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I grew up in a very Catholic household. As such, we celebrated lent in the traditional ways — by not eating meat on the holy days as well as Fridays. This is a tradition I have enjoyed continuing with my own family. But, my kids and I get really tired of the traditional french fries that are served with fish. So, instead, we like to switch it up and serve these air fryer hush puppies.
Why the air fryer?
So the Air Fryer in itself is a fairly new (and hot!) commodity. But our convection toaster oven has had an air fry function built in for the last 3+ years. So I’ve had the chance to play around with the air fry function a bit. It worked okay, but having an actual air fryer has seriously changed the game. It heats up very quickly. Something as simple french fries turn out absolutely delicious. And these hush puppies? Well, let’s just say, my southern father is proud!
And if you’re on the fence, just see all of these amazing recipes you can make with your air fryer.
What you’ll need
Besides the aforementioned air fryer, you’ll need the following:
- Yellow Cornmeal
- All Purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Sugar
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic
- Paprika
- Egg
- Paprika
- Milk
That’s it! Most of these items are things you already have in your kitchen. I know I always have to double-check to make sure I have the yellow cornmeal. But, otherwise, most of the items you likely have on hand.
Air Fryer Hush Puppies Recipe
Air Fryer Hush Puppies
Ingredients
- 1 Cup of Yellow Cornmeal
- 1 Cup of All Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of Pepper
- 1/2 Tablespoon of Garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon of paprika
- 1/2 tablespoon of parsley
- 1 Egg
- 3/4 Cup of Milk
Instructions
INGREDIENTS -
STEP 1 -
In a mixing bowl, add cornmeal, flour, baking powder and sugar. Mix until completely combined.
STEP 2 -
Add the egg, milk, and spices.
Mix until combined. Let batter sit in refrigerator for 30 minutes
STEP 3 -
Roll the batter into desired size balls.
Spray the air fryer basket with oil and place battered balls in the basket. Spray the balls with oil.
STEP 4 -
Cook at 380 for 5 minutes, turn balls, spray with oil and cook for 5 more minutes.
STEP 5 -
Remove from air fryer and ENJOY!
PIN FOR LATER
I can’t believe how easy this recipe is! I love easy and delicious recipes! Hahaha
What a fantastic idea! I’ve only used my instapot for veggies so far. I must try these asap!
I am obsessed with my air fryer and def making these! Think I even have some cornmeal on hand already.
Oh my gosh, I haven’t had hush puppies in forever! So pumped to give this recipe a try this week since I already have all the ingredients that I need too!
I CANT wait to make these! I am obsessed with hush puppies!
I haven’t tried eating hush puppies, I think it best if I try it now. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
This air fryer is really great tools. I want to buy like this and cooking all your recipe.
Tomorrow is Saturday. Perfect for this recipe!
I need to get an air fryer as soon as possible! I keep on hearing how great it is…Soon I hope.
This looks delicious and this recipe is timely as we just got our new air fryer. Can’t wait to try these hush puppies. Thank you for sharing.
This recipe looks like it would taste soooo delicious! Thank you so much for sharing it with us. 🙂
love all the air fryer recipes – will definitely be my next kitchen appliance.
This looks so easy to make. I wish I had an air fryer.
The recipe calls for 1/2 Tablespoon of Garlic. Is this chopped garlic, garlic powder, garlic salt? Don’t want to add the wrong thing!
I mince my garlic (or use these frozen garlic cubes!). IMO, garlic is totally subjective. I tend to use MORE than this.