Pickle lovers unite! I can eat pickles all day – sweet and sour, gherkins, dill – you name it I will eat it. Well, except for fried pickles – but only because I really do try to not eat any fried foods. So when I hear someone mention making pickles in an air fryer to get that fried goodness taste – I knew I had to try it. I am so glad I did and hope you will love them as much as I do!
In case you do not have an air fryer or prefer deep frying your pickles, we have added that option to the recipe below as well!
Air Fryer Pickles Recipe
It is amazing how crispy crunchy these pickles come out of the air fryer and the best part is they are done in just minutes making it a perfect quick snack or side dish for a light meal. The air fryer is an amazing tool that is so versatile! Air fryer chicken is one of my favorites – from making a whole chicken to chicken fingers – the options are limitless.
Ingredients:
- 8 dill pickles, quartered into slices
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup panko-style bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons mustard powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Oil for spritzing
Instructions
Deep Frying Pickle Option
Air Fryer Pickles
Crispy air fryer pickles that make a great snack or side dish.
Ingredients
- 8 dill pickles, quartered into slices
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup panko-style bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons mustard powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Oil for spritzing
Instructions
- Line a baking tray with tinfoil and set aside.
- Slice your pickles into quarters, stem to stem. Set aside.
- Combine the milk and egg into a shallow dish. Set aside.
- Combine the flour, bread crumbs, mustard powder, salt and pepper in a second shallow dish and adjust to taste.
- Dip each pickle into the milk and egg mixture and then into the flour mixture, turning to coat completely.
- Preheat Air Fryer to 400 degrees.
- Line Air Fryer with parchment paper and place coated pickles inside.
- Spritz with Olive Oil lightly on both sides.
- Air Fry for 5 minutes then flip over for another 5 minutes.
- Serve immediately with blue cheese, ranch, chipotle ranch or your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
Air Fryer Cooking Times
Cooking times for your air fryer may vary so you may need to adjust your time by 1 or 2 minutes less or more for the perfect crispiness. We use a Simple Living Air Fryer and 10 minutes gave us the perfect crispiness we were looking for.
Billy
These look delicious! Cannot wait to make these at home, haven’t made fried pickles in a long time!
Jill
They are awesome!