The best ever super crispy and crunchy Air Fryer Tortilla Chips without oil! You’ll only need 3 ingredients and a few minutes!
Serve them with guacamole, salsa, or your favorite dipping. Perfect for game-day snacks or Cinco de Mayo!
Air fryer tortilla chips without Oil
I used to make tortilla chips by deep frying them in order to get the crispy texture, but it’s too much hassle to cook. After making it in the air fryer, I find it’s so much easier and air frying is the BEST WAY to cook tortilla chips. It makes eating healthy possible without compromising texture or flavor.
Air frying tortilla chips makes the crispiest tortilla chips with NO OIL required! Too good to be true? All you need is tortillas (corn or flour), cooking spray, and salt. A great way to use up leftover tortillas!
How to make air fryer tortilla chips
You can use corn, flour, or even low-carb tortillas for this recipe. I used small tortillas, and cut each into 6 pieces. This yields the perfect bite-sized chips similar to the store-bought tortilla chips.
Start by spraying your tortillas with cooking spray on each side, and season with salt.
Place the tortillas in a stack and cut them in half. Then cut each half into 3 small triangles.
Spread the tortilla pieces in the air-fryer basket in a single layer, overlapping as little as possible. (You will need to make a few batches if your air-fryer is not big enough.)
Set the air fryer to 350ºF for 5 minutes. After 3 minutes, take out the basket and gently stir and flip the chips. Return the chips to the air fryer and cook 2 more minutes or until golden brown and crispy. Season with salt once more if necessary.
As you can see, the chips are super crispy and crunchy. You can simply serve them as is or pair with your favorite dips.
When are the chips done?
Cooking time varies depending on the brand and size of the tortilla. I like my chips on the crispier side, so I cook them until the edges are golden brown, about 5 minutes.
To avoid overcooking, check after air frying for 4 minutes in total and add more time if necessary. Also note that the chips will crisp even further as they cool down.
How long do they last?
Homemade air fryer tortillas can last up to 2 weeks at room temperature if stored in an airtight container or zip-top bags.
Variations
Flavors: I love simple salted tortilla chips, but you can easily add additional flavors such as lime, nacho cheese, or even cinnamon sugar.
Tortillas: As I mentioned, you can use corn, flour, or low-carb tortillas. I find the corn tortillas produce the crispiest chips and are my favorite. Low-carb tortilla chips do not taste as good as corn or flour, but they are great for weight watchers.
Dipping ideas: These tortilla chips taste so good with many different dips. Here are some of my favorite dipping choices: guacamole, salsa, spinach artichoke dip, pico de gallo, and hummus.
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Ingredients
- 6 small tortillas corn or flour (6-inch)
- cooking spray
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat you air fryer by setting the temperature to 350ºF. (It usually takes about 3 minutes to preheat an air fryer.)
- Spray your tortillas with cooking spray on each side, and season with salt to taste.
- Place 6 tortillas in a stack and cut them in half. Then cut each half into 3 small triangles (see the photos in the post).
- When the air fryer is ready, take the basket out. Spread the tortilla pieces in the basket in a single layer, overlapping as little as possible. (You will need to cook in batches. I was able to fit 9 pieces into the basket each time.)
- Put back the basket, and set the timer for 5 minutes.
- After 3 minutes, take out the basket and gently stir and flip the chips.
- Return the basket to the air fryer and cook 2 more minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
- Season with salt once more if necessary.
- Let the tortilla chips to cool before serving. They will become crispier and crunchier as they cool down.
Notes
- Watch the chips closely and the chips are done cooking if the edges of the chips are golden brown. Add more time if necessary.
Great idea! My air fryer is so small, I’d be making chips all day!
It would take all day to cook up a batch.
Hi! Did you use white or yellow corn tortillas???
I am going to try it out!
Hi Leticia, I used white corn tortillas, but you can use yellow ones or flour tortillas for this recipe.
Do tha6t keep well, say if i was to make them in the afternoon for supper time? If i have left overs how would you store them to keep them crisp?
Hi Deb, let your tortilla chips cool completely at room temperature, and then store them in a ziplock bag. They should keep several days.
New to air fryer. Attempted to make but they were flying around in basket so stopped. ??
Hi Karin, as an air fryer has strong air flow, light foods could fly around in the basket. For tortilla chips, it’s ok if they fly around while cooking, but for lightweight food like spinach, it could end up getting up in the heat coil and get burned.
Isn’t cooking spray oil? Is there a brand that is not oil?
Hi Linda, cooking spray can be used as a replacement for oil, and it has fewer calories (and grams of fat) than oil.