Frozen biscuits in air fryer or Ninja Foodi turn out great! Skip the oven and bake them in your basket in just a few minutes. These come out fluffy and perfect every time.
Follow these simple instructions to make frozen biscuits in air fryer. They start at rock hard and turn out golden brown on top and fluffy inside. One of our favorite easy air fryer recipes.
Air Fryer Frozen Biscuits
There are a few varieties out there but Pillsbury frozen biscuits are the most common so that’s what we chose. Store brand are about the same size and would use the same cook time so decide for yourself. We have made homemade air fryer biscuits before but these are so much faster.
If you are a busy family trying to get dinner on the table more regularly, this side dish is an easy one cooked right out of the freezer. You will be surprised at how they fluff up in no time at all.
Tips: My Favorite models are the Cosori or making Ninja Foodi recipes with the lid that is attached.
It is best practice to put food into a hot basket. This is how to preheat air fryer first before adding your food so it becomes as crispy as possible. For best results, here’s a printable free air fryer cooking time chart here for your fridge.
Frozen Pillsbury Biscuits in Air Fryer
You don’t need anything other than a bit of non stick spray to make these. Why would you bother you might ask? Well if you only want a few it’s a pain to heat your whole house and oven.
Also, if it’s the holidays you might not have any room for another sheet pan so this solves that issue. I was really surprised how well these turned out, I was a bit skeptical.
How Long to Cook Frozen Biscuits in Air Fryer
If you are air frying them you are looking at about 10 minutes until the middle is soft and the outside is lightly browned with a bit of a crisp to them. In the oven they will take twice as long, about 20 minutes to achieve the same outcome before serving.
Now there is a bit of variance in this regard depending on if you use regular sizes or Grands. I used the latter that are larger, and generally all that is available. If yours were not this type I would check halfway thru this cook time to make sure they don’t get too browned (that would be tragic).
Can you cook Rhodes frozen rolls in air fryer?
You can but not this way, or with this cook time. Frozen rolls like this must rise first before cooking them any which way. Once that is done then you can air fry them if you would like this same way, but not from right out of the freezer like we are able to do here.
Tips and Tricks
Ok so when these thaw out in the beginning they will get kinda’ sticky on the outside. To ensure this doesn’t become an issue it is best to spray the basket once preheated with non stick spray, then lay them inside. I don’t suggest using parchment paper because then it inhibits the flow of hot air to brown the bottoms.
You just need a little bit of spray in your air fryer basket and don’t need more when you flip them over, there should be enough at the beginning.
This method is way faster than any other method out there and a lot healthier than submerging any food in a bunch of oil. We like to make these for lunch instead of bread and stuff them full of ham and cheese so they’re warm and the perfect comfort food. Or brush on homemade jam in the mornings to keep those bellies full.
Frozen Biscuits in the Air Fryer
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 4-6 large biscuits, frozen Grands were used
- 1 tbsp butter, melted, to brush on top when done
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 340 degrees F for 5 minutes.
- Spray basket with non stick spray. Put frozen biscuits into basket without overlapping them.
- Cook at 340 F for a total of 5 minutes flipping them over after 5 minutes. If using smaller biscuits they may not take as long, just check that they're done in the center before consuming.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
From frozen air fryer egg rolls to frozen taquitos in air fryer, even my teens use it to make a quick snack or lunch. It makes the insides soft and perfect while the outside gets crunchy just like if you broiled or deep fried all the things.
How do you fix canned biscuits in air fryer?
If you want to cook canned biscuits that are refrigerated and not frozen you can do that too. Spray the basket and set to 330 degrees F for about 6 minutes flipping halfway through. Timing will depend on how large they are.
Regular canned varieties are smaller than Grands and may take closer to 5 minutes so check the last 2 minutes until browned to your liking and cooked through to the center. Then pour some of our Instant Pot sausage gravy over the top for the ultimate YUM of a meal.
FAQ
Of course. The directions on the back are just for the oven. Yes they’re great baked too but air fryer biscuits are just as fantastic and don’t heat up your entire house.
The Pillsbury style are top of the list. Mary B’s are very popular if you can find them too. I haven’t tried Rhodes brands in there yet but we use them often to make smoked bread.
Pillsbury Grands biscuits in air fryer take 10 minutes to perfection. In the oven they take closer to 20 min.
You say cook 5 min – then flip – then serve. Why are you flipping them then if not cooking additional time ?
just gets the top more golden brown
These come out so much better if you melt butter and dip the entire biscuit in the butter prior to cooking. Then cook 5 minutes per side. Delicious. Been making them this way for years.
Just got my air fryer and was wondering when baking biscuits do I use air fryer or bake on the setting ty
Air fryer
It doesn’t indicate when cooking frozen biscuits if you use the Bake setting can you tell me if I need to do that
This is for an air fryer, for Ninja Foodi you use air crisp button
They were perfect, thanks.
So glad
Worked great. Thanks.
BTW, we tried 2 other air fryer brands before discovering Cosori…we own 3 Cosori’s;) Awesome machines! We recommend them to all our friends. For pressure cooking we have a Ninja Foodi which also air fries, though we rarely use the Ninja for air frying. The Cosori fryers are the best!!!! We will often cook an entire dinner for 4 to 6 people using ONLY the Cosori’s. Because of that, a number of our friends/dinner guests have bought Cosori’s too.
I do love my Cosori for sure, and my Foodi is great for pressure cooking as you mentioned. Totally agree.
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Mine were still not done in the middle after 10 min.
If yours are much larger than the brand shown here they may take a few minutes more
If you cook them a total of 5 minutes……but you flip them after 5 minutes? How does that work? 5 MORE minutes? Total of 10 minutes? Thanks for clarification.
Yes total 10 min
@Mary F Hancock, yes, Ivv be was very confused.