Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

Air Fryer Baked Potatoes – Make perfectly cooked baked potatoes in the air fryer! You’ll never want to use your oven again. The skin will be crispy on the outside and perfectly soft and tender in the middle. 

Can you believe next week is already Thanksgiving? I sure can’t! During Thanksgiving, your oven gets used a lot and it’s good to try and find other kitchen appliances that can do the same type of job for you whether that be in an Instant Pot (I plan on getting one of those on Black Friday), Slow Cooker, or Air Fryer. Oh yeah, and if you haven’t taken out your turkey to defrost now would be a good time to do that. My family is pretty good at not having a perfectly cooked bird on Thanksgiving. Some parts always end up underdone. Gross!

Instead of using your oven to make a baked potato, you can use an air fryer. Usually, baked potatoes take at least an hr depending on the size of them. Both of these potatoes that I used were around 200 grams for each potato. That is 7 oz. It’s easier to weigh potatoes in grams than ounces on the scale so I can track it easier in myfitnesspal. I set the air fryer to 390 degrees and let them cook for 30 to 40 minutes. The potatoes were perfectly cooked and flaky and I topped my baked potatoes with some taco fixings.

A potato has more potassium than a banana does!

Ingredients for Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

• 2 Idaho or Russet medium potatoes – I prefer either Russets or Idado potatoes for this.
• Cooking Spray such as Pam –  this helps the potato skin get extra crispy if you like to eat the skin of the potato. I was told that is where all the fiber is.
• Butter – Who doesn’t like their baked potato topped with a tablespoon of butter? I sure do!
• Parsley is for garnish

How to Make Air Fryer Baked Potatoes 

1. Set your air fryer to 400 degrees.
2. Prick some holes in the potatoes with a fork and spray the potato with cooking spray. Place the potatoes in the air fryer basket and close it.
3. Set the time for 30 minutes. After the 30 minutes is up, test the baked potato to see if it was done by checking how soft the potato is. If it is not ready yet, place the potato back in for 10 minutes longer. Of course, the time will vary depending on how large your potatoes are. I used a medium sized russet potato for this.
4. Potatoes are ready when their internal temperature reaches 208 to 211° Fahrenheit. A fork easily pierces a baker when it’s done. If the potato is hard, bake a little longer. However, watch out for over-baking, or drying of the underskin will occur.

Toppings for Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

When I worked at an office, Thursdays would always be considered treat day and baked potatoes were popular to bring because you can keep them warm in the crockpot. The person in charge would always have different toppings to add to the top of the baked potato. Every week it was someone different so the same person didn’t have to bring treats every day. We had a group of about 9 people doing this. I’ve made taco baked potatoes that are also good.

• Gorgonzola and buffalo sauce, sour cream, green onions
• Sour cream, salsa, and chives
• Cottage cheese, chives, and freshly ground pepper
• Leftover Instant Pot BBQ Chicken 
• Leftover Zero Point Turkey Chili
• Leftover Taco fixings
• Broccoli and Nacho cheese sauce such as Tostitos Medium Con Queso Sauce

How to know if a baked potato is ready? 

There are 2 methods for testing a baked potato for doneness.  Insert a fork into the potato (it’s done if the fork goes in easily) OR. Give the potatoes a quick squeeze (they’ll give easily if they’re done). 

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Disclaimer:  I am not affiliated with WW in any way. I am just a member who creates recipes based on their points system. This recipe is based on WW Freestyle program, and SmartPoints are the value system the company bases their foods on. Some recipes will have older points system values listed in them.