How Long To Cook Tater Tots In Air Fryer?

Breakfast is easily one of the most important parts of our day, so you need to make sure it’s packed with plenty of delicious food. One of my favorite breakfast foods is tater tots casserole for sure.  People typically buy tater tots frozen from the store, but they are especially good when you make them from scratch. And you can easily make them with the air fryer. If you want to make some homemade tater tots, the air fryer time and temperature have to be set right for the best results. Many people ask these questions. How long to cook tater tots in air fryer? What temperature to air fry tater tots? In this guide, let’s cover them and hear some tips on the recipe for tater tots casserole made in air fryer.

What temperature to air fry tater tots?

The best temperature to cook tater tots in air fryer has to be at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. When you cook tater tots in the air fryer at 400, you can expect tots that are crispy and golden brown while being filled with flavor in every bite. Some people like their tater tots to be a little softer, while I prefer a bit of crunch instead. They shouldn’t be hard or else that means they were overcooked. At the same time, they shouldn’t be mushy either. The perfect tater tot will be a blend of the two extremes, so make sure not to over-cook or under-cook your tots.

How Long To Cook Tater Tots In Air Fryer?

If you want to enjoy some delicious tater tots at home, you need to cook them for the right amount of time. It takes 12 minutes to cook tater tots in air fryer at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. You don’t want to leave them in for too long or else they might get  hard and burn. Too little time in the air fryer will have you biting into raw pieces of potato.

What are other temperatures for air frying tater tots?

If you want to change the temperature you use to cook your tater tots, start by increasing and decreasing in intervals of 25 degrees. If you like your tater tots to be crisper, you can increase the temperature of your air fryer to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. It takes 8 to 10 minutes to cook tater tots in the air fryer at 425 degrees Fahrenheit. The only downside to using a higher temperature is that the tater tots may get a little dry, which could end up making them grainy.

If you like your tater tots to be more moist, you can use a lower air fryer temperatures such as 375 or 350 degrees Fahrenheit. At 375 degrees Fahrenheit, it takes 14-16 minutes to cook the tater tots in the air fryer. For 350 degrees Fahrenheit, it will take about 16 to 18 minutes to air fry the tater tots.  Cooking tater tots in air fryer at lower temperatures will allow you to have more moist tater tots. However, you will get very little crisp on them.

How to cook tater tots in air fryer?

Air fried tater tots are unbeatable in terms of taste and freshness, so you should definitely try them for yourself. If you want to try making homemade tater tots from scratch, there are many air fryer tater tots recipes to follow on the internet. But I’m a fan of this easy tater tot recipe. And here’s the steps on how to air fry tater tots.

1 Get ingredients

Go to the store and buy a bag of russet potatoes, flour, seasonings, parsley flakes, a cheese grater, and cheesecloth

2 Prepare potatoes

Start by peeling about four potatoes and submerging them in a pot of cold water. Next, let the potatoes boil for about 6 minutes before removing them from the water and letting them cool. Next, take your cheese grater and shave the potatoes into a bowl. Cover the bowl with the cheesecloth and tip it upside down to remove any excess water.

3 Add seasoning for tater tots

Add a tablespoon of flour to the grated potatoes and season everything thoroughly. Sprinkle in some parsley flakes as well for taste and appearance.

4 Air fry

Set your air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Start adding tater tots to the bottom tray, don’t stack them on top of each other. Cook for 12 minutes. After air frying them, take them out to cool for a bit. Enjoy!

How long to cook frozen tater tots in air fryer?

While fresh homemade tater tots will taste better, it’s sometimes more convenient to buy prepackaged frozen ones such as trader joe’s tater tots.  As is the case with all foods, it takes a little longer to cook them in the frozen state. It takes about 16 minutes to cook frozen tater tots in air fryer at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

How to air fry frozen tater tots?

When you want to make these wonderful snacks directly from the freezer, follow these steps on how to air fry frozen tater tots.

1. Set the air fryer temperature at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Place the frozen tater tots in the basket in the air fryer.
3. Cook them for 16 minutes. At the 4 minute mark, pull out the basket to remove the water collected in the basket before continuing with air frying the tater tots.

How to reheat tater tots in air fryer?

As someone who has reheated tater tots in the microwave the next day, I can tell you for sure that they don’t taste nearly as good. The texture is usually grainy and dry and the flavors become dull and muted. If you want to avoid this problem, the best thing to do is use the air fryer to reheat any leftovers you have.  And here’s how to reheat tater tots in the air fryer.

1. Set your air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
2. place your leftovers inside the tray.
3. Let them cook for 3-4 minutes to give them time to heat up and get crispy again. If you want them to be even crispier, add another minute at a time until you’re satisfied.

Dipping sauce for tater tots

Air fried tater tots tastes fantastic. But we can definitely up the tater tot experiences with some dipping sauces. And I have my favorites when it comes to dipping fried tater tots in sauce.

Tartar sauce

I really like tartar sauce on my tater tots for the tangy sweetness that it adds to them. Besides the flavor, I like the creamy texture on the tater tots which makes it so much nice to munch the tater tots.

Cheese

Cheesy tater tots are also my favorite. You can tweak the recipe to add some cheese on top of the tater tots before you start air frying them. Or you can add some homemade cheese sauce on the tater tots after they have been air fried. Either way, they really taste great with the cheese on them.

What to serve with tater tots?

Air fried tater tots are really great finger food option. But they can also be serve with other dishes. And there’s many dishes that goes well with tater tots. I particularly like to add tater tots on my dinner menu with a number of meat dishes such as fried chicken breasts and fried salmon.

Conclusion

Tater tots aren’t typically foods that we make from scratch ourselves, but the air fryer provides a quick, easy, and healthy way to make this side at home. I hope this guide has been helpful in providing you the tips to how to make tater tots in air fryer.