Air fryer Potato Chips
Delicious potato chips in air fryer are super crispy and healthy. You can make them with barely any oil or zero oil. Perfect snack.
Servings 3
Calories 126kcal
Equipment
- Mandolin
- Peeler
Ingredients
- 2 potatoes
- 1 tsp. Oil optional
- ½ tsp. Salt
- ½ tsp. Cayenne
Instructions
- Peel potatoes.
- Using a mandolin finely slice them into chips.
- I used the lowest setting on my mandolin and got paper thin chips. You can make thicker chips depending upon preference.
- Thicker ones will take longer to crisp up. So accordingly adjust air frying time from 6-8 minutes to 12-14 minutes at 180C or 360F.
- Soak in cold water for 15-30 minutes.
- Drain the water and dry the chips between paper towels till completely dry.
Air fryer Instructions
- Preheat air fryer at 360F or 180C for 5 minutes.
- Brush the basket with oil.
- Take the dried chips in a bowl. Toss them with oil and seasonings. You can skip oil if you so like and use lemon juice in its place.
- Spread them out in one layer in the air fryer with minimal overlapping.
- The chips shrink in size on air frying and they also go here and there.
- Air fry at 360F or 180C for 5 minutes and keep checking for any chips that are brown on the edges and look done.
- Take those out. If any chips are stuck, disengage them and speed them out again. Be careful not to burn your hands.
- Check every minute till all chips are done.
- For thicker chips, you may take from 10-14 minutes at 360F or 180C
- I did mine in two batches for two potatoes.
- Once done, enjoy your crunchy treat. I promise you there won’t be any leftovers. If there are, you can store them in an air-tight jar at room temperature.
- Enjoy,
Deep Frying Chips:
- Just slice them into chips. No need to soak in water. No need to toss in seasonings either.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Carefully drop the slices chips and deep fry for a minute or two till crispy and done.
- Take them out and toss in seasonings of choice.
Notes
1. Peel the potato and cut fine chips of equal size. The thinner your chips are, the crunchier they will be. A mandolin is the best for this.
2. Always soak the chips for 30 minutes in cold water after cutting. This helps in removing excess starch so that the chips are crunchier when air fried.
3. Always dry the chips very well after soaking and draining water. This helps in expediting the crisping.
4. I use very little oil to spray or brush on the chips. But you can make the chips with zero oil too.
5. Use any seasonings you like on your chips. I have just added salt and cayenne. You can also add the seasonings after air frying.
6. Lay chips in air fryer with minimal overlap. This helps in even and faster cooking.
7. Keep checking the chips after 4 minutes of air frying and keep removing the ones that are browned or done. They will not be all done at the same time.
8. The thinner your chips are cut, the faster they will cook. Mine were paper thin here and thus needed very little time. The thicker you go, the more time they will take.
9. If any chips stick to each other while air frying then separate them and leave them for air frying.
10. As soon as the edges brown, remove the chip.
11. They burn very quickly so don’t wait for them to be overdone.
2. Always soak the chips for 30 minutes in cold water after cutting. This helps in removing excess starch so that the chips are crunchier when air fried.
3. Always dry the chips very well after soaking and draining water. This helps in expediting the crisping.
4. I use very little oil to spray or brush on the chips. But you can make the chips with zero oil too.
5. Use any seasonings you like on your chips. I have just added salt and cayenne. You can also add the seasonings after air frying.
6. Lay chips in air fryer with minimal overlap. This helps in even and faster cooking.
7. Keep checking the chips after 4 minutes of air frying and keep removing the ones that are browned or done. They will not be all done at the same time.
8. The thinner your chips are cut, the faster they will cook. Mine were paper thin here and thus needed very little time. The thicker you go, the more time they will take.
9. If any chips stick to each other while air frying then separate them and leave them for air frying.
10. As soon as the edges brown, remove the chip.
11. They burn very quickly so don’t wait for them to be overdone.
Nutrition
Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 327mg | Potassium: 614mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 345IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg