Air Fryer Tortilla Chips are a homemade dream with this quick and simple steps recipe for making tortilla chips right at home. With Flour or Corn Tortilla's you can have hot fresh restaurant-style tortilla chips anytime and they are delicious.
Seasoned beautifully, serve them with your favorite salsas or enjoy on a taco salad and you will have a classic homemade recipe that everyone will rave about.
Tortilla Chips in Air Fryer are beyond delicious, Flour Tortilla Chips tend to remind me of a pita chip, they get crispy with a nice bite of texture while Corn Tortilla Chips taste more authentic and are also absolutely delicious.
Choose your favorite and Air Fry Corn Tortillas or Flour Tortillas for your next party, or even just as a lunchtime snack.
Ingredients for Tortilla Chips in Air Fryer
Tortillas. Yellow Corn Tortillas , White Corn Tortilla or Flour Tortillas or even low-carb tortillas
Olive Oil. or a quality baking avocado oil spray
Salt, Sea Salt or other seasonings
Have you ever sat down at your favorite Mexican Restaurant and been offered and endless bowl of warm fresh tortilla chips and salsa? You know what I'm talking about. I can eat enough to be stuffed full even before my food arrives and I have no shame in asking for more.
I have turned that same love into making my own fresh tortilla chips at home in the Air Fryer and the recipe is so simple.
Using very little oil, and only 2-3 minutes to prepare, this simple recipe is a great way to enjoy a quick snack of your very own homemade tortilla chips.
How to make Tortilla Chips in Air Fryer
Make sure to see the recipe card at the bottom of this post for all the directions and tips.
Choose the type of tortillas you wish to make, Flour or Corn. I really enjoy using a white corn tortilla but also really enjoy a flour tortilla too.
Using a pastry brush, Brush Olive Oil on tortilla or use a cooking spray to lightly spray like an avocado spray on tortilla and sprinkle with coarse salt.
Stack the tortillas on top of each other and with a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut into thin wedges.
Place a single layer of tortillas in air fryer. If tortillas begin to fly around inside of Air Fryer place a short trivet on top to keep them in place.
Hint: You can also use a trivet stacked on top of tortillas to place a 2nd layer of tortillas on. Cook twice as many at once this way. YUM
Air Fry in pre heated air fryer at 340 degrees for 3-4 minutes. Remove homemade tortilla chips when they have turned golden brown. They are best when you have fully crispy chips.
If using a CrispLid, place tortillas on tall trivet in an air fryer basket and place CrispLid on top of Instant Pot. Set lid to 340 degrees and allow to cook for 2-4 minutes.
Best Results, this salty snack can have additional salt added after cooking too.
Air Fried Tortilla Chips Flavors
Who doesn't love a Hint of Lime Chip? I sure do. So lets make some of our own, shall we?
Hint of Lime Chip. Sprinkle Lime juice, and even a little lime zest (optional) on tortillas before Air Frying
Cinnamon Tortilla Chips. Blow your mind with these sweet, tasty and crispy Cinnamon Tortilla Chips. Sprinkle Cinnamon Sugar on top of chip before Air Frying
Zesty Chilli Chips. Sprinkle Chili Seasoning lightly on tortilla before cutting into wedges. Add a hint of Cumin if you like the flavor. Air Fryer as normal
Can you imagine a Cinnamon Chips with Watermelon Salsa? I've tried it and WOW, it's fantastic.
How to Store Tortilla Chips made in Air Fryer
These chips are best enjoyed right out of the air fryer while still warm, but if you want to make them ahead and store them it's important to wait until the chips have fully cooled before placing in a ZipLoc bag or airtight container. Remove as much air as possible when sealing but don't break or crunch the homemade chips.
Helpful Tips
Size of Tortilla
There is no preferred size of Tortilla to use. However, I do like the smaller 6-8inch tortillas because when cut into wedges or tortilla triangles they are a nice small dipping size chip to be placed in your mouth in one bite.
Cutting Tortillas
Tortillas can be cut with a knife or a pizza cutter. I find the easiest way is to stack a few tortillas on top of each other after I have brushed them with a thin layer of Oil and slice.
Try cutting into wedges or even into strips like fat french fries. Either way is great for dipping.
Types of Tortillas
With a variety of types of tortillas I most prefer using White corn Tortillas. But it really comes down to personal preference.
Flour Tortillas make a wonderful thicker chip. I prefer flour tortilla chips when seasoning with cinnamon as it makes a great dessert chip.
Favorite Dips
Let's be honest. We love this homemade tortilla chip recipe but we love even more all the great possibilities of what we can dip them into. Of course I have a number of our favorites from homemade Salsa and Pico de Gallo to Queso and even fun appetizers like Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork made in the slow cooker.
- Roasted Tomato Salsa
- Tomitillo Salsa
- Instant Pot Queso
- Taco Dip with Meat
- Instant Pot Refried Beans
- Sausage Dip
Easy Air Fryer Tortilla Chips FAQ
Store bought chips have already been cooked. But placing them in the Air Fryer for a couple minutes will heat them up for a warm chip.
Heat at 400F degrees for a minute or two.
It's easy to crisp stale tortilla chips using the air fryer. Place chips in a single layer in the an air fryer basket and heat to 400 F Degrees for 2-4 minutes. Checking often and tossing as needed.
Air Fry Tortilla Chips Recipe (Flour and Corn)
Ingredients
- 2-3 Tortillas - Flour, White Corn or Yellow Corn Tortillas
- Olive Oil
- Sea Salt
Instructions
- Brush each tortilla with Olive Oil and Sprinkle with Sea Salt
- Stack Tortillas on top of each other.
- Slice tortilla into wedges
- Place tortilla wedges into a preheat Air Fryer to 340 degrees and Air Fry for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
Chip Flavors
- Sprinkle Lime juice, and even a little lime zest (optional) on tortillas before Air Fryer
- Cinnamon Tortilla Chips. Blow your mind with these sweet, tasty and crispy Cinnamon Tortilla Chips. Sprinkle Cinnamon Sugar on top of chip before Air Frying
- Zesty Chilli Chips. Sprinkle Chili Seasoning lightly on tortilla before cutting into wedges. Add a hint of Cumin if you like the flavor. Air Fryer as normal
How to Store
Allow chips to fully cool before storing in a ZipLoc bag. Remove as much air as possible to keep chips fresh.Nutrition Disclaimer
All nutrition values are approximate and calculated by a plugin and are provided as a courtesy. Adding or subtracting ingredients will change the nutritional value.
sheila
i made these using my new mealthy crisplid to get used to it. i like flour tortillas and hubby likes corn,so it was easy to do a batch of each. a nice introduction to air frying, and they were best right out of the basket rather than after sitting awhile.
Devour Dinner
Thanks for a great review Sheila! Using the CrispLid is so easy and fun!