Easy to make – crispy air fryer waffle fries recipe made from scratch!
Making Frozen waffle fries in air fryer? Air fry frozen waffle fries for 400 degrees F, around 10-12 minutes, or until desired crispiness. Flip halfway for more crispy waffle fries!
Want to try making homemade waffle fries in the air fryer from scratch? This air fryer recipe will show you the best way to get crispy waffle fries using your air fryer in 15 mins cooking time!
All you need to do is cut your potatoes into waffle shapes (explained below), toss some seasoning on your waffle fries, and air fry them to perfection!
Recipe for Air Fryer Waffle Fries
Looking for a healthier alternative to frozen waffle fries in an air fryer?
Try this freshly made waffle fries recipe that can be air fried to perfection without being deep-fried or containing preservatives. Plus, for the price of store-bought waffle fries, you can get a big bag of potatoes and make 5x-10x more waffle fries at home! So it’s way cheaper & healthier to make them at home – win-win!
Make sure you have a waffle fry setting on your food slicer or a crinkle potato cutter to make your waffle fries! I explain in my youtube video exactly how to make waffle fries!
Looking for a waffle fryer cutter? I recommend this one or this one!
It’s actually much easier than I thought it would be to make waffle fries from scratch in an air fryer! And by flipping your waffle fries halfway in the air fryer, you can make them more crispy if you prefer.
These waffle fries are gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, nut-free and soy-free!
Ingredients
- Potatoes
- Oil
- Salt
- Seasoning of choice: I used Garlic Powder
Want an air fryer? I recommend this one, this one, or this one!
Enjoy these crispy waffle fries as a snack or as a side on whatever plate you’re having today!
How To Make Air Fryer Waffle Fries
Rinse potatoes with water and you can choose to peel the skin or not. I found that it didn’t make too much of a difference so I left the skin on.
Place the potato on a cutting board, laying it lengthwise. You can use either a crinkle potato cutter or a food slicer (in the waffle fry setting). Cut the potato and after each cut, rotate the potato around 90 degrees before doing another cut. This will create the waffle fry pattern.
While cutting all the potatoes, add cut potatoes into a large bowl filled with cold water. Repeat with remaining potatoes.
Let the potatoes soak for about 5-10 minutes which will allow the potatoes to become more crispy (optional). Meanwhile, you can turn on your air fryer to preheat (400 degrees F) although this part is not necessary.
Drain the potatoes and place them on top of paper towel and gently pat them dry. Don’t worry about making sure they are completely dry.
Add potatoes into a large mixing bowl, along with oil, salt and garlic powder (and other spices of your choice). Toss until well-combined.
Add potatoes into the air fryer tray, with minimal overlapping (you may have to do this in multiple batches), and air fry at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes, tossing or flipping halfway through, or until the potatoes are crispy on the outside and cooked through in the inside. The cooking time may vary depending on your air fryer and how thick you’ve cut your potatoes. Repeat with another batch if you have more potatoes left.
Give the waffle fries a taste and add any more salt or other seasonings as desired. Enjoy!
Air Fryer Waffle Fries
Equipment
- Knife
- Large Bowl
- Measuring Spoons & cups
Ingredients
- 2 potatoes I used Russet Potatoes (you can use whichever potato you prefer) and you can multiple the potatoes you want to use with measurements below to make bigger batch.
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder optional, use whatever seasoning you'd prefer
Instructions
- Rinse potatoes with water and you can choose to peel the skin or not. I found that it didn’t make too much of a difference so I left the skin on.
- Place the potato on a cutting board, laying it lengthwise. You can use either a crinkle potato cutter or a food slicer (in the waffle fry setting). Cut the potato and after each cut, rotate the potato around 90 degrees before doing another cut. This will create the waffle fry pattern.
- While cutting all the potatoes, add cut potatoes into a large bowl filled with cold water. Repeat with remaining potatoes.
- Let the potatoes soak for about 5-10 minutes which will allow the potatoes to become more crispy (optional). Meanwhile, you can turn on your air fryer to preheat (400 degrees F) although this part is not necessary.
- Drain the potatoes and place them on top of paper towel and gently pat them dry. Don’t worry about making sure they are completely dry.
- Add potatoes into a large mixing bowl, along with oil, salt and garlic powder (and other spices of your choice). Toss until well-combined.
- Add potatoes into the air fryer tray, with minimal overlapping (you may have to do this in multiple batches), and air fry at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes, tossing or flipping halfway through, or until the potatoes are crispy on the outside and cooked through in the inside. The cooking time may vary depending on your air fryer and how thick you’ve cut your potatoes. Repeat with another batch if you have more potatoes left.
- Give the waffle fries a taste and add any more salt or other seasonings as desired. Enjoy!
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These are fantastic and so easy to make. I prefer making waffle fries from scratch so we still get that natural taste from a real potato. So good and addictive … and guilt free!