Name: Air Fryer Frozen Hash Brown Patties
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 4 hash brown patties (frozen)

Make crispy hash brown patties in the Air fryer from frozen without any oil. They’re ready in 10 minutes and make a great breakfast side dish!

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Air fryer frozen hash brown patties are a convenient way to add some potato deliciousness to your breakfast. We love this breakfast side dish with sausages and eggs for lazy weekend mornings or brunch.

If you aren’t using your air fryer for frozen foods you’re missing out. I cook most of my frozen foods in the Air fryer like these Air Fryer Frozen Pizza, Air Fryer Frozen Burgers for quick meals, or Air Fryer French Fries, Air Fryer Frozen Sweet Potato Fries, and Air Fryer Tater Tots as side dishes.

What’s great about making these frozen hash browns in the Air fryer is you don’t need to use any oil. You only need to brush some oil to the Air fryer basket or tray to make sure the frozen hash browns don’t stick. These hash browns have residue oil that’s enough for cooking them in the Air fryer.

Since the Air fryer works by circulating hot air around to cook the food, the hashbrowns turn out crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. No need to thaw and it gets cooked straight from frozen. They cook faster than in the oven too in just 10 minutes. As busy moms, we all know how amazing it is.

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Why We Love This Recipe:
Ingredients
How To Make Frozen Hash Brown Patties In Air Fryer
Best Tips To Make Air Fryer Frozen Hash Browns
What to Serve with Air Fried Hash Brown Patties
Storage Instructions
Reheating Hash Browns In Air Fryer
Common Questions
Should I thaw the hash browns before reheating?
Can you stack hash brown patties in the Air fryer?
Should you flip the hash brown patty?
What kind of utensils should you use to flip food in an Air Fryer?
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Why We Love This Recipe:

No oil required
Crisp on the outside and soft on the inside
Fast to cook, requires less time than baking in the oven
Great for breakfast or side dish

Ingredients

Frozen Hash Brown Patties -I use McCain frozen hash brown patties. You can use any store-brand that you like or popular brands like Trader Joe’s or O’Briens.

How To Make Frozen Hash Brown Patties In Air Fryer

A full printable version of this recipe with ingredient measurements is available at the bottom of this post.

STEP ONE – Preheat Air fryer according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Or at 400F for 3 minutes.

STEP TWO – Brush the Air fryer basket with oil. Place hash browns in the Air fryer basket in a single layer. I used 4 patties.

crispy hash brown patties in the Air fryer.

STEP THREE – Air fry hash browns for 5 minutes and flip them and cook for another 5 minutes until golden brown.

STEP FOUR – Serve the crispy hash browns warm. If you end up making more than one batch, you can place all the patties in the Air fryer and warm them up for one or two minutes.

Best Tips To Make Air Fryer Frozen Hash Browns

Preheat the Air fryer. This ensures you get crispy air fryer hash browns. If you skip preheating, add an additional 3 to 4 minutes to your cooking time.
Oil the Air fryer basket.
Place them in a single layer. Cook in batches if needed. Warm all the hash brown patties in the air fryer for a minute or two.
Use a silicon tong or spatula to flip the patties without scratching the basket.

crispy air fryer hash browns with a piece on fork.

What to Serve with Air Fried Hash Brown Patties

These crispy hash brown patties are great for breakfast as a side dish. Serve them with sausages, bacon or eggs.

Don’t limit them just for breakfast, as they can be enjoyed any time, even as a snack with some ketchup.

Storage Instructions

Store any leftover hash in the fridge, in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days. Don’t freeze the cooked hash browns.

Reheating Hash Browns In Air Fryer

You can reheat the hash brown patty in the Air fryer for fresh taste and crisp texture.

Preheat air fryer to 400F. Place the hash brown in the Air fryer and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until they are warm.

air fryer frozen hash brown patties on the plate with a fork.

Common Questions

Should I thaw the hash browns before reheating?

The best thing about this recipe is that you don’t need to thaw the frozen hash brown patties. They can go to the Air fryer straight from frozen.

Can you stack hash brown patties in the Air fryer?

I don’t recommend it. Placing the frozen patties in a single layer in the Air fryer makes them cook faster and turn crispy.

Should you flip the hash brown patty?

I tested with flipping versus not flipping the patty. I’d say to ensure they get evenly browned on both sides within that cooking time you should flip the patty.

What kind of utensils should you use to flip food in an Air Fryer?

To prevent scratching the Air fryer basket use silicone tipped tongs or a silicon spatula to gently flip the hash brown patty.

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