Tender, perfectly cooked Air Fryer Mexican Sweet Potatoes topped with fresh salsa are a vegan meal or side dish packed with fresh veggies and amazing flavors. This recipe is super simple, delightfully fresh, and great for meal prep too.
MEXICAN SWEET POTATOES RECIPE
I love using my Air Fryer to bake potatoes, and sweet potatoes are no exception. Air Fryer Baked Sweet potatoes come out perfectly soft and tender every time, and are ready in less than 45 minutes.
These Air Fryer Mexican Sweet Potatoes are a delicious twist on a baked potato that will knock your socks off!
We are topping these beauties with a fresh, homemade salsa made from black beans, corn, onion, jalapeno and more. Fresh lime juice and cilantro bring all the authentic Mexican flavor.
This meal is vegan, and perfect for a simple dinner, lunch, or packed up as a meal prep meal. More ideas on how to make this dish your own are below!
INGREDIENTS FOR MEXICAN STUFFED SWEET POTATOES
Sweet Potatoes – Choose medium sized sweet potatoes for roasting in the air fryer. It’s best to have all of them the same size so they cook at the same rate. Wash your sweet potatoes before cooking.
Avocado Oil – Any neutral oil will work here. The oil helps the skin of the potato to get a bit crispy. Olive oil or vegetable oil works just the same.
Tomato – This is the base of our salsa topping. Choose fresh, ripe tomatoes. I like Roma tomatoes for salsas like this.
Black Beans – Canned beans work perfectly, drain and rinse them.
Corn – Frozen corn kernels, thawed, are the easiest thing. If you have fresh corn available, use that instead.
Red Onion – I love the bite that raw red onion gives.
Jalapeno – a fresh avocado, diced, adds heat to the dish.
Cilantro – You might not know this, but I am obsessed with fresh cilantro! I put it on everything. Here, it’s an excellent complement to the mexican ingredients.
Lime – the juice of one lime dresses the salsa and adds a lovely bit of acidity.
Salt – To season everything well.
Hot Sauce – A bit of tabasco or your favorite hot sauce gives the perfect amount of heat. Leave it out if you prefer a milder flavor.
If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and I will get back to you ASAP!
HOW TO MAKE MEXICAN SWEET POTATOES IN AIR FRYER
- Pierce the sweet potatoes a few times with a fork, then place them in the basket of the air fryer. Rub with avocado oil.
- Air Fry as directed in the recipe below, until potatoes are soft and tender.
- While potatoes are cooking, make the salsa. In a mixing bowl, add tomatoes, beans, corn, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, and salt. Stir to combine, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Split open cooked potatoes and serve filled with the fresh black bean salsa.
These numbered steps match the numbered photos above and are for illustration purposes. For the complete list of ingredients and instructions, please see the recipe below.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH AIR FRYER MEXICAN SWEET POTATOES
These potatoes really are an entire meal on their own, perfect for serving as is, however, you can enjoy them as a side dish as well!
Try your sweet potatoes with some Air Fryer Tofu for extra protein.
The taco seasoned tofu from these Air Fryer Tofu Tacos would also be a delicious addition.
WHAT ELSE CAN I ADD TO AIR FRYER MEXICAN SWEET POTATOES?
There are so many options!
To keep this recipe vegan, you could add your favorite vegan meat substitute. Otherwise, taco seasoned meat or diced chicken could be added.
Cheese or vegan cheese would be amazing on these too. I suggest adding the cheese under the salsa so it has a chance to melt a bit.
Sour Cream (or a vegan substitute), Guacamole, or a tomato salsa on top would be so great too.
Anything that you enjoy on a taco will be delicious inside of your air fryer Mexican sweet potatoes.
HOW LONG DO SWEET POTATOES TAKE IN THE AIR FRYER?
Depending on the size, whole sweet potatoes cook in about 30-45 minutes in the air fryer. You’ll know they are done when they pierce easily with a knife.
MORE TEX MEX AIR FRYER RECIPES
We have many Mexican dishes on the site that we’ve converted to air fryer recipes! Here are some of my favorites.
Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas are an easy meal, and a family favorite.
My Air Fryer Taquitos are much better than the frozen kind, and crispy and delicious out of the air fryer.
Love Tacos, but eating a vegetarian or vegan diet? You have to try my Air Fryer Mushroom Tacos and Air Fryer Cauliflower Tacos.
For something really simple, try making Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burritos.
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Air Fryer Mexican Sweet Potatoes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 Sweet Potatoes medium sized
- 1 tbsp Avocado Oil
- 1 cup Tomato diced
- 1 cup Black Beans drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup Corn Kernels frozen
- 1/4 cup Red Onion diced
- 1 Jalapeño Pepper diced, seeds removed
- 2 tbsp Fresh Cilantro finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 Lime juiced
- Hot Sauce to taste
Instructions
- Pierce the sweet potatoes a few times with a fork, then place them in the basket of the air fryer. Rub with avocado oil.
- Air fry at 400 degrees F for 35-40 minutes, or until tender.
- While potatoes are cooking, make the salsa. In a mixing bowl, add tomato, beans, corn, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice, and kosher salt. Stir to combine, cover, and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Split open cooked potatoes and serve filled with black beans salsa. Top with hot sauce if desired.
Notes
- If you want your salsa extra hot, don’t remove the seeds from the jalapeno.Â
- This meal works really well for meal prep. Keep refrigerated until ready to eat, up to 5 days.Â
- Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the “Air Fry” function.
- Pro Tip: Check your food as it cooks. Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Sometimes airfying is a trial and error process. Check your food as it cooks to learn your air fryer better! When cooking a new recipe or food items be sure to check your food often to help avoid over/under cooking.
Nutrition
Air Fryers can vary greatly. Please take the time to learn your specific air fryer. You may need to adjust times and temperatures based upon your air fryer. All though this website attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, the information should only be considered an estimate. Varying factors such as different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. It is your responsibility as a consumer to read all labels to make sure the ingredients fit your dietary needs as well as calculate your own nutritional information as a double check.
I just got done making these and packing them up for lunch for the rest of the week. Of course I ate one today and it was amazing! sweet and spicy and perfect.