There really is a method to making cinnamon toast and my Air Fryer Perfect Cinnamon Toast recipe will show you the best way.
Air Fryer Perfect Cinnamon Toast
There really is a trick to making perfect Cinnamon Toast. Who knew? I read an article by Ree Drummond a few years back, about making perfect Cinnamon Toast in the oven.
As a lover of cinnamon toast, I knew using either the air fryer and air fryer oven would allow me to make cinnamon toast quicker and without heating up my kitchen.
I adore toast and my Air Fryer Perfectly Toasted Bagels and Toast recipe has been a huge hit. Cinnamon Toast in the air fryer is just as wonderful.
Seriously, who knew? There really IS a right way to make cinnamon toast and my Air Fryer Perfect Cinnamon Toast recipe will show you how.
Cast of Ingredients for Air Fryer Perfect Cinnamon Toast
Making the Cinnamon Toast in the air fryer only takes 5 minutes, as opposed to using the oven, which takes 10 minutes.
If you don’t yet have an air fryer, you can even use your Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker coupled with your Mealthy CrispLid too.
Allow Butter to Come to Room Temperature
Room temperature butter makes it easier to mix and whip.
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Can Other Flavors Be Added to Butter?
- A touch of freshly ground pepper gives the toast an elegant flavor. Don’t be afraid to try the pepper, just a small grind of your pepper mill is all that is needed.
- Nutmeg is nice too, but go very, very easy.
- For a really fantastic and unusual variety of air fryer cinnamon toast, follow this recipe method, but use my Cardamom Spiced Vanilla Sugar {Indian Coffee Sugar} mixed with the softened butter instead. OMG, what an awesome cinnamon toast it makes. That will blow you away!
Butter is Whipped with Cinnamon and Sugar
Can the Compound Butter be Made in Advance?
You are going to love this recipe so much and I suggest making up a double or triple batch, so that you have your flavored butter ready to go. We store ours in a I love this so much I make a double batch and store it in a small Lock N Lock and then take out what we will need and let it get to room temperature.
Can Ghee be used Instead of Butter.
While I love homemade Ghee I thought I would try it in this recipe, but it doesn’t work.
The sugar does not caramelize as well since there is a lack of water content.
Compound Butter is Spread from End to End
Can Air Fryer Perfect Cinnamon Toast be made in Advance?
- Yep, it sure can.
- After preparing the slices of bread, they can be frozen.
- When you are ready to make the Air Fryer Perfect Cinnamon Toast, just pull out from the freezer as many slices as you want.
- No need to defrost!
If you want to take your cinnamon toast to another level, try making my Hokkaido Milk Sandwich Loaf recipe. You will never buy a loaf of bread again.,
Air Fryer or Air Fryer Ovens Work Great
Whether you own an air fryer or an air fryer oven, the method is the same. With an air fryer oven you can make more slices of cinnamon toast and you have a couple of racks to use.
It will depend on the size of air fryer oven you own. I can put six slices of bread on each oven rack in my air fryer oven.
Air Fryer Perfect Cinnamon Toast
Yummies, right?
There really is a method to this madness. You will end up with the most perfect Cinnamon Toast, you have ever had.
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Join the fun in my Facebook Air Fryer Recipe Group, where we share recipes, methods and fun.
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Ultrean 8.5 Quart Air Fryer or Ultrean 8.5 Quart Air Fryer Toaster Oven or Ultrean 8.5 Quart Air Fryer Oven
- Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
- Culina Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
- Lock N Lock Small Container
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Here is the handy printable recipe:
Ingredients
- 12 slices Bread whole wheat is great
- 1 stick Butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup White Sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 pinch Kosher Salt (tiny pinch)
- 2 pinches Freshly Ground Black Pepper optional
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Instructions
- Mash softened butter with a fork or back of spoon and add in sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. (If using the pepper, add that in now too>0
- Stir to completely combine.
- Spread one six of mixture onto bread, from end to end, making sure to completely cover the entire surface.
- Place as many slices into your air fryer basket or onto your air fryer trays/racks as will fit.
- Cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 5 minutes.
- Remove from Air Fryer and cut diagonally.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Flavor Varieties
- A touch of freshly ground pepper gives the toast an elegant flavor. Don't be afraid to try the pepper, just a small grind of your pepper mill is all that is needed.
- Nutmeg is nice too, but go very, very easy.
- For a really fantastic and unusual variety of air fryer cinnamon toast, follow this recipe method, but use my Cardamom Spiced Vanilla Sugar {Indian Coffee Sugar} mixed with the softened butter instead. OMG, what an awesome cinnamon toast it makes. That will blow you away!
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Air Fryer Perfect Cinnamon Toast
This is so good ! As a (78 year old) widow I love making this & freezing It. It’s always ready to toast in my ninja foodi when I’m in the mood.
Thank you, Jean. Enjoy. We love this one too. Jill
This is close my moms cinnamon toast, except she baked it. This is truly sinfully delicious! Thanks Jill for another great recipe.
Thank you, Shelly. Jill
Does this toast both sides?
Do you think that using Parkay Squeeze butter would work?
Eliminates the need to wait for the butter to soften.
Made these with our power fryer xl. Reduced the amounts alittle for four slices of bread. They tur ed out great.
I love cinnamon toast but rarely make it because I don’t like to crank up the oven or dirty up a baking pan just for me to have a couple of pieces of toast. When I saw this I had to try it. I couldn’t bring myself to add the pepper though. It was fantastic! I can’t wait until the grandkids are here for the weekend. They will love it.
Omg this was amazing!! I stacked 2 slices and they turned out perfectly. Yum yum yum.
Can this cinnamon butter mixture be kept in the frig for a time and use as needed?
Do you stack the buttered bread right on top of each other and it all gets browned and crisp?
I’m very new to using one of these fryers.
Thank you!
There are photos to show. Jill
Do you butter both sides of the bread?
OH MY GOODNESS!!! I love Ree’s Cinnamon Toast! My air fryer will be here Monday and I’m definitely making this ASAP!!!
Did you turn the bread halfway through? Or is there no need?
Hi Bob~
In my air fryer, I did not need to turn the bread.
Jill