Crispy Air Fryer Fingerling Potatoes are seasoned with seven simple herbs and spices and cooked in the air fryer until golden. These potatoes are a perfect side dish or on their own as a snack.
Originally published on January 13, 2022. Updated in July 2025.
Great on their own with a dip or as a side dish for BBQ burgers or Hot Dogs. These potatoes are the perfect side dish for when it’s too hot to turn on the oven. An air fryer doesn’t heat up a kitchen like an oven, making this dish perfect for a hot day.
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Ingredients For Air Fryer Fingerling Potatoes
There are seven herbs and spices in this recipe and you probably have them all on hand.
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Oregano
- Thyme
- Cayenne Pepper
- Chili Powder
- Paprika
Add oil, salt, and pepper, and you have amazing potatoes that are full of flavour and healthier than deep-fried potatoes.
We like to use avocado oil in a spritzer to spray the potatoes, but any oil you have on hand will work.
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Prepping the Potatoes
Before cooking the potatoes, it is important to soak potatoes for 15 minutes in cold water. This takes some of the starch out of the potatoes. Soaking the potatoes is what helps to get them crispier when they are cooked.
The potatoes will also need to be patted dry after soaking. Dry potatoes will produce a crispier result as well. The oil used to coat the potatoes won’t stick as well to a wet potato, and the little amount of oil is what will help get the potatoes crispy in the air fryer.
Serving Air Fryer Fingerlings
These potatoes are great as a side dish. We serve them with sandwiches and burgers.
We also serve them as an after-school snack or while the kids are doing homework.
Our teens like to make these when friends come over. It’s a great snack for watching movies. And the recipe is so easy, they can make these Air Fryer Fingerling Potatoes by themselves.
They are great on their own or with a dip. Our favourite dip for these fingerlings is our Homemade Chipotle Sauce.
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Air Fryer Fingerling Potatoes
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 pound fingerling potatoes
- 1½ tsp oregano
- 1½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground thyme
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 3 Tbsp avocado oil
Instructions
- Cut fingerling potatoes into quarters, lengthwise
- Soak cut potatoes in cold water for 15 minutes
- Drain potatoes and pat dry
- Mix spices together and sprinkle over potatoes
- Drizzle in the oil and toss potatoes to coat
- Preheat air fryer at 400°F for 3 minutes
- Place potatoes in a single layer in air fryer and cook for 8-10 minutes, until golden and crispy, turning after 5 minutes.
- Serve immediately
Air fryers are the kitchen gaget of the day. I use mine every week. fingerling potatoes are firmer than other potato families 🥔 . Very simple well seasoned air fry fries. Looks crispy and delicious 😋.
Looks delicious!
i would make a big batch and snack on it all day!
Love the spices you used! Such a good recipe!