Frozen Sweet Potato Fries In Air Fryer Top Tips For Crispy Fries

Sometimes the best recipes are the recipes that…aren’t. Case in point: Sweet potato fries. From a bag. In the air fryer. But after many failed attempts in my history of air frying at achieving the perfectly crispy fry, I knew I wasn’t alone. So today I’m sharing all my secrets to the perfect frozen sweet potato fries in air fryer. They’re:

Healthier than deep frying More energy efficient than oven baked fries Crispier that baking Faster than anything Single ingredient, a bag of frozen sweet potato fries!

So go preheat your air fryer and let’s get cooking!

Which Brand of Frozen Sweet Potato Fry Is Best?

In our experience, Alexia Frozen Sweet Potato Fries have been the best store bought option in terms of flavor, availability, and ingredients list. Alexia sweet potato fries, though they do have a long ingredients list, doesn’t contain any added colorants or leaveners. Below are the ingredient lists for four of the most common frozen sweet potato fries in your freezer section! Alexia Frozen Sweet Potato Fries Ingredients: Sweet Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Contains One or More of the Following: High Oleic Canola, Canola, Sunflower), Rice Flour, Cane Sugar, Tapioca Starch, Corn Starch, Dextrin, Sea Salt, Spice, Salad Mustard Powder (Distilled Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika), Gluconic Acid, Xanthan Gum. Roots Farm Frozen Sweet Potato Fries Ingredients: Fresh Organic Sweet Potatoes (90%), Organic Sunflower Oil (6%), Organic Batter (4%) (Organic Tapioca Starch, Organic White Rice Flour, Salt, Leavening (Cream of Tartar, Sodium Bicarbonate), Xanthan Gum, Organic Dextrose, Organic Oleoresin Paprika (color)). Ore-Ida Frozen Sweet Potato Fries Ingredients: Sweet Potatoes, Modified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Dextrin, Canola Oil, Sea Salt, Leavening (Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Xanthan Gum, Annatto (Color), Silicon Dioxide (Anti-caking Agent). Kroger Brand Frozen Sweet Potato Fries Ingredients: Sweet Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Contains One or More of the Following Oils: Canola, Soybean, Cottonseed, Sunflower, Corn), Modified Corn Starch, Modified Potato Starch, Contains 2% or Less of Brown Sugar, Corn Fiber, Dextrin, Extractive of Paprika (Color), Extractive of Turmeric (Color), Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Pea Fiber, Rice Flour, Salt, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (To Promote Color Retention), Sugar, Xanthan Gum.

How to Air Fry Frozen Sweet Potato Fries

The process of achieving the perfect air fried sweet potato fry is pretty straightforward (it’s the expert-level tips that make them stand out!):

How To Make Your Fries Crispier

Don’t let them thaw: Don’t remove your fries from the freezer until the air fryer is preheated and ready to go. Allowing your fries to sit out on the counter and thaw will lead to soggy fries. Brush off ice crystals: Moisture is the enemy of crispy fries, so brush off any big ice crystals that may be on the fries before cooking them. Preheat the air fryer: Ensuring that your air fryer is HOT before adding your fries will instantly evaporate off excess moisture around the fries, leading to a crispier batch. Give them space: Do not overcrowd your air fryer. There needs to be plenty of space for the air to move around each fry. Optionally add oil: For a boost of crispiness, you can spray or brush a little oil onto the fries before cooking.

Common Air fryer Questions

Do you really need to preheat the air fryer for this recipe?

I recommend preheating your air fryer for this frozen sweet potato fry recipe in particular, because the instant flood of hot air helps the fries to become crisp!

How do you air fryer sweet potato fries from scratch?

You can easily make sweet potato fries from scratch rather than a bag! Check out our guide to air fryer potatoes and fries or our oven baked sweet potato wedges recipe.

Can you put foil in the air fryer?

Yes, you can put aluminum foil in the air fryer, just be sure to poke a bunch of holes in the bottom of the foil to allow air to circulate properly! You can also buy disposable paper air fryer liners to make cleanup a breeze.