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Air Fryer French Fries

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You will never use your deep fryer again, once you have tasted these Simply Air Fryer French Fries, made with only a drop of oil.

Air Fryer French Fries

Air Fryer French Fries

French Fries without all the calories, whoda thunk? Homemade deep fried French Fries are so delicious, but come with so many bad calories. The oil needed for good French Fries is so bad for our bodies.

Baked French Fries, while much less calories, aren’t really satisfying and have an odd texture, I think. You know what I mean? They are hard on the outside, rather than crispy and then soft inside. Hard to explain.

Friday night is “Wing Night” in this house and we used to bake our Buffalo Chicken Wings and French Fries, but now, thanks to our Air Fryer, we can have Air Fryer French Fries without all the bad calories.

We switch off between Buffalo Chicken Wings and Air Fryer Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings. We can be naughty, without our bodies paying for it the next day. 🙂

Please feel free to join the chat at Facebook Air Fryer Recipe Group, where we share recipes, methods and fun.

 

Cast of Ingredients for Air Fryer French Fries

Cast of Ingredients for Air Fryer French Fries

Coconut Oil is my oil of choice for French Fries, but Olive Oil works well too.

I’ve been on a Ghee kick lately, so I think next Friday night, I will use my Homemade Ghee to make the Fries.

Make sure that you mix up a big batch of my TOG House Seasoning Recipe, so that you always have it ready.

 

Soak the potatoes in water

Soak the potatoes in water

Scrub the potatoes well and then slice them as evenly as you can.

A good French Fry Cutter, really helps!

We like our French Fries between thin and thick, almost twice the size of a Fast Food Fry, but about half the size of Steak Fries.

Place them in a Bowl of water and allow them to soak for 30 minutes.

This will remove some of the starch and allow the potatoes to cook better and crisp up better.

 

Pat dry the fries with a paper towel or tea towel and then pour over the oil and mix in.

Sprinkle the Seasoned Salt and toss to coat.

 

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Place them in your Air Fryer and cook for about 15 minutes, tossing half-way through.

 

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Delicious fries that are not loaded down with oil. Now, you can have your cake and eat it too!

 

Air Fryer Seasoned French Fries with Zax Sauce

Air Fryer Seasoned Thicker French Fries with Zax Sauce

Try these Air Fryer Seasoned French Fries with some Zaxby’s Sauce for a real treat!

For a lower calorie treat, try my Air Fryer Radishes!

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Air Fryer Seasoned French Fries

5 from 10 votes
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Jill Selkowitz

Ingredients

Equipment

Instructions

  • Scrub potatoes and then slice into strips.
  • Soak potatoes in a bowl of fresh water for 30 minutes.
  • Drain water and pat dry.
  • Pour over coconut oil and mix through. Add seasoned salt and toss to coat.
  • Place potatoes into Air Fryer Basket.
  • Air Fry at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, shaking the basket half way through.

Crisplid Instructions.

  • Same as in the air fryer, but cook at 380 degrees.
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Hi, I'm Jill. I'm a mom to Tonkinese cats and enjoy sharing restaurant quality meals, easily made at home. With my easy step by step photos and directions, new cooks will be able to follow along and cook like rock stars.

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  2. Angie says

    February 23, 2019 at 5:36 pm

    I didn’t have a potato cutter, but cut thin just like you did. I soaked them & patted them dry. Tossed with a little olive oil and seasoned them. They turned out really nice and crispy. They did take about 25 mins though. I’d make again.

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  3. karen strauss says

    September 16, 2018 at 11:02 am


    So delicious! Thank you! I used the fries with a creamy garlic sauce because I am a vegetarian so no worcestershire sauce for me.

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  4. Laurie says

    April 17, 2018 at 12:54 pm


    My husband and I both liked these a lot. I followed your directions exactly. I love that you post pictures along the way so we can see what things are supposed to look like. I will definitely make them again. Thanks Jill.

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  6. dan says

    March 14, 2018 at 5:21 pm


    I make these all the time but cutting them with a knife makes them inconsistent. anyone have a recommendation for a french fry cutter?

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  9. Ken Pittman says

    February 5, 2018 at 4:22 pm

    Was wondering there was a difference between air cooking products? Have a “Crofton” air cooker. Same as a frier???

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  10. Adele Aiken says

    February 4, 2018 at 7:11 pm

    NOt sure what went wrong. I cut two medium russets into strips just slightly larger than the ones in your photo. I soaked for about an hour. dried them, used about 1 B EVoo, s&p. I cooked them in my rotating fryer basket for 25 minutes on 400 – they were cooked but not crisp at all. any ideas?? One more question (i’m new to the AF!) if you want to cook both wings and fries for a meal, how do you do it – one at a time???Thank you for your help

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    • SB says

      March 4, 2018 at 7:56 am


      The rotating basket is probably preventing the crisping you are looking for. My fryer has trays and I put the fries on in a single layer. That seems to work well.

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    • dan says

      March 14, 2018 at 5:28 pm

      I cook one at a time, the fries first, then cook your meat. when thats done I throw the fries back in for a couple minutes they taste just like they were cooked.

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  14. Singh says

    May 9, 2017 at 5:50 pm

    I tried to make fries in philips airfryer. After cut ,soak in water for 15 ‘
    Mins . And rinse but the fries came out bitter. I was so disappointed . Plz advise how to get bitterness out of potatoes . I used russet potato.
    Thank you .

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  15. Tony Lea (@TonyLeaToronto) says

    April 10, 2017 at 3:06 pm

    Thanks for the recipe. Turned out fantastic! I just cut back on the salt a bit .25 tablespoon.

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  16. George Smith says

    March 22, 2017 at 12:21 pm

    I keep seeing these articles claiming how much healthier air fry is supposed to be, but, no charts showing the actual calorie differences between ways of cooking. The wife bought a Farberware Air Fryer, the included recipe book has no mention of calories or nutrition values.

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    • Liz Hali says

      June 24, 2017 at 7:18 am


      I’m genuinely curious about this, so I did some math for us to look at.

      Quick Google search shows that a small order of fries at McDonald’s is 230 calories. These are the order of fries that aren’t even served in a carton, it’s the size in the paper sleeve. Their website also gave this helpful ingredient list for fries: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Natural Beef Flavor [Wheat and Milk Derivatives]*), Dextrose, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (Maintain Color), Salt. *Natural beef flavor contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk as starting ingredients. Wow! Ok, so just a recap of what we’re looking at here: small fries with a few ingredients that aren’t potatoes and oil.

      Next!

      As for the air fryer, just going with the ingredients I use: 1 medium russet potato and 1 tablespoon of olive oil adds up to a ballparked 289 calories (potato-170 calories and 1 tablespoon olive oil- 120 calories). The exact value for the potato is estimated, but this was specifically for a potato 2-1/4″ to 3-1/4″ in diameter. For my air frying friends, I’m sure you know this potato will make way more thin-cut fries than a small order at Mcdonalds.

      So for a quick comparison, an order of small fries at McDonald’s would be 230 calories. A serving of air fryer fries would be about 289 calories. Yes, I calculated the air fryer fries to have more calories. However, it’s important to remember how many more fries you’re getting from a single potato and the quality of the ingredients you choose to eat when you do use the air fryer. I would suggest comparing quantity in this case for simplicity, McDonalds will give you a small fistful of fries, while the one potato in the air fryer might yield double or more than this amount.

      Again, all of this is estimated so take from it what you will, but I argue that your wife know’s what’s up! 😉 Hope this was helpful.

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      • Dave D says

        January 3, 2018 at 3:10 pm

        This is also not addressing the amount of fat and sodium content in a McDonald’s french fry versus the air fried french fry. Just something else to think about…

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        • Shelly says

          July 6, 2019 at 2:12 am

          Dave,
          Do the research yourself. There are many website that you can put in the ingredients and it will calculate all the percentages you are looking for.

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    • SHEILAGH Lynn-Howe says

      February 14, 2017 at 11:47 am

      I preheated my sir fryer at 400degrees for ten minutes, added my cut potatoes that I VERY lightly sprayed and tossed with olive oil. Set my fryer for thirty minutes. Half way through I opened it up and shook the fries really well around. Put it back in to finish the 15 minutes. They were outstanding!! ( I own an Emeril Lagasse hot air fryer ).

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