From fried ice-cream balls to Krispy Kreme-style doughnuts — there are some great desserts you can make with just an air fryer.
You’ve probably seen the magic of a deep-fried ice-cream in a restaurant, and now we will show you how to make it in an air-fryer at home. Drizzled with a simple but special Caramilk sauce, this dessert will hit your nostalgia spot.
Taste.com.au has been experimenting with some dessert recipes where all you need is an air fryer and not an oven.
Here are 12 popular recipes:
Ice-cream balls
You’ve probably seen the magic of a deep-fried ice-cream in a restaurant, and now we will show you how to make it in an air-fryer at home. Drizzled with a simple but special Caramilk sauce, this dessert will hit your nostalgia spot.
Air fryer ice cream balls. Picture: Supplied
Mint Aero danish
If you’re craving a choc mint treat, here is a super simple dessert you can have ready in 25 minutes … and all you need are two ingredients (Aero Mint + puff pastry) — and an air fryer.
Doughnuts
Make delicious fluffy doughnuts in your air fryer appliance. Whether you enjoy them warm with classic cinnamon sugar or drizzled with Krispy Kreme-style vanilla glaze, we’ll show you how to get perfect doughnuts every time.
Marshmallow pavlova with ice-cream and berries
Indulge your Sunday lunch guests with this decadent pavlova and ice-cream dessert.
Marshmallow pavlova made in the air fryer.
Keto cloud bread
Unlike regular bread, this has no flour and almost no carbs. Our quick and simple keto bread recipe is made from just five ingredients and is ready in 40 minutes. It’s also gluten-free and has only 40 calories per serve.
Bananas with Caramilk sauce
It’s so easy to make caramelised bananas in your air fryer. Simply brush with butter, sprinkle with sugar and they’re ready in seven minutes. We’ve drizzled ours with a 2-ingredient Caramilk sauce and served with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.
Cinnamon nut scrolls
This heady, sweet spice lifts your baking up to the extraordinary.
Coconut ice
If it’s your fate to make fete goodies this spring, just whip up a batch of this classic and watch them walk off the shelves.
Here’s how the coconut ice slices turn out. Picture: Supplied
Apple and cinnamon fritters
The air fryer takes all the work out of making fresh fritters at home. Warm and toasty, they’re perfect dipped in custard for afternoon tea.
Gaytime custard doughnuts
Featuring a whole block of Caramilk, four sticks of Gaytime ice-cream and Arnott’s TV Snacks, this dessert is not for the faint-hearted. However, being made in an air-fryer, it’s not oily like other doughnut recipes.
Banana bread bites
Few-ingredient banana bread containing mashed bananas, yoghurt, flour, egg and no refined sugar. They would be small morsels, making them perfect for a snack, a healthier dessert or lunch box filler.
Lemon puff bars
Tangy lemon and creamy custard are the ultimate surprise in these light and crispy puffed pastries. Plus, you only need five ingredients – so easy.
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