Easy Whole Baked Sweet Potato (Air Fryer, Oven, Vegan)

How to cook baked sweet potatoes perfectly each time. Here is the secret for getting crispy, puffy caramelized skin with a soft, sweet, gooey center. Not only are these sweet potatoes easy, they are also quick to cook. You can easily cook these in the oven or the air fryer to save time.

I never thought that something so sweet could be so good for you.  If you have a sweet tooth like I do you’ll love these baked sweet potatoes. 

The best thing about baking sweet potato is you don’t need to do any chopping.  You can just throw them into your oven or air fryer whole and prepare the rest of your meal while it’s baking. 

Video Demonstration

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The Structure Of A Plant Based Plate

Each of the recipes I create fits into my Plant Plate System.  This system incorporates 5 food groups into every meal. 

The 5 food groups are 1) Plant Protein, 2), Leaves, Fruit, And Veg, 3) Aesthetic Additions, 4) Nutrient Packed Carbohydrates, and 5) Taste

This recipe is a nutrient-packed carb side dish, and is not a complete meal.

The diagram below helps you see the 5 different components of a Plant-Based Plate.

Click here to discover more about my Plant Plate System and some of the benefits of eating this way.

Recommended Equipment

Here are the main kitchen equipment tools I have used to create this recipe.

How To Make This Recipe

You can either bake your sweet potato in the oven or the air fryer. Here are the instructions for both methods.

For Oven

• Place the whole potatoes on an oven tray.
• Spray the potatoes with oil spray, sprinkle salt on top and bake.

For Air Fryer

• Place the potatoes in your air fryer basket.
• Spray the potatoes with oil spray, sprinkle salt on top and bake.

Ways To Use This Recipe

Here are some of my favorite meals that go perfectly with a side dish of baked sweet potatoes: 

• Vegan meatloaf
• Colselaw
• Beans
• Sauteed mushrooms
• Vegan chili

Ingredient Substitutions

• Sweet Potato: If you don’t want to use sweet potatoes, you can either use baby white potatoes or large white potatoes.  The smaller the potatoes, the shorter time they need to cook.  A small potato might need 30-60 minutes to bake.  Large white potatoes will need between 1 hour 15 and 2 hours to bake depending on how crispy you like the skin.

Serving Sizes

If you’re following a reduced-calorie diet, add 120g of potato to your meal to serve one person.  This will give you just over 100 calories. 

Storage

These crispy baked potatoes will keep for up to 4 days in the fridge in an air-tight container. It also freezes well for up to 3 months. Defrost it before using it. Reheat it by warming it up gently in a microwave, oven or air fryer.

Can You Eat Baked Sweet Potato Skin

A baked sweet potato skin is edible.  You can eat baked potato skin and a lot of people find it very tasty.  It doesn’t crisp up like white potato skin but stays on the softer side.

Other Nutrient Packed Carbs Side Dishes Recipes

Here are some more of my favorite Nutrient Packed Carbs side dish recipes:

• Most Crispy Vegan Jacket Potato (British Baked Without Foil)
• 100 Calorie Vegan Cornbread (Air Fryer, Oven, GF, No Eggs)
• Oil-free Sweet Potato Fries (Vegan, Oven & Air Fryer)
• Crispy Homemade Baked French Fries (Oven & Air Fryer)

Recipe

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