Okay, friends, let’s get serious: air fryer desserts are THE moment, and I’m not gatekeeping these ridiculously easy recipes. Prepare yourself for warm, gooey goodness in minutes.
1. Air Fryer Shortbread
Here’s a super simple starter recipe if you want to get your feet wet with the air fryer.
It needs just three ingredients and takes only ten minutes to prepare. You have the option to create shortbread cookies or slice the roll into fingers that taste heavenly dunked into coffee.
2. Air Fryer Cheesecake Chimichangas
I was smitten with these before I even tried to prepare the recipe. Who doesn’t enjoy cheesecake and banana that doesn’t take hours to perfect?
I love that you can easily make a cheesecake mixture and modify it using fresh fruit, jam, Nutella, or even pie filling.
You can also always leave out the cinnamon if you don’t care for it. To get a lovely crunch, just brush with butter and add a pinch of sugar.
3. Air Fryer Baked Apples
Baked apples are an outstanding dessert option, and thanks to the oat topping, they become like a personal apple-crisp. I would suggest slicing a bit off the back to create a smooth surface and sprinkle a bit of brown sugar before preparing.
You will adore these straightforward, yummy, and healthful baked apples!
4. Air Fryer Apple Fries
When apple season rolls around, I have to admit that I might go slightly overboard. Ranging from pies and cakes to apple butter, I just can’t get enough.
But these might just be one of my absolute favorite little snacks. Not only are they amazingly simple, but they’re so delicious. The sugar and graham cracker crust is perfect, and it’s like digging into a slice of apple crisp without all the trouble.
5. Apple Pie Air Fryer Egg Roll
Who doesn’t appreciate a batch of crispy egg rolls?With a book club meeting or a coffee date with your friends, having a bit of warm, sweet finger food is certain to be a smash hit.
By using egg-roll wrappers, you’re sure to have a crunchy outer layer and a perfectly tender inside.If you want a bit more texture, try preparing your own filling and dicing the apples small enough that they can cook but still stay firm.
6. Monkey Bread Recipe in the Air Fryer
With its warm, sweet, sticky, tender, and irresistible character, monkey bread is a family favorite you’re going to want to make no less than once each week.
You’re not only able to proof your bread using your air fryer, but you can then proceed to bake this gooey and delicious pull-apart sweet bread for everyone to enjoy.
7. Air Fryer Beignets
Should you be longing for New Orleans and a batch of beignets from Cafe Du Monde, I imagine you’re going to have to wait a bit for the real thing. And of course, these will not be just as you may remember them. But they are such a brilliant substitute and come together in a snap.
Be certain that you use self-raising flour for this recipe, or you could wind up with dense, flat beignets.
8. Air Fryer S’mores
Not only is this genius, it’s additionally mess-free. You’ll still enjoy your gooey marshmallow and melted chocolate, but it comes together in a neat little package.
You’ll notice the marshmallow begin to turn a lovely golden color after just a few minutes. If you set the chocolate on top, its residual heat will melt it down perfectly.
9. Air Fryer Strawberry Pop-Tarts Recipe
Even as a grownup, I will still occasionally purchase a pack of Pop-Tarts. I am not sure if it’s the sugar rush or the nostalgia, but I simply can’t fight it.
However, preparing your own is such a great way to spend an afternoon, and you can go wild with those fillings. My go-to fillings are Nutella and banana.
10. Air Fryer Dessert Empanadas
I need to admit that I enjoy the pre-made empanada pastry. It’s really easy and reduces the prep time by more than half.
To make a perfect empanada, the key is not to overfill it. Yes, that’s tough, but you’re going to want just enough to get a little filling in each bite but not an excessive amount that it’s going to bubble up and spill out.
11. Copycat Domino’s Cinnamon Bread Twists
Even after eating pizza, I would certainly be delighted to eat a box of these tender, warm, sweet bread twists.
These breads are an outstanding spin on those incredible yogurt bagels (which you can also prepare in the air fryer). To kick it up a notch, just brush them using some cinnamon sugar and serve with a cream cheese glaze.
12. Air Fryer Bread Pudding
You simply have to make bread pudding when you have some leftover bread. It’s soft, sweet, and unbelievably delicious. Not to mention that you prevent stale bread from going to waste.
If possible, prepare the recipe no less than a couple of hours ahead so that the custard can soak into the bread thoroughly.
13. Apple Chips
I love preparing apple chips.Despite my love for biting into a crisp, fresh apple, crunchy slices of apple seem super satisfying.
Be sure to slice your apples thinly with a mandolin, if you have one.The single drawback to this recipe is that you’ll need to prepare them in batches because they can’t overlap on the tray.
14. Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
I mentioned it before, but the air fryer seems perfect for this recipe. If you aren’t preparing enough for a party, by using the air fryer, you won’t have to switch on your big oven for just one little skillet.
Depending on the way you enjoy your cookie, you may want to leave it cooking for a couple more minutes. However, I appreciate mine gooey and chewy in the middle, so this recipe’s timing seems ideal.
15. Air Fryer Apple Fritters
Apple fritters are a type of pastry that resembles donuts but can be prepared with a basic batter instead of using yeast. You can prepare and eat them immediately since it doesn’t need resting or proofing. To make that fantastic crunch on the outside, you’ll need to spray the fritters with a little bit of cooking spray.
For easier portioning, I highly recommend using an ice cream scoop.
16. Air Fryer Apple Crisp
Your air fryer may have included a baking pan, which makes baking so much simpler.For this recipe, though, you can use any oven-safe dish.A decorative ceramic dish looks wonderful, and you can eat right from it.
For individual portions, 4 oz ramekins work best.
17. Air Fryer Churros
This could just be the ideal recipe to try out your very first air fryer dessert. Churros are prepared by dropping ropes of dough in hot oil and then coating in cinnamon sugar as soon as they’ve become crisp and golden.
The key is to pipe and refrigerate them. Make sure that you bake them as soon as you want to eat them as they do not keep well, and coat them in sugar once they’re finished cooking.
18. Air Fryer Berry Hand Pies
There’s another lovely hand pie recipe here; however, this one makes use of jam for the filling. You will enjoy a sweeter finish and an abundance of flavor as a result.
Just remember that the jam is going to be extremely hot the moment that they are done cooking, so you will not want to bite into them right away.
19. Air Fryer Cake
I understand that I claimed the air fryer works best for making crispy foods while avoiding deep-frying, but it is also a nice little oven.
Your air fryer has a coil and a mini-fan that heats up the drawer like a convection oven, so you can make a cute little cake if you have the right sized baking dish.