Air Fryer Tortilla Chips - Pro Home Cooks
By Alex C
Senior Food Writer at Pro Home Cooks
Did you know that due to inflation a lot of companies, especially chip companies are using a technique called “shrinkflation”. This basically means that companies will sell you less of a good but keep the price the same! It helps with their bottom line and you don't feel the initial sting of rising costs in your grocery bill but you most definitely will feel it when you start noticing even LESS chips in your bag of air than usual.
Luckily for those of you who have an air fryer, tortilla chips are super easy to make and actually quite cheap to make at home. Plus, eating hot crunchy tortilla chips out of the air fryer is just like eating hot fries fresh out of the fryer - addictive and irresistible. An air fryer must try! Plus, don't forget to check out Mike G's newest video to see 7 other recipes to make in your air fryer to maximize its capabilities!
Homemade air fried corn tortilla chips taste just like the quintessential corn chips you pick up at the store for your dips and salsa except with less grease. Less grease on your fingers, less grease flavor, less grease overall. On the other hand, the flour tortilla chips give off a thin pita like chip experience. Both chips are great but for different occasions. I took inspiration from my grocery store chips so once my pita chips were done I finished them off with a dusting of cinnamon sugar. As for the air fried corn tortilla chips, I made a homemade sweet spicy chili blend to sprinkle over them for a copycat doritos which turned out to be my favorite of the two!
Air Fryer Tortilla Chips - Sweet & Salty
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
Corn Tortilla Chips:
5 corn tortillas
Oil Spray
2 tablespoon of sweet spicy chili seasoning mix
Sweet Spicy Chili Seasoning Mix:
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of chili powder
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon of onion powder
1 teaspoon of smoked paprika
1 teaspoon of nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon of MSG, optional
Flour Tortilla Chips:
2 flour tortillas
Oil Spray
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon of powdered sugar
Instructions:
Instructions:
Corn Tortilla Chips:
Preheat your airfryer to 350F for 3 minutes.
In the meantime, stack your tortillas on top of each other and slice them into 4 equal triangles. You will be left with 20 chips. See photo above for visual reference.
Give the chips a spray of oil. Flip, then spray the other side.
Fry for another 7 minutes total. Giving them a shake half way through.
Remove the chips from the air fryer and dump them into a big bowl. Sprinkle over your favorite seasoning mix or some salt and lime to keep it simple. Enjoy!
Sweet Spicy Chili Seasoning Mix:
In an airtight jar, add all the seasonings together and shake together until you have a homogenous mixture.
If you have a spice blender, its preferred to give the spices a quick blend. This will help the spices stick to the chip better.
Place in an air tight container and store in a cool dry place. Use when needed!
Flour Tortilla Chips:
Preheat your airfryer to 350F for 3 minutes.
In the meantime, stack your tortillas on top of each other and slice them into squares.
Give the chips a spray of oil. Flip, then spray the other side.
Fry for 2 minutes then give them a shake and fry for another minute.
Remove the chips from the air fryer and dump them into a big bowl. Sprinkle over your cinnamon and sugar. Toss to evenly coat the chips.
Let them cool off because they will be crunchier!
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