Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe

Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes on a parchment paper lined wooden serving board.

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Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe

These Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes have a fluffy potato filling mixed with creamy cheese and topped with melted cheddar and crispy bacon.

Prep Time10

Cook Time55

Total Time1 5

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 403kcal

Author: Judy Wilson

Ingredients

4 medium russet potatoes
1 Tablespoon light olive oil (can use vegetable and canola)
Sprinkle of salt
4 Tablespoons butter
4 Tablespoons sour cream
¼ cup half and half (or whipping cream)
1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 cup freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese
8 slices bacon (cooked until almost crisp and diced)
½ cup sour cream (optional)
2 green onions, sliced (optional)

Instructions

Wash and dry the potatoes and prick all over with a fork. Brush each potato with a light coating of vegetable or canola oil and sprinkle with salt. Place in the air fryer at 400°F for 45 minutes.
Let the potatoes cool in the air fryer for 5 minutes, then remove them and place them on a baking sheet or cutting board for easy preparation and clean up. With a sharp knife, cut each potato in half horizontally, creating two potato halves. Carefully scoop out the cooked potato from each half, placing it in a bowl suitable for mashing, leaving the potato skin boats intact.
To the warm cooked potatoes, add the butter, sour cream, half-and-half (or whipping cream), grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Mash until smooth and creamy, and taste for seasoning.
Divide the mashed potato mixture between the eight potato shells. Top each with two tablespoons grated cheddar cheese, then sprinkle about a tablespoon (or more) of cooked bacon on top.
To serve immediately: Since you now have eight stuffed potato halves, place four halves in the air fryer at 400°F for 10 minutes to heat through and melt the cheese on top. If you want to serve the other four halves, remove the first four to a warm oven or cover them in foil, and repeat with the second batch. If desired, garnish with more sour cream and chopped green onions just before serving.

Notes

To save some or all for another meal: these can be prepared up to the point of the second air fryer bake and stored in the refrigerator for one day or frozen for up to three months.

Eat some now and save some for later: Place 1-4 potato halves in the air fryer at 400°F for 10 minutes to eat immediately. Wrap the remainder of the halves in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer bag for later use.

To reheat frozen twice baked potatoes, let them thaw in the refrigerator, then place thawed twice baked potatoes in the air fryer at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. To reheat from frozen, place the item in the air fryer at 400°F for 20 minutes.

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