6 Air-Fryer Desserts to Lighten Up the End of Your Meal

2020-02-19
6 Air-Fryer Desserts to Lighten Up the End of Your Meal

Using an air fryer for quick and healthy dinners or snacks is great, but air fryer desserts can also be made lighter by using heat instead of oil to create some seriously delicious treats. Get ready to curb your pie, donut, and even cookie cravings with fewer calories (and less mess).

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Air-Fried Donut Sticks

All you need is a package of crescent dough and a couple of pantry staples to get these dunkable sweets on the table. Once the French fry-shaped sticks are ready, set out some jam, melted chocolate, caramel, or frosting for dipping.

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Air-Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites

Get your milk ready. You'll love how these air-fryer desserts are crunchy and chewy. This delicious bite-sized treat recipe makes enough dough for 88 chocolate chip cookies. Or try freezing portioned dough on parchment paper so you can fry up a few in the air fryer when you need a cookie fix.

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Brown Sugar and Pecan Air-Fryer Apples

Not much tops a slice of old-fashioned apple pie, but there isn't always time for homemade. Enter this air fryer dessert—apples with brown sugar and pecans—done in 20 minutes. Apple pie spice makes them just like pie; sugared pecans add a crunchy finish. A scoop of frozen yogurt or ice cream is highly recommended for a bit of indulgence.

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Air-Fryer Banana Bread

Put those ripe bananas to good use by making some air-fryer banana bread. Enjoy a slice with a shmear of your favorite nut or seed butter alongside a mug of morning coffee or as a movie-watching treat after dinner.

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Chocolate-Hazelnut Air-Fryer Turnovers

One taste of these, and you'll realize that keeping frozen puff pastry on hand is necessary. Five to 7 minutes is all it takes for this air fryer dessert to cook up beautifully golden and crispy. The chocolate hazelnut spread and chopped hazelnuts create the ultimate sweet and crunchy bites.

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Air-Fryer Snickerdoodles

A roll in cinnamon sugar is the final step before air-frying these sweet treats to golden brown perfection. Slightly crisp and chewy, this air fryer dessert makes 15 cookies in under 30 minutes. The dough recipe is also great for making homemade cookie pizzas.

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