The Best Air Fryer Pita Chips

5 from 6 votes

The Best Air Fryer Pita Chips

It's so easy to make Air Fryer Pita Chips! All you really need is 12 minutes and three easy ingredients. Top your homemade pita chips with your favorite toppings and serve with your choice of dip!

Prep Time2

Cook Time10

Additional Time5

Total Time17

Course: Air Fryer

Servings:

Calories: 229kcal

Author: Marzia

Equipment

Ingredients

5 pita pockets
3-4 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2-3 teaspoons zaatar seasoning optional

Instructions

PITA TRIANGLES: Cut the pita pockets into 8-12 pieces depending on how big they are. You want to make about 1½-inch pieces.
TOSS: Add the oil, za’atar (or salt, pepper, garlic, powder, etc.) to the oil and stir to combine. Add the pita chips to a large bowl and drizzle the oil over the pita pieces. Toss the pita chips to ensure that they are coated well in the oil.
COOK: Heat the air fryer to 325ºF for at least 5 minutes. Add the pita pieces to the air fryer. You can add up to 4 pitas at once, for 6 pitas, I suggest splitting the batch in two. Spray the tops with cooking spray if the pita looks dry, and cook for 4 minutes.
TOSS: Gently toss or flip and continue to cook for another 3-8 minutes or until the pita pieces are golden and crispy. Thicker pocket pitas will take longer, thin Lebanese pita will cook quicker. Serve pita chips with homemade hummus or crushed up in a fattoush salad!

Notes

Storage: Once cooled, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. If you find the chips are softening (if it's humid where you live, you're probably used to this) just refresh them at 250ºF in the air fryer for 1-2 minutes.
Other seasonings: I love using zaatar or serving these plain! You can also use lemon pepper seasoning, Italian seasoning, an umami blend, rosemary + thyme with sea salt, or just some garlic powder and cracked pepper. You could also use sesame seeds or sprinkle them with cinnamon sugar when they're hot from the oven.
Oven instructions: Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add the pitas to the baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes flipping halfway through (leave them a little longer for thicker Greek pitas.)

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