Easy Air Fryer Corn Dogs from Frozen

Air fryer corn dogs are perfection on a stick – golden brown on the outside, perfectly cooked on the inside, and absolutely delicious.

Serves: 3-4 Time: 8 minutes Cookbook: Matt’s Kitchen

Corn dogs are such a fun treat and every bite reminds me of county fairs and summer days – and no wonder since they were first made popular at Minnesota State Fair. Their delicious golden brown casing, the savory hot dogs in the middle, the steam and aroma as you bite into them… I could go on but instead, I’ll tell you how to bring this delicious perfection to your own kitchen table in just a few minutes flat.

Air fryer cooking is a total game changer, enabling you to produce state-fair-worthy golden brown delicious corn dogs in a matter of minutes. And with air fryer corn dogs, there’s no having to heat up the whole house because of the oven or wishing the long-awaited state fair would finally arrive.

Let’s get cooking!

Jump Ahead:

• ❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
• 🌭 Ingredients Needed to Make Air Fryer Corn Dogs
• 🍴 Equipment You’ll Need in the Kitchen
• 🥄 How to Make Air Fryer Corn Dogs
• ❓ Air Fryer Corn Dogs Tips, Tricks, and FAQs
• ♾️ More Air Fryer Recipes

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Easy: Looking to add to your repertoire of easy meals? Look no further! As long as you’ve got some corn dogs and an air fryer, you’ll have dinner in minutes.

Fun: Who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned corn dog? This is one quick meal the whole family will enjoy. You could even kick up your lunch a bit and serve spicy chips on the side!

Kid-Approved: Heat up a corn dog for an easy snack or a quick lunch and there will be no complaining from the smaller members of your household. If you really want to get on the best-parent-ever list, serve it with french fries!

Nostalgic: Corn dogs are 100% comfort food and take me straight back to my childhood. One bite and you’ll be transported back to county fairs, hot summer days, and times gone by.

Ingredients Needed to Make Air Fryer Corn Dogs

• Frozen Corn Dogs: Choose your favorite brand of frozen corn dogs, here. If you have some homemade corn dogs that you’ve frozen or corn dog bites, you can use those, too! If you need some inspiration, Foster Farms and State Fair both have good frozen corn dogs and Morning Star Farms has a solid meatless option. Looking for something different than regular corn dogs? Jimmy Dean has a breakfast corn dog with pancake casing and a sausage dog inside.
• Condiments: Grab your favorite dipping sauce to enjoy with your corndogs. Personally, a mix of mustard and ketchup is a must in our house. A good BBQ sauce comes in at a close second place.

Equipment Needed In the Kitchen

Instant Read Thermometer (w/ extendable probe)

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• Air Fryer: We have the Ninja Foodi air fryer and we use it all the time. It has a deep fryer basket and it’s a powerhouse when it comes to cooking things fast. It can also bake, dehydrate, and roast, so it’s a solid multi-purpose tool in our kitchen.
• Tongs: A good pair of tongs will go a long way for this recipe. You’ll need to turn the corn dogs over halfway through cooking time, and they’ll be so hot that tongs are a necessity.
• Instant Read Thermometer (optional): This recipe will cook up your corn dogs until they are crispy on the outside and perfectly hot on the inside. If you want to be extra sure, however, an instant-read thermometer is ideal. We have the one featured here and use it with air frying all the time. Thanks to the extendable probe, we can leave it in the food even when the lid is closed.

How to Make Air Fryer Corn Dogs

Air frying is a perfectly easy way to whip up a batch of fun for the whole family. Follow the instructions below and you’ll put perfectly cooked corn dogs on the table in minutes.

Preheat the air fryer

First, you’ll want to preheat your air fryer. Set it to reheat at 400 degrees F and set the total cooking time to 8 minutes.

When the air fryer is ready, lay the dogs in a single layer in the air fryer tray, as is. There’s no need for cooking spray or extra oil when you air fry corn dogs.

For best results, make sure the corn dogs aren’t overlapping. Placing them in a single layer is the best way to ensure even cooking.

Air fry those corn dogs!

When the air fryer has been cooking for 3-5 minutes, turn the corn dogs over once to achieve that golden brown exterior quintessential of a perfect corn dog. Depending on your air fryer basket, you might achieve those little grill marks, as well.

At the 7-8 minute mark, they should be golden brown and perfectly cooked. If they still look a little pale, give them an extra minute.

And serve! You just cooked the best frozen corn dogs around and all the applause goes to you.

Note: This is a standard recipe and should work for all corn dog brands. However, air fryer cook times can vary depending on the brand of air fryer and how powerful your unit is.

Air Fryer Frozen Corn Dogs Tips, Tricks, and FAQs

If you have corn dogs already thawed, then you’ll want to follow the instructions above, but reduce total cooking time to 4 minutes. Turn once at the 2-minute mark.

Follow the instructions above but reduce total cooking time to 4 minutes if they’re thawed.

Almost any dipping sauce works well including mustard, ketchup, buffalo sauce, BBQ sauce, ranch, honey mustard, and honey.

Leftover corn dogs can be kept in an airtight container and refrigerated or re-frozen.

More Easy Air Fryer Recipes

Want some more tasty air fryer recipes? Try a few of these reader favorites!

• Air Fryer Mozzarella Sticks: Mozz sticks in the air fryer. It doesn’t get much easier than that.
• Air Fryer Chicken Strips: Make this for an easy dinner in three ways – tacos, tenders, or salad topping.
• Air Fryer Sausage: Itching for an old fashion, hearty dog? Try this recipe and whip them up in no time.

Easy Air Fryer Corn Dogs from Frozen to Done

• Total Time: 9 minutes
• Yield: 1 Batch 1x

Description

Air fryer corn dogs are perfection on a stick – golden brown on the outside, perfectly cooked on the inside, and absolutely delicious.

Ingredients

1 package Frozen Corn Dogs

Condiments

Instructions

Preheat the air fryer

• First, you’ll want to preheat your air fryer. Set it to reheat at 400 degrees F and set the total cooking time to 8 minutes.
• When the air fryer is ready, lay the dogs in a single layer in the air fryer tray, as is. There’s no need for cooking spray or extra oil when you air fry corn dogs.
• For best results, make sure the corn dogs aren’t overlapping. Placing them in a single layer is the best way to ensure even cooking.

Air fry the corn dogs

• When the air fryer has been cooking for 3-5 minutes, turn the corn dogs over once to achieve that golden brown exterior quintessential of a perfect corn dog. Depending on your air fryer basket, you might achieve those little grill marks, as well.
• At the 7-8 minute mark, they should be golden brown and perfectly cooked. If they still look a little pale, give them an extra minute.
• And serve! You just cooked the best frozen corn dogs around and all the applause goes to you.

Note: This is a standard recipe and should work for all corn dog brands. However, air fryer cook times can vary depending on the brand of air fryer and how powerful your unit is.

• Prep Time: 1
• Cook Time: 8
• Category: Everyday Cooking
• Method: Air Fry
• Cuisine: American

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