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Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

January 10, 2018

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Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes – Tender, delicious baked potatoes with a crispy, flavorful skin. You’ll never go back to microwaving or baking in the oven again!

Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes - Tender, delicious baked potatoes with a crispy, flavorful skin. You'll never go back to microwaving or baking in the oven again!

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Da, da, dahhhhh!! It’s another air fryer recipe! Oh, don’t be so surprised. I’m officially naming January – air fryer month. At least it is in our house. I mean what CAN’T an air fryer make?! From chicken to shrimp, to corn on the cob. . .and now baked potatoes, I’ve been having all sorts of fun with my air fryer as of late!

This baked potato deliciousness starts with a little olive oil and lots of seasoning.

Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes - Tender, delicious baked potatoes with a crispy, flavorful skin. You'll never go back to microwaving or baking in the oven again!

I don’t know about you, but I’m that person that eats the skin of a baked potato. Do you? I think the skin holds some of the best flavor! The combination of some salt, pepper and garlic powder make the skin pretty irresistible.

So, let me just address the elephant in the room. These are some REALLY BIG baked potatoes. I get it. I cooked these babies for about 45 minutes. They certainly would have taken longer in a traditional oven.

Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes - Tender, delicious baked potatoes with a crispy, flavorful skin. You'll never go back to microwaving or baking in the oven again!

 

A “normal-sized” potato takes about an hour of baking time in an oven preheated to 400º Fahrenheit. With an air fryer you can usually cut that time in half.

Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes - Tender, delicious baked potatoes with a crispy, flavorful skin. You'll never go back to microwaving or baking in the oven again!

Can we talk about the skin just a little bit more? It’s so crispy and delicious. The crisp-factor is unlike anything you could ever achieve in a microwave or oven. Crazy good.

Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes - Tender, delicious baked potatoes with a crispy, flavorful skin.

And after you fluff the potato, pile on the butter, sour cream and a few extra shakes of seasoning, you’re definitely in business. There’s no going back.

Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes - Tender, delicious baked potatoes with a crispy, flavorful skin. You'll never go back to microwaving or baking in the oven again!

I’ve officially become addicted to my air fryer and I apologize (well, kind of). That’s not to say you won’t be seeing more air fryer recipes popping up on the blog. In fact, you may just want to brace yourselves because there are several more coming your way. I plan to use this new gadget all the way through spring, summer and fall.

Don’t be surprised if it moves from storage downstairs to a brand new spot in my kitchen cupboard upstairs. George Foreman grill and Pampered Chef baking stone. . .I’m looking at you. You best start packing your bags. 🙂

Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes – Tender, delicious baked potatoes with a crispy, flavorful skin. You’ll never go back to microwaving or baking in the oven again!

Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes - Tender, delicious baked potatoes with a crispy, flavorful skin. You'll never go back to microwaving or baking in the oven again!
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4 from 5 reviews

Tender, delicious baked potatoes with a crispy, flavorful skin.

  • Author: Sara
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

  • 4 large baking potatoes, cleaned
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Coarse kosher salt
  • Pepper
  • Garlic powder
  • Parsley
  • 1/2 stick butter (4 tablespoons), divided
  • Sour cream, optional

Instructions

  1. Rub potatoes with olive oil.
  2. Season potatoes with salt, pepper, garlic powder and parsley to taste.
  3. Place in air fryer and cook at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes (depending on size of potatoes).
  4. Slice potatoes lengthwise; using both hands, pinch each side of the potatoes, forcing the inside of the potato up.
  5. Place 1 tablespoon of butter in each of the potatoes and finish with a dollop of sour cream if you’d like.

Notes

My potatoes were quite large so I cooked them for 45 minutes.

Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes - Tender, delicious baked potatoes with a crispy, flavorful skin. You'll never go back to microwaving or baking in the oven again!

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  1. Sarah says

    May 1, 2019 at 6:33 am

    Was just thinking the SAME thing about my George Foreman this weekend. Lol.

    Reply
  2. Ralph says

    June 3, 2019 at 12:06 pm

    I just finished mine for the first time and I’m already looking forward to the next time I make ’em. The flesh of the potato was perfect, but the skin was more tough than crispy. I did it for about 50 minutes at 400 degrees. Should I have let it cook for a few more minutes? For information, I have a Bella 2.6 qt fryer and I’m still feeling my way around with it.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Sara says

      June 6, 2019 at 9:56 pm

      Ralph, maybe try and spritz a little oil on the potatoes halfway through cooking. It may help create a crispier skin for you! Also, make sure you’re using a good size potato.

      Reply
  3. Mr D. says

    July 4, 2019 at 5:53 am

    tried the baked potatoes;
    used cooking fat from previous airfryer foods (great no purchase of costly oils)
    sprinkled with Cajun spices
    cooked 15 minutes
    sliced 1/2 through
    added Garlic butter
    cooked further 15 mins

    ★★★

    Reply
  4. Joann says

    August 4, 2019 at 12:57 pm

    Can’t wait to try.

    Reply
  5. John says

    October 4, 2019 at 11:49 am

    I just bought air fryer but the temperature only goes to 200°c how long do you recommend I cook for? Would this still be ok

    Reply
    • Sara says

      October 28, 2019 at 9:24 pm

      I would try them at 200 degrees c for one hour. Let me know how they turn out!

      Reply
      • Anonymous says

        July 12, 2020 at 5:12 pm

        200 C= 392 F

        Reply
  6. Nila Ray says

    October 31, 2019 at 9:09 pm

    I want an advice to make a small size birthday cake with little decorations and icing /light frosting .Need your help by tomorrow , want to make the cake before 2 November this Saturday .
    Thank you
    Nila

    Reply
    • Sara says

      October 31, 2019 at 10:07 pm

      I’m assuming you want to make it in the air fryer, Nila? How about this Angel Food Cake? It’s really delicious and light! https://bitzngiggles.com/air-fryer-angel-food-cake/

      Reply
  7. Wendy says

    December 27, 2019 at 9:47 pm

    I just received a ninja air fryer and in the manual it stAtes not to use olive oil due to high cooking temp and it will cause smoke. I don’t know if this is just for the grill part or the air fryer I have always put olive oil on my baked potatoes and not turning on the oven sounds great!!

    Reply
    • Sara says

      December 27, 2019 at 10:21 pm

      Hi Wendy! I have a Ninja Foodi in addition to my air fryer and I still use a little olive oil. You definitely don’t need a ton. Just rub a little on the potatoes. I’ve never had any smoking.

      Reply
  8. Holly Kline says

    January 22, 2020 at 10:44 pm

    The insides were tasty, but to get them to the proper temp, the skins were absolutely charred! What did I do wrong?

    ★★

    Reply
    • Sara says

      January 23, 2020 at 9:03 pm

      Holly, do you think you were using too large of baking potatoes?

      Reply
  9. grace says

    February 1, 2020 at 11:07 am

    what fryer do you have, i love the copper looking basket..i don’t have one as yet, but i love baked potatoes. thanks

    Reply
    • Sara says

      February 2, 2020 at 9:08 pm

      Hi Grace! I have the Air Fryer XL. I believe there’s probably a link to the one I have in the post. If you think you’d like a multi-function device, I highly recommend the Ninja Foodi!

      Reply
  10. Julie says

    February 22, 2020 at 12:43 pm

    Is there any way to make the skin soft thats the way we like our baked potatoes

    Reply
    • Sara says

      February 25, 2020 at 9:45 pm

      Hi Julie! To keep the skins softer, you could try wrapping your potatoes in aluminum foil and placing them in the air fryer. Wrapping the potatoes in foil may require a longer cook time, however. You may need to experiment a bit with timing. Good luck!

      Reply
  11. Lori Moen says

    May 16, 2020 at 6:39 am

    Question – what setting are you using on your Air Fryer to make these? I used the Bake setting and am thinking I should have used the Air Fry setting as the skins did not come out very crispy. Love you recipes but always wonder what setting if your airfryer has more than one – thanks!

    Reply
    • Sara says

      May 16, 2020 at 8:46 am

      Hi Lori! I have the Power AirFryer XL. It only has an air frying setting so temperature and time are really the only things I can change, so if you have both Bake and Air Fry, I would definitely choose air fry for any “air fryer” recipes. Hope this helps and happy air frying!

      Reply
  12. Tomnix says

    September 23, 2020 at 10:17 am

    How long for just one potato?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      September 27, 2020 at 8:38 am

      Same amount of time!

      Reply
  13. Sunjay says

    December 19, 2020 at 2:12 pm

    Greeting from London, I followed your baked potatoes recipe which I cooked in my new airfryer which I only purchase today as my early Christmas present. These are the best baked potatoes I have ever had. No more cooking in microwave and conventional oven.

    Reply
    • Sara says

      December 20, 2020 at 8:54 pm

      I’m so glad you enjoyed them! Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  14. Ron says

    August 19, 2021 at 10:33 pm

    This will get you.
    I love the baked potato skins, but chicken skin is a no no to me.
    I always have to reseason my chicken.
    Oh well, to each his own.

    Reply
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