Air Fryer Tater Tots
A classic childhood favorite, Air Fryer Tater Tots come out perfectly crispy every single time in 15 minutes of less!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 201kcal
Equipment
Instructions
- Spray the bottom of the air fryer lightly with a spray oil.
- Place the tater tots in a single layer in the bottom of the air fryer (don't stack them) and spray them with oil.
- Lightly sprinkle them with salt.
- Cook on 400F degrees for 15 minutes, shaking the basket every 5 minutes.
- Optional: Sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon of black pepper, cayenne pepper or paprika for some extra spice.
Notes
- Be sure not to skip shaking the air fryer basket. You want them to evenly cook and shaking the basket helps with that.
- If you want to add more tater tots, make sure you don't fill your basket more than half way. For the least variation in crispiness, a single layer in the air fryer is best.
- When spraying oil in the air fryer basket, be sure to use real cooking oil and not PAM as it's not ideal for your air fryer.
- Air fryers may vary so you might have to take a peek inside your air fryer basket at the 10 minute mark and see if it needs to full 15 minutes.
- For extra crispness, you can add 1-2 minutes to the air fry time. For less crispness, cook tater tots for 1-2 minutes less.
- I only use the spray oil if I need seasoning to stick to them. Otherwise, I would just skip it.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 776mg | Potassium: 301mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg