Air-Fryer Friendly Recipes To Try Out This Winter Season

Air fryers are a saviour for those fast-paced people who want to balance their nutrition intake for a holistic lifestyle at each step.

An air fryer helps make cakes or fried foods healthier and keeps the kitchen clean and oil-free. Air fryers are excellent for busy individuals who want to try healthy yet scrumptious recipes this Winter.

Here are some of the easiest and most seasoned air-fryer recipes to try this Winter.

Air Fryer Crispy Sugar Cookie

Air fryer crispy sugar cookies are simple to make and are loaded with flavours. The combination of vanilla extract, sugar, and butter makes the cookies ideal for winter. Air frying adds the right amount of crispiness to the exterior while ensuring a soft and chewy inside.

Ingredients:

• Flour (one can also use gluten-free flour to make it healthier)
• Baking powder to add fluffiness to the cookies
• Salt to enhance the flavour
• Unsalted butter
• White or brown granulated sugar
• Egg to bind all ingredients together and add a nice texture
• Vanilla extract to infuse delicious flavours
• Rainbow sprinkles for a zing

Procedure:

Step 1: One needs to pre-heat the air fryer to ensure the cookies cook evenly and don't stick to the bottom basket. Also, the basket must be lined with a good-quality baking paper.

Step 2: A scoop spoon should be used to get uniform-looking cookies from the batter. If one doesn't have a scoop spoon, one can use their hand or spoons to form cookie balls.

Step 3: The cookie dough balls should be flattened using the bottom of a glass to prevent too much puffiness.

Step 4: The space between cookies should be enough to allow hot air circulation and prevent the cookies from sticking together.

Step 5: The cookies should be allowed to cool properly on a wire rack to ensure they are firm and not fragile while serving.

Air fryer sponge cake

Soft, light, and utterly delicious, this cake can be made with just a limited number of pantry staples. It is rich and buttery and flaunts a delicate vanilla flavour.

Ingredients:

• Plain flour with baking soda or self-raising flour
• Caster sugar
• Unsalted butter
• Semi-skimmed milk
• Medium eggs
• Vanilla powder or essence
• Icing sugar
• Additional toppings as required

Procedure:

Step 1: One must pre-heat the air fryer to 320°F (160°C).

Step 2: One should mist the cake pan with a cake release and line the bottom with baking paper.

Step 3: The sugar and flour should be mixed in a mixing bowl, and eggs, milk, butter, and vanilla essence should be added. The ingredients must be beaten using a stand or electric hand mixer to make a smooth batter.

Step 4: The batter should be transferred to the cake pan and placed in the air fryer. It needs to be cooked at 160°C for about 30 minutes.

Step 5: It should be allowed to cool for five minutes in the cake pan, and then the cake should be inverted onto a cooling rack.

One can use whichever flavour of cream—vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, or even the occasional pineapple—their family loves on top.

Air Fryer Whole Roast Chicken

What's winter without a good old roast chicken? Air fryers can make some of the juiciest yet healthiest roasted chicken preparations.

Ingredients:

• Olive oil
• Whole chicken
• Paprika
• Onion powder
• Salt and pepper
• Garlic powder
• Smoked paprika, rosemary, and oregano can be used for deeper flavours.

Procedure:

Step 1: The onion powder, garlic powder, olive oil, and paprika must be mixed in a bowl. The chicken should be placed on a plate, and two tablespoons of the oil mix should be generously spread using a brush or hands. The chicken must be seasoned with salt and pepper. The same process needs to be repeated for the other side. One should keep a bit of the oil mix aside for later.

Step 2: The chicken breast should be placed downwards on the air fryer and cooked for around 30 minutes.

Step 3: The chicken must be flipped using tongs. One tablespoon of the oil mix should be poured on it and cooked for another 20 minutes at 75°C.

Step 4: The chicken must be placed on a carving board for 10 minutes without any cover.

It should be served with herb rice and some sauteed vegetables.

Air fryer fruit cake

This fruit cake recipe is faster and easier to make than traditional recipes.

Ingredients:

• Rava/sooji
• Dried fruit
• Sugar
• Whole milk
• Oil or ghee
• Baking powder
• Ground cardamom
• Baking soda
• Cocoa powder and dark chocolate can be added to make it a delicious chocolate fruit cake.

Procedure:

Step 1: All the dried fruit must be soaked in hot water till they plum up.

Step 2: A baking pan (heat-safe) must be greased and placed inside the air fryer.

Step 3: The sour cream, sooji, milk, ghee, cardamom, and sugar should be whisked in a mixing bowl and set aside for some time.

Step 4: All the dried fruits should be drained and added to the batter.

Step 5: Baking soda and baking powder need to be added and mixed well.

Step 6: The batter should be poured into the greased pan and baked in the air fryer.

It should be served with some raspberry coulis on top.

Air Fryer Plum Cake

Winter calls for some deliciously healthy plum cake recipes.

Ingredients:

• Plum
• Sugar
• Oil
• Eggs
• Yoghurt
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Flour
• Vanilla essence
• Pistachio

Procedure:

Step 1: Plum halves, sugar, and oil should be added to a baking tray. The tray must be placed inside the air fryer and baked at 400°F for five minutes.

Step 2: An egg should be mixed with yoghurt, oil, and sugar. Salt, baking powder, vanilla extract, and flour should be added, and everything should be mixed well.

Step 3: The cake dough should be poured over the baked plums.

Step 4: The dough must be baked in an air fryer at 300°F for 30 minutes.

Step 5: The cake should be taken out and flipped on a cooling rack. Some crushed pistachios need to be sprinkled on it.

This winter, health-conscious individuals should try cooking recipes that tempt their taste buds and fulfil their healthy lifestyle goals. Air fryers can help prioritise health and delicious recipes this holiday season!