Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes

Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes are the best comfort food side dish. These potato shells are crispy and filled with creamy mashed potatoes, cheese, and bacon. They are cooked again in the air fryer until they are perfectly golden brown!

If you enjoyed these Air Fryer Baked Potatoes or Air Fryer Potato Skins, then you will certainly love these Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes. By making these potatoes in the air fryer, you’ll get a crispy skin with a fluffy, cheesy center, plus saving time compared to the traditional oven.

What you’ll love about Twice Baked Potatoes:

• Perfectly crispy potatoes every time!
• Faster to cook than in the oven.
• Easy cleanup.
• Naturally gluten-free!
• These are great for smaller batches, this recipe makes 4 halves or 4 servings.

Ingredients for Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes:

• Russet Potatoes
• Olive Oil or Grapeseed Oil Spray
• Table Salt
• Sour Cream
• Salted Butter 
• Garlic Powder
• Dried Parsley
• Bacon
• Cheddar Cheese 
• Red Onion 

Step by Step Instructions:

1. Start with baked potatoes, using this Air Fryer Baked Potato recipe. using 2 potatoes. If you are following this particular recipe, you would cook them in the Air Fryer at 390 degrees F for 40 Minutes.
2. Once the potatoes are already baked in the Air Fryer, proceed to the following steps.
3. Once the baked potatoes are finished cooking in the Air Fryer, place them on a cooling rack for 15-20 minutes to cool before touching them.
4. Cut the potato in half lengthwise to make 4 halves.
5. With a spoon, scoop the potatoes out, leaving a thin layer of skin intact, and place the filling in a bowl.
6. Repeat these steps with the additional potato.
7. In the bowl, mix in the butter, sour cream, garlic powder, and parsley.
8. Mix this up until you have a nice soft, thick mixture. If you want them softer, you can add 1 Tbsp of cream or milk. (This works the best with a hand mixer.)
9. Once your mixture is nicely pureed, add in the chopped onions, bacon, and 3/4 cup shredded cheese.
10. With a spoon, fill the empty potato skins with the potato mixture.
11. Put back into the air fryer basket and cook for an additional 8 minutes at 350 degrees F using the Air Fryer setting. They will be fully cooked once they are a nice golden color.
12. Serve with an additional 1/4 cup of shredded cheese and cook for an additional 3 minutes to melt the cheese.
13. Serve with sour cream or green onions if you prefer.

Tips for Making Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes:

As mentioned above, first you will need to bake the potatoes before moving forward with the second round of baking.

In most air fryers, 2 baked potatoes will fit the best because these will be cut in halves. So you will end up with 2 whole potatoes or 4 halves in your air fryer.

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The cooking time will always vary due to the amount of heat your air fryer puts off, so be sure to watch this closely.

While the potatoes are cooling, it’s best to go ahead and prepare the filling. Be sure to use a spoon or scoop to scoop the potato out of the skin. Leave a nice thin layer so that you do not damage the potato skin.

These will be done very similar to Air Fryer Potato Skins, but unlike the Air Fryer Potato Skins, we will be putting all the potato right back into the skin.

Combining the ingredients for the filling does work best with a handheld mixer. This will help you avoid over mixing.

Once these are complete, they can be served with additional sour cream or green onions if preferred. If you need a tasty side dish for 2, this is certainly the recipe to make.

• Use large russet potatoes.
• Don’t over scoop, you’ll want a thin layer of potato inside to keep the shell sturdy.
• Add extra toppings if preferred.
• Do not overcrowd the air fryer.

Serving Suggestions:

We love to pair these with Air Fryer Steaks or Grilled Garlic Butter Steaks.

How to store leftovers:

Once fully cooled, store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. When ready to reheat, heat them in the air fryer until warmed through. We prefer to heat them at 330 degrees F for 5 minutes.

Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes are the perfect side dish to any meal or wonderful served as a holiday side dish recipe!

Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Air Fryer Side Dishes

Cuisine American

Servings 4 Servings

Calories 451 kcal

Ingredients

  

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Baked potatoes

• 2 Russet Potatoes
• Grapeseed Oil Spray
• Table Salt

Filling

• 1/3 Cup Sour Cream
• 3 Tbsp Salted Butter Softened and Room Temp
• 1 Tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 Tsp Dried Parsley
• 1/2 Cup Cooked & Chopped Bacon
• 1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese Divided (See Note)
• 1/2 Cup Chopped Red Onion See Note

Instructions

 

• Start with baked potatoes, using this

  recipe. using 2 potatoes. If you are following this particular recipe, you would cook them in the Air Fryer at 390°F for 40 Minutes.
• Once the potatoes are already baked in the Air Fryer, proceed to the following steps.
• Once the baked potatoes are finished cooking in the Air Fryer, place them on a cooling rack for 15-20 minutes to cool before touching them.
• Cut the potato in half lengthwise to make 4 halves.
• With a spoon, scoop the potatoes out, leaving a thin layer of skin intact, and place the filling in a bowl.
• Repeat these steps with the additional potato.
• In the bowl, mix in the butter, sour cream, garlic powder, and parsley.
• Mix this up until you have a nice soft, thick mixture. If you want them softer, you can add 1 Tbsp of cream or milk. (This works the best with a hand mixer.)
• Once your mixture is nicely pureed, add in the chopped onions, bacon, and 3/4 cup shredded cheese.
• With a spoon, fill the empty potato skins with the potato mixture.
• Put back into the air fryer basket and cook for an additional 8 minutes at 350°F using the Air Fryer setting. They will be fully cooked once they are a nice golden color.
• Serve with an additional 1/4 cup of shredded cheese and cook for an additional 3 minutes to melt the cheese.
• Serve with sour cream or green onions if you prefer.

Notes

The cheese will be divided into 3/4 cups in the potato mixture and 1/4 cup on top.

The onion can be substituted with green or sweet depending on what you have.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 451kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 17gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 755mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3g

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