Air Fryer Baked Potatoes are a great side dish with olive oil rubbed potatoes cooked in an air fryer with some sea salt and ground pepper.
I love cooking with my air fryer! It has become one of my kitchen essentials. It provides easy clean up, simple cooking and just less effort to cook some really amazing dishes. Check out the Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Asparagus for another simple side dish idea that will be on repeat in your home.
Air Fryer Potatoes
Air Fryer Baked Potatoes have this amazing crispy outside and the insides are soft and fluffy. My husband typically won’t eat the skin of a baked potato but he eats the WHOLE potato when cooked with this method. Proof it’s delicious in my book.
Toppings
Can we be honest and admit the toppings are the best part of a baked potato with soooo many possibilities. Here are some ideas for your Air Fryer Baked Potatoes!
- Butter
- Sour Cream
- Chives
- Parsley
- Cheese
- Bacon
Get creative!
- Buffalo chicken
- Taco meat with taco toppings
- Broccoli with cheese
- Fajita
- Chili
- Pulled pork
- Pizza stuffed
Air Fryer Baked Potatoes
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 52 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Air Fryer Baked Potatoes are a great side dish with olive oil rubbed potatoes cooked in an air fryer with some sea salt and ground pepper.
Ingredients
- 4 Russet potatoes
- olive oil
- sea salt
- ground pepper
Instructions
- Wash potatoes and pierce each one a few times with a fork.
- Lather each with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place into Air fryer basket.
- Cook for about 50 minutes on 390 degrees. Please see notes.
- Fill with toppings of choice.
Notes
Air fryer wattage varies per appliance so cook times can vary. Potato sizes will also vary. I recommend checking your potatoes after 45 minutes and they may need to cook up to one hour.
- Category: Side Dish
I want to try this recipe this weekend. Do you turn the potatoes at all during the cook time?
I just toss them in and leave them but if you have some overlapped a bit, turning them may be a good idea.
Instead of the sea salt, I use garlic salt to add a splash more of flavor.
Mmmm yeah, great idea Pat
Looking fotward to getting it!
How would you adjust the time to make one potato?
Just reduce the time by maybe 10 minutes and see how the potato is cooking and if it needs more time.
which air fryer do you own. your basked is so nice and large, and uniform-sized
Its a Midea. I have used a few other air fryers but I do really like the basket in this particular one. It does hold a lot!
Can I layer them or do they have to all be on one level?
I have not trying layering them. I try and put them all on the same level.
There is a potato pierce rack that you can place the potatoes on while cooking. Makes cooking time less.
Thanks for the AF recipe. Much easier.
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Ohh thats awesome. I will have to look into that!
Have you experience the potato’s drying out at all? A friend of mine said I should wrap them in aluminum foil … but I wanted to ask you since it’s your recipe. I’m trying this for the first time … and excited! The 4 potato’s I have fill my air fryer lol.
I havent tried putting foil around them although when I put them in the crockpot, I do. The potatoes do get a nice crisp outside but if you dont like that, then the foil may help.
The idea of a crisp skin and soft fluffy insides sounds so appealing!
It turns out fantastic!
Quick Question: What setting do you use to ‘cook’ the potatoes. Airfryer rookie here and the only options I have are Roast, Airfry, and Dehydrate.
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I am new to my air fryer. I’m sure this is a rookie question, but may I ask if you have your air fryer set on the air fryer function for these (and the garlic parmesan asparagus) or do you use the bake function?
I do not have those options on my air fryer. I would put the air fryer setting on though.
Are you able to use red or yellow gold potatoes also?
Yes, you can. They will need less time to cook. I would check them at 25 minutes and see how tender they are getting and add 5 or 10 minutes from there.
Oh cool! A friend just asked me, a couple of days ago, if I had ever baked potatoes, or could you even do such a thing, in my airfryer. I told I haven’t and didn’t know. This is and will be a game changer. Especially, on those hot Florida summer nights, when I don’t want to fire up the oven. Thank you so much for the recipe.
I find new ways to use my air fryer all the time. Such a time saver and the food turns out great!
I was so skeptical to buy an air fryer but once I got it, I have been using it all the time. I am in love with this baked potato recipe and just what I am looking for. My boys love baked potatoes and I am so going to make it this weekend.
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I was sketpical about the air fryer also but we ALWAYS use ours. We are getting a lot of use from having one.
Ms. Ramakrishnan, I was the same way. Very skeptical about buying one. My parents and Aunt gifted me one, this past Christmas was a year ago. I love it.
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You just gave me another great reason to use my air fryer. I cannot wait to make these baked potatoes in the air fryer. Thank you for sharing. Great photos too!
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Wow, what an easy and delicious way to bake potatoes. I am definitely going to try this air-fried version soon for my potato loving family.
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Enjoy Pavani
I bake potatoes in our air fryer all the time, but I tend to just wash them and bung them in. Next time I’m going to try your olive and salt & pepper method. It sounds delicious.
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Enjoy Choclette. The olive oil and seasoning is nice.
Oh, wow! I had no idea this is something to make in the air fryer! They look amazing. I seriously need to think about another appliance! 🙂
The air fryer is pretty amazing- so many things to make and so easy to use.
oOo…this looks so yummy! who doesn’t love potatoes! thanks for sharing!
I don’t know anyone!