Air Fryer Tortilla Chips

So these golden, crunchy Air Fryer Tortilla chips. Yeap, these best ever Homemade Tortilla Chips.

Let me start by saying 2 essential ingredients and 8 minutes for your chips and salsa moments. That’s all you need to make this easy to make, highly addictive and healthier snack.

No judgement if like these Air Fried Zucchini Fries or Air Fryer Potato Chips, you eat them all in one setting. I TOTALLY understand.

And when served along with Pineapple Salsa, or Chimichurri, or Instant Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip, these Air Fried Tortilla Chips are a must for any Cinco de Mayo celebrations, cookouts, game day munchies, and anytime general snacking satisfaction.

Yeap, these crispy tortilla chips in air fryer will give you, the kiddoes, the family, and your guests all the snacking feels. I totally see you and I making this snack 676,000 more times this year alone!!!! These are certainly better than restaurants chips and salsa.

Why Make This Recipe

• These golden crispy chips and loved by the whole family.
• They are healthier than store bought equivalents. 
• Budget-friendly and super quick to whip up. 
• Uses staple ingredients that you already have in your store cupboard.
• Versatile and easy to substitute spices and sweetness to your taste.
• Double or triple to feed a crowd.

Ingredient Notes

• Tortillas – This homemade tortilla chips recipe uses store bought corn tortillas which are then cut into size. You can use flour tortillas instead of corn tortilla, but they turn out less crispy than corn chips and cook much quicker, so bear that in mind. Also you can start with these homemade Corn Tortillas but these may be a bit thicker and so the cook time will be different.
• Oil – Use low calorie spray to cut calories or use olive oil if you prefer.
• Optional – various seasoning and salt. Sea salt flakes is the easiest seasoning but see further below for ideas.

Ready to see how simple it is to make tortilla chips air fryer?? Let’s gather up all the ingredients needed and make this easy snack.

How To Make Air Fryer Tortilla Chips 

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1. Preheat the Air Fryer to 350F / 180C.
2. Stack corn tortillas on a cutting board and cut with a sharp knife into 8 triangles.
3. Spread out the triangles and spray both sidfes with cooking spray or olive oil.
4. Place some of the tortilla chips into your air fryer basket in a single layer and cook them for 6-8 minutes turning them halfway through cooking.
5. Repeat with the remaining chips until all are done.
6. Let them cool on a wire rack as they will crisp up even more when cool. Then serve and enjoy!

Air fryer temperatures can vary depending on the make and model. I recommend starting with less cook time, checking for doneness, then adding more time as needed.

How To Make Tortilla Chips In The Oven

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1. Preheat the oven to 400F / 200C / gas 6 and line up few baking sheets.
2. Stack your corn tortillas on a cutting board and cut with a sharp knife into 8 triangles.
3. Spread them out and spray both sides with either cooking spray or olive oil.
4. Lay the cut wedges onto the baking sheets in a single layer and bake each batch for 6 minutes.
5. Make sure to turn the tortillas over halfway through baking time.
6. When done, take out of the oven and let them cool on a rack so they can crisp up even more.

Recipe Tips

• Keep a close eye on them near the end of the cook time as they go from golden to burn very quickly.
• Also note, these crisp up as they cool down, so don’t try and over cook them if they seem a little soft at the end of cook time.
• If you prefer round Air Fryer Tortilla Chips then use a cookie cutter to cut out circles.
• You can use a pizza cutter instead of a knife if you prefer.
• Do not overcrowd the air fryer, lay chips in a basket in a single layer so that the air circulates and you end up with crispy chips. You will need to air fry them in batches.
• Use long tongs to carefully turn your air fried tortilla chips over halfway through cooking.
• You can absolutely make this with your favorite low carb tortillas.
• Remember that flour tortillas can be used for this but the cook time will be different.
• Make some amazing Air Fryer Nachos by topping with salsa, seasoned black beans, and melted cheese. #somuchyum

Delicious Variations

I have kept this version simple so that it can be served with EVERYTHING. However, you can customize it all the ways like sprinkle with salt and more.

• Make it herby – add in herbs like oregano, dried thyme or dried parsley
• Make it spicy –  add red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, chili powder or curry powder.
• Make it tangy – squeeze on some lime juice or lemon juice before air frying.
• Make it sweet – add some maple syrup and cinnamon.

Storage

• Store – Let them cool completely before storing in an airtight container at room temperature for about 5 days. 
• Reheat – Warm them up at 350F / 180C for a couple of minutes.
• Freeze – We don’t recommend freezing this recipe.

FAQs

Serving Suggestions

You can serve with Pineapple Salsa or Homemade Guacamole or Pico Di Gallo which is great to dip a crispy tortilla chip or three into.

For those with a sweet tooth, you could try serving with this delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip. or a Chocolate Hummus sweet dip loved by the whole family.

And last but not least, feel free to serve alongside this Instant Pot Hummus as it is so, so, soooo good.

More Air Fryer Snacks

• Air Fryer Zucchini Fries.
• Crispy Air Fryer French Fries.
• Air Fryer Green Beans.
• Air Fryer Asparagus.
• Air Fryer Chocolate Chips Cookies.
• Air Fryer Egg Rolls.
• Air Fryer Biscuits.
• Air Fryer Beets.

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Tools You Need

• An awesome Air Fryer.
• A sharp knife.
• A cutting board.
• Handy mixing bowls.
• An awesome spray bottle.
• Best ever sea salt flakes.

Weight Watchers Points

There are 3 Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving.

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