Easy air fryer baked apples with a delicious sweet oat cinnamon crumble topping!
A quick and easy dessert for busy weeknights served with custard, cream, or ice cream! You might also like my oven-baked apples with mincemeat!
Made with store cupboard staples, these easy baked apples cook in under 15 minutes in your air fryer!
The cinnamon oat topping is sweetened with honey and a little brown sugar, making them totally irresistible!
👩🍳 Love apple desserts? Try my easy cinnamon apple crumble recipe next!
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✔️ Why you'll love this recipe!
- Quick and easy air fryer dessert.
- Delicious soft tender apple with a crunchy oat crumble topping.
- Made with pantry staples.
- Fun new recipe for your air fryer!
🛒 Ingredient notes
Which apples are best for air fryer baked apples?
I like to use tart eating apples. Granny Smith, Braeburn, or Pink Lady varieties all work well.
Butter - unsalted and melted.
Cinnamon - ¼ teaspoon. You could also use mixed spice.
For the crumble topping:
Oats - old-fashioned rolled oats are best, but quick cook oats would also work.
Butter - unsalted and melted.
Honey - a light runny honey or swap for maple syrup.
Brown Sugar - I like to use light muscavado sugar, but you could also use dark brown sugar.
Cinnamon - a teaspoon of cinnamon for the cumble topping.
Flour - a small amount of plain flour helps to bind the crumble topping ingredients together.
🥄 Equipment
Which air fryer? I use the Ninja Foodi MAX PRO Health Grill, Flat Plate and Air Fryer with 7 customisable cooking functions including grill, flat plate, air fry, roast, bake, reheat and dehydrate! It also comes with a digital cooking probe that precisely monitors your food’s temperature as it cooks!
What is an air fryer?
Air fryers are small(ish) kitchen appliances that operate like a convection oven—except in a smaller, more concentrated space.
The air is circulated at a high temperature and evenly around the food, which makes the food cook more quickly than in a conventional oven (saving energy), and helps give foods a crispy coating without the need for lots of oil and fat.
Don't forget to check out all of my easy air fryer recipes on the blog!
🔪 Instructions
The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post
One: To make the oat crumble topping, mix together the oats, melted butter, honey, light brown sugar, cinnamon, and plain flour in a mixing bowl.
Two: Cut the apples in half through the stem, then core them and remove the seeds.
Three: Brush melted butter over the cut sides of the apples with a pastry brush, then sprinkle with the ground cinnamon.
Four: Spoon over the oat crumble topping, compacting it down with the back of a spoon so it doesn't fall off.
Five: Carefully place the apples in the air fryer basket and air fry at 180C (350F) for 12-15 minutes until the apple is tender and the crumble is golden brown. Start testing the apples after 10 minutes.
💭 Expert tips
- You can cook the apples in the oven if you don't have an air fryer - 180C/ 350F for 20 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the topping is golden and crisp.
- You can use any apple, but try to use fresh firm ones that won't disintegrate on cooking.
- If you find that the top is getting too brown, then cover the top with foil. Foil is completely safe to use in an air fryer.
- Make the apples in your instant pot instead!
🍴 Serving suggestions
Serve the air fryer baked apples for dessert with cream, custard, salted caramel sauce, or honeycomb ice cream.
They are also nice for a weekend breakfast with creme fraiche or yogurt and fresh berries (raspberries or blueberries go well).
📖 Variations
- Make healthy baked apples and leave out the brown sugar from the topping.
- Swap the oats for crushed cornflakes or granola.
- Use ground almonds instead of plain flour.
- Add a pinch of nutmeg as well as the cinnamon.
- Add chopped nuts to the crumble topping. Pecan nuts or walnuts would both work well.
🥡 Storage
Store: Store leftover baked apples in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Reheat: In the air fryer for 3-4 minutes, or in a hot oven.
Freeze: The air fryer baked apples are not suitable for freezing.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Baked apples are good for you, but they do contain some natural sugars. The oat crumble topping in this recipe does contain fat and refined sugar, so to make these baked apples even healthier, leave off the crumble topping!
The peel should be left on the apples as it helps to hold them together whilst baking. If you don't like the skin, remove it after they have been baked.
😋 More easy air fryer recipes
- Air Fryer Scones
- Air Fryer French Toast
- Air Fryer Frittata
- Cheesy Air Fryer Crumpets
- Air Fryer Baked Camembert
- Air Fryer Whole Chicken
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Recipe
Easy Air Fryer Baked Apples
Ingredients
- 3 Apples Granny Smith, Braeburn or Pink Lady
- 1 tablespoon Butter melted
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
For the crumble topping
- 50 g Oats
- 2 tablespoon Butter melted
- 2 tablespoon Honey
- 1 teaspoon Light Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Plain Flour
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 180°C (350F).
- Mix together the crumble topping ingredients in a mixing bowl.50 g Oats, 2 tablespoon Butter, 2 tablespoon Honey, 1 teaspoon Light Brown Sugar, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon Plain Flour
- Cut the apples in half through the stem, then core them and remove the seeds.3 Apples
- Brush melted butter over the cut sides of the apples with a pastry brush, then sprinkle with the ground cinnamon.1 tablespoon Butter, ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- Spoon the oat crumble topping onto each apple (compacting it down with a spoon) and place them in the air fryer basket.
- Air fry at 180C (350F) for 12-15 minutes until the apple is tender and the crumble is golden brown. Start testing the apples after 10 minutes.
Notes
- You can cook the apples in the oven if you don't have an air fryer - 180C/ 350F for 20 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the topping is golden and crisp.
- You can use any apple, but try to use fresh firm ones that won't disintegrate on cooking.
- If you find that the top is getting too brown, then cover the top with foil. Foil is completely safe to use in an air fryer.
- Make the apples in your instant pot or pressure cooker instead!
- Make healthy baked apples and leave out the brown sugar from the topping.
- Swap the oats for crushed cornflakes or granola.
- Use ground almonds instead of plain flour.
- Add a pinch of nutmeg as well as cinnamon.
- Add chopped nuts to the crumble topping. Pecan nuts or walnuts would both work well.
Lisa Huff
So quick and easy with the air fryer!! I bet they are amazing with ice cream so I'm going to check out that honeycomb ice cream!
Stephanie
I never thought of using the air fryer to make baked apples. They are one of my favorite "healthy" desserts, so this recipe is a game changer!
Carrie Robinson
What a great idea! And I love how easy it is to make these in the air fryer. 🙂
Emese
Oh, what a lovely recipe. They are like mini apple crisps. The kind of sweet treat I was looking for.
Amanda Wren-Grimwood
Can't beat baked apple with ice cream and I love the oaty crumble topping too. Perfect.