air fryer potato

These air fryer baked potatoes only need an additional five minutes to transform into giant smashed potatoes! Perfect for those who enjoy twice baked potatoes but don&#x27;t have the time. With endless options for fillings and toppings, this is a simple lunch that makes use of your air fryer&#x27;s ability to crisp things quickly and easily.

Giant Air Fryer Smashed Potatoes

potato

Tbsp salted butter

chives

cheddar cheese

sour cream

Use a knife to poke a few holes in your potato, brush the skins with olive oil and cook in the air fryer at 360F/180C for about 30-40 minutes, until the insides are soft. (Alternatively, you can speed things up a little if you microwave them for 8 minutes and then air fry for another 20 minutes which is actually my preferred method!) If you are cooking more than one potato you will need a slightly longer cooking time.

Pull out the air fryer basket and cut the potato open. Cut a cross into the top of the potato and use a fork to start to smush the sides down and mash the filling.

Smush some butter, cheese and chives into the potato flesh. Use the fork to mash it in as much as you can while making sure to keep the sides of the potato intact.

Brush the top with a little olive oil. Return to the air fryer, turn the temperature up to 200C/400F and cook again for 5-10 minutes, until crispy.

Top with sour cream and serve.

The Best Air Fryer Baked Potato Recipe - perfect light, fluffy baked potatoes with a crispy skin right from your air fryer!

The Best Air Fryer Baked Potato Recipe

russet potatoes

sea salt

Olive oil cooking spray

butter

Scrub potatoes well under cold running water, making...

Scrub potatoes well under cold running water, making sure to remove any excess dirt.

Poke potato all over with a fork or...

Poke potato all over with a fork or sharp knife.

Spray with cooking spray and sprinkle salt over...

Spray with cooking spray and sprinkle salt over potato.

Arrange in air fryer basket, without overcrowding, so...

Arrange in air fryer basket, without overcrowding, so potatoes have plenty of room to let air circulate around them.

Cook in basket at 400 degrees F for...

Cook in basket at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.

Flip potato and cook another 5-20 minutes, depending...

Flip potato and cook another 5-20 minutes, depending on size - cook until potato is easily pierced by butter knife or fork with light pressure.

When potato is ready, cut open and add...

When potato is ready, cut open and add pat of butter to top and serve!

These air fryer potatoes are so delicious, once you've made them in the air fryer once, you'll never turn the oven on again!

Air fryer baked potatoes recipe

baby potatoes, halved

rosemary sprigs

Sea salt, to season

Bulla Light Sour Cream,

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Here are the quick and easy steps with no-fail tips for how to cook fluffy fork-tender baked potatoes in the microwave or air fryer. Plus our favorite baked potato toppings!

How to Microwave a Potato (Recipe + VIDEO)

Salt and pepper

Wash and dry the potato, but do not peel it. Pierce it several times with a fork to create vent holes.

Place the potato in the microwave on a clean glass microwave tray, or place it on a paper towel.

Microwave on high heat for 7 to 8 minutes. If the tray in your microwave rotates, there is no need to stop the cooking process. However, if there is no rotating tray in your microwave, stop the microwave and turn the potato at the 4-minute mark.

Check the potato at 7 minutes. If you can insert a fork fully into the center of the potato, it’s done. If not, microwave another one to two minutes until soft.

For basic baked potatoes, cut a slit in the top of the potato. Gently squeeze the potato to loosen the potato flesh. Add a pat of butter to the potato and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. However, feel free to add as many exciting toppings as you so desire!

Microwave baked potato instructions  -

Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Wash and dry the potato, then pierce the potato several times with a fork.

Once the air fryer is hot, place a potato in the air fryer and bake for 35 minutes. Check the potato, and if a fork can be inserted all the way to the center, the potato is done. If not, continue to bake for another five minutes.

Air fryer baked potato instructions -

Thank you for the tips and tricks! We love baked potatoes at home so this is very useful for us. This method cooks faster in the microwave, I love it!

I love this! Thanks for sharing it! I love a good baked potato, but never want to wait for them to cook in the oven. I will only be doing it in the microwave now!

Oh this is so handy! I can't wait to show my son, he loves baked potatoes and this is so much quicker. Thanks for the tip! 

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