“I’ve always got a sweet tooth. I have chocolate hidden in places that nobody knows about.” – Tony McCoy
In this chapter, you will learn how to make:
● Honey Figs
● Brown Sugar Apples
● Air Fryer Tarte Tatin
● Apple Pastry Puffs
● Sweet Pineapple with Coconut and Honey
● Cinnamon Banana Treats
● Fruit Crisp
● Banana Spring Rolls
● Blackberry Crumble
● Peanut Butter Marshmallow Turnovers
Delicious Air Fryer Dessert Recipes
Dessert is a great way to round out any meal, but not everyone has the time to bake a pie or make custard from scratch! That is where the air fryer comes in handy. Using your air fryer, you can whip up hot desserts in no time at all. Take a look at 10 of our favorite air fryer dessert recipes.
Honey Figs
Prep Time |
5 mins |
Cook Time |
5 mins |
Total Time |
10 mins |
Serving Size |
4 servings |
Calories |
246 |
Carbs |
38.8g |
Fiber |
3.8g |
Approximate Cost |
$7.67 |
Ingredients
● 8 figs
● 5 tsp. butter
● 3 tbsp. honey
● 5 oz. mascarpone
● 1 tsp. rose water
Let’s Cook:
- Begin by preheating your air fryer to 350 degrees.
- While your air fryer preheats, take each fig and cut an ‘x’ in to the top of each one. Press the bottom of the ‘x’ figs to open them up just a little bit.
- Lay out your figs on the fry pan from your air fryer and add a little of your butter in the center of each ‘x’ on the figs.
- Drizzle your honey over the top of the butter in each fig.
- When your air fryer is preheated, put your fry pan in to the fryer and cook your figs for 5 minutes until the figs are soft.
- When your figs are cooked and soft, put your mascarpone in to a small bowl and add your rosewater to it. Stir it gently to mix together and then divide it between your figs.
Extra Tip:
If you want to avoid mascarpone or rosewater, try a little vanilla ice cream on top of your figs instead!
Brown Sugar Apples
Prep Time |
5 mins |
Cook Time |
10 mins |
Total Time |
15 mins |
Serving Size |
4 servings |
Calories |
155 |
Carbs |
30g |
Fiber |
4.7g |
Approximate Cost |
$6 |
Ingredients
● 4 sweet apples (avoid using Granny Smith or other sour apples)
● 5 tsp. butter
● 2 tbsp. brown sugar
● 1 tsp. cinnamon
Let’s Cook:
- Begin by preheating your air fryer to 350 degrees.
- While your air fryer heats, core your apples, and use your knife to score around the skin of the apple.
- In a small bowl, combine your butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Mix these ingredients well and then stuff them in to the cores of the two apples.
- When your air fryer is preheated, set your apples on your fry pan for the air fryer and put the pan in to the fryer. Cook your apples for 10 minutes or until you notice the apples softening and beginning to fall in on themselves.
Extra Tip:
Add a little more texture to your apples by mixing in some crushed almonds or seeds in to the cinnamon sugar and butter mixture.
––––––––
Air Fryer Tarte Tatin
Prep Time |
15 mins |
Cook Time |
25 mins |
Total Time |
40 mins |
Serving Size |
2 servings |
Calories |
437 |
Carbs |
48.8g |
Fiber |
3g |
Approximate Cost |
$3.25 |
Ingredients
● 4 tbsp. cold butter
● 1 egg yolk
● ½ cup flour
● 1 Jonagold apple
● 2 tbsp. sugar
Let’s Cook:
- Begin by preheating your air fryer to 390 degrees.
- While the fryer preheats, cut your butter in to 10 slices. Take 4 of your butter slices and in a medium sized mixing bowl, combine your 4 slices of butter with your flour and your egg yolk. Whisk the ingredients together and as they begin to form a dough, use your hands to form a round ball. You may need to add a little bit of water to wet the mixture.
- Sprinkle some flour on to your countertop and roll your dough out in to a 6 inch round.
- Now, core and peel your apple and cut it in to 12 individual slices.
- Next, take your fryer cake pan and put the rest of your slices of butter in to the pan and sprinkle your sugar over the butter.
- Put your slices of apple over the sugared butter making a clock pattern.
- Now, place your round of dough on top of your apples and push the edges of the dough against the edge of the pan.
- Put your pan in to the air fryer and let the ingredients cook for 25 minutes or until your dough is cooked through.
- After 25 minutes, take your pan out of the air fryer and flip it upside down to flip out the tarte. Let your tarte cool before slicing to serve.
Extra Tip:
Serve your apple tarte with vanilla ice cream for an added treat! Want to add some crunch to your apple tarte? Make a crumble topping and spread it out on to the bottom of your cake pan before you start adding the other ingredients.
––––––––
Apple Pastry Puffs
Prep Time |
10 mins |
Cook Time |
20 mins |
Total Time |
30 mins |
Serving Size |
2 servings |
Calories |
341 |
Carbs |
57.2g |
Fiber |
5.8g |
Approximate Cost |
$5.37 |
Ingredients
● 2 apples (not sour apples like Granny Smiths)
● 1 tbsp. raisins
● 2 sheets of ready to use puff pastry
● 2 tbsp. milk
● 2 tbsp. apple jam
Let’s Cook:
- Preheat your air fryer to 355 degrees.
- While your air fryer heats, core and peel your apples, making the core holes a little larger than needed.
- In a small bowl, combine your apple jam and your raisins.
- Now, lay out your puff pastry pieces and set one apple on each piece of dough. Now, spoon the raisin and jam mixture in to the center of each apple. Once the apples are filled, fold the dough around the apples covering them completely in a pastry envelope.
- Put your pastry envelopes on to the pan for your air fryer with the seam downward. Using a silicone pastry brush, brush the tops of your pastry packets with your milk.
- When your air fryer is preheated, put the pan in to the fryer and let the apple packets cook for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, take the apple packets out of the fryer and let them cool until they are warm but not hot.
Extra Tip:
Add a little vanilla ice cream to the side of this dessert for the perfect sweet touch!
Want to make these packets a little less bulky? Try chopping your apples in to slices and making smaller packets with apple slices instead of whole apples!
Sweet Pineapple with Coconut and Honey
Prep Time |
10 mins |
Cook Time |
10 mins |
Total Time |
20 mins |
Serving Size |
4 servings |
Calories |
218 |
Carbs |
41.3g |
Fiber |
3.4g |
Approximate Cost |
$6.50 |
Ingredients
● ½ of a small pineapple
● 1 tbsp. honey
● ½ tbsp. fresh lime juice
● 1 cup mango sorbet
● 1 cup Sweetened coconut
Let’s Cook:
- Preheat your air fryer to 390 degrees.
- While your air fryer preheats, cover the bottom of the basket of your air fryer with parchment paper, leaving a small gap at the edge.
- Now, peel your pineapple half and slice it lengthways in to eight pieces. Make sure that you are not using the core of your pineapple, it is too tough to use in this dessert.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine your lime juice and honey together, mixing them thoroughly.
- Now, using a silicone brush, brush the honey lime mixture on to your pineapple pieces. Once covered, put these pineapple pieces in to the parchment lined basket and sprinkle your coconut on top of each piece using as much as you like.
- Once your air fryer is preheated, put the basket with the pineapple in to the fryer. Let this cook for 12 minutes until your coconut is browned and your pineapple is golden in color.
- Remove your pineapple from the air fryer and serve in four bowls with ¼ cup of mango sorbet.
Extra Tip:
Add a kick to your pineapple slices by mixing in 1 tsp. of chili paste in to your honey mix before brushing it over the pineapple.
Cinnamon Banana Treats
Prep Time |
6 mins |
Cook Time |
10 mins |
Total Time |
16 mins |
Serving Size |
4 servings |
Calories |
511 |
Carbs |
93.8g |
Fiber |
8.4g |
Approximate Cost |
$5.00 |
Ingredients
● 8 ripened bananas
● 2 eggs
● ½ cup corn flour
● 3 tbsp. cinnamon sugar
● 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
● (You will also need 3 tbsp. of butter for cooking)
Let’s Cook:
- Begin by taking a skillet and add 3 tbsp. of butter to the pan. Allow it to melt over medium heat and then throw in your breadcrumbs. Let the breadcrumbs brown for 4 minutes. Once browned, scoop them in to a bowl.
- Now, peel your bananas and cut them in half width ways. Roll your banana halves in your corn flour, then your eggs and then your golden breadcrumbs.
- Once coated, put your banana halves in to the basket of your air fryer and sprinkle them with your cinnamon sugar.
- Put your basket in to the air fryer and set your heat to 280 degrees and allow your banana halves to cook for 10 minutes.
- When cooked, shake your air fryer basket to remove any extra breadcrumbs from your bananas before serving.
Extra Tip:
Not excited about using breadcrumbs on your bananas? Try using toasted sweetened coconut instead! It still gives you a crunch but gives you an added sweetness!
Fruit Crisp
Prep Time |
5 mins |
Cook Time |
5 mins |
Total Time |
10 mins |
Serving Size |
2 servings |
Calories |
300 |
Carbs |
73.7g |
Fiber |
15.2g |
Approximate Cost |
$5.31 |
Ingredients
● 1 tortilla
● 1 tbsp. Strawberry jelly
● 10 Fresh blueberries
● 10 Fresh raspberries
● ½ tsp. Powdered sugar
Let’s Cook:
- Preheat your air fryer to 300 degrees.
- While your air fryer preheats, set out your tortilla and spread a thin layer of jelly over your tortilla. Now spread as many fresh berries as you like on top of your tortilla and sprinkle them with your powdered sugar.
- Now, take your air fryer pan and carefully pick up your tortilla and set it in your fryer pan. Put the pan inside your fryer and cook for around 5 minutes or until it turns golden brown at the edges.
- One cooked, gently slide the tortilla out on to a plate and if desired sprinkle on a little more powdered sugar. Then fold your tortilla in half like a taco and slice in two to share!
Extra Tip:
Mix and match your fruits and jellies to make your own fruit crisp combinations!
Banana Spring Rolls
Prep Time |
10 mins |
Cook Time |
8 mins |
Total Time |
18 mins |
Serving Size |
5 servings |
Calories |
356 |
Carbs |
81.1g |
Fiber |
4.2g |
Approximate Cost |
$7.10 |
Ingredients
● 1 pack of 10 spring roll wrappers
● 5 bananas
● ¼ cup brown sugar
● ¼ cup white sugar
Let’s Cook:
- Preheat your air fryer to 350 degrees.
- While, your air fryer preheats, mix your brown and white sugars together in a small mixing bowl.
- Now, peel your bananas and cut them all in half width ways. Roll each banana half in the sugar mixture and set them all on to a plate.
- Next, separate your spring roll wrappers and put each banana half on to a single spring roll wrapper. Wet the edges of the spring roll wrappers and roll them up to create a banana spring roll.
- Set your banana spring rolls in to the basket of your air fryer, making sure to set them in a single layer. You may need to cook in batches to do this. Put your basket in to your preheated air fryer and cook your spring rolls for 8 minutes or until crispy and golden. Check half way through your cooking time just to make sure they are not overcooking!
Extra Tip:
Serve these with some coconut ice cream and fresh berries to really complete the dish. Looking for a more artsy look? Drizzle raspberry syrup over them too!
Blackberry Crumble
Prep Time |
10 mins |
Cook Time |
20 mins |
Total Time |
30 mins |
Serving Size |
8 servings |
Calories |
205 |
Carbs |
32.7g |
Fiber |
4.9g |
Approximate Cost |
$9.46 |
Ingredients
● 24 oz. fresh blackberries
● ½ cup sugar
● 2 tbsp. lemon juice
● 1 cup flour
● 5 tbsp. cold butter
Let’s Cook:
- Begin by preheating your air fryer to 390 degrees.
- As your air fryer preheats, put your blackberries in to a bowl and sprinkle with 2 tbsp. of your sugar and lemon juice. Mix these ingredients well to combine thoroughly.
- Now take an 8” pie tray or a pie tray that will fit in to your air fryer. Spread your berry mixture in the bottom of your pie tray.
- Next, take a mixing bowl and combine your flour and the rest of your sugar. Mix thoroughly and then add in your butter and 1 tbsp. of cold water. Use your fingers to mix these ingredients together in to a crumbly texture.
- Now, sprinkle your crumbly flour mixture over your fruit in the tin and push it gently down.
- Now, set your pie tin in to your air fryer and let it cook for 20 minutes.
- When the timer rings, your crumble topping should be golden brown in color. Let your crumble mix cool slightly before serving.
Extra Tip:
This is a great crumble mixture that can be used for just about any fruit, use apricots, apples, and peaches...any fruit that takes your fancy!
Peanut Butter Marshmallow Turnovers
Prep Time |
15 mins |
Cook Time |
5 mins |
Total Time |
20 mins |
Serving Size |
4 servings |
Calories |
346 |
Carbs |
35.5g |
Fiber |
2.3g |
Approximate Cost |
$5.78 |
Ingredients
● 4 sheets defrosted filo pastry
● 4 tbsp. chunky peanut butter
● 4 tsp. marshmallow fluff
● 2 oz. melted butter
● 1 pinch salt
Let’s Cook:
- Begin by preheating your air fryer to 360 degrees.
- While your air fryer heats, take a sheet of your filo pastry and use a silicone brush to brush it with butter. Now put a second piece of filo on top of the butter and brush this sheet with butter too. Continue to do this until all four sheets are sitting on top of each other with butter between them.
- Now, cut your four layers of filo in to four strips.
- Take 1 tbsp. of peanut butter and 1 tsp. of marshmallow fluff and put it on the underneath of one of your filo strips. Then fold the tip of the filo over to make a triangle and continue to fold in triangles until your filling is completely wrapped inside the filo.
- Use some butter to stick down the ends of the filo pastry and then put them in to the basket of your air fryer. Don’t pile the turnovers on top of each other! If you need to, cook your turnovers in batches.
- Once your air fryer is preheated, put the basket in to your air fryer and cook your turnovers for between 3 and 5 minutes until the pastry is puffed and golden brown.
- When cooked, take your turnovers out of the fryer and sprinkle the tops with just a little salt before serving!
Extra Tip:
Want a chocolatey twist? Replace your marshmallow fluff with chocolate hazelnut spread!