Cinnamon Sugar Tortilla Chips (Printable View)

Sweet, crunchy tortilla chips coated in cinnamon sugar and air fried to golden perfection.

# Ingredient List:

→ Tortilla Chips

01 - 6 medium (8-inch) flour tortillas
02 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

→ Cinnamon Sugar

03 - 1/4 cup granulated sugar
04 - 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
05 - Pinch of salt

# How to Make:

01 - Preheat air fryer to 350°F for 3 minutes.
02 - Combine granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl.
03 - Brush both sides of each tortilla with melted unsalted butter.
04 - Stack tortillas and cut into 6 wedges each, producing 36 chips total.
05 - Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture generously on both sides of the tortilla wedges.
06 - Place tortilla wedges in a single layer in the air fryer basket; work in batches if needed.
07 - Air fry for 5 to 7 minutes, flipping halfway through, until chips are golden and crisp.
08 - Remove chips and cool on a wire rack; serve warm or at room temperature.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • Ready in 17 minutes, which means you can make these between deciding you want dessert and actually wanting to eat it.
  • Ridiculously budget-friendly and uses ingredients most people already have hiding in their pantry.
  • The crispy, shatter-in-your-mouth texture hits different than any store-bought snack, and people genuinely cannot believe how easy they are to make.
02 -
  • Flipping halfway through is genuinely non-negotiable—I skipped it once thinking it wouldn't matter and ended up with burnt bottoms and sad, chewy tops.
  • The air fryer basket arrangement directly affects crispiness; crowding them just slows down the cooking and traps steam, which is the enemy of crispy.
  • Your cinnamon sugar will stick better if you brush the butter when it's still slightly warm, not cold, because the heat helps activate the adhesion.
03 -
  • Let your melted butter cool for about 30 seconds before brushing so it doesn't cook the tortilla edges before they hit the air fryer basket.
  • Double the cinnamon sugar mixture and keep it in a jar—it becomes your go-to seasoning for other things like baked apples, roasted bananas, or dusted on vanilla ice cream.
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