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Air Fryer bacon, fully cooked, and in a decorative server
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4.25 from 4 votes

Air Fryer Bacon

Looking for the best way to cook bacon? Air Fryer Bacon is the way to go! The bacon is crispy and you won’t be cleaning up grease splatters all over the kitchen.
Prep Time1 minute
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time11 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon
Servings: 3
Calories: 219kcal
Author: Emily Walker

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place bacon in a single layer in the air fryer, try not to overlap pieces.
    Uncooked bacon in a air fryer
  • Optional: brush a little maple syrup onto the bacon.
    Brushing maple syrup onto bacon
  • Cook at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, turning once halway through.
    Turning bacon halfway through cooking in the air Fryer
  • Carefully remove hot bacon onto a plate with a paper towel to cool.
    Fully cooked bacon in an air fryer

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Notes

Air Fryer Bacon Pros vs Cons

  • Pros: The bacon cooks evenly and is crispy. It only takes 10 minutes to cook. Grease from the bacon drips through the rack as the bacon cooks, so the bacon comes out less greasy. The mess is contained to inside the air fryer, no splattering, which also keeps the smell of cooked bacon is more contained. We all love the smell of bacon, but not when it lingers for hours in the house.
  • Cons: Depending on the size of the Air Fryer, you can only cook a small amount of bacon at a time.

Nutrition

Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 117mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg