The turkey recipe we’ve prepared this year is way easier and less time-consuming than roasting a whole bird. This air fried turkey breast has crispy, golden brown skin on the outside and moist, white meat inside. You’ll get the full flavor of an oven-roasted turkey, but in much less time, and with much less fuss! Check out the recipe here.

Butternut squash has always been a strong tradition with us for Thanksgiving. The wafts of smells you’ll get when cooking this will set you in the holiday mood. All you need is a hint of thyme, salt, and pepper and the dish will be ready in under 30 minutes. These perfectly tender squash cubes are a great side dish for the Thanksgiving table or for any meal.

These air fried apple hand pies are portable and delicious and make a great Thanksgiving dessert. With an easy apple pie filling and flaky crust, they’re such a fun classic Fall dessert with no slicing and little mess. The great thing about this recipe is that it is easily customizable with whatever pie filling you like best — whether it’s apple, blueberry, or pecan.

Barbecued foods are now easy to make indoors and all year round when you use an air fryer. Coat your mains with paprika, garlic powder, salt, and cook in the air fryer. Then, slather in barbecue sauce and cook for a few minutes more to produce a barbecue that tastes like you cooked it on the grill. Serve alongside your favorite vegetables, baked beans, rice, or salad… the options are endless.

First up on our menu is the classic barbecue chicken. Using an air fryer instead of a traditional grill makes the skin of the chicken extra crispy and thus extra delicious. The barbecue sauce keeps the chicken nice and moist, balancing out the crunch of the skin perfectly.

For barbecue sauce, you can use any favorite from your local grocery store. I used the classic Stubbs Original barbecue sauce and the dish turned out amazingly. Check out the full recipe and instructions here .

Next up, we have our favorite baby back ribs. The preparation for this dish is actually very similar to the barbecue chicken. If you really wanted to make things simpler, you could opt to use the same seasoning from the chicken on the ribs. These ribs have always been a huge hit with our family. When it comes to doing a cookout, why not create both?

For sides, we like to start with the staple of any classic American Independence Day cookout, corn on the cob.

You’ll want to start with husked and trimmed ears of corn. I’ve found that four ears of corn are the perfect amount to cook at one time. You don’t want to stack the cobs. They should all lay flat and have their own space in the fryer.

You’ll want to liberally spray the ears of corn with any nonstick cooking spray. Season the corn with salt and pepper to your taste and then place the ears in the air fryer basket. In less than 10 minutes, you’ll have sweet, crisp ears of corn! Butter them up and enjoy! Find the full recipe here.

Corn on the cob is such a gorgeous representation of summer and a great choice when you’re serving a larger group of guests. I can’t wait for this year’s 4th. This air fryer Corn on the Cob will definitely be part of the celebration.

The final item for the blog post today is my favorite air fried potatoes. I love how crispy they get on the outside while the inside stays nice and soft. The seasoning is quite easy to make and total prep time took me under 10 minutes. You’ll be amazed at how nicely they taste. Also, a huge bonus with these potatoes is that they’re really hard to mess up. Potatoes tend to be quite forgiving in air fryers (within a healthy range) so you don’t need to worry whether they will turn out nicely.

I hope you enjoy your celebrations this year, wherever you may be and however you end up deciding to celebrate it. Leave us a comment when you try the recipes and let us know how your barbecue turned out.

Making Air Fryer Oreos

When making your Oreos, you’ll want to dunk the cookie in milk first to soften the Oreo up a little before wrapping it in the Crescent roll section.

Make sure all seams in the dough are sealed completely.

I like to fry four at a time so I’m not crowding the basket. After only 4 minutes of air frying, these Oreos are ready and they’re the most beautiful golden brown.

Sprinkle them with powdered sugar and then call the family into the kitchen to indulge!

It’s really love at first bite. I mean, if I’m going to fry a cookie, it’s always going to be an Oreo.

I prefer the classic Oreo, but you could easily substitute ANY flavor of Oreo you would like. There are so many different Oreo flavors to choose from like:

• Chocolate peanut butter pie
• Red velvet
• Carrot cake
• Birthday cake
• Dark chocolate
• Lemon
• S’mores

The point here is that you can be creative with these air fryer Oreos. As long as Oreos are around (and they will be for a VERY long time) the flavor options are pretty much endless. 

I can’t wait for you to try these! Click here for the full recipe.

Roasted Asparagus is a very healthy and delicious side dish for lunch or dinner. It only takes about 8 minutes to roast in the oven since using an Air Fryer cuts down the time dramatically. In seven minutes the asparagus is lightly crispy on the ends, yet perfectly tender and ready to eat. It never turns out soggy and always has the perfect bite to it. This Air Fryer Roasted Asparagus will be your new favorite side dish!

How to Make Air Fryer Roasted Asparagus

• Trim the ends of the asparagus about an inch up from the bottom.
• Pre-heat the air fryer to 400°F.
• Place the asparagus onto a plate and lightly drizzle olive oil (or whatever oil you prefer) over the asparagus. Sprinkle 1/8 tsp kosher salt and 1/8 tsp ground black pepper over the top, then toss around to coat the asparagus.
• Place the spears into the air fryer basket. Cook for at 400°F for 7 minutes. 

Asparagus Nutrition

• 1/4 pound of asparagus contains 53 calories, 4 grams of fat (healthy fat from olive oil), 4 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams fiber, and 3 grams of protein.
• Asparagus is also great source of vitamin’s A and C, as well as iron.
• This recipe fits into most diets: KETO, Paleo, Whole30, vegetarian, vegan, and low carb/Atkins just to name a few.

For an easy checklist/print version, check out this recipe in our recipe section.

Reasons I Love Air Frying

• Food comes out so much crispier than it does in my oven.
• It takes only three minutes to preheat, it doesn’t heat up the kitchen.
• It’s safer and healthier than deep frying and it doesn’t smoke up the whole house.
• The air fryer has now replaced my oven on most weekdays and nights, whether making hard boiled eggs, whipping up a side dish, heating up leftovers, or making dinner.

Check out the full recipe here.