Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket

Air fryer pigs in a blanket with crescent rolls at 400 or in air fryer is here. My kids favorite snacks like our easy air fryer hot dogs but wrapped in dough so the outsides are crunchy with a tender center to dip in all the things.

Pigs in a Blanket Air Fryer Recipe

Who doesn’t remember these as a child. I mean you can use small smokies to make them or regular sizes like we did. Either way everyone loves every bite when I bring these out for lunch time. Use your Ninja Foodi to make these just the same.

with crescent rolls

We are using refrigerated crescent dough which makes things so easy. You could use a tube of rolls too but those are more dense so this is what we prefer. Make whole or slice in half to make mini pigs in a blanket for kids too.

If you were making these for little hands you will be the hero of the day, seriously. You can slice your wieners in half or even thirds. Cut your dough into strips so it just wraps around them enough to cover them and air fry! You won’t need quite as long as the cook time listed below and can make more at a time.

Even my teens have made them all by themselves which I love. It gives them an opportunity to “cook” when they want a snack. As for the best weiners I love Hebrew National personally. They have a great snap on the outside and are made from quality meats. I mean go for what type you like but we have done alot of testing and there is a difference.

Ingredients

1. Can of refrigerated crescent rolls or sheet
   1. occasionally you can find what says sheet on the outside, this is better because there are no perforations
2. Hot dogs
   1. my favorite is Hebrew National or any brand that offers uncured meat
3. Non stick cooking spray, olive oil spray is my jam
4. Knife to score the wieners

Of course you probably want to serve these with ketchup and regular yellow mustard BUT our 4 ingredient mustard pretzel dip is our favorite dipping sauce!

Variations

You could add cheese too but just know that it will be messier in the basket. If you don’t care then go for it. Use kraft slices cut into strips and wrap on before your dough. It will melt in between the two and add another layer of yum.

What can you use instead of crescent rolls?

I like to use refrigerated biscuits that have been flattened a bit. If I don’t have those on hand I will defrost Rhodes frozen rolls for about 45 minutes and press those flat too. The biggest difference is the texture, those aren’t as flaky.

with homemade dough

Of course you can if you have the time. If you want to make homemade pretzel dough and wrap that around instead you can try that. Pizza dough would work too but won’t be as fluffy as crescents.

How to Make Pigs in a Blanket with Crescent Rolls

It is simple with this refrigerated dough. You just pull out your dogs, it is best if you set on paper towels to remove outer moisture. Wrap in the dough to coat and seal the edges. Then bake or air fry as you wish until golden brown

Then I made it easier on myself by using a pizza cutter to create strips width wise to wrap around my hot dogs. This worked pretty well and start to finish they were done in less than 10 minutes!

I suppose you might be able to use puff pastry too but I haven’t tried that. You just don’t want a dough that is really thick or else the inside will remain doughy while the meat is overcooked.

Tips

• If you are using the Foodi pot, use the lid that is attached to make these.
• Leave them inside your air fryer basket for a few minutes to make sure the inside gets hot.
• Yes you could use cocktail franks instead but to me that would be really labor intensive so I used whole weiners instead.
• I also think preheating your air fryer is an important step too. This step ensures that you’ll get an even cook throughout your cook time.
  • I’ve used this same technique when making air fryer frozen corn dogs.

Now just roll ’em up! Since the crescents are a bit sticky when they’re raw I decided to spray the inside of my basket with olive oil spray, that helped a lot.

If you wanted to make this into an appetizer of sorts you could very easily use lil’ smokies and follow these same instructions. I might take off a minute though and test to see how brown they got.

Without your air fryer cook pull apart pigs in a blanket in the oven is here now too! I like a bit of a higher temperature to get a nice crisp on the outside and the insides don’t take long.