Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

• 2large sweet potatoes — peeled, cut into 1/4-inch sticks
• 1 tbspcornstarch — or arrowroot
• 1.5 tbspolive oil
• 3/4 tspfine sea salt
• 1/2 tspsmoked paprika
• 1/4 tspgarlic powder

Method

1. 01

   Cut the sweet potatoes into even quarter-inch sticks. Soak them in cold water for 15 minutes if you have time, then drain and dry them very well — pulling out surface starch is the secret to fries that crisp instead of steam.

2. 02

   Toss the dried sticks with the cornstarch first, then the oil, paprika, garlic powder, and salt. The cornstarch is what gives you a crackly shell over a soft center.

3. 03

   Air fry at 380°F for 18 minutes, shaking the basket two or three times, until the edges are browned and crisp. Work in batches so they're never piled deep — crowding is the only real enemy here.

4. 04

   Tip onto a plate and salt again while hot. Sweet potato fries go soft quickly, so this is a serve-now situation.