These bite-size potatoes use basic ingredients, are easy to cook, take well to butter, and practically melt in my mouth!
Make sure you wash and thoroughly dry them before you cook them. Even though they are triple-washed, they come in a hole-filled bag. It’s possible that the potatoes came in contact with bad stuff. Marinate the butter in the herbs (rosemary or lemon balm ), garlic, and lemon pepper for at least 30 minutes or overnight. It will give these potatoes a great taste. Store leftovers in a glass container and refrigerate for about a week. Not that there will be leftovers, but, just in case…. These potato nibbles don’t freeze well, so don’t even try. I like to cook them whole because they taste much better that way. It keeps them crispier. If you can put your air fryer outside or near an open window, do that. The room gets warm when the air fryer is on. Preferably, use grass-fed butter. However, you can also vegan butter, if you don’t eat dairy. Check out my ode to butter . They were delicious both ways. I also got to use my new favorite lemon balm butter in this recipe. Cooking times will depend on your Air Fryer. My Air Fryer is (Affiliate Link) COSORI Air Fryer Max XL, 5.8Qt . Bet you can’t eat just one or two of these air fryer potato nibbles!
I used a silicone pot like this one -> (Affiliate Link) https://amzn.to/3Ac4Wry . I wasn’t happy with the result.
These small potatoes didn’t turn out as crispy as when using a parchment paper.
So, experiment with both and tell me which one you prefer. Or, if you know of a different container that would work, feel free to comment below.
Parchment paper comes in very handy when cooking recipes in the Air Fryer. You don’t want to know the mess that happened the first time I cooked my tempeh in it without using parchment paper.
Crispy on the outside and fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth delicious on the inside.
I know I have said this many, MANY times in the past!
Always keep the skin on!
Just like with cooking purple sweet potatoes , wedges , and cilantro pesto potatoes , the skin makes ALL the difference. I have seen people like Katy Kicker who make air fryer diced potatoes and leave the skin on. It tastes good either way.
Since they have a thin skin, these potatoes are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside!
That’s how every potato should be!
If you don’t agree, feel free to tell me in the comments below. I am ready to take you on! 🙄
The only recipe where it’s ok to remove the skin is a candied sweet potato recipe.
The tiny potatoes are bathed in a garlic and herby butter.
If taste & texture were not enough to convince you to keep the skin on, then math will definitely convince you!
Besides, each Tasteful Selections Nibble packet comes with 60 potatoes. If you have 10 guests coming for Thanksgiving dinner and each will eat about 15 nibbles….
….you will have to peel 150 tiny potatoes!!!
That’s 2.5 packets that you will have to peel!
These air fryer potato nibbles are going to be a huge hit at your Thanksgiving Dinner.
What are potato nibbles? These tasty baby potato recipes offer a uniquely small presentation and are super tasty. Their tiny size means they can cook in 15-20 minutes and they make for an easy side dish, especially for Thanksgiving dinner.
Are potato nibbles the same as baby potatoes? No, baby potatoes are bigger than potato nibbles. It can be confusing because there are so many kinds of mini potatoes. Just remember that nibbles are just a little bigger than grapes.
Can oil be used instead of butter? Yes, you can use a small amount of oil (avocado or olive oil instead of butter. However, the taste and texture will not match the butter’s texture. Butter makes the flavors pop in this recipe.
Can they be cooked in a pan? Yes, you can cook them in a skillet. Add about 2 tsp of butter more butter than what the recipe calls for. Ideally, you want to boil the nibbles first and then pan-fry them. Try them in the slow cooker and let me know how they turn out. I don’t recommend microwaving them.
These nibbles taste so good when smashed!
Cook them just like I show you in the recipe below.
Then, to smash them:
Remove the air fryer basket. Be careful since it’s still hot. Use the bottom of a ramekin and gently press down on the nibbles Place the basket back in the air fryer Cook them for 8 minutes at 250° Top them with vegan sour cream or your favorite toppings and DEVOUR them. I have used baby potatoes to make smashed potatoes recipe . Instead of the air fryer, I roast them in the oven.
Tasteful Selections Nibbles Potatoes are gourmet style and easy potatoes to cook any time of the year.
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These potato nibbles in an air fryer will work with any variety. I think I am going to try their purple passion next time.
Let’s make more than just side dishes in the air fryer! How about a nice blueberry galette for dessert?
Do you think potato nibbles are the world’s smallest potatoes?
Don’t be shy, chime in below in the comments. Let me hear your opinion on this recipe.
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How to cook Tasteful Selections Honey Gold® potato nibbles in the air fryer. They are the easiest vegan Thanksgiving side dish.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 26 minutes mins
Total Time 31 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 100 kcal
For the butter 4 Tbsp vegan butter 1/2 stick, vegan or vegetarian butter 2 cloves garlic peeled grated. Adjust to taste 8 leaves lemon balm use medium to small size leaves 10 leaves mix of fresh herbs ½ tsp lemon pepper ½ tsp salt optional. If using, use pink salt. For the potatoes 16 oz Tasteful Selections Nibbles Honey Gold® washed and dried Get Recipe Ingredients
Mix all the ingredients of the butter and set aside for 30 min to overnight
Place the potato nibbles in a bowl
Add the butter mixture and mix well
Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper (See note #1)
Gently transfer the buttered nibble potatoes to the lined basket
Put the basket in the air fryer and set it to 350° for 26 minutes.
After 20 minutes, remove the basket and carefully shuffle the potatoes. (See note #2)
Return the basket and cook for the remaining 6 minutes
Remove the potatoes from the basket and serve immediately.
**** Nutritional information is approximate. Please consult a health professional for more accurate information. NOTES #1 Make sure you line the whole inside of the air fryer basket with parchment paper. It will make cleanup easy. #2 Turn each nibble, if you are patient enough to do it. I wasn’t! 🙁 ———————- MORE TIPS Marinate the butter in the herbs, garlic and lemon pepper for at least 30 minutes or overnight. It will flavor the potatoes so well. Store leftovers in a glass container and refrigerate for about a week. Not that there will be leftovers, but, just in case…. Cook them whole and with their skin on. If you can put your air fryer outside or near an open window, do that. The room does get warm when the air fryer is working its magic. I used vegan butter in this recipe and regular butter too. They were equally delicious. Calories: 100 kcal
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