Air Fryer Tater Tots Recipe

Air Fryer Tater Tots Recipe

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

This recipe was developed with its original yield. Ingredient amounts are automatically adjusted, but cooking times and steps remain unchanged. Note that not all recipes scale perfectly.

  • 36 frozen bite-size potato nuggets (such as Tater Tots)

Directions

Step 1: Preheat your air fryer to 350F (175C) according to the manufacturer's instructions. This should take about 4 minutes.

Step 2: Place the desired amount of potato nuggets into the air fryer basket, arranging them in a single layer. If necessary, work in batches to avoid overcrowding the basket.

Step 3: Cook the potato nuggets in the preheated air fryer for 6 minutes.

Step 4: After 6 minutes, shake the basket to ensure even cooking.

Step 5: Continue cooking the nuggets until they are crispy and golden, or until they reach your desired level of doneness. This will take about 4 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving (1/4 of the recipe)

  • Calories: 110
  • Total Fat: 6g (8% of daily value)
  • Saturated Fat: 1g (6% of daily value)
  • Sodium: 258mg (11% of daily value)
  • Total Carbohydrates: 16g (6% of daily value)
  • Dietary Fiber: 2g (5% of daily value)
  • Total Sugars: 0g
  • Protein: 2g (3% of daily value)
  • Vitamin C: 1mg (1% of daily value)
  • Potassium: 167mg (4% of daily value)

Note: Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Comments

Deb C

10/06/2025 01:52:54 PM

Toss some tater tots in the air fryer, heat up some salsa con queso, and serve with a dollop of sour cream and you have one easy, tasty afternoon snack. It doesn’t get any easier than this.

Jose Wright

06/04/2024 02:31:50 AM

Quick, easy, and ridiculously tasty.

Art Beecher

03/29/2023 10:01:32 PM

Helpful guidelines; thank you. Next time, I will either use a higher heat or more time to try and increase the crispiness of the tots 🙂.

Terry Fletcher

06/06/2022 11:22:41 PM

I used less time to heat, like a minute.

SHORECOOK

09/01/2020 02:09:06 PM

PERFECT! I was gifted an air fryer but no instruction book. This recipe made it so easy as the times were perfect! I only wish I had taken a photo but they disappeared before I thought about it. Next time. Thank you Nicole for sharing! I miss our times on the buzz!

Carolyn Webster

07/27/2020 07:54:09 PM

They were really good.

jack kirchner

04/19/2020 01:03:32 PM

Was great

Stephanie Traver Gaida

02/29/2020 11:53:11 PM

Super easy. Tots were crispy and we topped them with Tillamook cheddar cheese at the end.

Angie Campbell

01/18/2020 01:39:31 AM

Good!!

4dogmom

11/30/2019 07:17:05 PM

Easy and very yummy. Could not get enough.