There is no need for a deep fryer to make crispy, delicious hush puppies. Air fryer hush puppies are so easy to make without all the extra calories from traditional hush puppies.
Crispy Air Fryer Hush Puppies
My first memory of a hush puppy is Long John Silvers. My dad would take me there when I was a kid and the hush puppies were my favorite part! Hush puppies are loved here in the South and we typically serve them with seafood dinners.
Hush puppies are delicious cornmeal-based bread bites with a crispy outside. Traditionally they are deep-fried in hot oil. However, this recipe calls for the Air fryer to lighten it up It’s our favorite way to make hush puppies! These make the perfect side dish for a fish fry or any seafood dinner.
Ingredients Needed
Just a handful of ingredients most of us already have on hand.
- Dry ingredients – Yellow Cornmeal, Baking Powder and Flour
- Spices – Salt, Cayenne pepper, Garlic powder and Onion
- Milk – 2% or whole milk.
- Egg
- Cream Corn – you will need can creamed corn, but feel free to make homemade creamed corn.
How To Make Hush Puppies In The Air Fryer
This is a quick and easy recipe to make last minute that kids and adults will love.
- Mix. In one bowl, mix the dry ingredients. In another, mix the wet ingredients. Add the cream corn and onions into the bowl with the wet.
- Combine. Mix both the bowls together into one big one.
- Roll. Roll the mixture into small balls and roll them in a shallow dish of cornmeal.
- Freeze. The hush puppies then need to freeze for 30 minutes to hold their shape.
- Cook. Put the hush puppies in the Air Fryer and spray with oil. Cook half way then turn them over. They are done when they are brown on the outside.
How To Cook Frozen Hush Puppies In The Air Fryer
- Preheat Air Fryer to 350 degrees.
- Place frozen hushpuppies in air fryer basket.
- Cook for 10-11 minutes.
- Flip the hushpuppies over halfway through.
Serving Hush Puppies
We love to serve hush puppies with a side of dip like cocktail sauce, ketchup, tartar sauce or ranch dressing. Air Fryer Hush Puppies are also the perfect side dish to go with a Seafood main dish like Fried Shrimp, Air Fryer Fish Sticks, Southern Crab Cakes or Classic Fish and Chips.
More Easy Air Fryer Recipes
- Air Fryer Tortilla Chips
- Air Fryer Grilled Cheese
- Chicken Tenders in the Air Fryer
- Air Fryer Steak
- Air Fryer Orange Chicken
Air Fryer Hush Puppies
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow corn meal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 Tablespoons minced onion
- 1 15.25 ounces can of cream style corn
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- Spray oil
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix the Corn meal, flour, baking powder, garlic salt and cayenne pepper until well blended.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and milk until mixed. Stir in the minced onion and cream style corn.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together.
- Place about a cup of corn meal in a shallow bowl and roll the hush puppies into small balls, then roll in the corn meal, and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Place hush puppies in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Remove from freezer, and place in the Air Fryer basket.
- Spray the hush puppies with the spray oil, set the temperature to 400 degrees, and set the time to 10 minutes.
- Check the hush puppies half way through cooking and turn the hush puppies, and spray again with the spray oil.
- Since Air Fryer’s differ in cooking, make sure the hush puppies are cooked golden brown out side and are done in the middle. This may require additional time. Add 3 minutes, and cook again if not done.
- Continue until hush puppies are completely done in the center.
- When hush puppies are done, sprinkle with finely minced parsley. Enjoy!
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