Air Fryer French Toast
Yummy fresh-made Air Fryer French Toast is the easy morning recipe you’ve been looking for! It mixes up in a minute or two and cooks in about 4-5 minutes, so it’s perfect for busy mornings!
If you’re tired of all your breakfast ideas, and honestly WHO ISN’T at this point, then you need something new! So try this delicious air fryer breakfast recipe for a change.
Thick slabs of your favorite bakery bread, soaked in cream (or substitute milk) and egg mixture flavored with cinnamon and vanilla, make this breakfast extra special! Making it in the air fryer is a modern way to enjoy classic French toast in no time at all!
A Small Batch Just Perfect For Two
Need to make a small batch of French toast for two? Then this recipe is for you! But if you have more people to feed this Air Fryer French Toast Recipe can be doubled just click the multiply button on the recipe card! You may need to cook it in batches if you have an air fryer with a smaller basket. Even my XL Cosori is maxed out with 4 pieces in it.
Need to add protein?? Make a Denver Omelet, and your breakfast is complete!
The Simple Ingredients And Tools List
This recipe doesn’t require much, thank goodness!
- eggs
- cream or whole milk
- thick slices of stale bread-see below
- vanilla
- cinnamon
- toppings
- tongs
- An Air Fryer, this recipe was tested and made in the Corsori Max XL Air Fryer-see below in the recipe card!
- An Oil Spritzer (you can use a pastry brush and oil too) with light olive oil, and vegetable oil work fine, but not an aerosol spray oil
- pancake-turner style spatula
How Do I Air Fry French Toast?
Generally speaking, it’s about the same as frying it in a pan or a skillet. You need thick slabs of bakery bread OR something like that. Day-old bread works best but you can just leave it to dry out for a little bit before dipping the bread in the egg mix. Or pop it in the Air Fryer for about 1 minute to dry it out.
- If you try to dip fresh bread in egg mix it can get goopy and break apart. That’s why dry thick slabs make for the best french toast. Coincidentally dry stale bread or donuts make for perfect bread pudding!
- Preheat the Air Fryer for AT LEAST 5 minutes, so turn it on before you mix up the eggs to let it heat up. Mix up the eggs, cream, vanilla, and cinnamon in a bowl and then put it in a wide deep dish, a pie pan works great!
- Dip the bread and cook it in a single layer in the air fryer, then flip and cook again
Do I HAVE To Preheat The Air Fryer?
YES! For THIS recipe and, generally speaking, all recipes that say to preheat the air fryer, it’s important to preheat it for the recipe to turn out correctly. Typically it helps set a wet coating or sear the exterior of whatever you’re cooking with hot air. So yes, it’s important to preheat the air fryer IF the recipe says to preheat.
Best Toppings for French Toast
You can top French toast with anything you like! Such as fresh berries, powdered sugar, honey, and interesting syrups such as Birch Syrup or blueberry syrup. Try Nutella for a delish and special treat!
Storing Leftovers
If you happen to have leftovers, they can be kept for up to 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat in the air fryer to enjoy this great recipe AGAIN!
Small Batch French Toast
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cream or milk
- 2 eggs
- pinch cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract use more if you like
- 4 slices bread dried out for 24 hours OR run them through the air fryer for a minute to dry them out
Instructions
- preheat the Air Fryer at 400˚ for at least 5 minutes
- meanwhile, use a fork to mix the eggs, cream, cinnamon, and vanilla together until well mixed
- pour the egg mixture into a wide flat shallow dish like a pie pan
- dip a slice of bread in the egg mix, let it rest a bit to soak, and then flip it over and again let it soak, not too long or it will soak up all the liquid and you’ll get soggy french toast
- working quickly set on a plate and quickly dip the rest of the bread
- spray the inner basket with oil then use a pancake turner to put ALL the soaked bread pieces in a single layer in the air fryer basket, you want the air fryer to be really hot for this part so don’t let it cool down if the preheat cycle stops
- air fry on 400˚ for 2-3 minutes
- then flip the bread using tongs and cook again at 400˚ until the bread is cooked, browned and has crispy edges, generally 3-4 minutes
- serve hot with honey, syrup, or powdered sugar
