Air Fryer Tater Tots are the perfect fried tater tots without any oil or frying. They turn out crispy, crunchy, and oh so delicious! After making frozen tater tots in the air fryer you won't go back to cooking them any other way!
Contents
Air Fryer Tater Tots
Tater Tots were the first thing I made when I bought our 1st air fryer. I was so excited to make crispy tater tots in the air fryer. These air fryer frozen tater tots are the perfect side dish for game day or family dinners.
I will fully admit that there are afternoons I make a plate of tater tots and enjoy them on their own as a snack. They are so easy to make in the air fryer that they turn into the perfect afternoon snack.
You can skip the oven and cook your favorite tater tots in the air fryer. No worrying about oil spraying everywhere, waiting for the oven to heat up, or really anything.
All you have to do is pour the frozen tater tots in the air fryer, close the air fryer basket, and happy dance through the kitchen while they cook.
Ingredients
Frozen Tater Tots
You can use any brand of frozen tater tots you have in the freezer. Air frying is the perfect way to cook up tater puffs.
Dipping Sauces
Ranch Dressing
Seasoning
If you want to change up the flavor of your frozen tater tots you can add in a bit of seasoning. Here are a few ideas:
Garlic Tater Tots - 2 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder
Cajun Tots - Sprinkle with Cajun seasonings like Tony Chachere's or Slap Ya Mamma Seasoning.
Equipment Needed
How to make Air Fryer Tater Tots
Preheat - If your air fryer needs to be preheated set it to 400 degrees.
Spread the tater tots evenly in a single layer in the air fryer basket. Shake the tots to get them evenly spread.
Cook for 15 minutes making sure to shake the basket every 5 minutes to turn them for even crisping.
Optional - You can spritz the frozen tater tots with cooking sprays like avocado oil or olive oil to get them even crispier. When you spray with oil make sure you don't soak them.
Recipe Tips
Don't overfill the basket! I know it is tempting to pile on a ton of tater tots in the air fryer but spreading them out will create crispier tater tots.
You can spray the tater tots with avocado oil or similar oil to help them get extra crispy.
Shake the basket while the tater tots cook in the air fryer this will help ensure they rotate and are crispy all over.
Every air fryer varies for temperature so you will want to check how the tater tots look while cooking.
If you are cooking a large number of frozen tater tots you will want to work in batches. Each additional batch may cook faster than the 1st one since the air fryer will be hot.
Tater Tots or potato puffs vary in size depending on the brand you are using. You will want to check them after 8ish minutes to see how they are cooking.
Cooking times will vary based on the size of the frozen tots, air fryer, and whether you spray them with oil.
Make sure you DON'T use non-stick spray in your air fryer. It can damage the non-stick coating in the air fryer basket.
If you are not going to be near the air fryer to shake the basket you can lower the temperature to 350 degrees. The frozen tater tots will take a couple of minutes longer but have less chance of burning if you are not watching them.
Great Air Fryer Recipes
Check out all of our Air Fryer Recipes
Do you love recipes? Check out our copy cat recipes, dessert recipes, and our Crock Pot Recipes
Air Fryer Tater Tots
Ingredients
- 16 oz tater tots
Instructions
- Evenly spread tater tots in air fryer basket. Make sure to not overfill the air fryer
- Air fry at 400 degrees for 12-14 minutes, shake the basket a few times during cooking to rotate the tater tots.
Nutrition
You might also like......
Frozen Taquitos in Air Fryer
Air Fryer Frozen French Fries
Campbells Green Bean Casserole Recipe {Video}
Crock Pot Ranch Oyster Crackers Recipe {Video}
Delicious Easy Fruit Salad Recipe {Video}
Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe
How to make a Scotch Egg Recipe
Crockpot Granola with dried fruit recipe
Orzo Pasta Salad with Bacon & Parmesan Vinaigrette
Crock Pot Apple Butter Recipe {Video}
Leave a Reply