Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes (Caribbean Style)

Learn how to bake Caribbean sweet potatoes in your air fryer in a fraction of the time that it would using your oven. These potatoes are soft on the inside and crispy on the outside and baked to perfection.

📝 Ingredients

• 3 medium sweet potatoes
• 1 tbsp olive oil ((14g))
• 1/2 tsp pink salt ((3g))
• 1/2 tsp black pepper ((1g))
• a knob of vegan butter for the topping

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Thoroughly wash and blot the sweet potatoes dry.
2. 2Prick each of the sweet potatoes all over with a fork.
3. 3Rub each of the sweet potatoes with the olive oil (you can do this by hand or using a pastry brush).
4. 4Sprinkle with the pink salt and black pepper.Place the sweet potato in the air fryer basket (use a liner if necessary).
5. 5Select 375F/190C for 40 minutes (keep in mind medium-large sweet potatoes will take longer).
6. 6After the given time, check the readiness of the sweet potatoes, you can use a fork and it should pierce with no resistance (the flesh should squash with ease) or use a thermometer and insert in the centre (internal temperature should be 210F/98C).
7. 7Use tongs to carefully remove the sweet potatoes from the basket.
8. 8Use a knife to slice lengthways down to the centre of the sweet potato and allow the steam to escape.
9. 9Fluff the flesh up with a fork (optional) and add a knob of vegan butter or your preferred topping.