Air Fryer Tater Tots
These air fryer tater tots are super crispy on the outside, and soft and tender on the inside. With just one ingredient, frozen tater tots, and your favorite dipping sauce, you’ll have a snack or appetizer ready.
❤️ You’ll Love This Recipe
Quick to make: You’ll need just 15 minutes to cook frozen tater tots in air fryer. Plus, 1 minute of prep time. These get ready much quicker than baking in the oven.
Versatile: Keep them plain or add your favorite seasoning, these taste delicious always.
No need for extra oil: That’s right, no need to spray it with oil. Without any extra oil, they still turn out super crispy and crunchy.
🧾Ingredient Notes
You’ll need just one ingredient, a bag of frozen tater tots. You’ll find in the freezer section where all the potato frozen products are kept.
I always prefer Ore-Ida brand frozen tater tots. My second favorite brand is Alexia Potato Puffs. Ore-Ida trademarked the term ‘tater tots’ so other brands labeled it as tater puffs or potato puffs.
👩🍳 How To Make Air Fryer Tater Tots? (Photos)
1) Add tater tots to an air fryer basket. Spread them in a single layer.
You’ll need around 2 cups (for a standard air fryer size). If yours is a smaller basket then add accordingly so that they are not over crowded.
2) Air fry at 400°F (200°C) for 15 minutes (10 mins + Shake + 5 mins).
Air Fryer Tater Tots Cooking Time:
Depending on your liking texture, cooking time may vary. But the air frying temperature of 400°F (200°C) stays the same.
- Soft (yet cooked): 8 minutes
- Just crispy (yet soft): 10 minutes
- Super Crispy: 15 minutes
💭 Expert Tips
Make sure that tater tots are in a single layer to make them perfectly crispy and even browning. Over-crowned tots make them soft and soggy.
Be sure to shake the basket at least once while they are cooking, so they don’t stick to each other. Also, it allows even browning all around.
No need to preheat the air fryer. I have tried both ways and I find there is no point in preheating the air fryer.
Take the cooking time as a guide and use your judgment. Because different brands of air fryers behave slightly differently, it may vary for 1-2 minutes more or less. So once you know how much time it takes in your air fryer and you go from there.
🍽 Serving Ideas For Air Fryer Tater Tots
These are so versatile that can be served as a snack, appetizer, side for your meal, or use in casseroles.
- As a snack or appetizer with dipping sauce: You can use your choice of dippings, but here are some ideas, Ketchup, sriracha mayo, chipotle sauce, fry sauce, nacho cheese sauce, ranch dressing, barbecue sauce, etc.
- As a side: It makes a great side dish for your burgers and sandwiches.
- Serve them as breakfast instead of hash brown.
- Pack in kid’s lunch box, they will sure love it.
- Make tater tot nachos or simply add some cheese and air fry for 1 minute or until cheese is melted for cheesy tater tots.
Check Out Other Air Fryer Recipes
Did you try this tater tots in air fryer? I’d love to hear about it! Leave a review in the comment section below.
Air Fryer Tater Tots (Frozen)
US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml)
Ingredients
- 2 cups Tater tots, Frozen
Instructions
- In single layer: Add tater tots in an air fryer basket. Spread them in a single layer.
- Cook: Air fry at 400°F (200°C) for 15 minutes (10 mins + Shake + 5 mins).Soft (yet cooked): 8 minutesJust crispy (yet soft): 10 minutesSuper Crispy: 15 minutes
Notes
- Make sure that tater tots are in a single layer to make them perfectly crispy and even browning. Over-crowned tots make them soft and soggy.
- Be sure to shake the basket at least once while they are cooking, so they don’t stick to each other. Also, it allows even browning all around.
- No need to preheat the air fryer. I have tried both ways and I find there is no point in preheating the air fryer.
- Take the cooking time as a guide and use your judgment. Because different brands of air fryers behave slightly differently, it may vary for 1-2 minutes more or less. So once you know how much time it takes in your air fryer and you go from there.
