Air fryer bananas are so easy and simple to make. You only need a few ingredients including ripe bananas, brown sugar, and cinnamon, and the bananas turn out perfectly caramelized. You'll love that it only takes 5 minutes to cook air fried bananas and that this recipe is gluten free, dairy free and vegan!
Why you will love this recipe:
- These caramelized bananas in an air fryer have the most amazing flavour - they turn out perfectly sweet and delicious!
- This simple recipe is so quick and easy to make. It's the perfect treat when you don't have a lot of time.
- You only need a few simple ingredients to make air-fried bananas including ripe bananas, cinnamon, brown sugar or coconut sugar and oil.
- These dessert bananas only take 5 minutes to cook! They are a quick dessert the whole family will love.
- This air fryer recipe is gluten free, dairy free, healthy, and vegan.
- Caramelized bananas can be used in so many ways - eaten as is as a delicious snack or treat or used as a great topping for cereal or other desserts.
- The clean up is so simple and easy!
If you aren't sure which air fryers are safe I have a whole review on the best non-toxic air fryers.
Key ingredients and substitutions:
You should be able to find all of these healthy ingredients at your local grocery store. For the full ingredient list and exact measurements refer to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Bananas - I recommend using semi-ripe or ripe but firm bananas for this recipe. I also recommend using fresh rather than frozen bananas. I recommend avoiding bananas with brown spots as they are usually too soft to caramelize properly.
- Avocado oil - just a little oil is all you need to fry these bananas. This helps give the bananas that perfect caramelized taste and texture. Instead of avocado oil you could use melted butter, vegan butter, ghee or coconut oil.
- Coconut sugar - to add just the perfect amount of sweetness to this air fryer dessert. You can swap this for brown sugar as well, but I personally prefer coconut sugar to keep this dessert refined sugar free.
- Ground cinnamon - cinnamon and sugar blend perfectly to give these dessert bananas the most delicious flavour.
How to make:
Step one:
First, slice the bananas into pieces, approximately 1 inch in diameter.
Step two:
In a small bowl, combine the oil, vanilla extract, coconut sugar or brown sugar and cinnamon.
Step three:
One by one, coat the banana slices in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Step four:
Line your air fryer tray or basket with parchment paper and transfer the coated banana slices to the air fryer tray or basket. Be sure to leave them in a single layer. Cook the bananas for 5-6 minutes at 380 degrees Fahrenheit.
Top Tips:
- Try to cut the bananas into similar sized pieces so they cook evenly when air frying.
- Make sure the bananas aren't touching each other when you put them in the air fryer or they won't cook evenly.
- Don't forget to line your air fryer with parchment paper before cooking these bananas slices. Instead of parchment paper you could use aluminum foil instead.
- Every air fryer is different, so you may have to adjust the cooking time.
- Don't use overripe bananas for this recipe - they are too mushy and won't cook properly.
Variations and add ins:
- Feel free to add other spices such as nutmeg, pumpkin spice, or apple pie spice to this easy air fryer banana recipe.
- You can use either brown sugar or coconut sugar for this simple dessert recipe.
- For the cooking oil on this tasty treat you can use avocado oil, butter, coconut oil, olive oil or ghee. If you are vegan you can also use a vegan butter.
How to serve:
These air fryer caramelized bananas are the perfect sweet treat when you are looking for an easy dessert. They are delicious served on their own but you could also use them to top cereal, ice cream, pancakes, French toast, peanut butter toast, banana bread, waffles, pies, cakes, yogurt, oatmeal, overnight oats, or other dessert recipes.
You can also use these golden brown bananas to make the most delicious banana split by combing them with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and either chocolate chips or chocolate sauce or caramel sauce.
These warm bananas also make a great snack when combined with Greek yogurt or top these air fryer bananas with a little peanut butter for a delicious, healthy snack.
How to store:
These air fryer caramelized bananas are best eaten right away but if you do want to save some for later, store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 day.
I don't recommend freezing these air fryer bananas.
Frequently asked questions:
No! While some air fryer recipes will ask you to preheat your air fryer, this is not one of them. If you do choose to preheat your air fryer you will need to decrease the cooking time for these bananas.
This recipe does not make banana chips. To make air fried banana chips you would need to cook the bananas at a lower temperature for a longer period of time to make the bananas nice and crispy.
Yes! You can cook and dehydrate many types of fruit in an air fryer including bananas, apples, strawberries and more.
Other air fryer recipes you will love:
- Air fryer diced potatoes
- Air Fryer Frozen French Fries
- Air Fryer Onion Rings
- Air Fryer Potato Wedges
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
- Air Fryer Hash Browns
- Frozen Pizza in an Air Fryer
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Recipe
Air Fryer Bananas
Equipment
- Cutting board
- Sharp knife
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Cut the bananas into pieces, approximately 1 inch in diameter.
- In a bowl, combine the oil, vanilla extract, coconut sugar and cinnamon.
- Coat each banana piece in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Line your air fryer tray or basket with parchment paper and transfer the coated banana pieces to the air fryer tray. Cook them for 5-6 minutes at 380F.
Notes
- Nutritional values are estimates and will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use.
- Try to cut the bananas into similar sized pieces so they cook evenly.
- Make sure the bananas aren't touching each other when you put them in the air fryer or they won't cook evenly.
- These bananas are best eaten right away but if you do want to save some for later, store them in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 1 day.
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