Who’ll not love warm, buttery, and flaky air fryer croissants? You can easily make this air fryer croissant in under 12 minutes.
The air fryer croissant texture is crispy and flaky on the outside and tender on the inside. They are perfect for a quick breakfast with a hot cup of coffee or cold milk.
You can make an air fryer croissant recipe using refrigerated canned croissant dough or make it from scratch.
Both the methods are easy and are worth making.
Today I’ll share both the canned and homemade croissant recipes, tips on making them perfect, and don’t miss out on what can be served with air fryer croissant.
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What is a croissant?
Before starting with the air fryer croissant recipe let’s see what croissants are.
A croissant is a flaky, buttery French pastry that is rolled and shaped into a crescent shape.
The dough is layered with butter, rolled, and folded several times this process is called lamination. This process results in a layered and flakey texture like puff pastry to the croissant.
The main ingredients for making croissants are flour, butter, eggs, sugar, yeast, milk, water, and sugar.
Well, the baked croissant's texture should be crispy and flaky on the outside and moist and tender on the inside.
How to make an air fryer croissant?
Let’s start with the refrigerated canned croissant dough. This air fryer frozen croissant is easy to make as you only need 1 ingredient. You can use a Pillsbury croissant air fryer.
Ingredients
- 1 can refrigerated Croissant Rolls
Instruction
- First, you need to unroll the dough sheet and pat it out to make a triangle.
- If you want to add some spread on your croissant you can add it at this moment. As I’m not adding anything I’ll start rolling them up.
- For rolling you have to start from the widest end to the top point.
- Following the same way, roll up the rest of the dough sheet and set it aside.
- Preheat your air fryer at 180C/350F for 2-3 minutes. This process helps to cook the air fryer croissant evenly.
- Place the croissant in the air fryer basket 2-3 a per batch according to the size of your air fryer basket. Cook them at 180C/350F for 5 minutes and flip them over and cook for another 4-5 minutes, until golden brown.
- Remove the air fryer croissant and serve.
You can find the air fryer croissant recipe in the printable card below.
How to shape an air fryer croissant?
Shaping the air fryer croissant is simple and easy; it's not difficult as it looks.
- First of all, you need to divide the dough in half as it’s easier to work. After that roll, it out and make a long rectangle.
- I usually don’t measure but you can approximately make 9 inches wide, 21 inches long, and ½ inch thick.
- Take a pizza cutter or a sharp knife to cut the dough. You need to cut the edges away and cut the dough into long triangles.
- After that starting from the wider part of the triangle, roll it away from you to the smaller part. Pinch the end of the dough underneath the croissant and bend a little to give the croissant a curved shape.
How do you make croissants from scratch?
If you want to bake an air fryer croissant at home, the ingredients and making process are simple and easy.
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 ¼ tablespoon unsalted butter(cold)
- 1 cup milk
- 1-2 eggs (for egg wash)
- ½ tablespoon choco chip
- 2 ¼ teaspoon salt
Instruction
- Take a large mixing bowl and add all the dry ingredients first all-purpose flour, sugar, yeast, and salt stir them until combined. Add the choco-chip and combine.
- Pour milk according to how you like your dough to form because you might not need the whole cup of milk.
- After the croissant dough is formed wrap the dough with plastic wrap and let it sit for an hour.
- Place the butter sticks directly or you can prepare the butter by arranging the butter sticks horizontally on a piece of plastic wrap. Add another layer of plastic wrap over it. Pound and roll out on both sides until the shape of the butter is a rectangle and refrigerate until the air fryer croissant dough is ready.
- After an hour lightly flour the working area and roll the dough into a long triangle shape. Place the butter in the center of the dough and fold it like a letter into thirds.
- Repeat the lamination process 4-6 times.
- Then roll your air fryer croissant dough and give them the shape by following the instructions given above.
- Let the croissant sit for another hour and you’ll start noticing the raise then brush them with egg wash.
- Preheat your air fryer at 200C/400F for 2-3 minutes.
- Place the croissant in an air fryer basket in a single layer and bake them at 200C/400F for 8-10 minutes and flip the croissant and bake for another 8-10 minutes on 180C/350F, until the croissant is golden brown on the outside.
- Remove the croissant and serve them warm.
Note: Yes, the baking process of homemade air fryer croissant is a little long but believe me it’s worth making.
Tips for making air fryer croissant
- Always preheat your air fryer before baking the air fryer croissant. Don’t skip this process as it gives the best result.
- Leave enough space between the croissants in the air fryer basket so the hot air can circulate and results in an evenly baked croissant.
- Don’t overcrowd the air fryer basket instead cook in batches.
- If you're making an air fryer croissant from scratch, let your dough sit for at least an hour for the best result.
What can be eaten with an air fryer croissant?
The air fryer croissant can be served as they are, but if you would like to dress them up there are plenty of yummy toppings.
You can spread strawberry jam or lemon curd on the croissant and they are just delicious.
If you like to fill in the croissant you can layer the ham and cheese while rolling them and make delicious air fryer ham and cheese croissant.
You can also make an air fryer chocolate croissant just by glazing melted chocolate over the croissant.
Serve all of the above varieties of air fryer croissant with some hot coffee/chocolate or cold milk.
Here are some of the frequently asked questions
How to store the air fryer croissant?
Keep these air fryer croissants in an airtight container at room temperature. They are good for 4-5 days.
You can also put them in the refrigerator and they last for 10-12 days.
Can I freeze air fryer croissants?
Yes, unlike other food air fryer croissants and be frozen. You can wrap the baked croissant in plastic wrap and put it in the freezer.
Thaw it at room temperature for an hour and reheat the croissant air fryer and enjoy.
You can also freeze the dough instead of a baked croissant.
What type of flour is best for croissants?
The pastry flour is the best for the light and delicate texture of the air fryer croissant. However, you can use all-purpose flour or bread flour to make sturdy and chewy air fryer croissants.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time:12 minutes
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📖 Recipe
Air Fryer Croissant
Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 cup milk
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 ¼ tablespoon unsalted butter(cold)
- 1-2 eggs
- ½ handful choco chip
- 2 ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Take a large mixing bowl and add all the dry ingredients first all-purpose flour, sugar, yeast, and salt stir them until combined. Add the choco-chip and combine.4 cups all-purpose flour, 4 teaspoons active dry yeast, ⅓ cup sugar, ½ handful choco chip, 2 ¼ teaspoon salt, 1-2 eggs
- Pour milk according to how you like your dough to form because you might not need the whole cup of milk.1 cup milk
- After the croissant dough is formed wrap the dough with plastic wrap and let it sit for an hour.
- Place the butter sticks directly or you can prepare the butter by arranging the butter sticks horizontally on a piece of plastic wrap. Add another layer of plastic wrap over it. Pound and roll out on both sides until the shape of the butter is a rectangle and refrigerate until the air fryer croissant dough is ready.1 ¼ tablespoon unsalted butter(cold)
- After an hour lightly flour the working area and roll the dough into a long triangle shape. Place the butter in the center of the dough and fold it like a letter into thirds.
- Repeat the lamination process 4-6 times.
- Then roll your air fryer croissant dough and give them the shape by following the instructions given above.
- Let the croissant sit for another hour and you’ll start noticing the raise then brush them with egg wash.
- Preheat your air fryer at 200C/400F for 2-3 minutes.
- Place the croissant in an air fryer basket in a single layer and bake them at 200C/400F for 8-10 minutes and flip the croissant and bake for another 8-10 minutes on 350F, until the croissant is golden brown on the outside.
- Remove the croissant and serve them warm.
