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    Home » Christmas Recipes

    Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

    Published: Sep 13, 2022 Last updated: Sep 12, 2022 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    These Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are like having a mini sweet potato casserole all to yourself! Made easy by using the air fryer, this potato side dish cooked until fork tender then mashed with all the deliciousness of a sweet potato casserole, then reheated in the air fryer with an optional marshmallow topping.
    Featured image for Stuffed Sweet Potatoes.
    Pin image for Air Fryer Stuffed Baked Sweet Potatoes.

    This recipe for Stuffed Sweet Potatoes is an easy recipe made for the air fryer. It has the flavors of the sweet potato casserole stuffed into the sweet potato skins and reheated to toast the marshmallows on top.

    Hero image for stuffed baked sweet potato with golden marshmallow topping.

    ❤️ Why you'll love it

    • It is a great recipe to serve as a side dish for a satisfying dinner that is ready in half the time by using the air fryer.
    • This twice baked sweet potatoes recipe cures the sweet tooth while adding dietary fiber and vitamins to the diet.
    • Fans of sweet potato casserole will have happy taste buds at dinner time with their own individual servings!
    Ingredients for stuffed sweet potatoes.
    You need just a few simple ingredients to make this tasty air fryer sweet potato recipe!

    🥘 Ingredients

    Large sweet potatoes, look for potatoes that are uniform in size without any blemishes.

    Brown sugar: use dark or light brown sugar. Darker brown sugar will have a deeper flavor.

    Butter: I always use salted butter and test before adding salt to my potato mixture.

    Pumpkin spice

    Salt and black pepper

    Mini marshmallows

    Chopped pecans

    Cooking spray

    Unbaked sweet potatoes in the air fryer basket.
    Place sweet potatoes in air fryer leaving space between potatoes to allow air to circulate.
    Baked sweet potatoes in the air fryer basket.
    Once baked, allow potatoes to cool until they are easy to handle.
    Pulp removed from the sweet potato with empty skin beside the bowl.
    Remove the pulp from the baked potato and set the skins aside for later use.
    Ingredients for potato filling in the mixing bowl before mixing.
    You can vary the ingredients here to make the potato sweet or savory!

    🔪 Instructions

    1. Wash and dry sweet potatoes, removing any blemishes if necessary.
    2. Prepare sweet potatoes for air frying by piercing potatoes with a fork or knife 2-3 times in the center of the potato.
    3. Spritz the outside of the potato with cooking spray or rub the outside of the potato with a little bit of olive oil and season with salt and pepper if desired.
    4. Place potatoes in the air fryer basket and air fry at 370°f for 45 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender. Cool completely.
    5. Once cooled, slice open the potatoes along the top in a diagonal line. Scoop out the inside pulp leaving the skin intact.
    6. Place the the potato pulp, butter, brown sugar, salt, and pumpkin pie spice in a medium bowl. If you want, add some chopped pecans. Using a potato masher, mix until smooth.
    7. Scoop potato filling back into the skin, top with marshmallows, and cook at 350°f for 5 minutes or until marshmallows have melted to desire toastiness. Serve topped with chopped pecans if desired.
    Sweet potato filling in a mixing bowl.
    Once mixed, the potato pulp will be creamy and smooth.
    Adding the mashed potato filling back to the potato skin.
    Carefully fill the potato skins with the mashed sweet potato mixture.
    Mashed potato filling back in the potato shell and in the air fryer.
    Return to the air fryer for the final heating.
    Potatoes in the air fryer with marshmallow topping.
    Top with mini marshmallows if desired and air fryer 5 minutes longer.

    🥄 Equipment

    Air Fryer

    Chef knife

    Mixing bowls

    Potato masher

    Large spoon

    🥫Storage

    Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days.

    Stuffed sweet potatoes with golden mini marshmallow topping in the air fryer basket.
    Once marshmallows are golden, allow the potatoes to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the air fryer.

    📖 Variations

    • Substitute maple syrup or honey for the brown sugar.
    • For a flavor variation, Leave out the sugar substitute chili powder for the pumpkin spice. Then top the stuffed potatoes with taco seasoned ground beef or black beans, shredded cheddar cheese, diced red onion, fresh cilantro, bell pepper, or jalapeno pepper and sour cream.

    💭 Tips

    • For the perfect baked sweet potato, follow the following cook time for potato sizes. Always test with a fork or knife, if it pierces the potato easily, it is done.
    • Small potato: 30 minutes
    • Medium potato: 40 minutes
    • Large potato: 45 minutes
    Overhead image of baked stuffed sweet potatoes.

    📚 Related Recipes

    These Air Fryer Baked Potatoes are a super simple side dish recipe!

    Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers are an easy and delicious main dish that satisfies.

    Sweet Potato Stacks are another great side dish the family will love.

    Dessert is great when made with sweet potatoes also, be sure to make this Southern Sweet Potato Pie for your next holiday gathering.

    🍽 Serve with...

    Serve as a side dish to any main protein, they go great with roasted turkey or chicken breast, beef roast.

    🏫 The last word

    There are so many different ways you can make a baked sweet potato. Once you have the air fryer method for cooking, the sky's the limit for how you stuff them!

    A spoonful of sweet potato with toasted marshmallow topping.

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    Stuffed Sweet Potatoes {Air Fryer Recipe}

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    These Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are like having a mini sweet potato casserole all to yourself! Made easy by using the air fryer, this potato side dish cooked until fork tender then mashed with all the deliciousness of a sweet potato casserole, then reheated in the air fryer with an optional marshmallow topping.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 50 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6
    Calories 294 kcal

    Equipment

    • Air Fryer
    • chef knife
    • mixing bowls
    • Potato masher
    • Large spoon

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 large or 6 small sweet potatoes
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
    • ¼ cup butter
    • ½ teaspoon pumpkin spice
    • ½ teaspoon salt , optional
    • ½ cup Mini marshmallows for topping
    • ¼ cup chopped pecans

    Instructions
     

    • Wash and dry sweet potatoes, removing any blemishes if necessary.
    • Prepare sweet potatoes for air frying by piercing potatoes with a fork or knife 2-3 times in the center of the potato.
    • Spritz the outside of the potato with cooking spray or rub the outside of the potato with a little bit of olive oil and season with salt and pepper if desired.
    • Place potatoes in the air fryer basket and air fry at 370°f for 45 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender. Cool completely.
    • Once cooled, slice open the potatoes along the top in a diagonal line. Scoop out the inside pulp leaving the skin intact.
    • Place the the potato pulp, butter, brown sugar, salt, and pumpkin pie spice in a medium bowl. If you want, add some chopped pecans. Using a potato masher, mix until smooth.
    • Scoop potato filling back into the skin, top with marshmallows, and cook at 350°f for 5 minutes or until marshmallows have melted to desire toastiness.
    • Serve topped with chopped pecans if desired.

    Notes

    These sweet potatoes are large and 1 potato is enough to feed 2 people as a side dish. The nutritional information is taking this into consideration.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 294kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 354mgPotassium: 607mgFiber: 6gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 24357IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mgNet Carbohydrates: 42g
    Keyword Air Fryer Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
    Tried this recipe?Mention @grumpyshoneybunch or tag #grumpyshoneybunch!

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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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