Light and crispy air fryer potato wedges are a great alternative to frozen store-bought french fries and are ready in 12 minutes!
The air fryer is one of my favorite kitchen appliances for cooking frozen food. Check out some of these recipes for Air Fryer Chicken Cordon Blue, Air Fryer Grilled Cheese, Air Fryer Frozen Onion Rings, and Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan.Â
For the longest time, the only type of potato going into my air fryer was a frozen store-bought french fry. THAT’S IT. My go-to air fryer setting for a lot of frozen food is 350 for 12 minutes. That does the trick all the time for any type of Ore Ida frozen potato or frozen food in general that can be cooked in your air fryer.
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Ingredients Needed
- Potatoes - The best potatoes for French fries are Russet potatoes. They have a high starch content which results in a crispy exterior and fluffy interior. Other varieties of potatoes, such as Yukon Gold or red potatoes are perfect for making french fries in your air fryer!
- Cooking Spray - I like to use a Cooking spray to keep the calories low and it helps get the potatoes extra crispy. Olive oil is also a good choice to rub over the potatoes.
- Seasoning salt of choice - I prefer Dano's or a Blackened Seasoning.
- Salt and Pepper - to taste
- See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to make Air Fryer Potato Wedges
Step 1: Cut the potatoes into wedges and place them in a bowl.Â
Step 2: Drizzle olive oil or spray the potatoes with olive oil spray and add your favorite seasoning mix, then season with salt and pepper. Use your hands to make sure all the potatoes are coated in olive oil.Â
Step 3: Place the potato wedges into your air fryer basket in an even layer.Â
 Set the temperature for 350 and the timer for 12 - 15 minutes.Â
Recipe Notes:
Serve the potato wedges with your favorite dipping sauce such as ketchup or ranch dressing.Â
Makes 2 servings. Serving size ½ of the recipe (divide evenly into 2 portions)Â
For oven roasted potato wedges: Preheat oven to 425. Place the potato wedges on a sheet tray and bake them until golden brown and crispy. 20 to 25 minutes.Â
French Fry Seasoning
The next time you make homemade french fries try combining equal parts lemon pepper seasoning and seasoning salt or just make your own favorite seasoning salt. Here are some other ideas to try.
Garlic Powder and Paprika
Ranch Seasoning or Italian Seasoning - from the packets
For some spicy ketchup, I like to add in a little Sriracha.
Nutritional Yeast
Best Air Fryer Tips
The air fryer is so great for cooking simple basic food like air fryer steak, air fryer hard-boiled eggs, and air fryer bacon. Cook up some air fryer chicken breasts for the week and use it chicken quesadillas.
Overcrowding: Do not overcrowd the basket. Place items in a single layer in the air fryer basket or some food will not cook properly or all the way through.
Use a spray oil such as Pam to get food extra crispy and to save on calories.
Use parchment paper on the bottom of your air fryer for easy clean up.
Recipe FAQS
Yukon golds are one of my favorite types of potatoes to use. They are the perfect size for potato wedges and they cook great in the air fryer. They are small and great for one or two servings. Their skin is yellow instead of white. Russets will also work for this but since they are a larger potato, they might take longer to cook. If you are using russet potatoes check them to see if they are still cooked at the time mentioned below in the recipe. If they are not done you will need to cook them longer.Â
I've had 3 or 4 different air fryers or the past 5 years and each one of them has worked very well with the air fryer recipes on this site. If you want to be able to cook more food for your family at once then get an air fryer with a large basket such as 5.3 quarts. Look for ones that say nonstick on them and has multiple program settings.
Power XL Air Fryer 5.3 Quart Basket. - This was my very first air fryer.
Some air fryers require preheating and some do not. Be sure to check your air fryer manual. Â
No, You do not need to soak the raw potatoes in any water at all before air frying. This just removes any excess potato starch and helps the potatoes achieve maximum crispiness in the deep fryer. The air fryer takes care of the crisp factor for you. For the longest time, I was skeptical about cooking raw potatoes in the air fryer because of having to soak the potatoes overnight, and now I am not anymore. You get the same results roasting these in the oven. Which there are instructions below. Â
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Air Fryer Potato Wedges No Oil
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Total Time: 17 min
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
Light and crispy air fryer potato wedges are a great alternative to frozen store bought french fries and are ready in 12 minutes!Â
Ingredients
- 4 medium Yukon gold potatoes
- Cooking SprayÂ
- Seasoning salt of choice
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- Cut the potatoes into wedges and place them in a bowl.Â
- Spray the potatoes with Cooking Spray and add your favorite seasoning mix, then season with salt and pepper. Use your hands to make sure all the potatoes are coated in olive oil.Â
- Place the potato wedges into your air fryer basket in an even layer.Â
- Â Set the temperature for 350 and the timer for 12 - 15 minutes.Â
- Serve the potato wedges with your favorite dipping sauce such as ketchup or ranch dressing.Â
- Makes 2 servings. Serving size ½ of the recipe (divide evenly into 2 portions)
Notes
MyWW points: Blue: 8 ; Green: 8; Purple: 1
Points are calculated with the WW recipe builder app and not using the nutrition info.Â
For oven roasted potato wedges: Preheat oven to 425. Place the potato wedges on a sheet tray and bake them until golden brown and crispy. 20 to 25 minutes.Â
- Category: Easy
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 263
- Sugar: 3.1g
- Fat: 2.6g
- Saturated Fat: .4g
- Carbohydrates: 57.3g
- Fiber: 7.7g
- Protein: 5.1g
Keywords: air fryer potato wedges
David says
Turned out great! Thanks!
★★★★
Brian says
Excellent recipe! I didn’t have to soak the potatoes and they came out super crispy!
★★★★
Jenna says
Thanks for the review!
Benedicta Johnson says
I love this! I added Cajun Seasoning, Salt, Pepper, Parsley Flakes, and All-Purpose Seasoning to create delicious potato wedges. It looked just as good as it tasted, and I will make this again, for sure!!
★★★★★