These Low Calorie Air Fried Sweet Potatoes are absolutely amazing, and just 92 calories per cup!
I have supplied you with 5 different spice blends to douse them with, and 5 yummy dipping sauces (not that they need a dip, they are amazing alone) too.
Thought the recipe does call for peeled sweet potatoes, you could skip that step if you are in a rush. Though the peels can get a little tough in the air fryer. I’ll leave it up to you to choose.
Low Calorie Air Fried Sweet Potatoes
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Ingredients in Healthy Air Fry Sweet Potatoes
I love these air fried sweet potatoes with the original seasoning blend. But always an over-achiever, I have given you 4 more (5 total) seasoning blends to make these yummy sweet potatoes with.
Just be sure to omit the seasoning in the original recipe if you choose the ranch, taco, or one of the other seasonings.
Shopping List for Healthy Sweet Potato Wedges:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- Olive oil spray
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
More Optional Seasonings:
- 1/2 tablespoon Ranch Seasoning
- 1/2 tablespoon Taco Seasoning
- 1/2 tablespoon Seasoning Salt
- 1/4 tablespoon Italian Seasoning + 1/2 teaspoon salt
How to Air Fry Sweet Potatoes Wedges
These sweet potato wedges are great alone, but if you’re looking for the BBQ sauce shown above, or for more yummy dips. I have you covered with these reader favorites.
Healthy Dips for Sweet Potato Wedges:
- Homemade “No Mayo” Fry Sauce
- Ranch Dip
- Homemade Barbecue Sauce
- Jalapeno Ranch
- Chunky Blue Cheese Dip
How to Make Healthy Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes:
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees.
- Meanwhile, cut each sweet potato into 16 wedges. Start by cutting in half lengthwise, then cut each half into 8 wedges.
- Add the cut sweet potatoes and your choice of seasoning in a large bowl, and toss well to coat the sweet potatoes with seasoning.
- Spray the sweet potato wedges with olive oil and place in the air fryer basket in a single layer (working in batches as needed).
- Air fry for 10 minutes, flip then air fry for an additional 5-8 minutes until browned on the edges and soft in the centers.
- Serve hot, with one of the healthy dips above.
Low Calorie Air Fried Sweet Potatoes Recipe
I love potatoes in all forms, and as Lose Weight By Eating is not a Keto or fad diet site, we don’t shy away from this healthy carb. Carbs are important to feed your brain and keep you full.
Here are a few of my reader favorite weight loss potato recipes… yes, you can eat potatoes and lose weight. People have been doing it at Lose Weight By Eating for 12 years!
More Low Calorie Potato Recipes:
Low Calorie Air Fried Sweet Potatoes
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes peeled
- Olive oil spray
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
More Optional Seasonings:
- ½ tablespoon Ranch Seasoning
- ½ tablespoon Taco Seasoning
- ½ tablespoon Seasoning Salt
- ¼ tablespoon Italian Seasoning + 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees.
- Meanwhile, cut each sweet potato into 16 wedges. Start by cutting in half lengthwise, then cut each half into 8 wedges.
- Add the cut sweet potatoes and your choice of seasoning in a large bowl, and toss well to coat the sweet potatoes with seasoning.
- Spray the sweet potato wedges with olive oil and place in the air fryer basket in a single layer (working in batches as needed).
- Air fry for 10 minutes, flip then air fry for an additional 5-8 minutes until browned on the edges and soft in the centers.
- Serve hot, with one of the healthy dips above.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Sweet Potatoes
Low Sodium Tips: Remove the salt from the recipes and replace it with lemon zest. Or make one of the homemade seasoning blends and omit the salt. For the Ranch and Italian use lemon zest and for the Taco seasoning use lime zest.
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Article History:
- Originally written and published on January 9, 2023 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on May 4, 2023 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on September 15, 2023 by Audrey Johns
