What’s better than starting our day with a bang and everlasting refreshing energy? I believe the best way would be to have a healthy and extremely delicious breakfast.

We’ve compiled a list of quick and easy breakfast recipes that can be prepared in an air fryer, ranging from cinnamon rolls to French toast. We’ve covered sweet and savory dishes, so there’s something for everyone’s taste buds. 

Rest assured, these recipes are worth your time and effort. We’ve got you covered!

Best Air Fryer Breakfast Recipes:

1. Air Fryer Apple Fritters

If you enjoy sweet and fruity meals for breakfast, then apple fritters are the best pick for you. When you prepare these donut-like fritters, you get something sweet, spicy, and delicious.

You will need only ten minutes of prep time to cook this amazing dish.

The required ingredients are:

• One-fourth cup sugar
• One tsp of ground cinnamon
• One cup of all-purpose flour
• Two tsp of baking powder
• Two Honeycrisp apples (properly peeled, chopped and ready for use)
• Two-thirds cup milk
• ½ tsp salt
• One tsp of vanilla extract
• Two eggs (big)
• One tbsp of lemon juice
• Butter Graze (browned)
• One cup of sugar (confectionery)
• One-fourth cup butter
• One tbsp of milk

Steps to follow:

1. You will begin by preheating your air fryer to 410°F. Then, take an empty, large bowl. Slowly add the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.
2. Next, add a little milk, lemon juice, eggs, and vanilla extract to the paste you previously prepared.
3. Now, stir it until it dampens a little. Then, it’s time to fold it into the apples.
4. Line the air fryer basket with parchment and spray some cooking spray on it. Begin preparing batches by dropping the dough one-fourth cup full. Spray with a little cooking spray.
5. Leave it to cook until it slightly turns brown, approximately five to seven minutes.
6. Turn the fritters and let them again turn a light shade of golden brown.
7. Now, add butter and cook it carefully until the butter turns a bit brown and foams. It will not need too much time—just around five minutes at most.
8. Remove it from the air fryer and let it cool down. Add the confectionery sugar, leftover vanilla extract, and a little milk to the browned butter. Your fritters are now ready to be served.

2. Air Fryer Breakfast Burritos

Breakfast is the first meal of the day, and we wouldn’t want to mess up this essential meal. So, cooking burritos for breakfast in an air fryer seems like an amazing idea.

You can definitely skip or replace most of the ingredients in your recipe, but there are still a few must-have ingredients for your dish.

The required ingredients are:

• Burrito-friendly tortillas
• Several filling ingredients

Steps to follow:

1. We must always begin by preparing the much-needed fillings. You can even use an oven to prepare it if you are not comfortable making scrambled eggs in an air fryer.
2. Prepare filling options like scrambled eggs, ground pork, cheddar cheese, and oven breakfast potatoes.
3. Once you are done with the filling, set them aside and focus on the burritos. Now, create a breakfast burrito station.
4. Then, assemble the breakfast burritos and fill them with the filling of your choice. Only fill one and a half cups of filling in each burrito.
5. If you overfill your burritos, it will be difficult to wrap them. And you wouldn’t want your burrito to open after placing it in an air fryer, creating a mess and more work.
6. Now, place three or four burritos in the air fryer. Spray some avocado oil on the burritos before closing them.
7. Set the air fryer at a temperature of 350°F for around five to ten minutes. Check when the burritos get a shade of golden brown – that’s the sign that the burritos are thoroughly cooked.
8. Enjoy your delicious breakfast burritos with sour cream, salsa, hot sauce, and more.

3. Bacon Crescent Balls in an Air Fryer

You can easily prepare these mouth-watering bacon balls for your breakfast. You will need only three major ingredients to make these amazing crescent balls in just ten minutes.

The required ingredients are:

• 8-ounce Crescent rolls (refrigerated)
• 6-7 cooked bacon strips
• Little onion powder (1 tsp)

Steps to follow:

1. Preheat the air fryer at 300°F. Now, you need to open the crescent rolls and cut eight to ten triangles. Keep about one tsp of bacon aside.
2. Spray onion powder on the bacon triangles. Roll them up and spray the remaining bacon, pressing it lightly to stick.
3. Place the rolls in the air fryer in different batches. Keep the pointed side down and place all the rolls simultaneously.
4. Cook for eight to ten minutes or until they turn golden brown. Now, you can enjoy them while they’re warm.

4. Air Fryer Donuts

Donuts are undeniably one of the most beloved sweet treats. Crafting fluffy, sugar-coated, or glaze-dipped donuts in the air fryer is a breeze. Using yeast dough ensures these homemade delights are fluffier, with a delectable interior and an irresistibly soft exterior.

Whether dipped in sweet cinnamon or a buttery donut glaze, these air fryer donuts promise a delightful treat for your taste buds. While using canned biscuit dough is an option, the results may lean more towards biscuit-like than true donut flavor.

The required ingredients are:

• Yeast dough
• Lukewarm milk
• Sugar
• Non-stick spray

Steps to follow:

1. Start by preparing the yeast dough. Activate the yeast by spraying it over lukewarm milk, add sugar, and stir thoroughly. Let it settle for around ten minutes until frothy and smelling like yeast.
2. Put all remaining dough ingredients into a mixer, blending until smooth and elastic for approximately five minutes.
3. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, stirring to mix the oil, and cover it with plastic wrap. Allow it to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
4. Roll out the dough and shape it into a half-inch-thick roll. Use a 1-inch biscuit cutter (or a wide drinking glass or canning ring) to cut out the donuts.
5. Place the cut donuts in the air fryer at the same level for some time until ready to be served.

5. Air Fryer Scotch Eggs

You can easily enjoy these hot air fryer scotch eggs after preparing them. They offer the best taste when served hot, but you can also consume them when cold, making them a perfect snack before a baseball or soccer game.

You will need a total of 25 minutes to prepare this dish.

The required ingredients are:

• Six large eggs (hard-boiled)
• One pound of bulk pork sausages
• A lightly beaten big egg
• Three-fourths cups of cornflakes (crushed)
• A little salt and pepper

Steps to follow:

1. Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Divide the sausage into six parts.
2. Flatten each portion and sprinkle salt and pepper on it.
3. Now, shape them around the peeled, hard-boiled eggs. Roll them in the beaten egg and then in crumbled cornflakes.
4. Take a greased tray and place the sausages on a single level.
5. Cook until the meat is thoroughly cooked and is no longer pink. It will take around ten to fifteen minutes.
6. Enjoy your delicious air fryer scotch eggs!

6. Air Fryer Breakfast Sweet Potato Skins

You can prepare these sweet potato skins with ease and add other nutritious elements such as eggs, bacon, green onions, and many more. You get very crispy results when you prepare this dish in an air fryer.

You will enjoy a breakfast rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals with this dish. Along with being the healthiest option on your list, these sweet potato skins are incredibly tasty.

Feel free to experiment with the eggs in this recipe, but preparing an omelet is the easiest option.

The required ingredients are:

• 2 sweet potatoes
• 4 cooked and sliced bacon
• Salt and pepper
• Two tbsp of olive oil
• One-fourth cup of whole milk
• One tomato
• Two green onions
• Four eggs

Steps to follow:

1. First, wash the sweet potatoes and make some cuts before placing them in the microwave to soften a bit. It will take around six to eight minutes.
2. Now, cut the potatoes in half, scoop out the center portions, and store them for later use, leaving about one-fourth inch around the edges.
3. Brush the potato skin with olive oil and spray it with sea salt.
4. Place it in the air fryer for ten minutes, cooking at 400°F.
5. Use a non-stick skillet while the potato skins are being cooked in the air fryer. Add eggs, salt, pepper, and milk to it, and cook on medium heat. Stir continuously until there’s no liquid left in the eggs.
6. Place one piece of bacon on each potato skin, cover with shredded cheese, and place it back in the air basket to cook for three to four minutes at 400°F. Ensure that the cheese is melted.
7. Serve them by topping with green onions and tomatoes.

Final Words

We have discussed the best and easiest air fryer breakfast recipes for everyone. These recipes won’t take up much of your precious time and will help you cook a delicious and healthy breakfast daily. We hope you find these recipes helpful and achieve the most satisfactory results from them.