- Cayenne (ground red pepper)
- Cinnamon (optional. Adds an Indian spice flavor)
- Salt
To make sure these are CRISPY air fryer sweet potato fries, don't skip the oil. Although the air fryer is a good option to deep frying, it still requires a small amount of oil to get food crispy.
How to cook sweet potato in the air fryer
You can cut fresh sweet potatoes into thin strips for fries or even cube them for a healthy side side dish. They will cook in about the same amount of time.
For air fryer spicy sweet potato wedges, just cut the potato halves into wedges and follow the directions below, adding 2 or 3 minutes extra.
- Peel the sweet potatoes. My favorite peeler for sweet potatoes is this Oxo Y peeler.
- Cut each potato in 4 pieces lengthwise. Stack two of the slices, then cut those into strips. Repeat with the other slices.
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- Toss the sweet potato strips in the olive oil, then sprinkle with the spices.
- Air fry according to printable recipe below. Sprinkle with salt.
Can I bake these spicy sweet potato fries?
If you don't have an air fryer but still want to make these fries without deep frying them, bake them at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, turn them over with tongs, then bake another 5 to 10 minutes or until tender and lightly browned.
Watch the video
Watch my video segment on ABC 33/40's Talk of Alabama on how to make these homemade spicy sweet potato fries.
My favorite sweet potato fries dipping sauce is Comeback Sauce.
Which air fryer should I use?
When it comes to air fryers, there are many brands to choose from but they all cook in less time than the oven and with a fraction of the oil than frying. I use two almost every day. The Ninja 4 quart basket style is the perfect size for my husband and me.
Yes, air fryers can warm up frozen french fries and chicken nuggets but they can do so much more. I love to make Candied Bacon, Meatloaf with Tangy Sauce, and homemade Fried Okra in it!
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Air Fryer Spicy Sweet Potato Fries
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Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes peeled and cut lengthwise into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer according to manufacturers directions to 400°.
- Toss sweet potatoes in a large bowl with olive oil.
- Combine all the spices except salt in a small bowl and sprinkle over the sweet potatoes, tossing to coat.
- Place half of the sweet potatoes in the fryer basket and cook for 6 minutes. Turn or shake, cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until crispy and browned. Remove them from the basket and sprinkle with salt. Repeat procedure with remaining half of potatoes.
- If you have a large air fryer, you may be able to cook the entire batch at one time.
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