Air Fryer Candied Yams in 10 minutes
Air fryer candied yams in 10 minutes is within your reach with this super simple recipe. All you need is to pull out your air fryer and a few ingredients and you are on your way to the best candied yams you’ve ever tried! This recipe makes the perfect side dish for any meal and will wow everyone on your holiday table!!
- Prep time
- 2 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- Sweet Potato 1
- Butter 4 tbsp
- Light Brown sugar 3 tbsp
- Cinnamon powder ½ tsp
- Nutmeg ½ tsp
- Ginger powder ½ tsp
- Salt to taste
- Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Instructions
- 1
First, peel the sweet potatoes and using a mandolin, slice the sweet potatoes to ¼ of an inch thickness.
- 2
Next, take a 6 inch baking pan or dish and arrange the slices. If using a round pan, start arranging in a circular fashion starting from the inside (overlapping half the slice) of the pan moving towards the outside. If using a square or rectangle pan arrange in a line (overlapping half the slice).
- 3
Once arranged, make the syrup by melting the butter in a saucepan over low heat.
- 4
Next, add the light brown sugar, spices, salt and lemon juice. Stir until the syrup thickens to a sauce-like consistency.
- 5
When ready, drizzle the sauce over the potatoes making sure that all slices are fully covered in the sauce.
- 6
Finally, place the basket in the air fryer and air fry for 10 minutes at 300 F.
- 7
First, peel the sweet potatoes and using a mandolin, slice the sweet potatoes to ¼ of an inch thickness.
- 8
Next, take a 6 inch baking pan or dish and arrange the slices. If using a round pan, start arranging in a circular fashion starting from the inside (overlapping half the slice) of the pan moving towards the outside. If using a square or rectangle pan arrange in a line (overlapping half the slice).
- 9
Once arranged, make the syrup by melting the butter in a saucepan over low heat.
- 10
Next, add the light brown sugar, spices, salt and lemon juice. Stir until the syrup thickens to a sauce-like consistency.
- 11
When ready, drizzle the sauce over the potatoes making sure that all slices are fully covered in the sauce.