Easy air fryer sausage rolls with crisp puff pastry and a delicious sausage meat and apple filling!
Just 4 ingredients and 10 minutes air frying time!
Using a ready-rolled puff pastry sheet and store-bought sausage meat, means these easy air fryer sausage rolls are so simple and quick to make!
They're perfect for snacks, lunchboxes, picnics, and Christmas buffets!
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👩🍳 Love sausage rolls but don't have an air fryer? Try my easy oven-baked puff pastry sausage rolls instead!
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✔️ Why you'll love this recipe!
- Fast and easy air fryer snack.
- Crisp buttery puff pastry and succulent sausage meat filling.
- Perfect for feeding lots of people.
- Freezer-friendly.
🛒 Ingredient notes
Puff Pastry - a 375g sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry.
Sausage Meat - store-bought sausagemeat, or squeeze the meat out of 6 thick pork sausages. You'll need 450g.
Apple Sauce - adds flavour to the sausage rolls. Use my recipe for homemade apple sauce, or use a shop-bought apple sauce.
Egg - for sealing and glazing.
🥄 Equipment
Which air fryer? I use the Ninja Foodi 5.8 litre Grill and Air Fryer with 4 customisable cooking functions including air fry, roast, bake, and dehydrate!
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.
🔪 Instructions
The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post
Cooking sausage rolls in a Ninja air fryer is really easy!
One: Cut the puff pastry sheet into 3 equal horizontal slices.
Two: Mix together the sausage meat and apple sauce and equally distribute it into the middle of each puff pastry slice.
Three: Whisk the egg in a small bowl and brush the egg wash along the bottom of each piece of puff pastry with a pastry brush, then fold the top over to meet the bottom, encasing the sausage meat inside.
Four: Use a fork to seal the edges together then cut each sausage roll into 8 smaller ones, so you end up with 24 mini sausage rolls in total.
Five: Use a sharp knife to cut a small slit in the top of each sausage roll and brush with egg wash.
Six: Place the sausage rolls in the air fryer basket and air fry for 10-12 minutes (larger sausage rolls will need longer) until the pastry is golden and crispy. Use a meat thermometer to make sure the centres of the sausage rolls have reached 75C (you only need to test one).
Seven: Cool on a wire rack for 5 - 10 minutes before serving.
💭 Expert tips
- Preheat your air fryer before baking the sausage rolls. This will help the pastry become crisp and flakey.
- Allow the puff pastry to rest at room temperature for 20 minutes before using it. If it’s too cold, it will break easily when unrolled.
- Thoroughly brush each sausage roll in egg wash so they have an even golden colour when baked.
- Make sure the sausage rolls are in a single layer in your air fryer. Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may need to air fry them in 2 batches.
🍴 Serving suggestions
The sausage rolls are great for popping into lunchboxes or taking on picnics. Why not make a double batch for a buffet, party or large Christmas gathering?
They're also great for Afternoon Tea, alongside other bitesize treats such as mini cucumber sandwiches, chocolate tiffin, and fruit scones.
Why not make 2 giant sausage rolls or a sausage plait to serve with baked beans and air fryer chips or cheesy chips for an easy lunch?
📖 Variations
- Replace the apple sauce with caramelised onion chutney for a richer flavour.
- Add a small handful of grated cheese (cheddar is best, but hard mozzarella would also work) to make sausage and cheese rolls.
- Stir 1 teaspoon of wholegrain mustard or dijon mustard into the sausage meat for added flavour.
- Add a sprinkling of poppy seeds to the top of each sausage roll, after they have been glazed with egg wash.
- Make them vegetarian by using the filling from veggie sausages.
- At Christmas add dried cranberries and crumbled chestnuts.
- Use shortcrust pastry instead of puff pastry. Follow my recipe for shortcrust pastry sausage rolls and air fry for 10-12 minutes instead of oven-baking.
🥡 Storage
Store: The cooked sausage rolls can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Reheat: The mini sausage rolls can be served cold, at room temperature, or hot. Reheat in the air fryer or oven for a few minutes.
Freeze: The sausage rolls can be frozen unbaked or baked for up to 3 months. If freezing unbaked there is no need to defrost them before air frying. Just pop them straight into the air fryer and add a few minutes to the cooking time.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Yes! Air fry at 200C for 10-12 minutes.
To reheat cooked sausage rolls, place them in the air fryer at 180C 350F for two minutes, or until warmed through. You can also reheat the sausage rolls in the oven.
Use gluten-free puff pastry and make sure your sausage meat is also gluten-free.
😋 More easy air fryer recipes
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- Air fryer baked camembert
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- Air fryer whole chicken
- Air fryer breakfast frittata
- Air fryer glazed salmon
- Air fryer corn on the cob
- Air fryer baked apples
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Recipe
Air Fryer Sausage Rolls
Ingredients
- 375 g Ready Rolled Puff Pastry Sheet
- 450 g Sausage Meat
- 1 tablespoon Apple Sauce
- 1 Egg beaten
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 200°C (400F).
- Cut the puff pastry sheet into 3 equal horizontal slices (refer to photo above).375 g Ready Rolled Puff Pastry Sheet
- Mix together the sausage meat and apple sauce and equally distribute it into the middle of each puff pastry slice.450 g Sausage Meat, 1 tablespoon Apple Sauce
- Brush the egg wash along the bottom of each piece of puff pastry with a pastry brush, then fold the top edge of the pastry over to meet the bottom, encasing the sausage meat inside.1 Egg
- Use a fork to seal the edges together then cut each long sausage roll into 8 smaller ones, so you end up with 24 mini sausage rolls in total.
- Use a sharp knife to cut a small slit in the top of each sausage roll and brush with egg wash.
- Place the sausage rolls in the air fryer basket and air fry for 10-12 minutes (larger sausage rolls will need longer) until the pastry is golden and crispy. Pro Tip: Use a meat thermometer to make sure the centres of the sausage rolls have reached 75C (you only need to test one).
- Cool on a wire rack for 5 - 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Preheat your air fryer before baking the sausage rolls. This will help the pastry become crisp and flakey.
- Allow the puff pastry to rest at room temperature for 20 minutes before using it. If it’s too cold, it will break easily when unrolled.
- Thoroughly brush each sausage roll in egg wash so they have an even golden colour when baked.
- Make sure the sausage rolls are in a single layer in your air fryer. Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may need to air fry them in 2 batches.
- Replace the apple sauce with caramelised onion chutney for a richer flavour.
- Add a small handful of grated cheese (cheddar is best, but hard mozzarella would also work) to make sausage and cheese rolls.
- Stir 1 teaspoon of wholegrain mustard or dijon mustard into the sausage meat for added flavour.
- Add a sprinkling of poppy seeds to the top of each sausage roll, after they have been glazed with egg wash.
Suja md
I just love this and its was a big hit with everyone. And this was such a pleasing experience!
Tavo
Very simple recipe and it was great for hosting my guests last weekend; I am making them again!
Beth
I love the way these flavors work together, and it's so easy to make. I can't wait to try these!
Nikki
These easy to make and scrumptious sausage rolls are going on my "must make" list right now!
Kerry
I had two sausages left over from sausage and mash so used these to make sausage rolls but I then had some puff pastry left over so made a filling out of raw potato and cheese,egg washed them and put them in my Salter 2.5 ltr (going to get a bigger one)I have had this one for 3 years but because of helpful people like you Beth I am using it a lot more now,and honestly there is nothing you cannot cook in them.Last night I put in two chicken portions with an Aunt Bessies Jacket spud ,dinner is served ,temp. probe of chicken was 8o'c.Also bought a slow cooker and had beef stew with dumplings tonight,cooking is fun finding out new things.
Beth Sachs
So glad you're loving your air fryer! I wouldn't be without mine.
Kerry
Also Beth, my Salter when on has warm air coming from the back so I put a plate behind it and it keeps it nice and warm.