Frozen sweet potato fries in air fryer turn out better, faster, and with less clean up than oven or stove top preparation methods, hands down! Dip them in our Copycat Big Mac Sauce for Big Flavor!
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Not only is making frozen sweet potato fries in the air fryer easy, but you don't have to heat up a big oven for a small batch of food, ideal anytime, but especially in the summer. Even better, clean up is a snap!
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- Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Ingredients
- How to Make Air Fryer frozen Sweet Potato Fries
- Serving Suggestions
- Making Sweet Potato Fries with Fresh Sweet Potatoes
- Related Recipes
- Substitutions and Variations
- Great Dipping Sauce Ideas For Sweet Potato Fries
- Equipment
- Storage and Reheating
- Tips for Success
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Food Safety
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Ingredients
You won't need any additional oils, just a frozen package of sweet potato fries. If you get the thicker variety, or thick waffle cut sweet potato fries, you'll add an extra minute or two for cook time.
I like cinnamon or French fry seasoning on my sweet potatoes, but many use just a seasoned or plain salt.
- Frozen Sweet Potato Fries - Regular cut, spiral cut, waffle cut, you decide.
- Salt - Regular or seasoned salt for after your fries and hot and crisp.
- Cinnamon - Optional, but if you haven't tried a sprinkle of cinnamon on your sweet potato fries, or baked sweet potato, you are missing out!
- Your Favorite Dipping Sauce - Catsup, Honey, BBQ Sauce, and more suggestions below!
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
How to Make Air Fryer frozen Sweet Potato Fries
Knowing air fryer temperature, and time to air fry frozen sweet potato fries is essential to getting perfect results. Unfortunately, most frozen prepared foods only have conventional oven and microwave instructions. This air fryer frozen sweet potato fries 'recipe' is more of a visual guide to help you get perfect results, without the trial and error of bungled batches.
Air Fry Sweet Potato Fries Frozen
- Spread the frozen sweet potato fries in the air fryer basket. You don't have to keep them in a single layer, but do make sure that there is plenty of air flow between the fries.
PRO TIP: I have found about three fries deep (1"), with minimal overlap works really well. Just don't overfill the basket.
Set Temperature and Time
- Set the air fryer temperature to 400F, and the timer for 10 minutes.
- Pull the air fryer basket out and shake to mix them up, or use some tongs to mix them up.
- Return the air fryer basket and set the time for another 8 minutes, checking at 6 minutes for the crispy doneness you prefer. Remove with tongs, a spatula, season with salt, and and serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.
PRO TIP: Air fryer times can vary widely depending on the model you use. Check your air fryer sweet potato fries a few minutes early the first time you air fry them.
Serving Suggestions
Serve air fryer frozen sweet potato fries with our Chick Fil A Copycat Sauce, or our Copycat Big Mac sauce. Or, just for a sweet treat, sprinkle with cinnamon or cinnamon sugar, and dip them in warm maple syrup. See our Chili Seasoning mix recipe if you want to give them a nice bit of spice!
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Making Sweet Potato Fries with Fresh Sweet Potatoes
You can make air fryer sweet potato fries with fresh sweet potatoes also! Just peel the sweet potatoes with a vegetable peeler. Then cut into French fry strips. Place in a bowl and toss with a tablespoon of olive oil and ½ teaspoon of salt. Spread out in a thin layer in the air fryer. Set the temperature to 380F and timer for 22 minutes, turning half way through.
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Substitutions and Variations
Here are a few air fryer sweet potato fries variations using this recipe as a base:
- Spicy Sweet Potato Fries - Sprinkle you air fryer sweet potato fries with some chili lime seasoning after they are cooked.
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Waffle Fries - Spread the sweet potato waffle fries into one, slightly overlapping layer. Air Fry at 360F for 14 to 18 minutes.
Great Dipping Sauce Ideas For Sweet Potato Fries
- Copycat Chick Fil A Sauce - Delicious, as good as the restaurants!
- Mayonnaise - Use any kind of mayonnaise, but our Truffle Mayonnaise is AMAZING.
- Barbecue Sauce - Any kind, including our Kentucky Bourbon BBQ sauce, Carolina Honey Gold Sauce, or Alabama White BBQ sauce.
- Dijon Mustard - or spicy brown mustard.
- Honey - Amazing, especially with cinnamon sprinkled on your fries!
- Big Mac Copycat Sauce - Delicious, tangy, and splendid on ANY fries.
- Maple Syrup - Warm maple syrup goes perfectly with sweet potato fries!
Equipment
Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. Below are some of my favorite pieces of equipment that I use when making these air fryer frozen sweet potato fries.
- Nuwave Brio Air Fryer - Rotisserie - Grill - This 15 quart countertop Smart Oven has three slide in trays, that all can be used at the same time. You can air fry rotisserie chickens, an SO mush more!
- Nuwave Air Fryer 15 quart - This large family size basket air fryer has room to air fry enough for a large family!
- Gourmia Digital Air Fryer 6 quart - This basket style air fryer will handle four frozen waffles in the air fryer.
- Nuwave Air Fryer 3 quart - This compact basket air fryer is perfect for singles or a small family of 2 or 3. You can air fry two frozen waffles in 4 minutes.
- Oil Sprayer - This is a perfect sprayer for spritzing a light coating of oil on vegetables, meats, and other prepared frozen foods before air frying. The tiny amount of oil ensures you get as amazing results as deep frying and roasting, with a fraction of the calories and splatter!
Storage and Reheating
Store any leftover sweet potato fries in a covered container in your refrigerator.
You can reheat them in the air fryer for later simply by heating them at 350F for about 5 minutes.
Tips for Success
- Don't overfill the air fryer basket.
- Shake fries ½ way through the cooking time.
- You don't need any additional oil.
- Don't use non stick cooking spray inside your air fryer basket, as it is damaging to your air fryer.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, not really. The forced hot convection air heats up the air fryer compartment incredibly fast. The difference in preheating and not preheating is negligible.
If your air fryer fries are soggy, it is likely because you over-crowded them in the basket. For the best air fry frozen sweet potato fries with minimal overlap in the air fryer basket so that the air has room to circulate.
Yes! Frozen sweet potato fries are pre-fried and then frozen.
After air frying frozen sweet potato fries, season air with salt as well as any additional seasonings such as a sprinkle of cinnamon, garlic powder, onion powder, creole seasoning or chili lime seasoning.
Sweet potatoes in general are VERY healthy. If you are going to have fried foods, than air frying is the most healthy manner to prepare them, as there is the least amount of oil used, making them less healthy than baked sweet potatoes, but much, much healthier than deep fried sweet potato fries.
Food Safety
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
See more guidelines at USDA.gov.
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Frozen Sweet Potato Fries In Air Fryer
Equipment
Ingredients
- 15 oz sweet potato fries frozen packaged
- salt seasoned or plain
- cinnamon ground cinnamon, optional
- dipping sauce optional
Instructions
- Spread the frozen sweet potato fries in the air fryer basket. You don't have to keep them in a single layer, but do make sure that there is plenty of air flow between the fries. I have found about three fries deep (1"), spread out in a tangle of fries works really well. Just don't overfill the basket.15 oz sweet potato fries
- Set the air fryer temperature to 40F, and the timer for 10 minutes.
- Pull the air fryer basket out and shake to mix them up, or use some tongs to mix them up.
- Return the air fryer basket and set the time for another 8 minutes, checking at 6 minutes for the crispy doneness you prefer.
- Remove hot sweet potato fries with tongs, a spatula, season with salt or cinnamon, and and serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.salt, dipping sauce, cinnamon
Notes
- Don't overfill the air fryer basket.
- Shake fries ½ way through the cooking time.
- You don't need any additional oil.
- Don't use non stick cooking spray inside your air fryer basket, as it is damaging to your air fryer.
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