• Wash the sweet potatoes thoroughly by scrubbing them under running water until all the dirt is gone.
• Dry them using a cloth or paper napkins thoroughly.
• Poke few holes in them using a fork or knife
• Place them in the air fryer basket leaving enough space between them for air circulation
• Bake them at 350ºF for 40 to 45 mins or until done. Flip them halfway through at 20 min mark using a tongs. (for crispier skins, bake at 390ºF for 40 to 45 mins)
• Once done, remove them onto a serving plate. Using a knife, gently make a slit in the the skin on the top and cut through to make a pocket.
• Either serve these sweet potatoes in their jackets just like that plain for a delicious breakfast, snack or side dish or to make it even fancier, serve them with any of these below topping suggestions.

Topping suggestions

• Cut butter into cubes and places a cube or two in each sweet potato pocket and serve. (see picture above)
• Mix ½ tablespoon cinnamon and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar in a bowl until well mixed and sprinkle it generously inside the sweet potato pocket along with little butter cube and serve.
• In a small pan, heat ghee or butter and fry broken cashews, raisins, sliced almonds for a min or two until you get nice aroma and then add coconut powder, mix it up well and remove from heat. Place this topping mixture inside the sweet potato pocket and serve.(our favorite)

How to Bake in Oven 

• This can be easily made in oven if you don't own an air fryer. Just prepare the sweet potatoes in the same way by cleaning, drying, poking and applying oil and then bake at 425ºF in a pre heated oven on a foil lined baking sheet for 45 to 50 mins or until done. Check the doneness by poking with a knife, the knife should go inside very smoothly when poked.