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. 

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

Tools Used for Air Fryer Potatoes

Here are some tools that will help will help you with the recipes. All links will open in Amazon. Yes I do get a small earning if purchase from the link 

Power XL Air Fryer 

PowerXL Air Fryer 7 QT Maxx Classic , Special Edition 2021, Extra Hot Air Fry, Cook, Crisp, Broil, Roast

Ninja Foodi Grill 

Ninja AG301 Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill with Air Fry, Roast, Bake & Dehydrate, Black/Silver

Other Recipes To Try 

No Knead Focaccia Bread 

Air Fryer Bacon and Egg Toasts

Chocolate Covered Dates 

Sweet Potato and Sausage Hash 

Buffalo Chicken Taquitos 

Sour Cream Noodle Bake 

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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.