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An oval platter of air fryer frozen french fries with 2 ramekins of dipping sauce,

Air Fryer Frozen French Fries

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Forget the drive-thru. All you need for perfectly crispy fries in no time at all is a bag of frozen french fries and your handy air fryer.
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Total 20 minutes
Recipe Makes (Approximate): 6 servings

Equipment

  • air fryer basket-style or oven-style
  • neutral spray oil must be safe for air fryers

Ingredients

  • 1 bag frozen french fries
  • salt (or other seasonings, optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat air fryer to 400° Fahrenheit. Once air fryer is preheated, lightly spray basket with neutral oil, covering bottom and sides of basket completely.
  • Add 1 bag frozen french fries to basket. Lightly spray tops of fries with additional oil.
  • Sprinkle salt or other seasoning over fries if desired, then place basket in air fryer. Air fry french fries 5 minutes.
  • After 5 minutes, remove basket from air fryer. Shake basket well to toss fries. If fries are not yet cooked to desired doneness, return basket to air fryer. Cook fries 2 to 5 minutes more.
  • After 2 to 5 minutes, remove basket from air fryer. Shake basket well to toss fries. If fries are not yet cooked to desired doneness, return basket to air fryer.
  • Repeat process as needed until fries are cooked as desired. Important: Pause cooking to shake basket and check fries every 3 to 5 minutes or fries will overcook.
  • When fries are as cooked as desired, remove basket from air fryer.
  • Transfer prepared french fries to plate or bowl. Repeat entire process with any remaining fries until desired number of fries has been cooked.
  • Serve fries hot with desired condiments and/or toppings.

Recipe Notes

  • ❗️Important: You MUST shake the basket every 5 minutes! This helps the fries cook evenly, which will also reduce the chances of them overcooking. Taking the basket out of the air fryer also gives you a great opportunity to check the doneness of the fries, so you can be sure they're not getting crispier than you like.

 

Suggested Cook Times

Different types of fries will cook differently. For example, shoestring fries would not need the same cook time as steak fries since they're much smaller and thinner.
In general, start with the cook times below and adjust as needed. If you're cooking multiple batches of fries, keep in mind that the later batches will need less time to cook than the earlier batches.
  1. Shoestring Fries: 6-10 minutes
  2. Waffle Fries (a.k.a. Lattice Fries): 10-12 minutes
  3. Crinkle-cut Fries: 10-12 minutes
  4. Curly Fries: 10-12 minutes
  5. Steak Fries: 12-15 minutes
 
Note: total cook time for one batch of fries should not exceed 25 minutes.

Nutrition Information (Approximate)

Serving Size: 1servingCalories: 393calProtein: 4gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 741mgPotassium: 650mgTotal Carbs: 46gFiber: 7gNet Carbs: 39gVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 2mg
Recipe By: Cheryl Malik
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