Healthy Air Fried Desserts: Quick Sweet Recipes For Zucchini Chocolate Bread, Oat Cookies, and More

Having an air fryer in the kitchen is nothing short of a boon. You can make everything really quickly and without the excessive use of extra oil butter or ghee in any dessert or savoury recipe. It's so versatile that you can create a wide range of recipes including desserts in a more healthier and efficient way. Here are some dessert recipes adapted for the air fryer that you can recreate in your kitchen.

Air Fryer Oat Cookies

Ingredients:

• 85 gm unsalted butter
• 20 gm golden syrup
• ½ tsp vanilla essence
• 140 gm flour
• ½ baking soda
• 100 gm rolled oats
• 100 gm sugar (replace with healthier alternative, if needed)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 50 gm soaked raisins

Instructions:

1. Melt butter and syrup in the microwave and mix well.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients, including the raisins that you can soak for half an hour in water.
3. Add a tablespoon of water to bring the cookie dough together then shape into fifteen balls. Refrigerate them for half an hour.
4. To bake, take out about 5-6 balls and flatten them with your palm.
5. Line the air fryer’s surface with baking paper and place them about a centimeter apart from each other.
6. Cook at 175°C for 15 minutes. Repeat this process with the rest of the dough.
7. Let the cookies cool before enjoying them with a cup of coffee.

Air Fryer Bananas

Ingredients:

• 4 ripe bananas
• 65 gm brown sugar
• 2 ½ tbsp ground cinnamon
• Pinch of salt

Instructions:

1. Cut the bananas lengthwise so you get long pieces.
2. Mix together cinnamon powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Coat every banana piece evenly with this mixture.
3. Place into the air fryer at 200 C for about 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown and caramelised.
4. Enjoy these bananas with a dollop of vanilla greek yoghurt and some berries. You can also add them to your oatmeal.

Baked Apples

Ingredients:

• 2 apples
• 3 tbsp chopped walnuts
• 3 tbsp raisins
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• Agave nectar or maple syrup for garnish

Instructions:

1. Peel and slice the apples into halves, then scoop out some of the flesh.
2. Combine the nuts, spices, and butter in a small bowl, then spoon them into the cavity you’ve just made.
3. Place the apples into the air fryer and let them bake for about 10 minutes at 180 C. They should be brown, slightly mushy but still holding their shape.
4. Drizzle some sweet syrup like agave nectar or maple syrup and enjoy. You can also have these apples with some flavoured Greek yoghurt.

Air Fryer Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:

• 180 gm shredded zucchini
• 60 gm flour
• 20 gm Cadbury Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 75 gm packed light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 85 gm chopped Cadbury Bournville Rich Cocoa 70% Dark Chocolate

Instructions:

1. Grease an air fryer-friendly baking pan with some vegetable oil or melted butter. Set aside.
2. Sift all the dry ingredients - cocoa, baking soda, flour, and salt in a bowl.
3. Then mix all the wet ingredients until smooth. Add all of the dry ingredients to this, followed by the chopped chocolate.
4. Finally, mix in the shredded zucchini. Try to drain as much water as you can from the vegetables so you don’t get a soggy cake.
5. Bake in the air fryer for 25 to 30 minutes at 160°C.