This is how long to cook air fryer frozen waffle fries in a Cosori or Ninja Foodi with the attached lid to deliciously crispy, but still tender in the center. Alexia Air fryer frozen French fries taste just like at a restaurant. A cheap side dish that everyone loves, especially kids.
If you’re looking the perfect cook time, we have a few tips for you. You won’t believe how quickly you can cook fries to golden brown and crispy now at home. One of many air fryer recipes we have on The Typical Mom blog.
We have made Ninja Foodi French fries with real potatoes. Those are amazing for sure and if you haven’t tried that I suggest you do. When you don’t have a lot of time though this is second best. Frozen fries make the best pair with a burger for dinner.
Tips
Love air fryer fish and chips? You can make that too with a few air fryer fish sticks laid on the top, or cook separately if you want them crispier and for a larger batch.
Tips: My Favorite models are the Cosori or making Ninja Foodi recipes with the lid that is attached.
It is best practice to put food into a hot basket. This is how to preheat air fryer first before adding your food so it becomes as crispy as possible. For best results, here’s a printable free air fryer cooking time chart here for your fridge.
How long to Cook Alexia Waffle Fries in Air Fryer
Depending on how many ounces you cook at a time it should take 8-10 minutes. You want to start at a bit lower temperature to thaw them just a bit and then increase to 400 and crisp as much as you’d like. Thicker varieties may need a minute or two longer than others.
There are a few brands out there. Most of the time I will say that the store brand is very close to brand name, except for these. As you can see this style is already seasoned so you really don’t need to salt at the end. Just pair with ketchup and how to make fry sauce is easy too for a quick snack or as an easy side dish.
Ninja Foodi Option
You would use the same directions below as you would for a Cosori air fryer or any other brand. Use the attached air crisp lid with the round air fryer basket inside to make Ninja Foodi frozen waffle fries though. The basket is a bit smaller so you may need to cook 1/2 of a bag at a time vs. the whole thing.
Ideal Temperature
Some directions call for 400 degrees F for the whole time, I think they get too hard and the inside is no longer tender this way. Starting out a bit lower is ideal. Normally I suggest that you put into a single layer only but when it comes to these and frozen air fryer tater tots it’s just fine as long as you shake the basket every couple of minutes.
No spray is needed unless you want to help the salt to stick at the end you could use a bit of olive oil spray. If they are already seasoned with Lawry’s seasoned salt like you see here then they are ready from the get go. Divide up air fried waffle fries and have a few favorite dipping sauces available to pair them with.
Alexia Waffle Fries Air Fryer
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 bag waffle fries, frozen
- 1 pinch salt, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 390 for 5 minutes. Pour bag of frozen waffle fries into basket.
- Close and cook for 5 minutes. Open basket shake contents to rotate food and then increase temperature to 400 for an additional 3-5 minutes or until they are as crispy as you'd like them to be.
- Remove, sprinkle with salt and enjoy.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
There are directions on the back to bake in the oven, that takes quite a while longer. Honestly I don’t think they even get as crispy that way either. Deep frying is another option but the least healthy method since they will soak up a bit of oil in the process. Adds fat and extra calories that way. This is how you air fry them below. You just need a bag of frozen fries. If you want to add salt at the end I suggest sea salt
Other frozen foods in air fryer you’ll love
Looking to make other frozen foods this way?? Great idea. A few things that are SO much better than in the oven are; Fluffy frozen biscuits in air fryer. If you haven’t tried air fryer frozen pork chops they turn out amazing too. Jump to recipe and give it a whirl yourself. I guarantee that once you have tried it this way you will never cook them any other way.
