Perhaps one of the hardest habits to pick up is preparing a satisfying breakfast before the workday begins. Every morning is a battle between the alarm clock and your urge to sleep, and often this means sacrificing breakfast time in exchange for a few more minutes in bed. With that in mind, here’s a list of quick and tasty breakfast recipes you can make using your favorite kitchen appliance, the air fryer.
To put together this list of air fryer breakfast recipes, we turned to our favorite recipe source: TikTok. Here are the best dishes we found and how to recreate them at home.
6 tasty airfryer breakfast recipes
Air-fried breakfast tortilla recipe:
@airfrywithme AIR FRYER BREAKFAST FOLDING 😋🥓🍳#tortillafold #tortilla trend #trending #Burgundian #airfryerguy #air fryer #airfryerbreakfast #air fryer #You should know
Originating from @airfrywithmethis air fryer breakfast fold (or tortilla) recipe basically combines scrambled eggs, cheese, and sausage in a quartered wrap.
Cook the sausage (or whatever protein you like) in the airfryer, add it to the tortilla, fold and return to the airfryer. Breakfast, sorted.
Airfryer breakfast cookies:
@lainiecooks Airfryer Breakfast cookies #easy recipes #air fryer #healthy breakfast
We love gingerbread cookies, as evidenced by this article on Jennifer Garner’s take on the dish. TikTok creator @lainiecooks has shared her brekkie food recipe that includes bananas, oats, peanut butter, chia seeds and chocolate chips.
For our gluten-free friends, keep in mind that Lainie Cooks uses GF oats in this recipe, so it’s definitely an option for you.
Toast with egg and bacon:
@emillyrosax3 Quick and easy breakfast#fyp #food #breakfast #air fryer
This air fryer breakfast recipe is one we’ve written about before, and for good reason. It’s the easiest bacon and egg sandwich recipe you’ll ever come across.
Watch @emillyrosax3 whip up the quick and delicious looking dish in the TikTok clip above.
French toast recipe:
@airfrywithme REMAKE – AIR FRYER FRENCH TOAST STICKS 😋 instructions added! #airfryerbreakfast #airfryerguy #Burgundian #fyp #for you #therefore #recipehub
If you have a bit of a sweet tooth, @airfrywithme has a top breakfast recipe for air-fried French toast that you can put together with little effort. You love to see it, don’t you?
It’s worth noting that the recipe calls for cooking the French toast in the air fryer at 375-400 degrees – if you convert that to Celsius, the temperature comes out to about 190-200 degrees.
Airfryer breakfast pizza recipe:
@misslizheart Breakfast pizza! #breakfast #cooking at home #egg #breakfast #Eggs #air fryer #airfryerrecipes #yum #momtock
Who says you can’t have pizza for breakfast? TikTok creator @misslizheart shared a breakfast recipe for air-fried pizza and it sounds damn delicious.
She uses Parmesan cheese, ricotta, lemon juice, naan bread, baby spinach, mozzarella, prosciutto, and an egg to create this dish. It will only take you a few minutes and will instantly brighten up your mornings.
Yogurt Toast recipe:
@cookingwithayeh Chocolate or Berries?? #yogurt toast #custardtoast
One of the weirder trends to come out of TikTok is this yogurt toast hack. It strikes a balance between a sweet and savory breakfast.
This recipe from @cookingwithayeh takes it to the next level with an airfryer. Give it a try.
Do you have any other air fryer breakfast recipes you’d like to share with us? Pop them in the comments below. If you’re looking for healthy recipes, here’s a list of high-protein breakfast options for you.
This article has been updated since its original publication.