Air Fryer Tortilla Chips
These Air Fryer Tortilla chips only use three ingredients and are cooked in less than 10 minutes! They are super crispy, fresh, and delicious!
🍽️ Recipe Name: Air Fryer Tortilla Chips
⏰ Ready In: 10 minutes
⏳ Prep Time: 2 minutes
🔥 Cook Time: 8 minutes
👥 Serves: About 64 chips
🥕Main Ingredients: Corn tortillas, olive oil, and salt.
🍳 Special Equipment: Air fryer, pizza cutter, and pastry brush.
⭐ Why You’ll Love It: Only 3 ingredients, ready in 10 minutes, and perfectly crispy every time. Great for dipping, snacking, or serving with your favorite Mexican dishes.
👇 Full measurements and instructions are in the recipe card below.
I never buy a bag of tortilla chips anymore because these chips are so delicious. Perfect for snacking, dipping, or serving at parties. If you’re looking for more finger food recipes, check out this collection for easy ideas everyone will love.
What You Need
- Corn or flour tortillas: Use the freshest tortillas you can find. We stay away from bargain brands. If you have a Hispanic store in your area, that is a great place to find quality tortillas.
- Cooking spray or olive oil: Cooking spray contains fewer calories, but drizzling and tossing them in olive oil, or, better yet, peanut oil, will be reminiscent of freshly fried chips.
- Salt: Just a pinch of sea salt or kosher salt sprinkled on them when they come out of the air fryer.
Why These Tortilla Chips Work
- They only take about six minutes to make in your air fryer.
- These chips have less saturated fat than traditional fried chips.
- They also contain less salt than bagged chips.
- They can be made ahead and served hot or cold.
- We find corn chips far superior to flour.
- They taste like our favorite local restaurant-style tortilla chips
- Low in fat and cholesterol. Plus they’re gluten-free
- Customize these chips with your own blend of spices and flavorings!
Optional Flavor Variations
- Chipotle Powder: This will give you a smoky, spicy chip.
- Garlic Powder: You can mix garlic, onion powder, cumin, and herbs with Mexican oregano or cilantro.
- Nacho Cheese Flavor: Nutritional yeast, garlic powder, paprika, and chili powder.
- Chili Powder: Chili powder is a mixture of various dried peppers that is not smoked. So, it will add the heat but not the smokiness.
- Lime Juice: For a bit of zing. These chips would be great to accompany a margarita or daiquiri.
- Ranch Seasoning: Just toss them in ranch seasoning for cool ranch-flavored chips.
- Cinnamon and Sugar: Make a batch and toss them in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar for a quick dessert for a taco bar.
How to Make Tortilla Chips
Cut good quality tortillas into 6 or 8 pie-shaped pieces with a pizza cutter or a sharp knife. Stack 5-6 tortillas on top of each other to cut a lot at a time.
Arrange chips on the basket so that they don’t touch. Spray with nonstick cooking spray, or lightly brush with olive, avocado, vegetable, or peanut oil. Sprinkle with salt.
Preheat the air fryer to 300°F. Air fry for 3-4 minutes on the first side. Remove from the air fryer. Carefully flip with tongs. Continue to air fry for another 3 minutes, until golden brown on the edges and crispy.
How to Use Them
- Dips: like guacamole, salsa, bean dip, etc.
- Nachos: Pile on cheese and your favorite toppings for a quick, delicious appetizer or meal. Fresh chips make all the difference.
- Chilaquiles: Chilaquiles is a fun dish to serve for breakfast or brunch. It is so much better with fresh chips!
Tools That Make This Recipe Work
If you don’t already have these, this is where most people struggle.
- Air Fryer – Gives the tortilla chips their crispy texture without deep frying. Without one, you’ll need to use a different cooking method and may not get the same crunch.
- Pizza Cutter – Makes it quick and easy to cut tortillas into even-sized chips. Uneven pieces can cook at different rates, leaving some overcooked while others stay soft.
- Pastry Brush – Helps spread a light, even coating of oil over the tortillas. Without it, some chips may turn out crispy while others stay dry or cook unevenly.
Pro Tips
- To store chips, place them in an airtight container. Store on the counter or in the cupboard.
- They can be made a day before they are needed.
- To reheat, place in a warm oven and bake for about five minutes, or serve cold.
- Use high-quality, thick tortillas for the best results. Cheaper varieties are not as good.
- You can use white, blue, yellow, or flour corn tortillas. Use whole grains tortillas for an even tastier option.
- They will last 2-3 days (if they last that long!).
Other Delicious Air Fryer Recipes
These homemade tortilla chips are far tastier and better for you than store-bought chips. Give them a try today!
Air Fryer Tortilla Chips
Ingredients
- 8 corn tortillas
- 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil for basting
- salt
Instructions
- Cut tortillas in to 8 pieces. A pizza cutter works great for this task.8 corn tortillas
- Brush a light coat of oil on each chip. You can also use cooking spray to coat, both sides.1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Place in single layer on air fryer basket. Sprinkle with salt.salt
- Air fry at 300°F for about 4 minutes.
- Carefully remove basket from air fryer. Flip chips over. Continue to air fry for 3-5 minutes, until lightly browned and very crispy.
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Originally published on April 3, 2020. Updated February 21, 2025.
