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Learn how to toast bread in air fryer with this easy air fryer toast recipe! This air fryer recipe for beginners is perfect for college students and anyone short on time. Make plain toast, air fryer avocado toast, air fryer cinnamon toast, or top it with an egg to turn it into a quick, satisfying meal.
Perfect recipe 
– Angie
TL; DR: Toast bread in the air fryer for 4-5 minutes at 400F (200C), flipping halfway through cooking time if desired. Use the top rack for air fryer ovens. There’s no need to preheat the air fryer!
One of the most frequent questions I get is, “Can you make toast in an air fryer?” I’m here to tell you the answer is yes! Making toast in the air fryer is the best way to make toast without a toaster.
Your air fryer is best at quickly cooking frozen foods, making foods crispy (like reheating pizza), and toasting foods. It’s the perfect kitchen appliance for making toasted bread. Plus, large air fryer ovens can toast more bread at once than a typical 2-slot toaster.
🛒 Air Fryer Toast Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make toast in an air fryer:
- Slice of bread
- Toast toppings (if desired)
You don’t even need cooking oil spray for this one! Some people like to butter the bread before air frying, but I prefer to do it afterwards. You can use white bread, whole grain sourdough, Italian bread, French baguette slices, or even English muffins and bagels for this recipe.
You can toast bread in a Ninja Foodi or whatever air fryer you have. As with all air fryer recipes, cooking times may need to be adjusted slightly depending on the air fryer you use.
I love that the air fryer can replace a toaster and a toaster oven! It can do everything your toaster oven can do (plus more).
🍞 How to Toast Bread in the Air Fryer
Time to learn how to air fry bread! This “recipe” is going to go fast, so you should prep your toast toppings first. Slice the avocado, tomato, or whatever you’re using.
Put the bread slices in a single layer in your air fryer basket or air fryer tray. I can fit four pieces of bread on one of my trays. You might have to cook fewer at a time if your air fryer is small.
How long to toast bread in an air fryer, and at what temperature? Air fry bread at 400F (200C) for 4-5 minutes, using the top rack in air fryer ovens for best results. You can flip the bread halfway through the air frying time, but you don’t have to.
Using the lower rack too? That bread may need a bit more time. Once the top rack toast is done, move the lower rack slices up and air fry for an additional 1-2 minutes until perfectly toasted.
You may have to adjust the cooking time based on how thick the bread is and how dark you like your toast.
Leftover toast gets stale quickly. Luckily, stale bread can be repurposed in a lot of ways! Crush it into breadcrumbs, cut it into croutons, or make a panzanella salad.
🥑 Air Fryer Toast Toppings
What are the best toppings for toast? Make air fryer avocado toast with whipped cream cheese, sliced avocado, smoked salmon or sliced tomato, and everything bagel seasoning. Another idea is making air fryer cinnamon toast by sprinkling air fryer buttered toast with cinnamon sugar. Delicious!
Here are a few more air fried toast topping variations to mix and match:
- Jam or jelly
- Peanut butter, almond butter, other nut butter, seed butters
- Nutella
- Butter or ghee
- Maple syrup and cinnamon (French toast flavor!)
- Honey
- Fried egg
- Fresh garlic or garlic powder (garlic toast)
- Air Fryer Turkey Bacon
- Slice of cheese (melt the cheese on the bread for Air Fryer Grilled Cheese)
- Broccoli Sprouts
Watch How to Make It!
How to Toast Bread in an Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread
- toast toppings (optional, see suggestions in article)
Instructions
- Place the bread slices in a single layer in your air fryer basket or air fryer tray. Air fry toast for a total of 4-5 minutes at 400°F (200°C), flipping halfway through cooking time if desired. Use the top rack position for air fryer ovens.
- Top the toast as desired and enjoy!
Equipment
Notes
💭 Expert Tips from Dietitian Summer Yule
This is a level 3 recipe (weight maintenance and active lifestyles). The nutrition information for this toast recipe will depend on the type of bread and toppings you use. There are low-calorie breads available that are only 40-45 calories per slice if you need a light option. In general, spreadable fats are the most energy-dense toast toppers. This includes items like butter, peanut butter, avocado, and margarine. These high-fat foods will add 50-100 calories per tablespoon to your toast. Sliced fresh fruit, roasted red peppers, and light whipped cream cheese are some lower calorie toast topping options. I also like to top toast with a fried egg for some filling high-quality protein. If you’re making toast into a meal (rather than a snack), I would have a few pieces. The toast provides carbs, and I would add some healthy fat and protein to that. Here are a few examples of toasts that can work as a meal:- Toast + mashed avocado + sliced tomato + sliced turkey + bacon
- Toast + whipped cream cheese + roasted red pepper + thinly sliced cucumber + smoked salmon
- Toast + hummus + smoked tofu + sliced tomato + sliced red onion + alfalfa sprouts
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The nutrition information is an estimate provided as a courtesy. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use. Calorie information on food labels may be inaccurate, so please don’t sweat the numbers too much.
“To taste” means to your preferences, which may have to be visual to follow food safety rules. Please don’t eat undercooked food x
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👩🏻🍳 More Air Fryer Breakfast Recipes
Here are some more breakfast air fryer recipes to try:
- Crustless Keto Mini Quiche
- Air Fryer Sausage Patties
- Air Fryer Granola (No Oil)
- Trader Joe’s Cinnamon Rolls (Air Fryer)
You may also enjoy this Air Fryer Garlic Bread recipe. All of these recipes work for both basket style and oven style air fryers.
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Hello! I’m Summer, a registered dietitian and home chef who loves to cook, eat, and create recipes for you! Every recipe on this site has been tested by me to help ensure your success in the kitchen. All eaters are welcome here 🙂
Perfect recipe just got air fryer and the beginner recipes are the best for me living single and not wanting to make large meals
Hi Angie, As a new-ish empty nester, I completely agree about needing simple smaller meals! The air fryer is great for that. So happy you’re here, and thank you for the rating 🙂
I am a newbie and bought Black and Decker air fryer toaster oven and want to cook eggs and also hash browns and then bacon. Help! Please.
Hi Noreen! Here are my posts on the foods you’re interested in:
Eggs: https://summeryule.com/fried-eggs-air-fryer/
Bacon: https://summeryule.com/air-fryer-turkey-bacon/
Hash browns (frozen diced): https://summeryule.com/frozen-diced-hash-browns-air-fryer/
Hash browns (frozen shredded): https://summeryule.com/air-fryer-frozen-hash-browns/
Hope that helps! Just keep in mind that air fryer times do vary between brands, so you may need to make adjustments to the cooking times. Let me know how it goes, and thank you for visiting! Summer 🙂
I’ve tried making AF egg toast but the egg is either over cooked or under cooked. What am I doing wrong?
Hi Mary, which air fryer are you using? Here’s the directions for how I do it in a Kalorik: https://summeryule.com/air-fryer-breakfast-sandwich/ I’ve heard that the Ninja Foodi and Cuisinart air fryers cook food faster than usual, so you may need to turn the temp down, cook for less time, or both.