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Air Fryer Homemade Tater Tots

These homemade air fryer tater tots are an unbeatable side dish. With just a few ingredients, this classic favorite is simple and easy to make.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
3

Equipment

  • Air fryer
  • Pot
  • Large Bowl

Ingredients

  • 3 potatoes
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/3 tsp salt
  • 1/3 tsp dried herbs
  • 1/3 tsp paprika
  • 1/3 tsp onion powder
  • 1/3 tsp garlic powder
  • 6 tbsp breadcrumbs
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

  • Boil the potatoes in a medium-sized pot on medium-high heat for 20-25 minutes until soft.
    Ingredients for air fryer homemade tater tots sit on a kitchen counter: three large russet potatoes, cornstarch, breadcrumbs, olive oil, and spices.
  • Once the potatoes are cool, remove the potato skin and grate or mash the potatoes with a potato masher. 
    A glass bowl of yellow mashed potatoes sits on a marble kitchen counter.
  • Add salt, spices, herbs, and cornstarch to the mashed potatoes.
    A glass bowl of yellow mashed potatoes with cornstarch and spices added sits on a marble kitchen counter.
  • Mix thoroughly until you get an almost homogeneous sticky potato dough.
    A dough-like mass of potato mixed with spices and cornstarch sits in a glass bowl on a marble kitchen counter.
  • Shape the potato dough into small portions. Roll them in breadcrumbs until fully covered.
    Small, uncooked tater tot pieces lay on a black plate full of breadcrumbs on a marble kitchen countertop.
  • Spray your air fryer basket with olive oil. Place the tater tots into the air fryer basket.
    Uncooked tater tot pieces are neatly organized inside a circular air fryer basket.
  • Cook at 380°F for 7 minutes. Shake the basket and cook for another 2-3 minutes or until the tater tots are lightly browned.
    Cooked, golden-brown tater tot pieces are seen inside a circular air fryer basket.

Notes

  • Do not peel the potatoes before boiling them. To get that perfect tater tot texture, boil your potatoes with the skin on. This helps avoid water-saturated potatoes and ensures the other ingredients mix into the mashed potatoes perfectly. 
  • How to form the dough into small tot-sized portions: You can wet your hands and roll the dough into small portions (you can even form them into little balls if you’d like). Or, roll the entire mixture onto a board and cut into small pieces (about 1 inch long and ½ inch thick). 
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