Make the best game-day appetizer with these Air Fryer Potato Skins, crispy exterior with delicious savory potato, cheese, and bacon inside!
Air Fryer Potato Skins are the BEST game day appetizer and so easy to make in your Air Fryer, utilizing the Air Fryer Baked Potatoes recipe with a twist! This recipe is fast, plus yields a great crispy texture, top the potato skins with bacon, cheese, green onions, and sour cream for the ultimate savory appetizer!
This recipe focuses on making potato skins from scratch using the air fryer; however, if you are looking to heat already-made frozen potato skins, those can easily be heated at 390 degrees F for 10 minutes in the air fryer.
Tips for Making Air Fryer Potato Skins:
These potato skins need to be made with cooked baked potatoes. It’s best to make the baked potatoes in the air fryer for 40 minutes, immediately following this, move forward with slicing the potatoes along with removing the flesh leaving a thin layer of skin to bake with a few toppings.
It’s best to keep a thin amount of flesh inside, scooping the center out to create a valley. Leaving a small amount will help keep the structure of the potato.
Russet Potatoes will work the best for these because they are sturdy, thick potatoes.
Once some of the flesh is removed, the potatoes can be placed right back into the warm air fryer and topped with cheese and shredded bacon. The potato skins will be cooked for 5 more minutes at 390 degrees F. Once fully cooked, add your favorite toppings like sour cream and green onions. If you want to add heat, add a few jalapenos!
This is by far the best way to do this because the potatoes are nice and crispy already from cooking in the air fryer.
It’s best to add salt and pepper to taste once they have completed cooking time, plus dip in Homemade Ranch Dressing.
If you want to top your potatoes with freshly shredded bacon, be sure to use this recipe for Air Fryer Bacon too.
How long do you cook frozen air fryer potato skins?
If you are planning to use frozen potato skins, these will need to be cooked for 10 minutes at 390 degrees F. These would be already prepared potato skins that are frozen at the store ready to eat.
The main difference here is that you will be using already prepared potato skins as opposed to starting by baking the potato.
How do you make Ninja Foodi Potato Skins?
This method works the same in the Ninja Foodi using the Air Crisp function or the Ninja Foodi Air Fryer or Ninja Foodi Multi-Cooker.
How do you store leftover potato skins?
Once fully cooled, store the leftover potato skins in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When ready to reheat, place back in the air fryer at 375 degrees F for 3-4 minutes or until warm.
Air Fryer Potato Skins are a wonderful, savory game day snack served with your favorite dipping sauce plus they are easy to customize with minimal prep!
Air Fryer Potato Skins
Ingredients
- 6 Russet Potatoes
- Olive Oil Cooking Spray
- 1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1/2 Cup Shredded Bacon
- 1/4 Cup Green Onions
- Sour Cream
- Salt/Pepper to Taste
Instructions
- Begin by preheating the air fryer at 390°F for 5 minutes.
- Once done, carefully place the russet potatoes into the basket of the air fryer.
- Spray them with cooking oil spray such as grapeseed oil spray or olive oil spray.
- Cook at 390°F for 40-45 minutes or until they are soft.
- Carefully remove the potatoes, remember they will be hot.
- Slice the potatoes in half and scoop out some of the insides to make a groove or valley in the potato.
- Carefully place each potato skin back into the air fryer.
- Top evenly with cheese and bacon.
- Cook for an additional 5 minutes at 390°F.
- Serve with additional toppings such as sour cream and green onions.
- Salt to taste.
Notes
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