Air Fryer Japanese Candied Sweet Potato (Daigaku Imo)
Candied sweet potato is a popular snack in Japan, known as daigaku imo. The original version is deep fried, but this recipe uses the air fryer for quick, easy, and mess-free cooking.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 sweet potato
- canola oil spray
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp mirin (or water)
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- black sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
- 2
Wash sweet potato well and cut into 1 inch cubes, leaving the skin on.
- 3
Place sweet potato in preheated air fryer and spray with canola oil spray.
- 4
Air fry at 400 degrees for 12 minutes.
- 5
While sweet potato fries, prepare the syrup. Place sugar, mirin, butter, and shoyu into a saucepan.
- 6
Heat the syrup over the stove, stirring regularly, until frothy bubbles form.
- 7
When sweet potatoes are done air frying, transfer to a bowl and pour sugar syrup on top.
- 8
Mix well and finish with a sprinkling of black sesame seeds.