Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges make an easy, delicious recipe! Made with just four ingredients in the oven or as air fryer sweet potato wedges!
Looking for an easy side dish recipe everyone loves? If you enjoy any recipe with a sweet potato as my family does, I know you are going to love this Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges recipe! They are so easy to make and yet they have a little extra something special over a regular roasted recipe. And I think the little bit of spiciness with the deliciously cool and creamy Avocado Dip makes this dish a winner! You’ll love making them in the air fryer or in the oven!
Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges
Ingredients
Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.
You’ll only need four basic ingredients to make this delicious recipe!
- Sweet potatoes. They are the star of this show! Use medium, unblemished sweet potatoes. You can leave the sweet potatoes with their peelings on for more nutrients or peel them based on your preference.
- Olive oil. Just a bit to coat your sweet potatoes for cooking. You can also substitute with your favorite oil, such as melted coconut oil or avocado oil.
- Stone House Seasoning. This is my family’s “house” seasoning that we love to use with just about everything. It is a perfectly proportioned blend of salt, pepper, and garlic that adds so much flavor to all sorts of dishes, from meats to fish, vegetables, and more!
- Chili powder. A little bit of chili powder adds a bit of zip to this recipe. If you are serving someone that doesn’t chili powder, you can omit it or reduce it to a minimum.
How to Make Sweet Potato Wedges in the Oven
Step 1: Prepare the Sweet Potatoes and Seasoning
- Preheat the oven to 450º F. Slice the ends off the sweet potatoes. Then, cut them in half and then cut each half into four equal-sized wedges. You will have eight sweet potato wedges per sweet potato.
- If you do not already have Stone House Seasoning prepared, add 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic to a rimmed baking sheet. Then add the 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder.
Step 2: Toss Sweet Potato Wedges in the Oil and Seasoning
- Add the sweet potato wedges to the baking sheet with the seasoning. Drizzle with olive oil. Toss to make sure all of the potato wedges are well coated.
Step 3: Roast the Sweet Potato Wedges in the Oven
- Roast them until they begin to brown, the outside becomes crispy and the inside is fork tender. This takes about 25 minutes. If you like them crispier, you can roast them a bit longer.
How to Make Air Fryer Sweet Potato Wedges
Step 1: Prepare the Sweet Potatoes and Seasoning
- Preheat the air fryer to 400º F for 5 minutes.
- Slice the ends off of the sweet potatoes. Then, cut them in half and then cut each half into four equal-sized wedges. You will have eight sweet potato wedges per sweet potato.
- If you do not already have Stone House Seasoning prepared, simply add 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic to a rimmed baking sheet or large bowl. Then add the 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder.
Step 2: Toss the Wedges in the Oil and Seasoning
- Add the sweet potato wedges to the baking sheet or bowl with the seasoning. Drizzle with olive oil. Toss to make sure all of the potato wedges are well coated.
Step 3: Cook the Sweet Potato Wedges in the Air Fryer
- Spritz the air fryer basket with olive oil or nonstick cooking spray. Add a single layer of the wedges to the basket of the air fryer. Be sure that they are not touching as this can cause the sweet potatoes to steam instead of becoming crispy. You may have to cook them in batches depending on the size of your air fryer.
- Cook for 10 minutes on one side, then carefully turn the sweet potato wedges to cook until they reach the desired crispiness, about 10 – 12 more minutes.
Note that the cooking time for each air fryer may be different. Watch them closely after the first 10 minutes to ensure they cook to your desired level of crispiness.
Once they are done, remove them from the oven or air fryer and serve!
Tips for Crispy Sweet Potato Wedges
There are a few things that you can do to make sure that your sweet potato wedges are crispy. Here are some tips.
1. Pat Them Dry
After slicing, pat the wedges completely dry with a paper towel to remove any moisture. Then add the oil and spices.
2. Give Them Some Space
Make sure that the wedges are not touching while cooking, as they will steam and not be as crispy.
3. Cook a Bit Longer
Oven temperatures can sometimes vary and can range from cooler to hotter. So if your wedges aren’t as crispy as you’d like, you may need to cook your wedges just a little bit longer than specified in the recipe directions in order to get them to your desired level of crispness.
What to Serve with Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges
While they are delicious all on their own, I love serving them with this amazing avocado dip. The flavors and textures complement each other perfectly and make such a delicious dish. They make the perfect side dish for many favorites like our favorite hamburgers, ribeye steaks, pulled pork sandwiches, and even our weeknight favorite baked chicken or grilled chicken!
Here’s my Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges Recipe. I hope you love them as much as my family does!
Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Stone House Seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
Prep the Sweet Potatoes
- Cut the ends off of the sweet potatoes and then cut the sweet potatoes in half. Next, cut each half into four equal sized wedges. You should have 8 wedges. Arrange the wedges on a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with the olive oil. Sprinkle the sweet potato wedges with Stone House Seasoning and chili powder. Toss the sweet potato wedges to coat well with the oil and the seasonings.
Oven Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
- Preheat the oven to 450º F.
- Place the baking sheet with the seasoned sweet potato wedges into the preheated oven. Roast until the potatoes are browned, crispy on the outside and fork tender on the inside, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Wedges
- Preheat air fryer to 400º F. Spritz the air fryer basket with olive oil or nonstick cooking spray. Arrange a single layer of the seasoned sweet potato wedges onto the air fryer basket, taking care not to let the wedges touch. You may have to cook in batches to prepare all of the wedges depending on the size of your air fryer.
- Cook for 10 minutes and then turn the wedges over to cook to the desired level of crispiness, about 10 – 12 more minutes. Remove from the air fryer and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
Yummy sweet potatoes. Nice appetizers
So easy and so yummy. I added 1/2 tsp cinnamon and served with malt vinegar. My teens love these.
Thanks, Wren. Teenagers around my house love these sweet potato wedges, too.
I made these today with the light-colored sweet potatoes with light yellow inside and they burned in 15 minutes. Yes, they are sweet potatoes and not yams! They do have more starch which may explain why they cooked so fast. My oven is the correct temperature. I tried a second batch in my toaster oven at 420 degrees. Again, they burned before browning. I will try this recipe again with the more traditional roasted sweet potatoes and start at a lower oven.
I have not made these with the light-colored sweet potatoes with the yellow inside, Eileen. I only have used the ones with reddish skin and deeper orange inside. It sounds like you need to lower the oven temperature when using the lighter ones, maybe 375 to 400 degrees.
These were great! good without the skin too! 🙂Â
Thanks Kat! xo
Can you really eat the peel?
Hi Penny,
Yes you can.
I scrub my sweet potatoes clean with a vegetable brush before using them. I hope you enjoy these – they are so good! Thanks!
I made these for dinner tonight and they were amazing!! So quick and easy too. We’re trying to eat less white potatoes, so this recipe is great for us. Thanks for an amazing recipe!!
Thanks so much, Chris! Glad you liked them!
Super easy and delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed them too Irina! Thanks! xo
I received rave reviews for these when I served them to friends. I did spice up the recipe with some cayenne pepper with the chili powder, but still thought they were lacking in spicy. That might be a preference thing, but my wife and a friend said the same thing. Also – I am a very novice cook – I can’t seem to get sweet potatoes to get crispy. Does sweet potato just not get crispy? I try to eat a bit healthy if I can, so I avoid frying.
Love! I too put chili powder on sweet potatoe fries/wedges. It’s the perfect balance of sweet and spice.
I’m glad you like this, Jennifer! Thanks so much!
That’s how i bake them as well except i add a drizzle of honey which brings out more sweetness and caramelizes a bit on rhe crispy edges. Yummy!