Air Fryer Loaded Potato Skins

Air Fryer Loaded Potato Skins are amazing! Truly amazing, they are light, fluffy on the inside, but crispy on the outside! These are one of my family’s favorite appetizers, and with the Big Game coming up, I wanted to give you all a foolproof recipe that will knock the socks off your guests!

If you are looking for the perfect snack or appetizer, look no further. These easy loaded potato skins have a crispy potato filled with cheese, crumbled bacon, sliced green onions, and I garnished them with sliced chives! It’s everything you want in a GREAT POTATO SKIN!

With the big game coming up, serve these along with traditional game-day air fryer appetizers, such as Air Fryer Buffalo Wings, Air Fryer Pigs In A Blanket, or Even Air Fryer Mozzarella Sticks, all favorites at any SuperBowl party.

Air Fryer Loaded Potato Skins

Once you make the potatoes, they are very easy to make. I air-fried the potatoes in the morning and then left them to cool while I was cleaning the kitchen. For this recipe, I suggest that you use Russett Potatoes, as it holds it’s shape the best during the scooping out process. You can switch it out with sweet potatoes as well since they are a firm potato.

If you go to any restaurant and order potato skins, the potatoes are usually deep-fried, but today, I made a healthier option by using my air fryer.

What Makes A Good Potato Skin?

In my opinion, the best-loaded potato skin is one that you can load on the toppings to and still use your hands to eat. This is a hand snack or appetizer, a true family-favorite, and of course, kid-friendly. Therefore getting the potato skins nice and crispy are ideal, a perfect job for the air fryer.

How to Make Air Fryer Loaded Potato Skins

Start by making the potatoes; you can either bake them or air fry them. Here is my recipe for foolproof Air Fryer Baked Potatoes that I used.

Then let them cool slightly, cut them in half. Then scoop out the center of the potato, leaving a good edge around. If you remove too much, they will fall apart.

Sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top, followed by the bacon and scallions (green onions). Set the potato skins into the air fryer basket, set the timer for 5-7 minutes at 370 degrees F, air fryer setting.

Some Great Toppings for Air Fryer Loaded Potato Skins

If you are looking for some great toppings, here are some my favorites:

• Bacon
• Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• Chives, Green Onions (Scallions)
• Sour Cream

Anything that you love. So many people try to make them Mexican Potato Skins by adding salsa, guacamole, etc.

Can Air Fryer Loaded Potato Skins Be Made Ahead of Time

Since it takes minutes to make these, I usually air fry the baked potatoes in the morning and then prepare them in the air fryer, just as I am ready to serve them since they are best served with the melted cheese on them.

If you want to make a batch to Freeze Instead of Buying the Frozen TGIF Frozen Potato Skins. Scoop out the middle of the potato, and then place the potato skin on a baking sheet. Pop the baking sheet into the freezer until the potato skins are frozen solid, remove the baking sheet, and place the frozen potato shell into a Ziploc Bag.

To use from frozen: place them into the air fyrer and cook halfway then add the cheese and bacon.

More Air Fryer Appetizer Recipes You’ll Love

• AIR FRYER, HAM AND CHEESE CRESCENT ROLLS
• EASY AIR FRYER, LOADED AIR FRIED POTATO ROUNDS
• AIR FRYER TGIF FRIDAY’S GREEN BEAN FRIES
• EASY AIR FRYER TOASTED RAVIOLI
• AIR FRYER BREADED SHRIMP

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