Air fryer tips and tricks are what it's all about today. If you haven't noticed - which is highly unlikely - I love my air fryer. I will cook any and everything possible in it. It makes fried foods crispy and so much healthier. It makes baked goods so delicious with a bit of crispness on the outside. Basically, air fryers just make everything better, but not everyone has used one.
I realized this and I thought it would be nice for my readers to get a good understanding of air fryers, what they can do and some great tips and tricks, as well. And here we are. LOL. So let's take a look at the ever-amazing air fryer and more than 50 of our favorite recipes.

All About Air Fryers
Air fryers are everywhere and in all different models and sizes. From small ones (4L) to larger models (8L) that actually allow you to cook entire meals at once and everything in between, there's an air fryer to suit every lifestyle. However, they all boil down to cooking the same way, which is where we're going to start.
How Air Fryers Cook
Despite their name, air fryers don't actually fry food. In reality, these appliances are more like small convection ovens than frying appliances. They use hot, circulating air to cook evenly and create a crispy outer later on battered foods and a nice texture on baked goods. Even simple vegetable dishes that involve nothing more than a little seasoning come out amazingly well in the air fryer thanks to its impressive uniformity of heat which leads to fast, uniform cooking.
Air Frying is Healthier than Pan or Deep Frying
Air frying is healthier by far than pan or deep frying. Instead of a pan full of oil or a deep fryer full of even more oil, you only need a scant amount to make crispy fries, chicken, fish, and more. Of course, like oven-fried food, air-fried food has a deep fried-adjacent flavor. It's not exactly the same, but it's still tasty.
Preheating the Air Fryer
Air fryers do have to be preheated, but it's an incredibly quick process. Unlike ovens which can take upwards of 15 minutes to preheat, depending on how hot you need it, air fryers preheat in next to no time.
That being said, while I am a firm believer in preheating the air fryer, I have friends who simply put in their food and skip the preheating process. They swear it makes no difference, but I just like mine preheated.
Air Fryer Capacity
A standard air fryer can hold enough food for between 2 and 4 servings, although there are some models that are larger. That means that if you're making large amounts of something, you'll have to cook it in batches. If you subscribe to the "no preheating" idea, be sure to check the food in your second batch, and it will most likely cook faster since the air fryer is already heated up.
Air Fryer Attachments - Convenient but not Required
Some air fryers come with attachments like racks and pans and some have them available for purchase as separate items. While these extra bells and whistles can and do make cooking easier at times, you absolutely don't have to go out and buy them.
Cleaning the Air Fryer
Most of the removable parts of the air fryer like the drawer and basket of most models are dishwasher safe. This makes total sense because the air fryer was designed to be convenient. That being said always check your user manual first. You never know. You might own a brand that doesn't have dishwasher safe parts - although it's highly unlikely.
To clean the interior of your air fryer - which should be done every so often - simply use mild detergent and a damp sponge. Damp, not wet. And of course, don't try this with a hot air fryer. After you've cleaned the interior of your air fryer, simply run it to dry it out. Done.
General Air Fryer Tips and Tricks for Cooking
Although I often call the air fryer a magical appliance, it isn't. Too bad, isn't it? You do have to do a few things to make sure that your food comes out exactly as you either imagined it or the recipe said it would be. So while we're talking about how air fryers cook, let's look at some air fryer tips and tricks for that cooking.
Plenty of Room
Air fryers cook using hot, circulating air. The key word here is "circulating". If you pack your air fryer, there isn't enough room for that hot air to circulate. An overstuffed air fryer will steam the food rather than browning or crisping it, the kiss of death if you're making a "fried" recipe.
How to Encourage Browning
And speaking of browning, here's a tip. Toss your food with a scant amount of oil - just enough to lightly coat it. Pat your food - especially raw meat - dry with a paper towel and then add enough olive oil to achieve a light coat. Olive oil is a healthy fat, and the moisture will allow the food to brown or crisp up nicely. You'll find that almost every air fryer recipe will help you out by giving you specified amounts of oil to use for any given recipe.
You can also use honey or other sugary glaze brushed on to encourage browning. Sugar browns up incredibly well.
Extra Crunchy Breading
To get an extra crunchy breading, especially if you're using panko, simply mix them with a little oil and pretoast them in the microwave. You'll end up with an extra crispy, extra delicious coating.
Rotate Your Food
One of the most important things to remember with these air fryer tips and tricks is that air fryers are amazing, but they aren't 100% auto-pilot machines. You still have to do a little bit of work when cooking. Emphasis on "little". One thing to remember is that although air fryers cook by circulating hot air, that heat source for that air is at the top of the fryer. That means that you'll need to rotate your food about halfway through cooking.
Simply flip your meats or pour your veggies, fries, and other smaller foods into a bowl, give them a quick toss, and then it's back into the air fryer.
The Lincoln Log Kebab Method
When cooking kebabs, try stacking them Lincoln Log style. This helps improve airflow across all your kebabs to ensure the best cooking and browning.
Keeping Your Food From Sticking
There are two ways to ensure that foods that are likely to stick - breaded meats or fish filets - don't. The first is spraying the basket lightly with cooking spray. The second is using foil. Foil is nice for certain foods because it keeps them from sticking and makes cleanup super easy.
Smoke or Odd Smells
There's usually one major answer to smoke or weird smells coming out of your air fryer... You need to clean it! Excessive smoke or a burning smell - along with food that isn't burnt at all - is a sure sign that your air fryer is overdue for a cleaning.
Of course, if you check your air fryer, and it is clean, you probably should have it looked at before using it again. Learn from "This is Us", folks!
Advanced Air Fryer Tips and Tricks
I call these advanced air fryer tips and tricks, but it might be more accurate to say specific tips. The following air fryer tips and tricks will help you cook up steaks, chops, fish, and chicken to absolute perfection even if you aren't using a recipe.
Steaks and Pork
When cooking large steaks or pork tenderloins, cut them into smaller pieces. You can then put more meat into your air fryer while still allowing the air to circulate freely and cook up your beef and pork so nicely.
Adding a rub is also a great way to boost both the look and the flavor of your steaks and chops. A rub with a nice kick of flavor will add color to the outside of your meat, extra flavor, and extra juiciness. My general rule of thumb is to almost always use a rub when I cook beef or pork in the air fryer.
Fish and Seafood
Of course, we all love how fast air fryers cook with that intensely hot circulating air, but it's not always advisable to crank up the heat. When cooking fish, it's far better to dial it back a bet and let the fish cook longer over a lower heat. This allows their tinder protein to cook more slowly, making for fish that is fully cooked and with a browner crust.
To ensure that your fish doesn't stick to your air fryer basket, I prefer to use foil rather than simply spraying the basket with non-stick spray. I've found that even with the spray, fish can still stick.
When it comes to smaller varieties of shellfish like scallops, oysters, mussels, and clams, skewers are your best friend. They make it easy to get the meat in and out of the air fryer.
Chicken
Although air fryers cook by circulating hot air, that heat source comes from above. Because of this, you should always cook your chicken with the skin side up. This ensures skin that is far more crispy and delicious.
For thick bone-in chicken breasts, begin cooking skin side down and then flip it skin side up about halfway through. Chicken thighs and split cornish hens should be cooked skin side up from the start to ensure a lovely browned skin that is super crispy and full of flavor.
Finally, when cooking chicken thighs that are on the fatty side or drumsticks, poke a few holes in the skin with a skewer to help render the fat. This will allow the chicken to self-baste and help brown the skin more evenly.
Complete Meals
You can cook complete meals in your air fryer! I'll be you didn't know that. All you have to do is layer.
Place your vegetables at the bottom and then top with your chosen protein. The meat will come out tender and juicy, and thanks to the juices being able to drip down over the veggies, they'll come out wonderfully flavored and perfectly cooked, as well.
Air Fryer Tips and Tricks with 50+ Recipes Video
Give These Air Fryer Tips and Tricks a Try
Now that you know how to use an air fryer, it's time to put these air fryer tips and tricks to good use. Find one of my many air fryer recipes on the site to start. I have listed some of our favorites below.
After you've gotten comfortable with your air fryer, it will be time to venture out on your own, using your own creativity and knowledge of how air fryers work to create your own delicious recipes!
There's nothing like cooking with an air fryer so I do hope you'll give it a shot.
Air fryer roast beef and potatoes are the perfect pair for a hearty meal. This delicious air fried roast beef recipe featured tender beef and perfectly cooked potato wedges for a simple meal that always satisfies.
Air Fryer Orange Chicken is a delicious and crispy chicken that is coated in a sweet and spicy sauce. This healthy orange chicken makes for an easy dinner.
Easy Air Fryer Crispy Roasted Little Mini Baby Potatoes recipe creates the best small baby potatoes in an air fryer EVER for breakfast or dinner! Are you ready to learn how to make potatoes in the air fryer? Keep reading!
Whether you call these mini, small, baby or little potatoes, and no matter what, if you're a potato lover I posit it's impossible to be disappointed with these crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, tiny bundles of joy.
Yep. I just referred to these amazing air fried potatoes as bundles of joy. These air fryer baby potatoes are such a delight! Just wait until you try them. As far as little potato recipes go, this one is a definite keeper. You'll make these air fryer roasted potatoes a regular item for dinner, and breakfast too.
Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes are flavorful and so easy to make. Loaded with peppers and onions, these crispy potatoes makes the perfect breakfast side dish.
One of the best things to serve with breakfast potatoes are eggs of course! Omelets are one of my favorites. When I’m in the mood for an omelet, I usually make these easy air fryer breakfast potatoes to go with it. They’re the perfect breakfast companion.
Air Fryer Spiral Ham is Juicy, sweet, and fast. I love ham and this is the way to do it. Cooking this in the air fryer with Pineapple, brown sugar, and Coca Cola creates this perfect spiral ham without all the mess and heat of traditional preparation.
The pineapple rings, and cherries presentation are an adorable and retro look for this delicious main course.
Air Fryer Ribeye Steak is a tender and flavorful steak that cooks perfectly in the air fryer. Cold weather has arrived and there is no need to freeze while cooking at the grill when you can stay warm inside and air fryer a delicious steak.
Air fryer Hasselback potatoes are rich, buttery, and delicious, and they're so easy to make.
Discover how to make perfectly cooked chicken in this easy chicken breast on the bone recipe that cooks up plump, juicy, and full of flavor each and every time. Master the techniques of air fryer bone-in chicken breast and oven-baked chicken breast on the bone for two different methods of cooking this simple recipe.
These air fryer bananas are so sweet and so simple to make. Using the air fryer, you get rich, deep banana flavor along with the extra sweetness of brown sugar and the crunch of nuts!
This air fryer carrot cake takes everything we love about this rich, flavorful cake and makes it all in the air fryer. It’s full of tender, moist carrot cake and rich, cream cheese frosting.
These glazed air fryer apple fritters are simply magical. These air fried apple fritters are the perfect fall dessert or snack. Served warm, they're a sweet treat that absolutely begs to be eaten.
Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Onion Rings? Is this really real life? This is certain to be your new favorite way to cook up onion rings in an air fryer. They're not only perfectly crunchy but they're wrapped with delicious bacon as well!
These copycat Taco Bell nacho fries are full of the delicious, cheesy goodness that we love about the original, but they’re even better! They’re totally homemade and full of cheesy, spicy goodness.
This air fryer tortilla pizza is loaded with all the classic pizza toppings we love, all layered on top of a thin, crispy tortilla crust. It’s a great twist on an old favorite.
These air fryer blueberry muffins are the perfect answer to an easy, healthy addition to your morning breakfast routine. They cook up into tasty, moist, and fluffy air fryer muffins in about 25 minutes!
This air fryer turkey meatloaf is loaded with the delicious flavors of parmesan cheese, garlic, and of course, all that crispy bacon it’s wrapped in!
Air fryer bacon-wrapped scallops take scallops to a whole new level with bacon! Sweet, tender air fryer scallops are wrapped in salty, crispy bacon for a mouthwatering taste that can’t be beat.
This air fryer English muffin pizza features all our favorite pizza toppings piled onto airy English muffins and then fried to golden brown, melty perfection in the air fryer.
Pizza bagels in air fryer are the best of two delicious worlds - pizza and bagels! This delicious pizza bagels recipe features delicious sauce, cheese, and mini pepperoni topping bagels that have been sliced in half.
If you're looking for the ultimate pizza treat, this is it!
This air fryer mushroom grilled cheese recipe is loaded with delicious cheese, mushrooms, and thyme piled high and melted down on delicious sourdough bread to create a sandwich experience like no other. Ooey gooey cheeses and mushrooms sandwiched between two slices of perfectly toasted sourdough bread? Oh yes. It’s delicious.
These air fryer parmesan crusted potatoes are loaded with a classic blend of spices, grated parmesan cheese, and air fried to golden brown, melty perfection.
Bacon wrapped chicken air fryer is ready in under 25 minutes. Juicy chicken tenderloins cook up crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside and the bacon gives them a heavenly smoky, salty flavor your family will crave.
Air Fryer Pretzel Dogs are made from pretzel dough wrapped around hot dogs. What is NOT to love?? These Pretzel Dogs will be perfect for 4th of July picnics, an easy appetizer, or a quick lunch for the kiddos.
This air fryer grilled cheese and tomato combines the golden brown, toasty bread, and melted cheese we love with the fresh burst of tomato. This tomato grilled cheese is the perfect summer recipe!
This copycat Red Lobster crab cakes recipe is even better than the original. Lump crabmeat and shrimp are combined in a delicious, breaded crab cake that is perfectly golden on the outside and tender and delicious on the inside.
Air Fryer and Baked teriyaki chicken drumsticks make a hearty and satisfying dinner the whole family will love! An easy teriyaki chicken marinade infuses the chicken legs with bold flavors and they cook up juicy and tender in the oven and air fryer too.
Air Fryer Bagel Chips turn our favorite bread into our favorite dipper – chips! These crispy, golden brown bagel chips are perfect for dipping into any of your favorite sauces!
Are you looking for an easy snack or appetizer that the entire family will love? This Air Fryer Pizza Roll recipe is just what you need to make!
Air fryer bagels are the best of two worlds. This air fryer bagel recipe gives you all the flavor of traditional bagels with a crispy outer layer that is just so delicious. Choose between air fryer everything bagels or plain air fryer bagels. You'll find both here in this post!
This air fryer flatbread is crispy on the outside, tender and fluffy on the inside, and oh, so delicious. It's sure to be your new favorite flatbread recipe.
Air fryer s’mores have all the classic flavor we love about traditional s’mores with an air fried twist. These air fryer smores are ooey, gooey, and so delicious. They’re also super easy to make. It’s a winner all the way around!
In no time at all, you’ll be enjoying gooey s’mores without having to even light a fire!
This air fryer lemon raspberry bundt cake is filled with sweet and ripe raspberries and tangy lemon flavor. The raspberries give this Lemon bundt cake recipe a light and refreshing taste. Lemon Raspberry Bundt Cake is a scratch-made cake that just screams summer if you ask me.
I have always been a massive fan of lemon-flavored desserts. I’m not sure why but a lemon dessert just screams warm weather and sunny days to me. Maybe it’s from drinking fresh-squeezed lemonade at my Grandmother’s house in the summer. No matter the reason, this tasty dessert hits the spot every time and gives me all the summer feels.
Tender apples and sweet strawberries come together in a delicious filling that’s topped with a sweet crumble. It’s the perfect sweet treat to end any meal. Getting hungry? Good!
Fast Air Fryer Shredded Chicken Tacos is the perfect chicken taco recipe. It’s flavorful and simple to make. These Air Fryer Chicken tacos cook quickly and make for an excellent weeknight dinner when you are in a hurry to get food on the table quickly.
We love Mexican food for dinner in our house. And, you can’t get any easier than air fryer Mexican recipes. I have to admit that I’ve broken not one but two different air fryers in the past four years. That’s how much I use and love my air fryers. Not only are air fryers easy to use, they also cook quickly and taste great.
Pasta Chips are a fun appetizer that the family will lose their minds over. We love to dip these crispy little morsels into our favorite dips. It doesn’t matter if I make air fryer pasta chips, fried pasta chips or even baked pasta chips. We love them all just the same.
This crunchy snack combines two of my favorite foods: pasta and chips. I don’t know about you, but I could sit down and eat an entire bag of chips on my own. These crispy snacks really hit the spot when I am craving a salty snack.
Pita chips is a very easy and quick recipe anyone can make. These delicious and crispy Pita Chips are made in an air fryer and are perfect for dipping.
Air Fryer Chocolate Donut Holes are soft, cakey bite-sized treats that take less than 20 minutes to make, and they turn out delectable. These soft and chewy chocolate treats make for a fantastic breakfast or even a dessert after dinner.
My family has always been fans of sweets for breakfast. Donuts are a family favorite in our household. I am always looking for a new twist on a breakfast staple to bring a little excitement to the breakfast table.
Air Fryer Sugar Cookie Whoopie Pies are whoopie pies that also happen to be sugar cookies! The soft, frosting centered cakes are baked to perfection in your air fryer.
Air Fryer Strawberry Shortcakes are light and fluffy biscuits cooked in the air fryer and then filled with creamy whipped cream and sweet sliced strawberries. This is one of the easiest recipes I’ve ever made. For real. I love making strawberry shortcake with biscuits because they are so easy to make and turn out delicious.
Air fryer lava cake is a decadent chocolate dessert that’s easy to prepare and yet certain to be a fave!! Chocolate cake with a gooey center makes an elegant dessert to serve up for dinner parties and special occasions.
Air fryer brats cook up tender, juicy, and so fast! This air fryer bratwurst recipe makes brats with a juicy inside that’s never dried out and a perfectly browned outside that’s never overdone. It’s the absolute best way to make bratwurst – quick, easy, and delicious!
This Air Fryer Pizookie is the perfect combination of cookie flavor with a pizza look. Each bite is perfectly portioned with loads of chocolate flavor! This air fryer pizookie recipe is sure to add joy to your home.
Air fryer pizookies are served warm and gooey in small pie tins or ramekins and topped with ice cream and so much more.
Air fryer Snickers are just what the name says – air fried Snickers. Pieces of our favorite chocolate, caramel, and peanut candy bar is wrapped in crescent roll dough and then air fried to delicious, golden perfection. It’s the perfect treat to satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth.
Air fryer Snickers feature a center of melty chocolate goodness surrounded by crescent dough. It doesn’t get better than air fried Snickers and yes, Mars Bars taste great too!
How to Cook Hamburgers in Air Fryer recipe shows how easy cooking hamburger patties in your air fryer is. Air Fryer Hamburgers are delicious! Just you wait and see.
This is one of the easiest air fryer hamburger recipes you’ll ever make, and when we’re all done, you’ll know exactly how to cook hamburgers in the air fryer!
Air Fryer Cinnamon Raisin Bagels are chewy on the inside and firm on the outside. These bagels make for a delicious breakfast in a hurry when it’s topped with cream cheese.
After making these Air Fryer Cinnamon Raisin Bagels I thought to myself, I did it! They are salty and sweet and surprisingly filling.
This delicious air fryer porterhouse steak is tender, juicy, and packed full of flavor. Air fried porterhouse steak is one of the best ways to create a steak that is perfectly cooked to rich, beefy perfection.
This copycat Red Lobster crab cakes recipe is even better than the original. Lump crabmeat and shrimp are combined in a delicious, breaded crab cake that is perfectly golden on the outside and tender and delicious on the inside.
This easy honey roasted chicken thighs cook up perfectly juice and seasoned in the oven or air fryer. Honey glazed, bone-in chicken thighs make an easy weeknight dinner meal for the whole family. I have no doubt this honey chicken recipe will be a frequent addition to meals in your house!
Air Fryer Wontons are a fun and easy snack that you can customize. The idea is simple: fill wonton wrappers with your favorite pizza toppings. Finally, you bake them in an air fryer or regular oven until they’re crispy on the outside but still gooey inside!
These Pizza Wontons are so easy to make that even your kids can make them for themselves. You may just need to help them seal up the wonton wrappers that can take a little finesse.
This air fryer mummy hot dogs recipe is a quick easy way to celebrate Halloween in the cutest way possible. These mummy pigs in a blanket have googly eyes, which makes them the most adorable Halloween hot dogs ever in addition to being absolutely delicious with their wrappings of crescent roll dough. Serve it up with bloodshot eye dip and you’ve got a spook-tacular appetizer everyone loves!
Air Fryer Fruity Pebble French Toast Recipe is the answer to your breakfast prayers. This recipe comes with a fun twist that will excite any kid’s taste buds, while also giving you a healthy breakfast option. To make this dish, all you need are some ingredients and an air fryer!
Air Fryer Turkey Legs are easy to make, but still crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. No need to waste time roasting turkey legs or paying tons of money at fairs when you can make your own at home in your air fryer.
Air Fryer bang bang cauliflower is one of the most popular recipes on Pinterest, and for good reason The flavor is fantastic and it’s a great way to get your kids to eat their veggies. This dish is easy enough for a weeknight meal, but fancy enough for company!
(Almonds and Pecans work too!)
If you’re looking for a quick snack, you’re going to go crazy for this Air Fryer Candied Walnuts recipe. Not only are they simple and easy to do but they’re delicious as well! These air fryer nuts cook up in less than 30 minutes and can make excellent gifts or just a snack. Once you make your first batch of these Air Fryer Candied Walnuts they will fly right out of your kitchen. One minute they are there, the next they are gone. Your family will gobble them right up.
Air fryer apple crisp has all the delicious flavor we love about traditional apple crisp with an even more delicious crumbly topping. The air fryer helps make the crisp topping even crispier and more intense with flavor, creating an apple crisp that’s the next evolution of this classic dessert.
Air Fryer Pancakes are so easy to make. This simple breakfast recipe makes for the perfect weekday breakfast. You can top these delicious pancakes in an air fryer in so many different ways the options are endless. Not only is this breakfast quick to make, but it’s also an excellent recipe for the kids to learn to make.
Air fryer coconut shrimp has everything we love about fried shrimp without everything we don’t love about frying. Crispy and perfectly cooked, this spicy air fryer shrimp with pina colada sauce is a beach-side feast no matter where you are.
Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenderloins
Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenders are ready in under 25 minutes. You can never go wrong with a recipe that is crispy and ready in less than a half-hour. Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Chicken Tenderloins are crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. Your family will crave these chicken tenders.
Just you wait and see.
Parmesan green beans are a classic and tasty dish. This recipe makes it even tastier by cooking them with the air fryer. Air Fryer green beans result in crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and rich in flavor beans. If you’re looking for a new way to prepare your favorite side dish or appetizer, this recipe will do just that – and then some!
Air fryer garlic bread is a crispy, delicious addition to any meal. Loaded with garlic and parmesan cheese, this classic bread side is always a mouthwatering hit.
Air Fryer Baked Apples are easy to make when you are craving a sweet treat. This sweet fall dessert can cook up in your air fryer in about 15 minutes. That makes this baked apples in air fryer a great go to dessert when you are in a hurry.
If you’re looking for a delicious, easy appetizer to serve your friends or family on game day or for any occasion then air fryer cream cheese wontons are perfect. Cream cheese wontons are small and bite-sized pieces of air fried, crispy wonton that can be filled with cream cheese mixed with green onion and garlic so they taste incredible!
The air fryer makes them lighter, crunchier, and less oily than deep frying which means you can eat more of them without feeling guilty about it. They also don’t take long to make either and they are packed full of flavor.
Crispy air fryer bacon twists are a super easy… twist… on classic bacon. This crispy air fryer bacon is even crispier than regular bacon because it’s twisted into a super crunchy stick of pure bacon goodness. Ready in minutes and the perfect addition to any breakfast menu, air fryer bacon twists are always a morning winner. Give your breakfast a makeover with twisted bacon made inside your air fryer or oven with regular or thick cut bacon.
This Air Fryer Candied Bacon recipe is easy to make and sweet and delicious. The brown sugar and bacon work in perfect harmony to create a sweet, mouth-watering bacon candy.
This air fryer frittata is a delicious breakfast that everyone will love. Loaded with bacon, mushroom, and cheese, this air fryer breakfast frittata hits the spot and fills you up for the day ahead. It's a delicious recipe that's easy to make and always satisfies.
Why should you cook air fryer corned beef? Using the air fryer to cook meat saves you time and means you don’t need to turn on a hot oven! This easy recipe for corned beef brisket in the air fryer takes just minutes to prepare and comes out perfectly juicy on the inside with nice crisp edges on the top.
Air fryer pineapple is perfectly caramelized and deeply brown on the outside and exploding with sweet pineapple flavor on the inside. It’s pineapple like you’ve never had before!
Air fryer pigs in a blanket take the classic party appetizer and give it a twist by making it in the air fryer. They always come out golden and flaky on the outside and juicy on the inside!
Air fryer toast always cooks up golden and crispy, and it’s ready in less time than a toaster. It’s a great new way to make this classic breakfast side using regular or thick sliced bread.
Roasted garlic in the air fryer is so easy to make and so versatile. Roasting the garlic delivers a deep, rich, mellow flavor that can be used anywhere you’d use normal garlic.
Air Fryer Ham and Cheese Sliders are easy little sandwiches that will knock your socks off! They are crunchy because of course we’re using the air fryer, and they’re gooey because of the cheese in the middle. These sandwiches make the perfect handheld lunch or snack.
All right, now that I have your attention, let’s get serious here for a minute: I’m going to give you all the steps you’ll need to make these. No matter if you make these tiny sandwiches for a party or for dinner your family is going to love them.
These air fryer monster cookies are packed with mix-ins, and so good! Try these air fryer chocolate chip cookies today and get ready to be wowed!
Air fryer monster cookies. The name says it all! These air fryer cookies are absolutely exploding with chocolate candies, and they are huge. They're crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, and an absolute dream from the first bite to the last.
Delicious air fryer biscuit donuts are always a hit. This air fryer donuts from biscuits recipe is so easy you’ll make them over and over again.
Air fryer biscuit donuts will be your new favorite treat once you try this recipe. This recipe creates delicious, tender, and sweet donuts that everyone in the family will love.
Air fryer biscuit donuts are perfect for a snack or a quick breakfast at any time of the day or night!
Air Fryer Banana Mug Cake is a sweet cake that it perfectly sized just for one. It’s the perfect way to satisfy your sweet cravings without having a ton of leftovers.
These air fryer turtle brownies are rich, chewy, and perfectly fudgy. Not only are these homemade turtle brownies delicious but they are also simple to make.
If you are a chocolate lover like I am, then you are going to love these moist and fudgy homemade turtle brownies. With a few staple ingredients and a little bit of time you can whip up this sweet and delicious treat.
Get ready to fall in love with the taste of these Air Fryer Churro Bites. The perfect bite-sized dessert with that cinnamon-sugar flavor! Such a simple way to make an amazing snack and treat.
Air fryer fried chicken thighs are easy and delicious. These air fried boneless chicken thighs are breaded perfectly for any day of the week. Not only is this air fryer boneless chicken thighs recipe super simple, but it’s packed full of amazing flavor as well!
We eat a ton of chicken in our house but let’s be truthful with one another and admit that eating the same dish over and over can get quite boring. I love how versatile chicken can be but sometimes I just get tired of thinking of new ways to try and cook it.
This copycat Burger King chicken fries recipe is tender and juicy on the inside, golden and crispy on the outside, and even better than the original. They’re air-fried, so they’re far healthier, as well.
Air fryer garlic parmesan potatoes are cooked to perfection and loaded with flavor. These crispy garlic parmesan potatoes are a simple dish that packs a big punch.
Air fryer grilled cheese with avocado and bacon is the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich. This bacon avocado grilled cheese sandwich is rich and cheesy, and the bread is so crunchy!
With this easy recipe you’ll know how to make the best air fried grilled cheese or grilled cheese in an air fryer. You’ll be able to make the best bacon grilled cheese, avocado grilled cheese or bacon avocado grilled cheese sandwich!
All of them and so much more.
Air fryer frozen chicken fries are loaded with flavor, not work. Your favorite chicken fries go from the freezer to your mouth in no time flat!
Air fried corn on the cob is a delicious, fast and easy way to cook this summer favorite. It's easy to make and so tasty! A great side dish for grill nights or any night of the week!
Air Fryer French Toast Sticks are crunchy and sweet and so easy to make in your air fryer. When you are looking for a quick breakfast on a busy morning, I suggest giving these fresh toast sticks in the air fryer a try.
Not only are french toast sticks delicious, but they take less than 20 minutes, are easy and quick to make, and freezer friendly too. I don’t know about you, but as a busy mom, I am always looking for a way to have breakfast ready to go on the run that will still taste like a freshly made breakfast. These french toast sticks in the air fryer are just what I was looking for.
This provolone grilled cheese sandwich takes the classic grilled cheese and takes it up several notches. Melty provolone and mozzarella cheeses are sandwiched between two slices of toasted crusty bread along with parsley, oregano, and black pepper to create one of the most flavorful grilled cheese recipes you’ll ever make! Sure, you can use provolone and swiss or cheddar cheeses too. Made perfectly inside your skillet or air fryer.
These pumpkin bagels taste amazing. Air fried pumpkin spice bagels are easy and delicious, making this the perfect pumpkin pie bagel recipe. Air fryer pumpkin bagels have the great flavor we love in our pumpkin spice bagels, but with an extra crispness from the air fryer.
This pumpkin pie bagel recipe is so deserving of your time. They're fantastic!
This bacon wrapped air fryer pork tenderloin is tender, juicy, and so full of flavor. A pork tenderloin is wrapped in delicious, smoky bacon, and air fried to absolute perfection. It’s a quick and easy dinner that’s ready in a flash and always satisfies.
This air fryer pizza is a delicious, modern take on the classic pizza we all know and love. This semi-homemade air fried pizza features delicious toppings you’ll love like cheese, pepperoni, bell pepper, and mushrooms. It all comes together quickly and cooks up like a dream in your air fryer!
Air fryer apple danish gives you all the crispness of a fried dessert without all the unhealthy oil. This Air fried danish is so sweet and so good. it's a crispy on the outside, tender in the middle air fried danish that everyone in the family will love.
Perfect for breakfast and as a sweet afternoon treat, you can't go wrong with making a simple danish at home. I am not even kidding.
Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings are fast, easy, and always delicious. Just spicy enough for your taste buds and so flavorful! This air fryer buffalo chicken wings recipe packs just enough spicy heat to make for a great wing experience without being overpowering. It’s perfect as an appetizer or main entrée!
Air fryer pizza grilled cheese is the best of two of our favorite foods—grilled cheese and pizza! This air fryer grilled cheese sandwich combines pepperoni, cheese, and sauce with a crispy grilled cheese bread for an absolutely heavenly sandwich like nothing you’ve ever had before.
Are you ready to learn how to Air Fryer Asparagus Fries? Need to know how to Air Fry Asparagus? I’ve got you covered. The process is simple. they’re perfect for dipping and they taste amazing! Learning how to air fry asparagus literally changed my life.
And while that might sound dramatic, it’s true. I’m now eating a vegetable that I didn’t really care for before – and I’m loving every single bite of these Air Fried Asparagus Fries!
Treat yourself to the crunchy goodness of making taco bell taquitos at home!! These delicious crispy rolled chicken tacos are cooked in the air fryer, saving you some time and making a healthier, yet tasty taquito everyone will love!
Air fryer cabbage is a totally new way to enjoy this classic vegetable. Cooked in just minutes, this cabbage is perfectly seasoned, tender on the inside, and has a nice browned, crunch on the outside edges.
Copycat Dunkin Donuts Bagel Bites are soft homemade bagels that are filled with cream cheese then toasted in the air fryer. These stuffed bagels make for an amazing breakfast or snack.
These air fryer chicken tenders are so good and so easy to make! Try these air fryer chicken strips today. They’re always a crowd-pleaser.
Air fryer chicken tenders give us all the flavor and crunch of fried chicken with a fraction of the oil and calories. These air fryer chicken strips are crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside, and oh, so good.
They’re the perfect lunch, dinner, or after school snack with a guilty-pleasure flavor that is decidedly guilt-free.
Air fried Oreos give us that classic deep-fried flavor without all the splattery mess. A delicious Oreo cookie is wrapped up in a crescent roll dough and then fried in the air fryer to crispy, golden perfection.
Then, the whole thing is coated in powdered sugar and served with maple syrup for dipping. It's a decadently sweet treat that everyone will love.
This Buffalo Chicken grilled cheese brings the flavors of my favorite things and wraps them into one tasty sandwich. I am obsessed with anything buffalo chicken. I love wings, chicken tenders, casseroles, you name it, and I’m excited about it. What better way to feed my obsession than to create this gooey cheesy sandwich that is filled with spicy buffalo chicken. This grilled cheese is the best you will ever have.
This tasty sandwich combines two of life’s most delicious comfort foods and turns them into one amazingly yummy sandwich. After one bite of this cheesy sandwich, you will be craving this sandwich all the time.
Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls are so easy to make and taste so delicious. These egg rolls are filled with chicken, cream cheese, buffalo sauce, and cheddar cheese, and the buffalo flavor in these egg rolls is ah-mazing.
Air fryer frozen garlic bread brings all the flavor we love in garlic bread to the table in minutes. From the freezer to the air fryer to the plate, it’s perfectly done in almost no time at all!
Air fryer frozen egg rolls take convenient snacks to the next level. Crispy on the outside and filled with delicious ingredients on the inside, these egg rolls tick all the boxes and they’re so easy, too!
These air fryer frozen biscuits are a fantastic twist on an old favorite. Cooked in the air fryer, they come out perfectly golden on the inside and tender on the inside.
Air fryer frozen pizza always delivers a crispy crust and golden brown cheesy topping every time. AND it cooks up in less time than traditional ovens.
Air fryer frozen waffles are golden and crispy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. Whether standard or thick cut, these won’t disappoint. They’re the modern way to make this breakfast classic.
This air fryer frozen popcorn chicken makes our favorite treat faster and easier than ever. They always cook up perfectly golden on the outside and so tender and juicy on the inside.
Cooking frozen Texas toast in the air fryer is easy, and it comes out perfectly every time. Crispy and golden on the edges and soft in the middle, they’re so good, with or without cheese.
Reheating steak in the air fryer is one of the best ways to enjoy your beef the next day. When you reheat steak in the air fryer, it gets nice and hot without drying out, which is always what we want.
With these air fryer frozen meatballs, you can cook up a delicious and healthy meal in minutes! Pre-frozen meatballs make this recipe incredibly easy to make.
Air fryer frozen brussel sprouts are delicious and cook up so fast! Perfectly roasted and so tender, cooking these frozen brussel sprouts in the air fryer is totally foolproof!
Frozen sweet potato fries in the air fryer are the perfect side. They’re crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and they have all that great sweet potato flavor that we love.
Air fryer frozen sausage patties are golden on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside, and so easy to make. You’ll never look at sausage the same way again.
Air fryer frozen corn dogs are the perfect, easy weeknight meal, snack, or gameday treat. Cooked from frozen in the air fryer, they’re incredibly easy to make and always come out perfectly golden on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside.
This air fryer frozen chicken pot pie recipe takes frozen pot pies to a new level. Cooked in the air fryer, they’re always perfectly golden and crispy on the outside and warm and creamy on the inside.
These Air Fryer mini chicken cordon bleu croissants pack a big punch of flavor in a small package. These mini chicken cordon bleu croissants combine tender chicken and all our favorite cordon bleu flavors in flaky croissants!
Chicken cordon bleu is such a classic dish, but I’ve always loved making classics with a twist. That’s why I decided to stuff everything I love about the dish into little croissants!
Banana dessert egg rolls will be your new favorite easy, yet delish, fruit dessert that everyone is sure to love. Lightly sweetened bananas and cream cheese are the filling stuffed inside a perfectly crunchy crust!! You will find instructions to prepare these tasty banana egg roll treats in the oven, air fryer or deep fryer.
Apple Dumplings are sweet apple pie like desserts that are baked right in your air fryer. This crescent roll apple dumplings recipe is so delicious that your family and friends will be asking you to make these tasty morsels over and over. Even better is that this apple dumplings recipe takes less than 30 minutes to complete.
When I was growing up, my mom was a huge fan of attending craft fairs. One of her first stops was at the food trucks that sold the fried apple dumplings.
Ethan Mascarenhas
Your blog post about Air Fryer is amazing. It is filled with such rich info. Thanks a lot for sharing it and having such a wonderful blog. We have loved every recipe we tried so far. Thank you again
Karin and Ken
Well thank you for your kind words! I’m grateful to have you with me on my food journey. I’m so glad you love your air fryer. We can’t imagine living without it now which is hilarious because we lived without it for years! Thank you for taking the time to comment and let me know. As always I’m grateful. All the best. Karin