Air Fryer Tortilla Chips
Have restaurant-style chips in five minutes by making this air fryer tortilla chips recipe. A crispy, easy-to-make, and crave-worthy snack!
Servings: 4 servings (32 chips)
Calories: 162kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 8-inch tortillas corn or flour
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Meanwhile, brush both sides of the tortillas with oil and sprinkle with salt. Cut the tortillas into triangle, chip-sized pieces, making about 8 chips per tortilla. In batches, carefully add the sliced tortillas to the air fryer basket in a single layer.
- Cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Near the end of cook time, open the air fryer and check in on the chips. Tip: If your air fryer is blowing the chips around, set a trivet (I use the one from my Instant Pot) gently on top of the chips. It will allow the air to circulate but keep them mostly in place. Remove any chips that might be close to overcooking before they burn and continue cooking any that need a little more time.
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Notes
Helpful Recipe Tips
- Preheat the air fryer. If your unit doesn't have a preheat setting, that doesn't mean you can't preheat! It just means you won't be alerted when it reaches the cooking temperature. Simply turn your air fryer on and wait about 5 minutes before you begin cooking.
- Avoid overlapping tortilla chips in the air fryer basket. It's important to keep them in a single layer. Cook in batches as necessary.
- Weigh the pieces down to prevent them from blowing around in the basket. To prevent pieces from blowing around in the basket, lay a metal trivet (like the kind that comes with an Instant Pot) over the top of the unbaked tortilla pieces.
- Avoid using too much oil. It only takes a light layer or spritzing of oil to crisp up the tortillas. Bonus - Using less oil will keep your homemade tortilla chips lower in calories and fat!
- Spicy Lime Tortilla Chips: Before cooking, brush of spray the tortilla with oil, sprinkle about 1/8 teaspoon of taco seasoning per tortilla. After cooking, drizzle with fresh lime juice.
- Zesty Ranch Tortilla Chips: Before cooking, brush or spray the tortilla with oil and sprinkle on about 1/8 teaspoon of ranch seasoning per tortilla.
- Sweet Dessert Tortilla Chips: Before cooking, brush the tortillas with oil, about 1/2 teaspoon of maple syrup, and sprinkle with a pinch of cinnamon.
Nutrition
Serving: 8 chips | Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 495mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 2mg
