Course Side, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword air fryer sweet potato chips, sweet potato chips in air fryer
recipe air fryer sweet potato chips
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes minutes
Total Time 22 minutes minutes
1. I have used the lighter sweet potatoes here which are less sweet and give lovely savoury sweet chips. You can use the darker and sweeter orange coloured sweet potatoes too.
2. Cut the chips evenly. This is very important. Mandolin slicers are quick and fast for this task.
3. Ensure that oil coats both sides of each chip evenly. This makes the chips crunchy. Oil also helps adhere spices to the chip.
4. Using brown sugar or jaggery gives it a nice caramelisation.
5. You can allow a bit of overlap when you load your air fryer basket. The chips naturally shrink when you air fry them. Shake the basket regularly and you can flip the chips as well when cooking.
6. Do not let the chips sit in the seasoning and oil for long before air frying. They will release moisture which makes the chips soggy and takes longer to air fry.
7. I took 3 batches to cook 1 lb. chips. So I just added oil and seasoning to enough chips for 1 batch and air fried them right away. Second and third batch took 1 minute less air frying time. After 5 minutes, keep checking the air fryer after every minute. You don’t want the chips burning or turning too brown.
8. It is best to have these hot. But otherwise store in an air tight jar and consume within 2 days. You will need to air fry them for 2 minutes at 180C to make them crispy again.
9. They taste as good as deep fried and use much less oil. You can also air fry them without oil. There is a slight difference in taste and they feel drier. Toss with the seasonings after air frying then.