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    Quick and Easy Air Fryer Baked Potato Recipe

    Published: Sep 6, 2023 · Updated: Sep 6, 2023 by Mindy Boyd

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    Quick and Easy Air Fryer Baked Potato Recipe makes the perfect easy side dish or entree in a fraction of the time using basic ingredients. via @mindyscookingobsession
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    You are going to absolutely love air fryer baked potatoes! Cooking potatoes in the air fryer is going to be your new favorite way to make them. The end result is a perfect baked potato with crispy skin and fluffy insides. All in a fraction of the time it takes to bake them in the conventional oven. 

    The best part is that you (and I) can actually make baked potatoes on a week night if we are air frying them. You just start them first thing and then make a meaty main dish and healthy vegetable side dish while they cook. Or you can use a large potatoes and have them as a meal, they will cook in the amount of time it takes to get your other ingredients prepared.

    A baked potato topped with butter, sour cream and green onions with the recipe title is at the top in text.

    Table of contents

    • What you will love about this recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Ingredient Notes
    • How many baked potatoes can be air fried at one time?
    • How long does it take for a potato to get soft in the air fryer?
    • Do you have to pierce a potato before baking it in the air fryer?
    • How to make air fryer potatoes
    • Tips
    • How do you know when potatoes are done in an air fryer?
    • Popular potato toppings
    • Delicious toppings for a baked potato main dish
    • More air fryer recipes
    • Quick and Easy Air Fryer Baked Potato Recipe ↓
    A plate with one baked potato, a dish with a stick of butter, salt and pepper shakers on a table.

    What you will love about this recipe

    • Baked potatoes make the perfect side dish or entree. 
    • Air frying is the best way to make baked potatoes in less time. 
    • No aluminum foil is needed.

    Ingredients

    See recipe card for the amounts we use.

    Four potatoes, a small bowl of canola oil and a small bowl of kosher salt on a white background.

    Ingredient Notes

    Just 3 simple ingredients are all you need to make this great side dish or main dish.  

    Potatoes – Russet potatoes make the best baked potatoes. We haven’t used any other type of potato for this. Other kinds of potatoes can be air fried (like sweet potatoes and red potatoes), and depending on their size will have a similar cooking time.

    Canola Oil –  you can use avocado oil, light olive oil, vegetable oil or peanut oil. Just make sure the oil has a smoke point of at least 400°. Health Stand Nutrition has a great chart you can look at to see if the type of oil you want to use has a high smoke point. 

    Salt – we like coarse kosher salt, you can use sea salt or regular table salt. 

    A plain baked potato cut in half lengthwise.

    How many baked potatoes can be air fried at one time?

    This depends on how big the basket is in your particular air fryer model. For best results you don’t want the potatoes too close together. We can easily fit 4, even 5 or 6 in ours and it is a La Gourmet 7.2 quart air fryer. 

    How long does it take for a potato to get soft in the air fryer?

    This depends on the size of the potatoes, generally it takes between 30 and 50 minutes. 

    Do you have to pierce a potato before baking it in the air fryer?

    It depends on who you listen to. Poking holes in the potato does allow the steam to escape. I have forgotten to pierce the potatoes when I baked them in the regular oven and they didn’t explode like I have read they will. From what I could find researching this it is possible that the skin will pop or on rare occasions it will explode. But like I said, I have never had that happen. 

    A baked potato topped with butter and sour cream on a white plate.

    How to make air fryer potatoes

    1. Scrub potatoes under cold water and dry with a paper towel. 
    2. Pierce each potato several times with a fork. I usually poke them on all 4 sides and on each end. 
    3. Brush each potato with a little oil and sprinkle with salt.
    4. Place potatoes in the air fryer basket in a single layer making sure that there is a little room in between each potato.
    5. Air fry at 400° for 30-40 minutes or until a fork goes into the potato easily. 
    6. Top potatoes with your favorite toppings. 
    Side by side images of four potatoes in the air fryer basket, before and after being air fried.

    Tips

    • Use tongs to get the potatoes out of the air fryer basket. 
    • We use small to medium potatoes for a side dish and large potatoes for a main course. 
    • Potato size makes a difference in the cooking time. Start checking potatoes for doneness at around 30 minutes for smaller potatoes and 40 minutes for larger potatoes. 

    How do you know when potatoes are done in an air fryer?

    A fork should go into the potato easily with no resistance. If potatoes still seem hard when you poke them with a fork then cook them in 3-5 minute intervals, depending on how easily the fork goes in. Because different sized potatoes have slightly different cook times you will have to do this every single time you make them. 

    Overhead shot of a baked potato topped with butter, sour cream and green onions on a white plate.

    Popular potato toppings

    • Butter (of course!)
    • Sour Cream
    • Cheddar Cheese
    • Chives
    • Green Onions 
    • Bacon Bits
    • Ranch Dressing

    Did I leave out your favorite topping? If I did let me know in the comments.

    Delicious toppings for a baked potato main dish

    • Chili and cheese 
    • Smoked meat, cheese, and barbecue sauce
    • Diced chicken, broccoli and cheese
    • Taco meat and toppings
    • Buffalo chicken and ranch dressing
    Side view of an air fryer baked potato topped with butter, sour cream and green onions.

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    Country Style Ribs

    Sliced Potatoes

    Brats

    Seasoned Potatoes & Onions

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    Quick and Easy Air Fryer Baked Potato Recipe ↓

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    Quick and Easy Air Fryer Baked Potato

    Mindy Boyd
    Quick and Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes make the perfect easy side dish or entree in a fraction of the time as making them in the conventional oven. All you need are three basic ingredients.
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    Prep Time 2 minutes mins
    Cook Time 35 minutes mins
    Total Time 37 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 baked potatoes

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 Russet potatoes about 7-9 ounces each
    • 2 teaspoons canola oil
    • 1 teaspoon coarse salt or to taste

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    Instructions
     

    • Scrub potatoes under cold water and dry with a paper towel. 
    • Pierce each potato several times with a fork. I usually poke them on all 4 sides and on each end. 
    • Brush each potato with a little oil and sprinkle with salt and put in the air fryer basket in a single layer making sure that there is a little room in between each potato.
    • Air fry at 400° for 30-40 minutes or until a fork goes into the potato easily. 
    • Top potatoes with your favorite toppings. 

    Notes

    Nutritional information is approximate and does not include any toppings.  
    See tips, notes, and suggestions in the post above. 

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    Nutrition Facts

    Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 592mg | Potassium: 888mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg
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