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           Air-Fried Sweet Potato Fries





           Simple and addicting air-fried sweet potato fries. I bet you can’t eat just one.

         Prep: 10 mins                                                          Directions
         Cook: 10 mins                                                          Step 1
         Total: 20 mins                                                         Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
         Servings: 2                                                            Step 2
         Yield: 2 servings                                                      Combine sweet potato fries and canola oil in a bowl and mix.
                                                                                Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Mix until

         Ingredients                                                            all fries are evenly coated.
         1 sweet potatoes, peeled and                                           Step 3
           cut into 1/2 inch wide fries                                         Divide sweet potatoes into 2 or 3 batches for cooking. Place

         1 tablespoon canola oil                                                an even layer of sweet potatoes in the fry basket, insert in the
         ½ teaspoon kosher salt                                                 air fryer, and cook until golden, about 10 minutes. Repeat with
         ¼ teaspoon pepper                                                      remaining sweet potatoes.
         ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder                                               Nutrition Facts Per Serving: 119 calories; protein 1.1g 2% DV;
         ⅛ teaspoon ground sweet paprika                                        carbohydrates 13.5g 4% DV; fat 7.1g 11% DV; cholesterolmg;

                                                                                sodium 516mg 21% DV.    © COPYRIGHT 2020 ALLRECIPES.COM. ALL RIGHTS
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