Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes
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Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes are all the yum in half the time! Crispy potato skins, loaded with fluffy, cheesy mashed potatoes!!! You will be wanting this perfect side dish every week!
What You Will ❤️ About Twice Baked Potatoes in the Air Fryer
You will love that you can have these fluffy, loaded twice baked potatoes on the table in about 35 minutes! Now – I did NOT use big russet potatoes – there’s no need! I used medium sized Yukon gold potatoes – why? They cook faster and are more delicious!
This recipe was made using the Paula Deen Air Fryer.
Twice Baked Potato Recipe Ingredients
Twice baked potatoes are basically a baked potato filled with cheesy mashed potatoes! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Yukon gold potatoes – these are smaller, creamier and cook much faster than a big ol’ Russet!
- bacon – you need bacon and you can cook it WITH your potatoes!
- sour cream – you can swap plain Greek yogurt if you’re trying to be healthier or heavy cream if you’re not!
- shredded Cheddar cheese – whatever cheese you have and the flavor you like is what you should use!
- salted butter
- Pinch salt & black pepper –
- green onions or chives
How to Make Twice Baked Potatoes in the Air Fryer
This is an easy recipe and I love it because it’s 100% air fryer – baking the potatoes, frying the bacon and putting it all together!
- Poke potatoes with a paring knife in a few spots. Spritz outside of potatoes with olive oil spray and a sprinkle of coarse sea salt. Place potatoes in air fryer and air fry at 400°F for 20 minutes.
- Open air fryer and place bacon in air fryer basket. Close and air fry 8 minutes more.
- Open air fryer and check potato for doneness—a paring knife should slide in easily. Remove potato and bacon from air fryer and let cool 5 minutes. If potato is not done, air fry 3–5 minutes more. Dice bacon and set aside.
- Slice cooled potato in half and scoop out 80 percent of flesh insides. Be sure to leave a thin layer of flesh around potato skins. Add scooped potato flesh to a medium bowl.
- In bowl with potatoes, add sour cream, butter, salt & pepper. Mash with a fork until combined. No need to use a hand mixer – the fork does just fine! Fold in 1/3 cup cheese and half of diced bacon.
- Spoon potato mixture into potato skins and top with remaining Cheddar.
- Using tongs, return potatoes to air fryer and air fry at 370°F for 5 minutes, until cheese is melted.
- Remove potatoes from air fryer and top with sour cream, bacon and green onions.
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Tips, Tricks & FAQs
I recommend spritzing them with olive oil on the outside – this will definitely help. And cooking them with the bacon helps too!
Small-medium potatoes will take about 20-25 min at 400º. The bigger the potato, the more time you’ll need.
Store leftovers in an airtight container (I like these glass ones) and refrigerate up to a week – or freeze up to three months. Reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes or in the air fryer at 300º for 5 minutes.
You can reheat them at 300º for 5-7 minutes, depending on how big they are. The lower temp takes a little longer but won’t burn the tops.
Recipe Variations
- Mashed Potatoes – I did a simple mashed potato with just butter & sour cream – but feel free to jazz them up with more seasonings like garlic
- Cheese – I used sharp cheddar cheese but sub out with your favorite cheese – I like a sharp cheese to break through the creaminess of the potatoes
- Bacon – if you’re not a meat eater, feel free to leave out the bacon
- Potatoes – I used Yukon Gold, but you could easily use Russet or even Red potatoes. You’ll just need to adjust your baking time if your potatoes are larger.
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Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3-4 medium Yukon Gold potatoes
- 4 strips bacon
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp salted butter softened
- pinch kosher sea salt
- pinch black pepper
- 2 tbsp green onions sliced
Instructions
- Poke potatoes with a paring knife in a few spots. Spritz outside of potatoes with olive oil spray and a sprinkle of coarse sea salt. Place potatoes in air fryer and air fry at 400°F for 20 minutes.3-4 medium Yukon Gold potatoes
- Open air fryer and place bacon strips, cut in half, into air fryer with potatoes. Close and air fry 8 minutes more.4 strips bacon
- Open air fryer and check potato for doneness—a paring knife should slide in easily. Remove potato and bacon from air fryer and let cool 5 minutes. If potato is not done, air fry 3–5 minutes more. Dice bacon and set aside.
- Slice cooled potato in half and scoop out 80 percent of flesh. Be sure to leave a thin layer of flesh around potato skins. Add scooped potato flesh to a medium bowl.
- In bowl with potatoes, add sour cream, butter, salt & pepper. Mash with a fork until combined. Fold in 1/3 cup cheese and half of diced bacon.1/4 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, 2 tbsp salted butter, pinch kosher sea salt, pinch black pepper
- Spoon potato mixture into potato skins and top with remaining Cheddar.
- Using tongs, return potatoes to air fryer and air fry at 370°F for 5 minutes, until cheese is melted.
- Remove potatoes from air fryer and top with sour cream, bacon and green onions.2 tbsp green onions
Perfect!