Air Fryer Japanese Candied Sweet Potato (Daigaku Imo)
Candied sweet potato is a popular snack in Japan, known as daigaku imo. The original version is deep fried, but this recipe uses the air fryer for quick, easy, and mess-free cooking.
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato
- canola oil spray
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp mirin or water
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- black sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
- Wash sweet potato well and cut into 1 inch cubes, leaving the skin on.
- Place sweet potato in preheated air fryer and spray with canola oil spray.
- Air fry at 400 degrees for 12 minutes.
- While sweet potato fries, prepare the syrup. Place sugar, mirin, butter, and shoyu into a saucepan.
- Heat the syrup over the stove, stirring regularly, until frothy bubbles form.
- When sweet potatoes are done air frying, transfer to a bowl and pour sugar syrup on top.
- Mix well and finish with a sprinkling of black sesame seeds.