Can You Toast Bread In an Air Fryer?

Using an air fryer you can easily toast all types of bread, bagels, English muffins, and more. The air fryer is just amazing, with the right use you will get the best bread toast every time, fast, quick, and with minimal cleanup! you can even add butter before letting your bread toast in the air fryer so it melts.

I'm sure that you come here wondering if using an air fryer to toast your bread can really work? The answer is yes, even in a basket-style air fryer toasting is quick and easy.

Can you toast bread in an air fryer?

One of the most asked questions that I see either on Quora or Reddit is an air fryer capable of making a toasted bread the same as a toaster? Of Course, it's a yes! the air fryer is just a great method of cooking different types of food, fresh like Sausage, frozen like Frozen Chicken Tenders, so you can toast your bread with it.

Some Air fryers out there have a toast function, you just need to season your bread and place it into the air fryer, spray some oil on it, or use butter, because it does tend to dry out!

Here are the main reasons why I enjoy making bread toast in the air fryer:

• Easy: the air fryer is just easy to use, preheat it, put your toast bread in, and there you go, you got yourself a delicious bread toast.

• Delicious: the crispiness and the texture that the air fryer delivers you won't achieve in any other toasting method, your bread toast will taste perfect every time.

• Fast: the air fryer doesn't take too much time to cook your bread toast, it will be a great way to do a quick breakfast, cooking with your air fryer in most recipes will take less time than waiting for your oven to preheat.

• Hands-free: With this method, you really don't need to keep an eye on your bread toast, or any other food you cooking with the air fryer, all you need to do is either shake the air fryer basket or just flip what's inside.

This recipe will work with any type of toast, just find the right temperature and cooking and you will get a perfect toast every single time!

Why Use a Basket Style Air Fryer?

In any air fryer out there it will have advantages and disadvantages. As a personal preference, I prefer using an air fryer with a basket because they do a better job at making things really crispy, not only bread toast but all types of other food, like pizza rolls or Bagel Bites they both will be really crispy and delicious.

You may hear from some folks that an air fryer with a basket can't toast your bread or anything else, so they recommend you to buy a separate toaster, and that is one of the misconceptions that I hear. Things like that is not true at all, the air fryer with a basket can toast many different things like bread, English muffins, and bagels, so don't waste your money by buying a toaster, and if you have one get rid of it cause you won't need it anymore.

Tips and Tricks

When working with the air fryer to toast your bread you may face some problems that we will talk about here to make it more clear to you, and use the air fryer the right way.

Things can Fly

I'm sure you already know that the air fryer that or consider buying in the future works by circulating hot air with a powerful fan, so when you place very light things in it, they can actually be picked up by the air and blown around.

When you toast the bread, the moisture in it will be removed, so it will be lighter in weight, theoretically, this will lead to your bread toast start flying around the air fryer as it becomes lighter.

However, I've never faced this problem with my air fryer, I use a 5.8-quart Cosori, yours may be different than mine so they will differ on how powerful their fans are and how the air circulates.

So keep in mind when you are making a bread toast in an air fryer and start hearing funny noises like something is blowing around in your basket stop your air fryer, that means the bread is toasted enough! what a funny way to check.

Overcrowding is bad

As we know from the previous section the air fryer works by circulating the hot air, so it needs space to toast your bread, imagine if you overload the air fryer basket with any type of food not only the bread what will happen?

You guessed it right! your bread will be toasted on some sides and not on others, and I'm sure the ones in the middle won't be even toasted because the hot air won't be able to reach them.

So all you need to do is stick to toasting one layer of bread or any other food you place in the air fryer, if you want to toast too many, then I recommend toasting in batches.

Cooking from frozen

If you have any frozen bread or anything else that you may want to toast with the use of the air fryer, I recommend not thawing it as that may change the texture of your bread and make it kinda bad tasting.

So when cooking any type of frozen food in the air fryer that you want to cook, reheat or toast put it straight from the fridge and cook it like that for the best result possible.

Best Bread to toast in the air fryer

When it comes to bread toast it really varies on the personal preference, so you can choose from these ones to toast in the air fryer:

• Plain Ol’ White Bread
• Challah
• French Bread
• Sourdough
• Brioche

What can be served with Air Fryer bread toast?

These sides make a great combination with your prepared air fryer bread toast:

• Bacon
• Syrup
• Scrambled Eggs
• Fresh Fruit
• Banana
• Peaches
• Strawberry Yogurt

Best air fryer toast bread toppings

These are the best bread toast toppings that for sure satisfy whether you are in the mood for something savory or sweet:

• Almond Butter + Banana + Cinnamon
• Avocado + Nutritional Yeast + Chilies
• Roasted Red Peppers + Feta
• Hummus + Cucumber + Sea Salt
• Egg + Spinach + Pesto
• Tahini + Honey
• Goat Cheese + Strawberries

Should you use parchment Paper for air fryer bread toast?

There is parchment paper which is designed to fit into the air fryer, with holes already cut out for the air to circulate, you can use them when you are sure that the food you are cooking will make a mess in the air fryer like cookies that might stick to the basket.

But in our case, we are making bread toast so it doesn't really need parchment paper in the bottom of the air fryer basket, I mean if the bread might start flying around when it is cooked the parchment paper will too.

if your bread started flying around it won't hurt anything, meanwhile your parchment paper can stick to the heating element and catch fire.

In a conclusion, we can say there is no need for parchment paper because toasting isn’t messy.

What will you need ( Ingredients & gadgets):

Kitchen Gadgets

• Air Fryer
• Tongs

Ingredients

• bread

Toppings

• Peanut butter, jelly, butter, cream cheese...

Instructions

1. Start by preheating your air fryer for 1 minute at 400 degrees F.
2. Now place your toast bread in the air fryer basket to be toasted.
3. Set the time to 6 minutes, and toast your bread at 400 degrees F.
4. halfway through cooking, you want to flip the bread to evenly cook on both sides, if you have any toppings skip this step.
5. Finally, serve your bread and enjoy the crispiness.

Recipe tips

• A single layer in the air fryer basket is what you need to stick to, that will guarantee the best bread toast if needed cook in batches.
• If you using an air fryer oven, keep in mind that you need to use the lower rack of the best bread toast, or you will just get overcooked or burned bread.
• The cooking time will vary depends on the brand of the air fryer you own, so you can experiment with a piece of toast to start.
• The thickness of your bread will also determine your cooking time.

Toast Bread In Air Fryer Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving

• Calories 76
• Total Fat 1g 2%
  • Saturated Fat 1g 5%
• Sodium 145mg 7%
• Potassium 51mg 2%
• Total Carbohydrate 14g 5%
  • Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
  • Sugars 2g
• Protein 3g 6%
• Vitamin A 1%
• Vitamin C 1%
• Calcium 39%
• Iron 1%

can you toast bread in an air fryer

Author: Emily Hill Cooking Method:Air Fryer Cuisine:American Courses:Breakfast

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 1 minuteCook time: 6 minutesRest time: minutesTotal time: 7 minutesServings:4 servingsCalories:76 kcal Best Season:Available

Description

can you toast bread in an air fryer

Ingredients

• bread

Toppings

• Peanut butter, jelly, butter, cream cheese...

Instructions

1. Start by preheating your air fryer for 1 minute at 400 degrees F.
   
2. Now place your toast bread in the air fryer basket to be toasted.
   
3. Set the time to 6 minutes, and toast your bread at 400 degrees F.
   
4. halfway through cooking, you want to flip the bread to evenly cook on both sides, if you have any toppings skip this step.
   
5. Finally, serve your bread and enjoy the crispiness.

Video

Notes

• A single layer in the air fryer basket is what you need to stick to, that will guarantee the best bread toast if needed cook in batches.
• If you using an air fryer oven, keep in mind that you need to use the lower rack of the best bread toast, or you will just get overcooked or burned bread.
• The cooking time will vary depends on the brand of the air fryer you own, so you can experiment with a piece of toast to start.
• The thickness of your bread will also determine your cooking time.