Making air fryer toast is so easy! It only takes four minutes to make toast in an air fryer and the bread turns out perfectly toasted every time. You don't need to flip the bread and you don't need a toaster. You'll never want to cook toast another way again.

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Why you'll love this cooking method:
- This is the absolute easiest way to make toast! It only takes 4 minutes to cook toast perfectly in the air fryer.
- The bread gets perfectly toasted and evenly crispy in just a few minutes.
- You don't need to flip the bread so this easy recipe is totally hands off.
- You can toast up to 8 pieces of bread at the same time.
- There are tons of variations you can try including making Texas toast, garlic toast, French toast, cinnamon toast, egg toast or cheese toast.
- This easy cooking method works for all types of air fryers including air fryer ovens and basket style air fryers.
Not sure which air fryer to get? I reviewed the best healthy air fryers for you!
Ingredients:
- Bread - either make your own bread or use store bought bread. Whichever you prefer. You can use any type of bread that you like including white bread, whole wheat bread, whole grain bread, sourdough bread, gluten-free bread, paleo bread, or keto bread.
How to make:
Step one:
First, place the slices of bread onto the rack of your air fryer or into the air fryer basket.
Step two:
Then cook the bread for 3-5 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove the toast from the air fryer and enjoy.
Do I need to flip the bread?
One of the benefits of using an air fryer to make toast is that you do not need to flip the bread.
Do I need to preheat my air fryer?
When you make toast you do not need to preheat your air fryer. If you do, decrease the cooking time by 1-2 minutes.
Top Tips:
- Every model of air fryer is different, so you may have to adjust the cook time if you have a different type of air fryer than I do.
- The recipe card instructions are for a rack or oven style air fryer. If you have a basket style air fryer see the FAQ section below.
- For best results don't overlap the slices of bread when cooking or they won't cook evenly. You want them to be in a single layer so the air can circulate around the bread when it cooks.
- If you use the lower rack of the air fryer the slices on that rack will take 1-2 extra minutes to toast.
- Depending on the thickness of your bread you may have to adjust the cooking time.
- If food tends to stick to your air fryer, give it a spray with oil such as avocado oil or olive oil before cooking the toast.
How to serve:
You can eat your toast plain or add a variety of different toppings. Some of my favorite toppings for toast are:
- Jam - I love using my blueberry chia seed jam on this toast.
- Nut butter such as peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter or pumpkin seed butter.
- Butter or a vegan butter substitute.
- Maple syrup
- Honey
- Cream cheese
- Homemade granola butter
Variations:
- To make air fryer cinnamon toast: sprinkle each side of the bread with ground cinnamon or a cinnamon sugar mixture before cooking.
- Turn it into avocado toast by adding some sliced avocado.
- To make air fryer egg toast: top this toast with a hard boiled egg or soft boiled egg.
- Top it with a little garlic butter either before or after cooking to create garlic toast.
- Turn this into Texas toast by coating the bread in garlic butter before cooking.
How to store:
I usually don't recommend trying to store toast for later but if you are in a rush you can store toast in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 24 hours.
Frequently asked questions:
If you have a basket style air fryer, such as a Ninja Foodi, place the pieces of bread in the basket in a single layer – note that most basket style air fryers are only large enough for 2 slices of bread to fit at a time – then close the air fryer basket and cook the bread for 3-5 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Absolutely! You can toast any kind of bun in an air fryer including hot dog buns and hamburger buns. To toast a bun in an air fryer, open it and lay it flat on the air fryer tray or basket. Then cook it for 2-4 minutes at 400F.
Yes! You can toast anything in an air fryer including bagels. To toast a bagel in an air fryer, open it and lay it flat on your air fryer tray or basket and cook it for 3-5 minutes at 400F.
Absolutely! You can toast all the same things in an air fryer that you can in a toaster or toaster oven, so why have both appliances?
Other air fryer recipes you will love:
- Hash browns in the air fryer
- Air fryer frozen pizza
- Frozen steak in air fryer
- Popcorn in the air fryer
- Air fryer salmon patties with lemon dill aioli
- Potato wedges in the air fryer
- Air fryer sweet potato fries
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Recipe
Air Fryer Toast
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 slices bread
Optional
- spray oil
Instructions
- Place the pieces of bread on the tray or basket of your air fryer and cook at 400F for 3-5 minutes, until toasted.
Optional
- If food tends to stick to your air fryer trays, give the tray a quick spray with an oil such as coconut oil or avocado oil before cooking.
Notes
- Don't overlap the pieces of bread when cooking or they won't toast evenly - depending on the size of your air fryer and the bread you are using you may only be able to cook 2 pieces of bread on a rack at a time.
- To make 8 pieces of toast: use both trays of your air fryer and place 4 pieces of bread on each tray.
- Nutritional values are an estimate and will vary depending on the type of bread you use.
- You do not need to preheat the air fryer for this recipe. If you do preheat it, decrease the cooking time for the toast.
Rena
Looking forward to trying this with a slice of cheese on top.
Erin Carter
Oh yum!!!
Kristie
Mmmmm toast