Fried Eggs in Air Fryer

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I love fried eggs! One of my fondest memories is when I learned how to cook them when I was around 6 or 7. My mother was helping me in the kitchen to cook the eggs, I broke the yolk the first time, and cried. She allowed me to make another one, that second time, with no broken yolk! Ahh, the memories. I also love my air fryer. In this recipe, I will show you how to cook fried eggs in the air fryer. Let’s get started!

Ingredients and Equipment

In order to make fried eggs in the air fryer you need just a handful of ingredients and tools/equipment. You will need:

• Eggs – Of course, use whatever your favorite eggs are to buy and eat. If you have chickens, awesome! I am jealous.
• Cooking oil – I always just use my cooking spray, but you can use any cooking oil not in spray form as well.
• Salt
• Pepper

Tools/Equipment

• Air Fryer – This is the one I own and use. I love it, I have been using it frequently for over 3 years.
• Spatula
• Small cake pan or ramekin

How to cook fried eggs in the air fryer

Begin by spraying your cake pan or whatever pan you are using that fits in your air fryer, with cooking spray. Or you can just pour a little cooking oil like olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, etc. And then baste it on the bottom.

This will help keep the egg/s from sticking.

Something like a ramekin will work too.

NOTE: You will need some sort of smaller pan to cook the fried egg in, don’t just do it in your air fryer without a pan!

Crack the egg and place it into the pan. Place the pan in the air fryer basket and then into the air fryer itself.

TIP: If when you crack the egg a bit of shell falls into the egg. Just use one of the eggshell halves to scoop out that bit of shell. Don’t try using your fingers.

Set the temp to around 360 to 375F. Then cook for 3 to 5 minutes. In mine 3:45 is usually good.

Check it at 3 minutes. If you notice I am pointing at the yolk, it is not quite done around the edges of the yolk. Just cook it for another 30 to 45 seconds. Although you could certainly still eat it like this.

I like to wait until there is a little bit of white creeping up the yolk.

The fried egg is done, now use a spatula to get the egg out, it should come right out if you used a bit of oil.

Season and serve that fried egg

Time to serve up that fried egg/s. Place it on a plate and season with salt and pepper as desired.

NOTE: You can cook more than one egg at a time, it just depends on how large your cake pan is that fits in the air fryer basket.

Now that is what I call a runny tasty yolk. If you would like your yolk more done and not runny, you will just cook it a bit longer.

NOTE: I do find that the longer you cook a fried egg in the air fryer the more “rubbery” it tends to get. Less so when cooking it traditionally in a skillet. I don’t necessarily think the air fryer is the best method for cooking fried eggs, but it is definitely doable, and fun!

This method is great if you just want to cook one egg and put it on top of a juicy burger or avocado toast or something like that. Or if the burners on your stovetop are being used for something else and you want your fried egg or eggs done at the same time as everything else, the air fryer is a great option.

How long do air fryer fried eggs last?

Make sure to eat it within 2 hours of making it. Most people will eat it right away. It can go in the fridge for up to three days before it will need to be thrown out.

Here are other recipes you may like:

Crispy Chickpeas Made in Air Fryer

Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts

Air Fryer Smashed Potatoes

Grilled Cheese in Air Fryer

Perfect Poached Eggs

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