Air Fryer Tortilla Chips

4.30 from 24 votes

Air Fryer Tortilla Chips

The BEST crispy air fryer tortilla chips! Easy to make, absolutely delicious, and use barely any oil to make restaurant-style homemade tortilla chips! They come out crispy and are so much better for you than your typical deep-fried store-bought versions.

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword air fryer tortilla chips, homemade corn tortilla chips, homemade tortilla chips, tortilla chips in the air fryer

Prep Time 3

Cook Time 7

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 112kcal

Author Kelly Nardo

Ingredients

6 6-inch corn tortillas
avocado oil spray, for coating* (optional)
sea salt

Instructions

Pile a few (I do 3) tortillas on top of each other on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, cut them in half lengthwise. This will give you 2 equal halves. Then, keeping them in a pile, continue to cut one of the halves into 3 equal-sized triangles. Repeat with the other half and remaining tortillas. See the pictures above for reference.
Carefully arrange half your cut tortillas in your air fryer basket so you can allow for even airflow. I like to kind of stack them in different ways. You might have to cook your tortilla chips in a couple of batches. The less you have in there, the crispier they will get in a shorter amount of time. Two batches are enough for most air fryers.
Close the drawer and set at 400 degrees for 4 minutes. After 4 minutes, open up the drawer and move the chips around. Arrange the chips again to make sure air can evenly flow through them. Then cook for another 2-3 minutes. I find 7 minutes is the sweet spot, but it will depend on how you like your chips. You will hear them jump around some as they are close to being done.
Immediately sprinkle with sea salt, serve with your favorite dip, and enjoy!

Notes

*I used a spray bottle for easy application. You could also brush oil on them. It was probably around 1 teaspoon total. You can leave off the oil if you want as well, it just helps them get a little more crispy, but they are still great without it. I have made them with and without oil.

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