Name: Sweet potato fries in the air fryer (crispy without frying)
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 600 g sweet potatoes (yams); 15 ml oil (rapeseed or olive); 12 g corn or potato starch; 5 g soli; 2 g smoked paprika or sweet paprika (optional); 1 g garlic powder (optional); 1 g pepper (optional)

Sweet potato fries in the air fryer (crispy without frying)

Sweet potato fries in the air fryer are great, but they have one “trick”: sweet potatoes are sweeter and have a different texture than regular potatoes, so without a little trick they often turn out soft rather than crispy. That trick is starch (corn or potato) and the right method: dry the fries well, lightly coat in starch, then add a bit of oil and bake in a single layer. If you follow that, you’ll get sweet potatoes crispy on the outside, soft inside, with a lovely bistro-style flavor – without frying and without greasy kitchen smells.

⏱ 35 min● easy♨ 2 servings

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Instructions

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1Step 1Peel the sweet potatoes (or leave the skin on if it’s nice and clean) and cut them into fries of equal thickness. About 1 cm is ideal – if they’re thinner they’ll dry out quickly, if they’re thicker they’ll be soft inside for a long time and won’t crisp up on the outside.
2Step 2Put the cut sweet potatoes in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes, then drain them. Sweet potatoes don’t have as much starch as regular potatoes, but a short soak helps wash off surface sugar and makes them easier to work with.
3Step 3Now the most important step: dry the sweet potatoes thoroughly. Dump them onto a towel/paper towels and really “pat” them dry. When they’re wet, the starch clumps and the crispiness is lost.
4Step 4Put the dry fries back into the bowl and first dust them with starch. Toss so that each fry gets a thin white film. It shouldn’t be a thick coating – just a light layer. Only then add the oil and toss again so the oil combines with the starch and forms a “crust” on the surface.
5Step 5Preheat the airfryer to 200 °C (if possible). Put the sweet potato fries in the basket in a single layer – feel free to cook in two batches, because an overcrowded basket = soggy fries. Cook 12–15 minutes at 200 °C. Every 5 minutes pull out the basket and shake it well so the fries turn and brown evenly.
6Step 6Watch the fries toward the end of cooking – sweet potatoes darken faster than regular potatoes because of their sugar. Once they’re golden to slightly brown at the edges and feel “firmer” to the touch, they’re done.
7Step 7After baking, pour the fries into a bowl and let them rest for 1–2 minutes uncovered. Only then salt them. If you salt them right in the basket, the salt will pull out moisture and the fries will become unnecessarily soft.
8Step 8Serve immediately – sweet potato fries are crispiest fresh. They go great with a yogurt dip, garlic dip, or even a simple tartar sauce.

Kitchen tip

Sweet potatoes get crisp mainly thanks to starch and having space in the basket. For maximum crispiness, bake in two batches and preheat the basket again between batches. And add salt only at the very end—this is the most common reason sweet potato fries go limp right after cooking.

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Variants and alternatives

Spicy sweet potato fries: add a pinch of chili and smoked paprika—the sweet-and-spicy combo is excellent. Cinnamon version (sweet): skip garlic and pepper, sprinkle with cinnamon and a little powdered sugar after baking. It’s more of a dessert/snack. Parmesan: after baking, lightly sprinkle with Parmesan and return to the hot airfryer for 1 minute—the cheese will stick and tastes great. Oil-free: it’s possible but less crispy. Even a few drops of oil make a big difference for that “bistro” effect.

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Nutritional values

Energie~260 kcalProteins~4 gSacharidy~45 gTuky~7 g

Sweet potato fries in the air fryer (crispy without frying)

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