Air Fryer Baby Potatoes are a crispy, simple, and versatile side dish. The potatoes cook until golden on the outside and fluffy on the inside. They are a low-effort, delicious side that pairs perfectly with almost any main dish. The perfect hands-off balance for any slow-cooked meal!
Recipe at a glance (TL;DR)
- Prep time: 5 min
- Cook time: 30 min, 400℉
- Main Ingredients: Baby Potatoes, Everything Bagel Seasoning
- Servings: 4
- Best for: Easy side dish, snacking
- Difficulty level: Lazy! No cutting involved.
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Why you'll love this recipe
Each time I make these potatoes, I find myself eating too many of them before they get to the table. They are just so…poppable! I keep popping them in my mouth - one after the other! They are:
- Crispy outside and tender inside - the perfect texture every time.
- Quick and easy - Ready in 30 minutes with minimal prep
- Simple ingredients - They use pantry staples you probably already have on hand
- Air fryer convenience - Little to no clean up is involved (especially if you use a parchment paper liner!)
- Clean up hack - Use a disposable bag to coat your potatoes with oil and seasoning. No dishes to wash this way.
How to make a no-cut air fryer side dish
- Baby potatoes cook evenly in the air fryer because of their small size and thin skins. To keep this recipe as lazy as possible, buy the smallest potatoes you can find. If your potatoes are more than 1.5" in diameter, cut them in half.
- A light coating of oil allows the outside to become golden and slightly crispy while the inside stays soft and creamy.
- Shaking the basket partway through cooking helps them to cook evenly on all sides
Ingredients you'll need
Following are the ingredients you'll need to make the best air fryer potatoes. Full quantities and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this page
The smaller the better
A light coating of oil helps the skin to crisp
Adds easy flavor to your potatoes. If you don't have this on hand, garlic powder, salt, and pepper are a great lazy substitute.
This simple base recipe can be customized with different oils and seasoning blends
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Add potatoes and oil to a zip-top bag
Add in seasonings, close zipper, and shake to fully coat potatoes.
Place potatoes in a single layer (on parchment paper if you like) in air fryer
Air fry for 30 minutes until potatoes are wrinkly and slightly crispy.
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Variation and substitutions
I love using everything bagel seasoning because it adds a ton of great flavor to the potatoes with little effort. However, as with air fryer carrot chips, you really can get very creative. Here are a few suggestions
- Ranch seasoning
- Chili lime seasoning
- Truffle Salt
- Garlic salt (especially delicious with some homemade hummus)
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese and garlic powder
Serving suggestions
Serve these air fryer babies alongside these great slow cooker dishes:
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How to store and reheat
Store cooked potatoes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reheat in the air fryer for a few minutes when serving to restore their crisp exterior.
Expert tips for the best baby potatoes.
- Do not bite into a potato right out of the air fryer. They will be HOT.
- Do not overcrowd the air fryer. Potatoes should be in a single layer with a little space between them. Cook in batches.
- Cut larger potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
- Use a light coating of oil. Too much oil will just weigh the potatoes down. An oil spray works well if you don't want to use a bag to coat.
- If you like your potatoes extra crispy, skip the Everything bagel seasoning and use garlic and onion powder instead. Larger garlic and onion pieces may burn in higher air fryer heat.
Tools I love
Space Saving Air Fryer Toaster Combo
Has lots of great features such as browning, built-in timers, etc.
Note
Each air fryer is a little different. The first time you make this dish, watch your potatoes towards the end of cooking to ensure they don't burn.
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Air Fryer Baby Potatoes
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Equipment
- zip top bag
- air fryer parchment liner optional
Ingredients
- 16 oz baby potatoes To avoid cutting, buy the smallest potatoes possible
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon everything bagel seasoning
Instructions
- Add 16 oz baby potatoes, 1 teaspoon olive oil, and 2 tablespoon everything bagel seasoning to a zip-top bag
- Close the bag and shake until all potatoes are coated with oil and seasonings.
- Place coated potatoes into the air-fryer basket and cook at 400℉ for 10 minutes
- After 10 minutes, toss the potatoes to rotate and continue to cook for another 10 mintues.
- Check on your potatoes. Based on your air fryer and personal preferences, you may feel that your potatoes are ready to go at this point. For an extra crispy exterior, continue to cook potatoes for an additional 10 minutes.
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Notes
- To avoid cutting, use the smallest potatoes you can find
- Each air fryer cooks a little differently. The first time you make this dish, check on the potatoes every 10 minutes.
- Cooking the potatoes for more than 30 minutes may cause the garlic and other seasonings to burn
- See the above write-up for flavor options.
Nutrition
All nutrition information shown here is automatically generated and should be considered an estimate. If you follow a specific diet, please calculate your own values to ensure accuracy.
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