Sweet Potato Wedges Air Fryer Recipe

Say HELLO to the BEST Sweet Potato Wedges Air Fryer Recipe! We'll show you how to make the perfect wedges that are crispy on the outside, tender inside and just so delicious!

Everyone just LOVES these piri piri sweet potato wedges cooked in the air fryer!

They're a great side dish to burgers, fajitas, chilli con carne or even just a tasty roast chicken and vegetables.

They're super easy to make and when cooked in the air fryer they take much less time than a conventional oven and crisp up even better, using less oil!

So not only are they quick to cook, but sweet potato wedges air fryer style are so much healthier too! We'd call that a win-win!

Equipment Needed

• Chopping board

• Sharp vegetable knife

• Mixing bowl

• Tablespoon

• Teaspoon

• Air fryer - we use a Tefal air fryer (little update - - we've swapped to a Ninja Foodi Max Dual Zone Air Fryer - the 9.5 litre two drawer cooking space is BRILLIANT when you're cooking for a family. And it makes cooking meat, chicken or fish and potatoes at the same time super easy!)

Ingredients For Sweet Potato Wedges Air Fryer Style

You'll only need three ingredients to make our easy air fryer sweet potato wedges!

• 2 large sweet potatoes - scrubbed clean

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 2 teaspoon piri piri seasoning

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How To Make Sweet Potato Wedges In The Air Fryer

You are just going to LOVE how simple this sweet potato airfryer recipe is to make!

Step One - slice the sweet potato into wedges

• Slice the sweet potatoes into wedges, make them fairly thin so that they cook more quickly.

Step Two - season the wedges

• Put the wedges into a mixing bowl and pour over the olive oil. Sprinkle on the seasoning, add salt if using, and toss them together using your hands so that the flavours are well mixed.

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Step Three - cook the sweet potato wedges in air fryer

• Lay the potato wedges in a single layer in the air fryer basket - you may have to cook these in two batches depending on how big your air fryer is.

• Then cook the wedges for around 15 minutes on 190C turning once half way through the cooking time. Check the wedges after 12 minutes as sometimes they cook more quickly.

• When the wedges are cooked, and looks golden and crisp, remove it from the air fryer, tip into a bowl and serve.

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Dips To Serve

• Garlic Mayonnaise
• Beetroot Hummus
• Sriracha Mayonnaise

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Make Our Sweet Potato Recipe Your Way!

You might like to try out some of the tasty recipe twists below!

• Indian Spiced Wedges - swap the piri piri seasoning for a pinch of curry powder, pinch of cumin powder and some black pepper for a tasty curried versions. Delicious served with a nice Slow Cooker Chicken Korma!

• Mediterranean Style Wedges - sprinkle the wedges with dried oregano, salt and black pepper. Then serve with Greek salad, grilled chicken or try out air air fryer chicken breast recipe here.

• Mexican Wedges - season the sweet potatoes with taco seasoning and a pinch of smoked paprika. These are lush served with our chicken chilli!

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• Roast Sweet Potatoes - a delicious roast potato recipe that's great on the plate with your roast dinner!

• Sweet Potato Chilli (ad feature recipe) - simmer up a pan of lush sweet potato chilli with this awesome recipe, perfect served with rice and cheesy nachos.

• Sweet Potato And Chilli Soup - a warming bowl of soup is just the thing for a cold day and this one is packed with flavour.

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