Do you want to know the secret to a perfect breakfast on a busy morning? The air fryer. That’s it. That’s the secret.
Whether you’re craving gooey cinnamon rolls or savory French toast sticks, these recipes are the answer to making your mornings both easy and ridiculously delicious.
1. Air Fryer Monkey Bread
If you want to totally wow your family but can’t bake to save your life, this recipe is calling your name.
This pull-apart monkey bread is just insanely soft and fluffy. It’s oozing with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. It’s a total winner.
2. Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes
Who ever said fries have to be greasy to be yummy? With this simple recipe, you will get to enjoy wonderfully crispy and fluffy potatoes in just 15 minutes.
There’s also no babysitting needed! Just turn on the air fryer and let it do its thing while you get your coffee ready.
3. Air Fryer Donuts
Any morning that starts with donuts is going to be a great one. Just looking at these ube-glazed donuts is sure to put a smile on your face! Don’t you worry, you will not be making dough from scratch.
Just use canned biscuits for the base and you’re good to go. The glaze, while seriously delish, couldn’t be simpler either. It is just powdered sugar, milk, and extracts whisked together.
4. Air Fryer Strawberry Pop-Tarts
Who needs the store-bought kind when you can make Pop-Tarts yourself?
Made using pre-made pie crusts, strawberry jam, and a sweet and buttery glaze, these flaky, golden pastries are the sweetest way to kick off your day.
5. Air Fryer Waffles
Waffles are such a quintessential breakfast. But who has the time to make them from the ground up? Thankfully, frozen waffles are here to make our lives so much easier.
Using the air fryer, you can cook them perfectly without any fuss. You don’t even need to thaw them first! Just pop the waffles in the fryer, and in only a few minutes, they’re done.
Top them with some maple syrup and fresh fruit, and breakfast is ready.
6. Air Fryer Sausage patties
These sausage patties come out tender, juicy, and cooked to absolute perfection in the air fryer.
With this simple recipe, you can cook your favorite sausage patties right from the freezer. No defrosting is necessary.
7. Air Fryer Churros
With this recipe, you can stay right at home and enjoy some amazing churros. These are wonderfully crunchy and tender.
The cinnamon-sugar coating makes them super-addictive. They’re so good, it’s like they came straight from a churreria.
8. Air Fryer French Toast Sticks
French toast sticks are pure bliss. They have a crunchy exterior, a tender interior, and are amazing in every single bite.
With the sweet cinnamon sugar coating, you’ll have no problem snacking on these goodies as is. However, they taste best when you dunk them in maple syrup. Heaven.
9. Air Fryer Apple Turnovers
Want to make some bakery-quality apple turnovers at home? All you will need are apples, puffed pastry, a few pantry staples, and of course, your air fryer.
Despite being so easy to make, these turnovers are spectacular. The pastry is crisp and flaky, and the apple filling is crunchy-tender and just oozing with cinnamon goodness.
10. Air Fryer Apple Crisp
One of the absolute best ways to eat apples is to make them into a crisp. This air fryer apple crisp is truly sensational!
While the apples are great by themselves, it’s the crisp and buttery streusel topping that makes this breakfast a total showstopper.
11. Air Fryer Hash Browns
If you’re skeptical that oil-free hash browns can taste good, I get it. But it’s time to think again.
These hash browns are perfectly crisp and crunchy on the outside and stay soft and fluffy on the inside. They are absolute proof that you do not need too much oil for fried foods to taste terrific.
12. Air Fryer Breakfast Pizza
When you start your morning with pizza, you just know it is going to be a good day. Thanks to the air fryer, you get to enjoy a healthier, no-guilt version of the classic American-Italian dish.
This breakfast pizza has a flaky crust topped with sausage, eggs, and cheese. Need I say more?
13. Air Fryer Candied Bacon Sweet Potato Hash
Sweet potatoes and candied bacon? Now that is the stuff!
This heavenly combination is made even more fantastic with caramelized onions and fresh rosemary. I would gladly get up extra early for this dish! But with the air fryer, I don’t have to.
14. Air Fryer Toast
Who needs a toaster when you can easily whip up toast in the air fryer? This recipe teaches you the way to make the perfect toast.
We’re talking golden and crunchy on the outside, while still soft and tender on the inside.
15. Air Fryer Fried Eggs
As scrumptious as fried eggs are, I really don’t appreciate all the grease that comes from frying them.
Now that I know the secret to frying them in the air fryer, I never need to worry about that excess oil! Whether you like your eggs cooked over easy, medium, or hard, this recipe has you covered.
16. Breakfast Egg Rolls with Bacon
Egg rolls are usually filled with ground meat, but this time, we’re using bacon, eggs, and cheese. Because, why not?
The rich and cheesy filling gets sealed in an egg wrapper for a deliciously crunchy bite.
17. Air Fryer Blueberry Muffins
I bet you didn’t expect to see baked goods on this list, huh? But yeah, the air fryer is also capable of baking bread and muffins.
They come out so soft and crumbly, and are surprisingly just as good as any oven-baked muffins! It’s kind of magic.
18. Air Fryer Banana Bread
This banana bread is insanely soft, fluffy, and just downright delicious. It is so good, you won’t believe it came right out of an air fryer.
Pro-tip: always use over-ripe bananas when you make banana bread. Besides giving the bread the ultimate banana flavor, they also make it incredibly moist.
19. Air Fryer Sausage Breakfast Burritos
Burritos for breakfast are always a good idea. You really can’t go wrong with scrambled eggs, bacon, and cheese all embraced by a warm, soft tortilla!
They are rich, cheesy, and substantial, the kind of breakfast I won’t mind waking up early for.
20. Air Fryer Apple Fritters
My favorite kind of breakfast is sweet and fruity. That’s precisely why I love making apple fritters in the morning. Sweet, spice, and everything nice is what these donut-like fritters promise.
Apples, cinnamon, sugar, and butter are that ultimate autumn combination. Whenever I see these ingredients in a recipe, I can just tell it’s going to be a hit.
21. Air Fryer Apple Pie Egg Rolls
These apple pie egg rolls are the Filipino version of an apple hand pie, and they are a definite must-try. A sweet apple pie filling gets rolled in egg wrappers and then cooked in the air fryer.
The golden, ultra-crispy skin is made even more delectable with a dusting of powdered sugar. They’re so good, you can’t stop at one.
22. Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls
Who would have thought you could make cinnamon rolls using an air fryer? I was iffy about it too, but I was completely wowed by the result.
Trust me, you will definitely want to bookmark this recipe. It’s such an easy hack to get seriously amazing cinnamon rolls!
With this recipe, you get decadent cinnamon rolls without kneading or rolling any dough!
23. Air Fryer French Toast
Once you make French toast in the air fryer, there is no going back. It’s the easiest way to get that perfect crisp exterior and fluffy interior.
I never thought I could have French toast in under 10 minutes. The air fryer really is a dream!
24. Air Fryer Baked Apples
Start your day the healthy way with these air fryer baked apples! Here, whole apples are cored and stuffed with dried cranberries and a scrumptious crumble filling.
The crumble is a mix of rolled oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, and pecans. Needless to say, it is fantastic.
If you’re a sweet tooth, top your apples with maple syrup or ice cream for a more decadent treat.
25. Air Fryer Granola
If you are looking for a healthy, substantial, pre-workout snack, don’t go for the store-bought granola. It is loaded with sugar, so it’s kind of counterintuitive to have it before you exercise.
Make sure you are getting all the energy you need without the extra calories. Make it yourself instead! This air fryer granola is not only a lot more nutritious, but also easy to make.