Crinkle cut fries in the air fryer is a quick and easy way to bake fries. Using the air fryer over the oven saves time and gets dinner served faster. Plus, when you cook fries in the air fryer, you free up oven space for other foods you might want to serve!
Air Fryer Crinkle Cut French Fries Time and Temperature
To cook perfect air fryer french fries, preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees and cook your fries for 14 minutes. Keep reading for complete instructions.
How Can I Make My French Fries Taste Better?
Cooking great fries begins by making sure your fries are cooked evenly and have a crispy outside with a pillowy inside. This recipe ensures perfectly golden fries every time. You can also season your fries, or try a new dip! See below for some suggestions.
What’s the Best Seasoning for French Fries?
If you want to give your french fries some extra seasoning, it’s really easy to do in the air fryer. Of course, we love good old-fashioned salty fries, but there are many delicious seasonings to try.
Add the seasoning to your fries as soon as they’re removed from the air fryer, and they’re still really hot. Place them in a bowl and sprinkle the seasoning over top, then gently toss to coat the fries.
Here are a few of our favorites:
- Old Bay Seasoning
- Seasoning Salt
- Chipotle Seasoning
- Lemon pepper seasoning
What Can I Dip My Fries In?
Of course, we all love ketchup on our fries! But if you’re looking to spice it up, here are some ideas for you:
- BBQ Sauce
- Mayo (this is a Canadian favorite!)
- Aoli
- Vinegar
- Hot sauce
- Honey garlic sauce
- Plum sauce
- Cheese sauce
- Gravy
- Ranch dressing
- Thousand Island dressing
- Honey mustard
Can I Make Air Fryer French Fries Without Oil?
Yes! This air fryer french fry recipe doesn’t use any oil. If you want to add the taste of fried oil, you can certainly toss or spray your fries with a bit of vegetable oil or olive oil, but it isn’t necessary.
Air Fryer Crinkle Cut Fries Ingredients
You Will Need:
- 10 oz crinkle cut french fries
How to Make
- Preheat the air fryer. Preheat the air fryer to 400°F.
- Prep the crinkle cut fries. Place the fries onto the air fryer pan in a single layer.
- Air Fry. Air fry for 7 minutes. Use a flipper to flip the fries then continue baking for an additional 7 minutes or until the fries are golden brown.
- Serve. Serve hot with your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes and Helpful Hints
- Try to place your fries in a single layer with room between them so the hot air can cook every side evenly. This will help you get those crispy, golden fries you’re looking for.
- If you want to season your fries, do it right away when they come out of the air fryer.
- For easy cleanup, you can line your air fryer with parchment paper. You may need to give your fries an extra flip to make sure they cook evenly.
- If your fries aren’t quite golden brown at the 14-minute mark, leave them in a little longer, checking them after every minute.
How to Store Leftover Crinkle Cut Fries
In the fridge – Store leftovers in the refrigerator in a sealed food storage container or covered in plastic wrap for up to 3 days.
In the freezer – You won’t want to re-freeze crinkle cut fries. They won’t thaw well and will likely be soggy.
How to reheat – Reheat your fries in the air fryer at 360 for 6-7 minutes. You can also microwave them for 1-2 minutes, but they won’t be as crispy as the first time you ate them.
FAQs
Yes! You can cook these fries from frozen. If you have allowed your fries to thaw, reduce your cooking time. Begin checking for doneness at 7 minutes.
Yes! Fries cooked in the air fryer are definitely nicely crisp on the outside. The secret is making sure you don’t put too many fries in your basket at once.
This recipe for air fryer crinkle-cut fries doesn’t add any calories to the fries, so you can easily refer to the french fry bag to know how many calories are in each serving.
Crinkle Cut Fries Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 10 ounces crinkle cut french fries
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer. Preheat the air fryer to 400°F.
- Prep the crinkle cut fries. Place the fries onto the air fryer pan in a single layer.
- Air Fry. Air fry for 7 minutes. Use a flipper to flip the fries then continue baking for an additional 7 minutes or until the fries are golden brown.
- Serve. Serve hot with your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
- Try to place your fries in a single layer with room between them so the hot air can cook every side evenly. This will help you get those crispy, golden fries you’re looking for.
- If you want to season your fries, do it right away when they come out of the air fryer.
- For easy clean up, you can line your air fryer with parchment paper. You may need to give your fries an extra flip to make sure they cook evenly.
- If your fries aren’t quite golden brown at the 14 minute mark, leave them in a little longer, checking them after every minute.
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