How long to bake muffins in an air fryer?

Muffins typically bake in an air fryer for about 10 to 15 minutes. For banana muffins, setting the temperature to 320°F (160°C) and baking for around 10 to 12 minutes yields moist and perfectly cooked muffins. Always check with a toothpick inserted in the center; if it comes out clean, the muffins are done.

How many minutes do muffins take to bake?

Most muffins take between 18 to 25 minutes in a conventional oven. However, using an air fryer significantly reduces baking time to approximately 10-15 minutes due to faster heat circulation.

How long does it take to bake in an air fryer?

Baking times vary by recipe, but muffins generally bake in an air fryer within 10 to 15 minutes. This is much faster compared to traditional ovens, making air fryers ideal for quick baking.

What is the ideal temperature for baking muffins?

The ideal temperature for baking muffins in an air fryer is between 320°F to 350°F (160°C to 175°C). For banana muffins, 320°F provides even baking without drying out the moist batter.

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Q: How do you know when banana muffins are done?

Banana muffins are done when their tops turn golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean without wet batter. They should spring back lightly when touched.

Description

These Air Fryer Banana Muffins are super-simple muffins that are ready in less than 25 minutes and made with no egg and no dairy.

Ingredients

▢ 1 cup All-Purpose Flour – (note 1)

▢ ⅔ cup Mashed Banana – (note 2)

▢ ⅓ cup Sugar – (note 3)

▢ 3 tablespoons Light Olive Oil – (note 4)

▢ ¼ cup Almond Milk – (note 5)

▢ 1 teaspoon Baking Powder

▢ ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda

Optional

▢ ¼ teaspoon Salt

▢ 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

▢ ½ teaspoon Cinnamon

▢ ⅓ cup Chopped Walnuts

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Instructions

You need 6 silicone muffin cups for this recipe. The recipe will not bake in muffin paper liners. Mine have little silicone handles on both sides. It makes it easy to grab the filled cups from the air fryer basket.

Mash the banana and measure the 2/3 cup of mashed banana precisely. Place in a large mixing bowl.

Add the oil, almond milk, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt if used. Stir with a fork or whisk until well combined.

Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon, if used.

Stir with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula until the batter is consistent.

Fold in chopped nuts or chocolate chips if desired, stir to incorporate.

Preheat the air fryer at 350 °F (180 °C) for 5 minutes, keeping the basket in the air fryer.

Meanwhile fill each silicone muffin cup evenly with the batter.

Open the preheated air fryer and carefully place each filled muffin cup next to each other. I fit 6 in my XXL air fryer. If you can’t fit them all, set aside at room temperature and air fry just after the first batch.

Close the basket, set the air fryer temperature to 320 °F (160 °C), and bake them for 12 minutes until they are golden brown and puffy and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Remove the muffins from the air fryer basket and let them cool down on a wire rack for 1 hour.

Notes

Note 1: The recipe will not work with oat flour or almond flour. I didn’t try all-purpose gluten-free flour, I can’t guarantee the outcome will be similar.

Note 2: Make sure you measure the amount of mashed banana packing the amount in measuring cups to get 2/3 cups.

Note 3: Any sugar can be used, like brown sugar, coconut sugar, or unrefined cane sugar

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 12 mins
Category: gluten-free
Method: Air Fryer
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1muffin
Calories: 249.4kcal
Sugar: 14.5g
Sodium: 240mg
Fat: 11.7g
Saturated Fat: 1.4g
Unsaturated Fat: 5.8g
Trans Fat: 4g
Carbohydrates: 34g
Fiber: 1.8g
Protein: 3.5g
Cholesterol: ......