Bye bye, fast food! You won’t need the drive-thru anymore if you have a bag of frozen french fries and an Air Fryer! The Air Fryer crisps up ready-made french fries better than anything, and they truly taste deep-fried. If you’re looking for homemade air fryer french fries, you’ll love our crispy fast-food style recipe!
Why This Recipe Is So Good
- We love simplicity and ease of cooking frozen french fries in an air fryer! Plus, they’re way healthier than those fried in oil.
- These are the perfect, easy snack for picky kids (or anyone craving junk food) without having to feel guilty!
How To Cook French Fries In An Air Fryer
The full recipe & ingredients list are below, but here you’ll find a quick overview for making this recipe perfectly, along with useful tips and info!
Preheat your air fryer and spray the basket with oil.
In a bowl, spray the fries lightly with oil and sprinkle with salt if desired. Add fries to the air fryer.
Cook, tossing the fries midway through the cycle. (See notes for more info and tips!)
Top Tips For Air Fryer Frozen French Fries
- You can adjust the cooking time depending on how crispy you like your fries or how thick they are. For softer or thinner fries, decrease time. For crispier or thicker fries, increase it.
- If you’re using an air fryer that doesn’t rotate, toss your fries very, very well midway through. Make sure the fries that are sitting on the bottom of the bowl are scooped up to the top.
- If your air fryer does rotate, be sure to check on them halfway to judge how thoroughly cooked they are.
- Do not spray too much oil, or your fries will get mushy!
- You don’t have to preheat your air fryer, but be aware that your cooking time may be longer!
- Try your fries with different seasonings for a more gourmet snack. Try garlic or onion powder, seasoned salt (mmm, Milo’s salt), or chipotle powder for fries with a kick.
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Air Fryer Frozen French Fries
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 bag frozen french fries
- spray oil avocado, olive, or canola, like Pam
- salt
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer for 400º. Spray basket with oil.
- Spray fries with oil and sprinkle with salt, if desired.
- Cook for 20-25 minutes, tossing halfway.
Video
Notes
I recommend buying wine from Scout and Cellar, especially for lower carb or sugar and the health conscious. There’s no added sugar to these wines, and they’re all much lower in carbs, calories, and sugar. For me, there’s no headache or fogginess the next day! This recipe is a simple French fry side dish, so you can get away with a variety of wine pairings for starchy sides. I recommend:
Nutrition
Cook for about 20-25 minutes at 400º.
Compared to french fries deep fried or from a fast food restaurant, yes, they are healthier!
Oil isn’t necessary, but we like to add some in this recipe to keep the fries tender on the inside and add some flavor.
Try garlic or onion powder, seasoned salt, or chipotle powder.
Cheryl Malik is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind the healthy, flavorful, family friendly recipes at 40 Aprons. She’s been a blogger for 10+ years and is known for her delicious recipes and detailed recipe instructions. Cheryl is a mom of three who lives in Memphis, TN.
Matt Freund says
I made this. It is really good.
Savannah | 40 Aprons Team says
Thanks for the awesome review!
Matt Freund says
I love these fries. I make them all the time. They are delicious.
FOODBINOD says
I always follow your recipes. Made this last night. Really like it
Savannah | 40 Aprons Team says
Glad you liked it!
Chris says
Just came across this recipe via Google and gave it a shot. Fries came out great. Thank you 😊
Savannah | 40 Aprons Team says
Thanks for sharing!
Renée says
I had already preheated my air fryer (Crux AirPro Macy’s edition) before I found your page by Googling “frozen fries air fryer”. I followed your instructions for spraying the basket and the fries. I sprinkled salt on the fries. I only cooked one batch so 10 minutes was enough time. They turned out top notch.
Amelia Camurati says
So happy you liked them, Renée!
ReBecca says
Do you NEED to spray them with oil (meaning I don’t have any spray oil)?
Cheryl Malik says
I like to so they cook well and don’t get too dried, but you can also brush them or toss them in a little oil.
Kathy Soule says
The best frozen French fries! Why bother cutting the potatoes, rinsing them, drying them and waiting for them to cook. Takes to long and inferior results. I don’t play around with friescanymore just buy them at the frozen counter.
Cheryl Malik says
Right?? Sometimes I love homemade french fries, but these are so easy, especially for my kids!
Ali says
Perfect! Made this for the first time today in my power air fryer 360, used krinkle cut Oreida fries straight from frezer to basket. Used spray canola oil, sprinkled salt, set air fryer for 30 mins. Fries turned out rated perfect by kids, teens and adults.
Amelia Camurati says
It’s amazing how much crunchier they are!!
Chet says
The frozen fries cooked 400F/25 minutes will give you charcoal in my 1400Watt Fryer. I think 12 minutes cook time.
Cheryl Malik says
Yep, that’s why we say to check on them! Each air fryer is different. 🙂
Chris says
Made these last night and they were perfect
Cheryl Malik says
YAY! I am so happy to hear that