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. No foil needed.

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!

The air fryer is one of my favorite kitchen appliances. Check out some of these recipes! Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls in Air Fryer, Air Fryer Omelette, Air Fryer Poutine, or Air Fryer Turkey Breast! 

Ingredients Needed

• Russet medium potatoes - I prefer either Russets or Idado potatoes for this.
• Butter - Who doesn't like their baked potato topped with a tablespoon of butter? I sure do!
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 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.
• Parsley is for garnish
• See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

How to Make Air Fryer Baked Potatoes 

Step 1: Set your air fryer to 400 degrees.

Step 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.

Step 3: Set the time for 35 minutes. After the 35 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.

Note: 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.

Baked Potato Toppings

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
• Taco Baked Potato: Cooked ground taco beef, cheese, salsa, sour cream, Cottage cheese, chives, and freshly ground pepper
• Loaded Baked Potato: Cheddar, sour cream, Homemade Ranch Dressing, and cooked crispy bacon
• Leftover Instant Pot BBQ Chicken 
• Leftover Zero Point Turkey Chili
• Make my Smoked Queso Dip or Smoked Salsa to add on top!

Tips for the best-Baked Potato!

• Different-sized potatoes can have different cook times. If you find that your potato is not cooked threw after piercing a fork with it place it back in the air fryer for longer times. For even cooking times, keep the potatoes all the size if possible. 
• Make sure you poke holes in the potatoes. If you don’t do this the potato might explode and make a mess all over the air fryer! 
• How to know when a baked potato is done? Potatoes are ready when you can pierce them with a fork and the fork comes out clean! 

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