Easy Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

This air fryer baked potato recipe makes tender, delicious baked potatoes with crispy, flavorful skin. Finish them with a dollop of sour cream, if you'd like.

Basic Details:

Prep time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

40 mins

Total Time:

50 mins

Servings:

4

Yield:

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Ingredients

  • 4 large baking potatoes, scrubbed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon dried parsley, or to taste
  • 4 tablespoons butter

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

    an overhead shot of all ingredients for easy air fryer baked potatoes

  2. Rub potatoes with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and parsley. Place potatoes in the air fryer basket.

  3. Cook in the preheated air fryer until potatoes are soft, 40 to 50 minutes, depending on potato size.

    an overhead shot of cooked potatoes in an air fryer

  4. Slice potatoes lengthwise. Pinch both sides of each potato, using your hands and forcing potatoes to open, until the fluffy insides start to come out. Add 1 tablespoon of butter into each potato.

    close up on two air fryer baked potatoes topped with butter, sour cream and chives

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories

448

Fat

19g

Carbs

65g

Protein

8g