Get ready for the best way to make a baked potato with this Air Fryer Baked Potato Recipe! These potatoes have a crispy skin with a fluffy inside, restaurant-quality texture and taste.
Air Fryer Baked Potatoes are the ONLY way I make baked potatoes these days. They come out of the air fryer perfectly crispy every single time. These Air Fryer Baked Potatoes in foil are easy to make in the air fryer in just about 45 minutes or less.
We love to stuff our baked potatoes with our favorite toppings and serve them alongside Air Fryer Steak or as a full meal topped with warm chili.
What ingredients do you need for Air Fryer Baked Potatoes?
- Russet Potatoes
- Olive Oil Spray or Grapeseed Oil Spray
- Aluminum Foil
- Butter
- Sour Cream
- Salt
- Ground Black Pepper
- Chives or Green Onions
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Shredded Bacon
- …and any other Toppings of Choice!
What type of potato should you use for Air Fryer Baked Potatoes?
Idaho Potatoes or Russet Potatoes will yield the best result as they have the crispiest skin. Russets also have the best size for baked potatoes. Yukon Gold Potatoes or Red Potatoes will work too but those are usually best done as roasted potatoes.
Do you have to wrap Air Fryer Baked Potatoes in Foil?
Baked Potatoes do not have to be wrapped in foil, this is a personal preference. The foil will keep the moisture inside and allow for a softer skin. If you prefer a crispy skin, leave the foil off. If you want to have softer skin and keep the potatoes warm longer, then wrap them in foil.
How many potatoes can you cook in the air fryer basket at once?
Air Fryer Baked Potatoes are easy to make in the air fryer, it will depend on how large the air fryer basket is to determine the amount you can cook at once. Our Ninja Air Fryer holds about 3-4 large Russet Potatoes. Be sure there is room around the sides for air to circulate.
We also have an air fryer as part of our range and oven, this holds considerably more baked potatoes since these are in the oven.
How to Create a Baked Potato Bar:
One of our favorite dinners is baked potato night with a baked potato bar. If you want to do a baked potato bar, simply choose the toppings that you will be serving the potatoes with and have those set out in small serving dishes.
These toppings can be any of those listed above or others such as chopped meats like shredded chicken or pork.
How long do you cook Air Fryer Baked Potatoes in Foil?
Air Fryer Baked Potatoes are sprayed with a light spray of olive oil cooking spray, wrapped in foil, and then placed in the air fryer and cooked at 390 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until tender at an internal temperature of at least 205 degrees F.
Tips for Making Air Fryer Baked Potatoes:
- Season the Skin – Add a light coat of olive oil spray and a little bit of salt to the skin before adding foil, this will allow the skin to get crispy.
- Leave the foil off – For crisper skin, leave the foil off the potatoes.
- Watch the time closely – All air fryers heat differently, our Ninja Air Fryer takes 45 minutes to fully cook the potatoes, this will be dependent on each air fryer. The internal temperature should be at least 205 degrees F to be considered done. The potato should be fork-tender and easy to cut with a knife. The size of the potatoes will also determine the cooking time.
How to store leftover baked potatoes?
Once fully cooled, store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. When ready to reheat, heat in the air fryer at 350 degrees F for 5-10 minutes, add a light coat of olive oil spray to crisp the potato skins again.
If you enjoy this delicious air fry side dish then you will also love these Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes too!
Air Fryer Baked Potatoes are easy to make on a busy weeknight, perfect as a full meal or a side dish. With the air fryer, baking potatoes will never be the same!
Air Fryer Baked Potato Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 Russet Baking Potatoes
- Olive Oil Cooking Spray or Grapeseed Oil Cooking Spray
- Foil
Toppings
- Sour Cream
- Bacon Bits
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Chives
- Green Onions
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Clean the baked potatoes and evenly coat with cooking spray.
- Once coated, wrap with foil.
- Place in the air fryer and cook at 390°F for 40-45 minutes. Potatoes should reach an internal temperature of at least 205°F to be considered done.
- Carefully remove, cut and serve with toppings.
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Brian Fitz says
Yeah I love me some Air Fryer baked potatoes….talk about no hassle, no mess, quick and easy !! I’ve got to where I’ll come home from work and pull a couple out and coat the tater with some Olive oil, wrap em in foil and toss em in the basket at 400 for 1/2 an hour…go take a shower, get out and throw some shorts and slippers on and then grab 2 Styrofoam bowls throw some shredded cheese ( I switch up what kind but cheddar is my fav ) throw some of the “Real” Bacon bits in, a glob of sour cream and then pull one of the taters out of the Air Fryer (you can leave the other one in there and it will stay hot for a while, then dump the tater into one of the bowls and dice it up while mixing it in with the “Extras”….when your done just toss it in the trash and go get yourself a 2nd one…
Hey Kristy, have ya ever diced up some Roast Beef and put it over the Tater ? with a little Au Jus sauce and maybe some diced up purple onions….Trust me, its guuuud….I’ve even used sliced Roast Beef from the deli and just diced it up with my kitchen scissors. another quick and easy complete meal..ya got your meat, ya got your veggie and ya got your produce…
As a single older guy who only cooks for 1, the Air Fryer has taken over being my #1 Kitchen appliance (sorry microwave) I have also seen my A1C go down from a 6.1 to a 5.4 since I don’t eat any “oil” fried foods anymore and my doctor is very pleased…and so is my heart.
psst hey Kristy…when ya get a chance go back and read this articles 1st sentence “I think it’s a honest statement to say my air fryer is now used my than my oven”……I think ya meant to say “used more”…..but I knew what ya meant….
Kristy says
Good catch 🙂 Roast Beef sounds great!
Scott Hillier says
Bit of feedback – as someone new to airfrying, I’m finding all these amazing looking recipes incredibly frustrating for the same reason – what setting am I cooking it on ?
Now as this is airfrying, that might sound like a dumb question, “air fry” duh – but since these are “baked” potatoes and my airfryer has an “airfry” and a “bake” setting – which am I supposed to be using?
Not a dig at you – 99.9% recipes put me in the same position!
Cheers for now.
Kristy says
For this particular site, all the recipes will use the Air Fry setting. If you have any questions though, I’m happy to help, you can email me at [email protected] any time! 🙂
Jamie says
If I only make 2 baked potatoes at a time, do I change the temp or timing? Thanks!
Kristy says
It would be the same timing.
Jamie says
Thank you!
Stephen says
Timings and temperatures seem to differ from one person to the other, like on here. Obviously you cannot really put a time on these recipes, as the potatoes will differ in size and obviously a larger potato will take longer. Maybe by weighing them will give people a better idea of timings? Also, you keep the foil on the potatoes for the full cooking time. Do you get a crispy skin doing it this way? A baked potato seems to taste better with a crispy skin.
Kristy says
I make these several times a week and 40 minutes is what we use. I cook them with and without foil regularly, so far I haven’t really noticed a difference in the crispy skin. I usually do foil if I want to keep them warm until the rest of the dinner is done, it can be done either way.
HEATHER says
Hi there . I made the sesame chicken last night and it great. I also made the hoisin sauce. Wow what great food.
Thanks to you.
Heather
charles smulik says
I make taco potatoes, bake the potatoe make taco meat sause add your favorite toppings (lettuce,tomatoes, cheese,sour cream, taco sause, salsa) anything goes. Hope some people try it. We love it! I make my own sause, I use lean ground beef, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, mustard, sugar! All ingrediances are to taste, so add a little, taste it and let it simmer! The good part, putting your taco potatoe together and enjoy!
Louie says
These sound great. I was wondering if you still “poke” the potatoes before air frying them?
Kristy says
You can if you prefer, I’ve done them both ways though and it’s come out the same each time.
Lenora Costello says
I can’t see why this is more practical than just oven baking. The time is about the same, and the result is about the same.
Kristy says
I think they taste WAY better, but it’s totally up to you.
Janet says
Don’t know the figures but I would imagine the cost of electricity between an air fryer and a fan oven would be quite substantial…
Perhaps someone more clever than me, lol, could check this out.
Reva says
Where is the recipe for the pum[kin chills
Kristy says
Here is a link to the chili https://www.mommyhatescooking.com/instant-pot-pumpkin-chili
Janet says
Wondered if you took the foil off halfway thru the cooking process would that then crisp the skin up a bit?
Kristy says
You can do that and you can do it without foil completely if you wanted to as well.
Don Denney says
I have a ninja air fryer with different settings never seem to know which settings to use on some of the recipes.
Kristy says
For all air fryer recipes, you’d use ‘air crisp’ on the Ninja.
Kathy says
My stove has an air fryer. Are these recipes done the same way (time wise and temp).
Kristy says
Yes, I just recently got a stove with Air Fryer option. Sometimes I do have to preheat or keep it in just a few minutes longer in the stove, but I’ve come to like using that more than the actual air fryer. You can do much larger batches.
Darla Gibbs says
One of our favorite toppings is chili, with or without beans, and cheese. Have also used leftover BBQ.
Kristy says
We love both of these too!