31 Quick and Easy Air Fryer Breakfast Recipes That Really Deliver

1. Air Fryer Elote Avocado Toast

• Time Commitment: 18 minutes
• Why We Love It: <30 minutes, crowd-pleaser

Mexican street corn + creamy avocado toast = a fiesta in your mouth.

• Time Commitment: 23 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, crowd-pleaser

These cheesy breakfast pizzas boast a winning combination of pork sausage, fluffy scrambled eggs and juicy cherry tomatoes, all piled atop a waffle that has been air fried to perfection.

3. Air Fryer Egg Rolls

• Time Commitment: 18 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, low sugar

This egg roll recipe yields a convenient grab-and-go morning meal that can be adapted to include any combination of your favorite breakfast ingredients.

• Time Commitment: 15 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, kid-friendly

For those mornings when you just can’t decide between a corn dog and a bagel. (We’ve all been there, right?)

• Time Commitment: 18 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, kid-friendly

You’ll never suffer a soggy hash brown again, thanks to this air fryer recipe that turns store-bought frozen potato patties into crispy, golden beauties in the blink of an eye.

• Time Commitment: 15 minutes
• Why We Love It: <30 minutes, kid-friendly

Here, an exceedingly easy and quick breakfast pizza recipe that features a soft-cooked egg—you know, because a runny yolk makes everything more delicious.

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• Time Commitment: 40 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, vegan, dairy-free

Crispy on the outside and oh-so fluffy in the middle, these baked potatoes are practically begging for a sunny side-up egg and a sprinkling of bacon bits and cheese.

• Time Commitment: 45 minutes
• Why We Love It: High protein, grab-and-go

Whether you’re hungover or simply really hungry, a breakfast burrito stuffed with tater tots, cheesy scrambled eggs and avocado is the solution.

• Time Commitment: 20 minutes
• Why We Love It: <30 minutes, grab-and-go

The only thing better than a warm cinnamon raisin bagel slathered with a spread of your choosing is the sense of pride that comes from having made it yourself.

• Time Commitment: 16 minutes
• Why We Love It: <30 minutes, grab-and-go

Give Dunkin Donuts a run for its money (and save yours) with these indulgent and oh-so tasty air fryer munchkins next time you’re craving a morning treat.

11. Air Fryer Twice Baked Potato

• Time Commitment: 15 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes

A regular baked spud can’t hold a candle to the twice-baked variety, which is why we’re pleased to report that your air-fryer can pull off these puppies in a mere ten minutes (excluding the time it takes you to fry an egg, that is).

• Time Commitment: 9 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes

This air fryer French toast is mess-free and crazy fast to make (think: less than ten minutes), and the texture is downright dreamy.

• Time Commitment: 19 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, whole wheat

In case you missed it, the air fryer is a bagel lover’s best friend—and if you’re looking for a (relatively) guilt-free carb fix, these light and fluffy whole wheat bagels certainly fit the bill.

14. French Toast Sticks

• Time Commitment: 15 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, whole grain

Woo the picky kid in your life with satisfyingly crisp French toast sticks that are easy to make and even easier to eat.

• Time Commitment: 45 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, grab-and-go

There are four different ways to dress up these sinfully delicious biscuit dough doughnuts. Needless to say, none of them disappoint.

• Time Commitment: 10 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, crowd-pleaser

Why settle for buttered toast when you can eat a slice of bread that’s filled with creamy custard? Top this decadent toast with chocolate, fresh fruit or anything else you fancy, and prepare to swoon.

• Time Commitment: 26 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, low sugar

This air fryer potato pancake recipe turns yesterday’s mashed potatoes into a breakfast side that’s decidedly more appetizing than gluey microwaved leftovers.

• Time Commitment: 30 minutes
• Why We Love It: Kid-friendly, crowd-pleaser

Frozen hash browns and bell peppers get an extra kick from chili powder and paprika in this flavorful and filling breakfast dish.

• Time Commitment: 28 minutes
• Why We Love It: <30 minutes, grab-and-go

Attention keto friends: Your air fryer will make a star baker out of you yet.

20. Turkey Bacon Breakfast Quesadilla

• Time Commitment: 15 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes

Stuffed with scrambled eggs, cheese, turkey bacon and veggies—these quesadillas will satisfy a breakfast burrito craving without weighing you down.

21. Air Fryer Omelet

• Time Commitment: 8 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, kid-friendly

This air fryer egg recipe is really more of a frittata than an omelet, but we suspect you won’t care about semantics when there’s a plate of cheesy, veggie-filled goodness in front of you that came together in under ten minutes.

22. Cranberry Cream Cheese Danish

• Time Commitment: 25 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, low sugar, gluten-free

Impress your gluten-free brunch guests and satisfy your sweet tooth with a fruit-filled almond flour Danish that’s stuffed and drizzled with sugar-free, sweetened cream cheese.

• Time Commitment: 20 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, grab-and-go

Hectic mornings are so much more pleasant when you have a travel mug of coffee in one hand and a palm-sized apple pie in the other.

24. Air Fryer Pizza Rolls

• Time Commitment: 8 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, grab-and-go

These cheesy, saucy pizza rolls make for a satisfying, grab-and-go meal at any time of day. That said, if you have time for a sit-down breakfast, we strongly suggest you top your roll with a runny egg and dig in with a fork and knife.

• Time Commitment: 55 minutes
• Why We Love It: Gluten-free, crowd-pleaser

Crunchy tots with a soft, fluffy interior and a whole lot of flavor, these vegan and gluten-free morsels are downright addictive.

• Time Commitment: 52 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, vegan, dairy-free

These meaty, crisp and well-seasoned potato wedges are just dying to sop up the yolk of your sunny egg.

• Time Commitment: 15 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes

Presenting, flaky, buttery and oh-so sweet cinnamon rolls that aren’t the size of your face.

• Time Commitment: 58 minutes
• Why We Love It: keto-friendly, low carb, grab-and-go

A recipe for anyone who has ever looked at a flaky, buttery croissant and wondered how to make it keto-friendly.

29. Cheesy Chicken Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Jalapeños

• Time Commitment: 30 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, crowd pleaser, special occasion-worthy

Spicy jalapeño peppers are stuffed with shredded chicken and gooey cheese and wrapped in crispy bacon to make a brunch appetizer that looks as good as it tastes.

• Time Commitment: 22 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, <30 minutes, keto-friendly

Pair them with eggs or eat them on their own—either way, you can file these protein-rich and keto-friendly breakfast meatballs under ‘morning comfort food.’

• Time Commitment: 50 minutes
• Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, versatile

Here, a clever corkscrew technique ensures perfectly cooked strips of bacon every time, whilst scoring bonus points for presentation to boot.