Air Fryer Potato Slices is a simple, delicious and easy snack recipe. Thick slices of potato are coated with simple easily available spice powders and air fried with less oil. Ready in 20 to 25 minutes these are crispy outside, soft and fluffy and inside. Prefer thick, parmesan-style fries? Try my air fryer potato wedges.
These crispy air fryer potato coins are extremely easy to make. These can be made for any occasion and are ready in under 25 minutes.
Air fryer sliced potatoes are healthy as they are fried with minimal oil. With just 2 tablespoons of olive oil, these potato slices in air fryer turn crispy on the edges and soft inside.
The Perfect Crunch: Air Fryer Potato Slices Recipe
Why Choose Air Frying?
Experience a guilt-free snack without sacrificing the crispy texture you love. Air frying offers a healthier alternative to traditional frying, reducing oil usage while delivering the perfect crunch.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Gather your ingredients for this simple yet delicious air fryer potato slices recipe. With pantry staples and a dash of creativity, you’ll have a wholesome snack in no time.
List of Ingredients:
- Potatoes: Any type of potatoes can be used to make this crispy potato slices recipe. However, I recommend using Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes as they are high in starch content, mealy, have white flesh and great for air frying.
- Spice powders: Spice powders like garlic powder, paprika, red chili flakes and black pepper powder are used in coating the potatoes. These enhance the taste and flavor. Quantity of spice powders can be slightly altered. If you want more spice, you can use ½ teaspoon black pepper powder instead of using ¼ teaspoon.
- Oil: I have used olive oil in air frying the thick potato slices. Olive oil adds flavor and helps to make crispy potatoes.
- Parsley: Parsley is added for garnish and is an optional ingredient.
- Salt: Salt is added for taste. You may adjust salt as per your taste.
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How to make potato slices in air fryer
- Wash the potatoes and pat dry.
- Cut into thick slices of uniform length.
- Add the sliced potatoes in a bowl, add all ingredients and toss till all the potato slices are coated with spice powders.
- Add the potato slices to the air fryer basket and air fry for 20-25 minutes at 200C shaking the basket every 10 minutes.
- Garnish with finely chopped parsley.
- Serve hot.
Notes to keep in mind while making potato slices in air fryer:
- I have fried potato with skin on. You may peel it.
- The thickness of potato slices should be uniform so that they cook uniformly inside the air fryer.
- The potato slices might overlap while getting air fried and that is totally fine. Just keep shaking the basket every 10 minutes.
- You may air fry in batches if the quantity is large, but do not overcrowd the air fryer.
How to serve
- These air fryer potato coins can be served with any dipping sauce or mayo or guacamole. My personal favorite is serving it with ketchup.
- You may also serve them as a side dish with spinach omelet.
Other air fryer recipes:
- Air fryer cauliflower
- Air fryer green beans
- Air fryer okra fries
- Air fryer shrimp
- Air fryer mushrooms
FAQs
Should I soak the potato slices before air frying?
Soaking isn’t required for this recipe, but if you want extra-crispy results, soaking cut potatoes in cold water for 15–20 minutes first helps remove surface starch, which can reduce sticking and improve crispiness.
What’s the best potato for this recipe?
Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes work best, thanks to their starch content — they crisp up well on the outside while staying soft and fluffy inside.
Why aren’t my potato slices getting crispy?
Overcrowding the air fryer basket is the most common cause — cook in batches if needed, and make sure to shake the basket every 10 minutes as the recipe calls for, so every side gets even air contact.
Can I make this without oil?
A small amount of oil (as little as 1 tablespoon) helps the spices stick and promotes browning — skipping it entirely will give a drier texture and less effective browning, though it can still work in a pinch with a light water or broth toss instead.
How do I reheat leftover potato slices?
Reheat in the air fryer for 3–4 minutes at the same temperature to re-crisp them — a microwave will make them soft and lose the crispy texture.
What’s the difference between air fryer potato slices and potato wedges?
Slices are thin, crisp and spiced with paprika and chili, about 25 minutes. For thick, fluffy, parmesan-style wedges, see my air fryer potato wedges.
Air Fryer Potato Slices
Equipment
- 1 Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 2 medium potatoes
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Some parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Wash the potatoes and pat dry.
- Cut into thick slices of uniform length.
- Add the sliced potatoes in a bowl, add all ingredients and toss till all the potato slices are coated with spice powders.
- Add the potato slices to the air fryer basket and air fry for 20-25 minutes at 200C shaking the basket every 10 minutes.
- Garnish with finely chopped parsley.
- Serve hot.
Video
Notes
- I have fried potato with skin on. You may peel it.
- The thickness of potato slices should be uniform so that they cook uniformly inside the air fryer.
- The potato slices might overlap while getting air fried and that is totally fine. Just keep shaking the basket every 10 minutes.
- You may air fry in batches if the quantity is large, but do not overcrowd the air fryer.
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