Air Fryer French Fries

a yellow basket of cooked french fries beside a red air fryer

5 from 7 votes

Making french fries in your air fryer is a total breeze! Just one bite of these perfectly crispy fries is like a trip to your favorite burger joint!

Cook Time12

Equipment

Air fryer

Ingredients

▢ 1 bag Frozen French fries

Instructions

Pour your frozen french fries into the air fryer basket. Be sure not to crowd the basket. Give the basket a gentle shake to even out the fries.
Place air fryer basket into air fryer unit.Set temperature for 400 degrees F. If you are cooking shoestring fries, cook for 12 minutes.
After 6 minutes have passed remove the air fryer basket and shake it gently to move fries around. Return air fryer basket to air fryer unit and continue cooking.
Enjoy!

Notes

Make sure that you do not crowd the basket with too many fries. The fries will not cook evenly. Work in batches if needed.
You may need to adjust the time if your are using different types of fries.
For shoestring fries - cook for 12 minutes
For crinkle cut and regular Fries - cook for 18 minutes
Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the "Air Fry" function.
Pro Tip: Check your food as it cooks. Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Sometimes air frying is a trial and error process. Check your food as it cooks to learn your air fryer better! When cooking a new recipe or food items be sure to check your food often to help avoid over/under cooking.

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