Top 4 Recipes For How To Air Fry Waffle Fries To Get The Perfect Batch

Have you been searching online for guides on how to air fry Waffle Fries? If that’s the case, this article has everything you need. Making waffle fries is surprisingly simple, they add a unique visual flair to your meal, and taste amazing if cooked properly.

Gone are the days of fighting with the deep fryer getting the whole house hot using the open to create crispy waffle fries. Now, I can create a batch of delicious, and crispy waffle fries in under 10 minutes using my air fryer. What’s even better, is that I can achieve this straight from the freezer. That’s right! There is no defrosting in my future. And I can guarantee that every batch of fries I cook will be crunchy, crispy, and provide the same amazing flavor.

How to Air Fry Perfect Waffle Fries

Achieving the perfect batch of waffle fries in your air fryer isn’t hard. In fact, you don’t even need a lot of ingredients. All you will need is your waffle fries, especially oil from an oil spray bottle, and any of your preferred seasonings. Believe it or not, that’s all you need.

There’s no defrosting. There is no hassle with the oven. And if you’re using store-bought fries you can cook them directly from your freezer. Simply spritz with oil, toss them in your air fryer basket, and watch your air fryer do the work.

Depending on your air fryer you may need to preheat, however, this will only take at max minutes. This makes it way quicker to prepare your waffle fries in an air Fryer that if you were to wait on your conventional oven. Your fries will be ready within a matter of minutes. Simply set, shake the basket halfway, then enjoy your crispy, delicious fries when ready.

How To Air Fry Waffle Fries From Parsnips

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 5mins

Cook Time: 12mins

Ingredients:

• Parsnips, 2 pounds (6 Nos.)
• olive oil, ¼ cup
• water, ¼ cup
• almond flour, ¼ cup
• salt, 1 teaspoon
• Olive oil cooking spray

Directions:

1. Wash and peel the parnsnips. Use a mandolin or fries’ cutter with a waffle blade to cut your fries.
2. In a large bowl to mix the almond flour, water, salt, and olive oil. Combine it well until there are no lumps at all.
3. Add the parsnips to this mix and stir it well until everything gets a proper coating.
4. Place the coated parsnips in the air fryer basket and put the basket in the inner pot of the Instant Pot Air Fryer.
5. Close the crisp cover.
6. Now in the AIR FRY mode and set the temperature at 390° F and keep the timer for 12 minutes.
7. Press START to begin the frying.
8. It is a good habit if you can open the crisp lid and shake the basket for even cooking.
9. Spritz some cooking spray while shaking the basket, which can help to improve the crispness.
10. Keep cooking 2 more minutes if you don’t find it crispy enough.
11. Serve it hot.

How to Air Fry Shrink – Me Fries

Serves: 2

Prep Time: 5mins

Cook Time: 30mins

Ingredients:

• potato (500g)
• duck fat (2 tsp.)

Directions:

If you are using a paddle model air- fryer:

1. Wash and peel the potatoes. Use a mandolin or fries’ cutter with a waffle blade to cut your fries.
2. Place spliced potato into the chip pan, with fat.
3. Allow to air fry for 30 minutes starting at 320 degrees F. Increase temperature to 350 degrees F half-way through and toss.
4. Season and serve hot!

If using a basket model air-fryer:

1. Wash and peel the potatoes. Use a mandolin or fries’ cutter with a waffle blade to cut your fries.
2. Place fat in a suitably sized microwavable bowl and melt butter.
3. Stir in the melted butter to the cut potato until it’s well coated.
4. Allow to air fry for 30 minutes starting at 320 degrees F. Increase temperature to 350 degrees F half-way through and toss.
5. Season and serve hot!

How to Air Fry Spicy Sweet Potato Fries

Serves: 4

Prep: 5mins

Cook Time: 37mins

Ingredients:

• sweet potato fries seasoning mix, 2 tbsp.
• olive oil, 2 tbsp.
• sweet potatoes, 2

Seasoning Mix:

• salt, 2 tbsp.
• cayenne pepper, 1 tbsp
• dried oregano, 1 tbsp
• fennel, 1 tbsp.
• coriander, 2 tbsp.

Directions:

1. Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Use a mandolin or fries’ cutter with a waffle blade to cut your fries.
2. Grind together all of seasoning mix ingredients and mix in the salt.
3. Ensure the air fryer oven is preheated to 350 degrees.
4. Toss potato pieces in olive oil, sprinkling with seasoning mix and tossing well to coat thoroughly.
5. Add fries to air fryer basket. Set temperature to 350°F, and set time to 27 minutes. Select START/STOP to begin.
6. Take out the basket and turn fries. Turn off air fryer and let cook 10-12 minutes till fries are golden.

How To Air Fry Jicama Waffle Fries

Serves: 8

Prep: 10mins

Cook Time: 5mins

Ingredients

• Thyme, 1 tbsp., dried
• arrowroot flour, ¾ C.
• Jicama, ½ large
• Eggs, 2, whisked

Directions:

1. Wash and peel the jicama. Use a mandolin or fries’ cutter with a waffle blade to cut your fries.
2. Pour your eggs onto your fries and toss.
3. Add in your thyme and preferred seasonings along with your arrowroot flour together. Toss until evenly coated.
4. Spray the air fryer oven basket with olive oil then toss in your fries.
5. Set temperature to 350°F (should be done in step one if air fryer requires preheating). Allow to cook for 5 minutes. Shake your basket or stir fries halfway into the cooking process.

Bottom Line

Waffle fries are known for their unique design and delicious flavor. This post examined exactly how to cook the perfect batch of waffle fries in your air fryer and provided you with required to ensure you can replicate what we discussed. Be sure to continue cooking and practicing so that you can become a waffle fries guru. The recipes we discussed are all universal and can easily be tweaked for use with other vegetables. So, feel free to test out new and exciting recipes featuring you favorite vegetables, or even fruits.

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