If you are looking for a tasty treat that will serve as a healthy snack while satisfying that need for crunch, then look no further than our air fried avocado recipe.
Breaded with seasoned panko breadcrumbs, our air fried avocado slices are crispy, flavorful, and ready in just 20-minutes.
Air Fryer Avocado
I’ll fully admit that we were looking for an avocado toast-style recipe that was more snack and less breakfast when we decided on creating a finger-food version of this trendy food option. From that, this avocado fries air fryer recipe was born and our household is thrilled.
Generally used as an afternoon pick-me-up that is sure to energize you through your evening, you can also serve avocado fries (air fryer recipe) as part of an appetizer platter or spread alongside your favorite finger foods.
What types of appetizer foods? Well, how about sweet potato fries, air fryer boneless wings, and air fryer crispy chickpeas alongside these air fryer avocado fries.
If you are looking for additional snack items that you can make with your air fryer be sure to check out our frozen mini corn dogs, air fryer Totino’s pizza rolls, and air fryer frozen tater tots.
What Makes This Recipe So Good!
- Our avocado fries air fryer recipe shows you just how to make the perfect avocado fry that is crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside.
- Homemade with panko breadcrumbs that are seasoned with chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper, our fried avocado slices are the perfect option when you want a guilt-free and healthy snack option.
- Avocado is well-known as a super healthy food, and even with a light coating of breading it will still comply with a low-carb lifestyle as well as vegetarian, sugar-free, and dairy-free.
- Quick and simple, our air fryer avocado fries recipe is ready in just 20-minutes.
Key Ingredients
Grab your seasonings, and your breading ingredients, plus two fresh avocados that are not overly ripe, and get ready to make the best avocado air fryer recipe.
- avocados
- all purpose flour
- chili powder
- paprika
- fine sea salt
- coarse ground black pepper
- panko breadcrumbs
- large eggs
- Olive or avocado oil spray
** Please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post for the exact quantities **
Equipment
- An Air Fryer- We have a Cosori XL basket style air fryer, a Ninja Foodi pressure cooker & air fryer combo, an Instant Pot Omni Plus oven style air fryer, an Instant Pot air fryer lid, and a small 3.2L Farberware basket style air fryer. The Cosori unit was used in this recipe.
- Non-stick spatula
- Rubbed tipped tongs
Step by Step Instructions
Our avocado fries air fryer recipe is a quick and simple method for creating super flavorful fresh avocado fries. Start by creating a dredging station and dredge each avocado slice through all three stops, air fry, and then serve your crispy avocado fries and enjoy!
Mix the flour and seasoning in a small bowl.
In a second small bowl whisk eggs.
In a third small bowl pour the panko bread crumbs and add in the seasoning to include chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.
Set the three bowls aside.
Preheat the air fryer at 400 F for 5 minutes.
Cut the avocado in half lengthwise. Remove the pit and slice into ½ inch thick slices, cutting to the peel but not through it. Gently remove the slices from the peel. A large avocado makes 8-10 slices.
Dredge each avocado slice in flour mixture, then egg, and lastly in the panko bread crumbs and place in preheated air fryer basket.
Lightly spray slices with olive oil or avocado oil spray.
Air fry at 400 F for 7 minutes, and then add an additional 1-2 minutes to reach golden browned color.
Sprinkle with more salt before serving.
Variations
- Spicy – Add chili pepper flakes to the panko breadcrumbs to create a spicier avocado fry.
How to Make Air Fryer Avocado No Breading
It’s super easy to make air fryer avocado no breading if don’t have breadcrumbs on hand or just want to skip it. With just an easy swap you can make low carb air fryer avocado fries super easily.
Just follow our recipe above but swap the panko breadcrumbs with more flour! Want to skip the flour? Use almond flour, oat flour, or your favorite gluten-free flour.
- Dip the avocado in the seasoned flour
- Then dip it in the beaten eggs
- Then dip it a second time in the seasoned flour mix. So easy!
Cook’s Tips
- For best results, choose avocados that are not-quite ripe to ripe, but never over ripe. The softer the flesh of the avocado, the softer your avocado fry will end up.
- Don’t slice your avocados until you are ready to dredge and cook them.
- Avoid overcrowding air fryer. The more room the avocado slices have, the more crispy they will become.
- Keep an eye on avocado fries toward the end of cooking as they brown quickly.
- It is helpful to whisk one egg, and then whisk the second egg when you need it, to avoid flour build up in your egg mixture.
- This is an easy recipe to cut in half if you just want to cook 1 avocado. You might not be able to cut the dredging ingredients in half since they need to be well coated.
Common Questions
Avocado fries make a great appetizer or snack. Serve them alongside other finger-food and appetizer-related items.
Yes! While egg is standard for creating a dredging station, you can use mayo in its place.
Reheat leftover avocado fried in air fryer by preheating the until to 400 F and then cooking them for 1 minute or until heated through and warm.
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📖 Recipe
Air Fried Avocado
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 large avocados
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt +1 teaspoon for serving
- ½ teaspoon black pepper fresh ground
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs or skip and use extra flour
- 2 large eggs
- olive oil spray
Instructions
- Mix the flour and seasoning in a small bowl. In a second small bowl whisk eggs. In a third small bowl pour the panko bread crumbs and add in the seasoning to include chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Set the three bowls aside.
- Preheat the air fryer at 400 F for 5 minutes
- Cut the avocado in half lengthwise. Remove the pit and slice into ½ inch thick slices, cutting to the peel but not through it. Gently remove the slices from the peel. A large avocado makes 8-10 slices.
- Dredge each avocado slice in flour mixture, then egg, and lastly in the panko bread crumbs and place in preheated air fryer basket. ** If you want to make these without breadcrumbs, just dip them again in the flour mixture!
- Lightly spray slices with olive oil or avocado oil spray.
- Air fry at 400 F for 7 minutes, and then add an additional 1-2 minutes to reach golden browned color. Sprinkle with more salt before serving.
Notes
- Avoid Overcrowding air fryer. The more room the avocado slices have, the more crispy they will become. Keep an eye on avocado fries toward the end of cooking as they brown quickly
- It is helpful to whisk one egg, and then whisk the second egg when you need it, to avoid flour build up in your egg mixture.
- This is an easy recipe to cut in half if you just want to cook 1 avocado. You might not be able to cut the dredging ingredients in half since they need to be well coated.
Nutrition
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