How long do you cook frozen tater tots in an air fryer

Frozen Tater Tots are a quick and convenient side to throw into the air fryer! They cook quickly and turn out perfectly crispy every time!

Using the air fryer to make frozen tater tots is a no-brainer. It takes hardly any time compared to cooking them in the oven, they turn out incredibly crispy, and there is no frying involved! It’s super simple and once you try it, you will NEVER cook them any other way! You know making French Fries in the air fryer is also SUPER EASY! Serve them alongside your Air Fryer Hamburgers, Air Fryer Hot Dogs , or Air Fryer Bagel Bites for the perfect quick meal! Add Copycat Chick-fil-A sauce or Copycat Zaxby’s Sauce for the perfect dip!

Making Air fryer frozen tater tots is SUPER easy! Here’s how:

How to Make Frozen Tater Tots in the Air Fryer:

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Making Air fryer tots is SUPER easy! Here’s how:

• If using the whole bag, I like to spray some oil in the bag using my oil sprayer, then add salt, seasoning salt, or cajun seasoning for a kick! Then pour into air fryer basket.

• If using a portion of the bag, add them to the air fryer basket and spray with oil and sprinkle salt into the basket on top of the tater tots.

• Close the air fryer basket and set the air fryer to 400 degrees and cook for 8 minutes. Open the basket and shake the tots. Close the air fryer then set for 3-4 more minutes.
  • Check doneness at this point, if more time is needed add 1-2 more minutes (various brands will differ in cooking time).
  • I do NOT pre-heat my air fryer, but if you do, you may need to subtract 1-2 minutes from the cooking time.
• Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce such as Copycat Chick-fil-A sauce or Copycat Zaxby’s Sauce! YUM!
• Take this a step further and make Air Fryer Cheese Fries (with tots instead - so yum)!

How to Re-heat cooked tater tots:

• Add the them back to the air fryer and set it to 400 degrees. Cook for 2 minutes, shake, then cook 1 more minute!

What type of Air Fryer should I use for this recipe?

There are many Air Fryers to choose from, but I love my PowerXL Vortex Air fryer! Here are some other great options:

• OMORC Air Fryer 6QT -1600W Powerful Electric Hot Oven 10 Preset Menus Dual Control System 6-in-1 Function
• COSORI Air Fryer 5.8QT - Large Hot Electric Oven Oilless Cooker with 8 Quick Setting Recommendation
• GoWISE USA 7 QT Air Fryer -with Dehydrator & 3 Stackable Racks, Led Digital Touchscreen

Frozen Tater Tots are a quick and convenient side to throw into the air fryer! Air Fryer tater tots cook quickly and turn out perfectly crispy every time!

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer tater tots

Servings: 10 servings (9 or so tots per serving)

Calories: 160 kcal

• 32 ounce bag frozen tater tots
• a couple sprays oil spray
• ½ teaspoon salt or seasoning

1. If using the whole bag, I like to spray some oil in the bag using my oil sprayer, then add salt, seasoning salt, or cajun seasoning for a kick! Then pour into air fryer basket.

   If using a portion of the bag, add them to the air fryer basket and spray with oil and sprinkle salt into the basket on top of the tater tots.

2. Close the air fryer basket and set the air fryer to 400 degrees and cook for 8 minutes. Open the basket and shake the tots. Close the air fryer then set for 3-4 more minutes. Check doneness at this point, if more time is needed add 1-2 more minutes (various brands will differ in cooking time). I do NOT pre-heat my air fryer, but if you do, you may need to subtract 1-2 minutes from the cooking time.

3. Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce!

A frozen 32 ounce bag of tater tots contains approximately 9 servings.