Crispy and golden air fryer breakfast potatoes are made with a teaspoon of olive oil. Golden brown on the outside and deliciously tender on the inside. Perfect for breakfast/brunch or served as a side.
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About this recipe
You probably know by now that I love using my Air Fryer for all the crispy recipes, and we DO love crispy recipes here on the blog – from Chicken Patties to Crispy Baked Potato Wedges to Air Fryer Baby Potatoes - super crisp on the outside and tender on the inside – that’s what I like to go for!
That’s why I find this recipe for air fryer breakfast potatoes so good – simple, yet so effective! Unlike classic skillet breakfast potatoes, you don’t need to monitor them – you simply let the air fryer do its job. Many recipes for crispy potatoes require you to add corn starch to give it that extra crunch. This one is so simple, no corn starch or any kind of flour is needed.
Once you make crispy potatoes in the air fryer, you’ll stop making them in the oven! That’s because the air fryer uses forced circulating hot air, which lets the food heat up quicker and makes it crispier – making it the perfect device for crispy chicken wings or even crisping up the skin for whole roast chicken.
Ingredients
To make crispy air fryer breakfast potatoes, you will need:
(Please read the recipe card at the end of this page for exact ingredient measurements)
Ingredient Notes
Potatoes - Use any variety of potatoes, I have used a mix of red and yellow baby potatoes, but you can use Russet potatoes which work well for this recipe.
Seasonings - I like to keep it simple, I have used sea salt, paprika, and garlic powder to season the potatoes. Freshly minced garlic, rosemary, and onion powder are good additions to flavor the potatoes.
Oil - You will need just 1 teaspoon of oil, preferably olive oil. For enhanced flavor, and if you are not vegan, go for melted butter or ghee.
Step by step recipe
Start by chopping the potatoes into 1-inch cubes. You can leave the skins on.
Soak the potatoes in cold water for at least 30 minutes. This is an additional step to get rid of excess starch from the potatoes. I recommend you do not skip this step, as it helps to crisp up the potatoes very well.
After 30 minutes, drain the water and pat dry the potatoes well.
In a mixing bowl, add the potatoes and all the seasonings, along with the olive oil. Toss and mix well until the potatoes are well-coated in the seasonings and oil.
Place the potatoes in a single layer in the basket of your preheated air fryer (I am using an Instant Vortex, that was preheated for 5 minutes). Try not to overcrowd the basket.
Air fry for 15 minutes at 400 F, flipping the potatoes once during the air frying cycle, to ensure even air frying.
Once the potatoes are golden and crispy as you see above, take them out. You can continue the air fryer for up to 5 minutes more if you like your breakfast potatoes to be crispier.
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Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb Potatoes See notes
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt or sea salt
- ¾ teaspoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon olive oil optionally, use melted butter or ghee
Instructions
- Start by chopping the potatoes into 1-inch cubes. You can leave the skins on.
- Soak the potatoes in cold water for at least 30 minutes. This is an additional step to get rid of excess starch from the potatoes. I recommend you do not skip this step, as it helps to crisp up the potatoes very well.
- After 30 minutes, drain the water and pat dry the potatoes well.
- In a mixing bowl, add the potatoes and all the seasonings, along with the olive oil. Toss and mix well until the potatoes are well-coated in the seasonings and oil.
- Preheat your air fryer at 400 F for 5 minutes (I am using an Instant Vortex, that was preheated for 5 minutes)
- Place the potatoes in a single layer in the basket of your preheated air fryer. Try not to overcrowd the basket.
- Air fry at 400 F for 15 minutes. Halfway through, take out the lasket and flip the potatoes or shake the basket so that the potatoes brown evenly on all sides.
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