Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Cooking the potatoes
- Wash the potatoes thoroughly, remove any blemishes, and leave the skins on.
- Preheat the air fryer to 390°F for 5 minutes.
- Cut the potatoes into roughly 1/2-inch cubes using a crinkle cutter or sharp knife.
- Toss the potatoes with the vegetable oil, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and dried thyme until evenly coated.
- Arrange the potatoes in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Cook in batches if necessary to avoid overcrowding.
- Air fry for 17 to 20 minutes, shaking the basket every 4 to 5 minutes, until the potatoes are golden brown and fork tender.
Freezing the potatoes
- Transfer the cooked potatoes to bowls or trays lined with paper towels and allow them to cool completely.
- Transfer the cooled potatoes to a freezer bag, press out as much air as possible, label, and freeze flat.
Reheating the potatoes
- To serve, reheat straight from frozen in a 390°F air fryer for about 5 minutes, or add frozen potatoes directly to a frying pan while cooking breakfast meats or scrambled eggs.
Notes
- Russet potatoes produce the crispiest restaurant-style breakfast potatoes, although Yukon Gold potatoes also work well.
- A crinkle cutter creates extra crispy edges but isn’t essential.
- Try to keep the potato cubes a similar size so they cook evenly.
- Avoid overcrowding the air fryer basket or the potatoes will steam instead of crisping.
- Allow the potatoes to cool completely before freezing to reduce excess moisture and ice crystals.
- These potatoes are fully cooked before freezing, so they only need reheating before serving.
Storage
- Allow the potatoes to cool completely before freezing.
- Transfer to a large freezer bag, removing as much excess air as possible before sealing.
- Freeze for up to 3 months.
Reheating
- Reheat straight from frozen in a 390°F air fryer for about 5 minutes, or add frozen potatoes directly to a frying pan while cooking eggs, breakfast meats, breakfast burritos, or breakfast scrambles.
- No thawing is necessary!
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Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.