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Top 20 sweet and savoury air fryer recipes ranked | taste

We’ve all experimented with cooking different types of the dishes in the air fryer — and now Taste food experts have picked their favourites. See the list.

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Taste has put all our favourite air fryer recipes in order, from the most incredible to almost-as-incredible.

With doughnuts, pork belly, roast potatoes and more making the list – you’re pretty much set for new air fryer ideas.

Taste’s food experts have ranked their favourites from one to 20 — showcasing a good selection of sweet and savoury dishes, with some vegetarian options included.

1. Sticky pork belly bites

Pork belly. Air fryer. You’re ready to make these delicious tender bites with sticky golden syrup sauce. They’re ready in 40 minutes and are perfectly juicy and crispy.

Pork belly bites get that added crunch in the air fryer.
Pork belly bites get that added crunch in the air fryer.

2. Caramilk bomboloni

These mini doughnuts, filled with Caramilk custard make the perfect indulgent treat.

3. Air fryer brie recipe

Comforting, creamy and gooey, this air fried brie will be your next cool weather staple.

4. Lemonade scones

What’s the secret to making good scones? Add lemonade and cook them in the air fryer – you’ll thank us later.

Use a piece of schnitzel to replace bread for this 'sandwich'.
Use a piece of schnitzel to replace bread for this 'sandwich'.

5. Chicken schnitzel ‘toasties’

Who says you need bread for a toastie? Two pieces of tender chicken breast, coated in panko breadcrumbs with juicy ham and melted cheese in between, will do just fine.

6. Caramilk Danish

Cooked in an air fryer, we wrap an entire block of Cadbury Caramilk in puff pastry for a decadent dessert best served with plenty of caramel sauce.

Roast your potatoes in the air fryer.
Roast your potatoes in the air fryer.

7. Roast potatoes

Trust us, once you try these air fryer roast potatoes, you will never want to make them in the oven again. Crunchy and golden, they will be on the table in just over half an hour from when you start peeling.

8. Mozzarella chips

Cooked in the air fryer, these cheesy sticks are coated in cornflakes and panko breadcrumbs and served with a creamy homemade avocado dipping sauce.

Mozzarella sticks turn out crispy on the outside and gooey inside.
Mozzarella sticks turn out crispy on the outside and gooey inside.

9. Easy air fryer cauliflower

Roasting cauliflower in the air fryer makes it deliciously crispy and it only takes 15 minutes. It’s great as a side dish or use it in a salad.

10. Pasta tacos

Cooked in an air fryer, this easy Mexican dinner combines everything you love about cheesy pasta bake with tacos.

11. Chicken schnitzel

Dip the chicken breast in a mixture of panko breadcrumbs and parmesan before air frying for 15 minutes. It’s the only schnitzel recipe you need from now on.

12. Fried rice

For a super quick lunch or dinner, try our air fryer fried rice. It will hit the hunger spot in no time.

13. 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.

Doughnuts turn out amazing in the air fryer.
Doughnuts turn out amazing in the air fryer.

14. Roast pork belly

You’ve not had roast pork, until you’ve had roast pork from an air fryer. It’s prepped in five minutes and on the table in an hour – and that crackling is something else.

15. Crispy-coated mushrooms

These ultra crispy air fryer mushrooms are sure to be a crowd pleaser.

16. Marble lattice

This decadent dessert features an entire block of Cadbury Marble wrapped in a delicate puff pastry lattice and is air fried until golden perfection.

This stuffed chicken recipe can be made in the air fryer.
This stuffed chicken recipe can be made in the air fryer.

17. Burrito-stuffed chicken

It’s exactly what it sounds like. A burrito-style filling (think rice, beans and cheese), inside a thinly pounded chicken breast, then crumbed and air fried. It’s an instant new family favourite dinner.

18. Fetta nuggets

These crispy panko crusted bites of Fetta cheese are served with a spicy BBQ sauce and are perfect for your Meat-free Mondays.

19. Doritos-crumbed chicken tenders

Our crispy crumbed tenderloins just got easier than ever, just coat chicken in Nacho Cheese Doritos and pop them in the air fryer.

20. Zucchini chips

Cooking your zucchini chips in an air fryer makes them crunchy and golden but best of all you only need to use a fraction of the oil that you would use to shallow or deep fry them.

For more recipe ideas, go to taste.com.au or check out the Taste Test Kitchen now.

Originally published as Top 20 sweet and savoury air fryer recipes ranked | taste

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