Sit back and enjoy this Easy Air Fryer Onion Rings Recipe, plus they can be made gluten free too.
Easy Air Fryer Onion Rings are a delight especially paired with a delicious cut of your favorite smoked meats. We paired this with Smoked Bologna.
It was a great pairing, these are delicious and perfect as a side item. I adapted my Air Fryer Fried Pickles Recipe to make these.
Are you ready for a tasty snack this weekend? These are perfect to try out in your new air fryer.
Not sure about an Air Fryer? Check out this post on Everything You Need to Know about An Air Fryer too!
This same method can be used for a variety of foods like zucchini, squash, green tomatoes, and more. If you want that breaded taste, try this method.
We make ours with gluten-free all-purpose flour, but you can easily make these with regular flour too if you prefer.
It will work and taste fabulous!
It’s very easy to make onion rings in the air fryer.
Now, let’s get to these Air Fryer Onion Rings!
What do you need for Air Fryer Onion Rings?
- Air Fryer
- White Onion
- Buttermilk
- Breadcrumbs or gluten-free breadcrumbs
- Flour
- Eggs
- Salt
- Cooking Spray
- Foil
That’s all you need for the best Air Fryer Onion Rings. The main thing is that you need to slice the onions as you would expect onion rings to be sized, then soak them well in the buttermilk.
This enhances the flavor, plus the way the breading adheres to it.
I also like to foil-line my Air Fryer just to help avoid a mess afterward. If you use foil, be sure the onions are weighing the foil down before starting your air fryer, this way the foil does not blow into the heating element. It’s also best to fold the foil up on the sides so that air is still able to circulate.
This recipe can be made in a traditional air fryer or Ninja Foodi Multi-Cooker.
The onion rings may have to be cooked in batches depending on the size of the air fryer.
If you want to keep the onion rings warm while cooking all of the batches, place them on a baking sheet and into a 200°F warm oven.
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More Air Fryer Vegetable Recipes
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Gluten-Free Air Fryer Onion Rings
Ingredients
- 1 Large White Onion (Sliced about 1/4 inch slices)
- 1 Cup Buttermilk
- 2 Cups Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour or Regular Flour
- 2 Eggs Beaten
- 2 Cups Gluten-Free Breadcrumbs or Regular Bread Crumbs
- Salt to Taste
Instructions
- Place the onions in a shallow bowl or dish and pour the buttermilk over them.
- Let them sit and soak for 1-2 hours.
- Just before cooking, coat the basket of the air fryer with grapeseed oil spray or line with parchment paper or foil. If lined, be sure there is room on the sides for air to circulate.
- Prepare a bowl for the flour, a separate bowl for beaten eggs, and another bowl for the breadcrumbs.
- Add a dash of salt to the breadcrumbs.
- Dip the onions in the flour, dust off any excess.
- Dip them in the eggs, let the excess drip off.
- Coat with the breadcrumbs.
- Place evenly in the Air Fryer.
- At this point, you can add some salt to them or salt them after they are done.
- Fry them in the Air Fryer at 390°F for about 5 minutes on each side or until they are crispy.
- If you prefer, spray with some grapeseed oil spray to get them a little bit more brown in color. This is what will get rid of any floury texture.
- Serve.
Linda Pedersen says
My new oven has an air fryer function and I will be trying these today! They look great!