Rhodes Air Fryer Garlic Bread Rolls

Best fluffy homemade air fryer garlic bread rolls you can make with Rhodes frozen dough! In just 8 minutes cook time, you too can make this easy side dish or snack.

Air Fryer Garlic Rolls

This frozen bread dough recipe is super easy, and WAY better than store bought garlic rolls. All you need are 3 main items this way + add garlic salt and basil if you like, we did.

If you’ve always wanted to know how to make garlic bread from scratch this is a great semi-homemade way to do just that. And you don’t have to heat up your house using your oven either.

Air Fryer Frozen Rolls

If you have never used frozen rolls they are SO easy to use, and super versatile too. Just take a bag out of the freezer and defrost for a few hours on your countertop. OR I have a tip in that post above on how to quick rise them too if you are in a bit of a rush. They have a sweeter version too which makes a killer Rhodes monkey bread and easy Easter bread as well.

Once you start you can’t stop creating “all the things” with them. This is one of our favorite quick and easy side dishes though.

Rhodes Frozen Rolls

Garlic Rolls in Air Fryer

This is what you’re going to need to get started. I made them in two different pans so I could give you the cook time on both as well.

1. Use either this 7″ springform bundt pan (comes out prettier) or a regular 7″ springform pan (this will fit 1 additional roll)
2. Rhodes frozen yeast dinner rolls (7-8 of them per batch)
3. Melted butter
4. Minced garlic
5. Garlic salt and a bit of basil I used on top

To start with you’ll need to set them inside the pan that has been sprayed with non stick spray to rise.

Timing of this depends on how warm your home is. We live in a very snowy area, at altitude, so it takes the full 5 hours to double in size. It may only take 3 hours for you.

Garlic Bread in Air Fryer

Once they’re done with this step you can see the difference from rock hard frozen dinner rolls (above), to risen and doubled below.

Just do this first thing in the morning. I often set the pan inside my microwave oven so they’re out of the way. Setting my oven timer for 3 hours, then I check to see if they’re ready for step 2.

To keep them nice and moist along the way I brush melted butter on right before “baking”, in the middle of the cooking time, and right before serving them too.

Here are a few questions you might have before you start preparing them, if you have others let me know in the comments below:

Air Fryer Garlic Knots with Biscuit Dough

Can I let Rhodes Rolls Rise Overnight?

If you’re trying to prep ahead of time you could. Put into sprayed pan and cover with plastic wrap. Place into fridge and remove about an hour before you want to cook them so they are doubled and room temperature.

Biscuit Dough Garlic Rolls

This is what ours looked like when we began to cook them. You don’t want to add more than 7 to this bundt pan, or 8 into the one without the middle piece.

I kinda’ like this style because it comes out really pretty, almost like a wreath. You can place it on a small plate with a tiny dipping sauce dish in the center. Fill with spaghetti sauce for dipping and OH MY are they good.

If you really want 8 instead of 7 though, then use the style without the bundt feature in the center.

Air Fryer Rolls

Here are some quick step by step directions. We have a printable recipe card at the bottom of this post though if you’d like to keep it on hand.

1. Spray inside of 7″ springform bundt pan with non stick spray. Put 7 Rhodes frozen rolls inside spread out evenly between each one.
   • * If you use a 7″ springform pan without the bundt insert, add 8 rolls with 1 in the middle. Follow same instructions but cook for 9 minutes total.
2. Place in a warm area of the kitchen for 3-5 hours or until they double in size.
3. Preheat air fryer to 330 degrees F for 5 minutes. Melt 1 tbsp butter + minced garlic in a small dish.
4. Brush garlic butter on top of defrosted rolls in pan, then sprinkle on garlic salt and basil on the top of them. Put pan into air fryer basket and close.
5. Air fry for 8 minutes total. Melt 1 more tbsp of butter. Open drawer at minute 4 and brush half of this melted butter on top, close drawer and cook for remaining 4 minutes.
6. If you want tops to be a deeper brown, cook for 1 more minute.

Use an oven mitt to remove pan from basket and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Unlock side of springform pan and lift out middle. Carefully slide ring of rolls off and on to a plate. Brush on remaining melted butter on top and serve. THIS is what they look like when done, delish!

Once you’ve enjoyed these and are ready for another more ideas, we have a few more like air fryer biscuits and others here:

Rhodes Rolls Recipes

1. Try some smoked monkey bread a great Rhodes cinnamon rolls recipe.
2. Using their bread loaves, you can make a smoked pizza roll up too.

Our cheesy pull apart smoked bread has been a huge hit as well as this simple Easter egg bread too!