These easy Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket recipe is perfect for your festive menu. Pigs in blankets are the perfect Christmas side dish and cooking them in the air fryer is the fastest way to cook them and get them on your plate!
Air fryer pigs in blankets are not just for Christmas! You can pick them up all year round and when cooking them in the air fryer they are the perfect afternoon snack!
Top Questions
How do you cook pigs in blankets in Ninja Foodi?
Can you cook pigs in a blanket on aluminium foil?
How do you cook frozen pigs in a blanket?
How long does it take to cook pigs in a blanket in an air fryer?
Why you’ll love this Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket recipe
Pigs in blankets are one of life’s simple pleasures, they are salty and crispy and so easy to make in the air fryer.
Air fryer cocktail sausages are perfect party food! You can serve them as they are or with a dipping sauce.
Making pigs in blankets in the air fryer is a great idea when you don’t want to wait for the oven to preheat, it’s quicker and saves energy.
Ingredients
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Pigs in Blankets
I love Pigs in Blankets. The tasty sausage wrapped in crispy bacon is one of the best things in the world. You can make your own by simply wrapping streaky bacon around a cocktail sausage if you can’t find any in the supermarket.
How to Air Fry Pigs in a Blanket – step by step
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Start by wrapping the bacon around your cocktail sausages, I find it easier to cut the bacon in half long ways so the bacon-to-sausage ratio is appropriate.
Lay your sausages on some tinfoil in your air fryer and turn it on to 190 degrees C.
Cook your cocktail sausages for about 15 minutes until they are hot all the way through and the bacon is a bit crispy.
Be careful they will be hot as they come out of the air fryer, allow them to cool before storing them in the fridge or enjoy your air fryer pigs in blankets warm!
Top Tips
Placing tinfoil in the bottom of your air fryer draw will help ease your clean-up process. It stops the fat from dripping into the tray and means
You can easily make your own air fryer pigs in blankets by wrapping streaky bacon around the cocktail sausages before placing them in the air fryer, this can save you some money too!
When looking up how to air fry pigs in blankets, make sure you are mindful of the temperature and cooking time of your cocktail sausages, my recipe below is just a guide.
Serving Suggestions
Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce
Adding a sweet chilli dipping sauce is a fabulous way to spice up these delicious Christmas pigs in blankets. You can adjust the level of heat in your air fryer pigs in blankets dipping sauce by adding extra chopped chillis too!
Christmas Dinner Side Dish
The classic way to serve pigs in blankets is to include them as part of your epic Christmas dinner. No fancy sauces are needed… although, thick gravy might be nice.
But if you’re looking to make a full meal with roasted veggies in the air fryer, try making air fryer sprouts and carrots too.
Equipment
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I use the Cosori Air Fryer 4.7L air fryer and I would really recommend it. It’s easy to use and really easy to clean too. It has clear-to-use buttons and an easy-to-remove basket for cleaning.
Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket – Substitutions and variations
Gluten-Free Pigs in Blanket
Pick up some gluten-free sausages from the supermarket and follow the recipe as normal. Some sausages contain flour so it’s good to check your sausages for gluten.
Vegan Pigs in Blanket – Quorn Sausages
I know this sounds weird but hear me out. Vegan bacon has come a really long way and you can pick up meat-free sausages in most supermarkets now. Wrap your vegan bacon around the sausages and bake in the air fryer as the packet instructs. It’s a great way to get everyone included.
Frozen pigs in blankets in the air fryer
Cooking air fryer pigs in blankets from frozen is a great time saver, you can grab frozen cocktail sausages and wrap bacon around them or even look for pre-made frozen pigs in blankets in the shops and pop them straight in the air fryer to cook.
Storing / Making ahead of time options
This way of cooking pigs in blankets is so quick and easy to do. They don’t need much in the way of making ahead of time.
You can cook the pigs in blankets in the air fryer and keep them warm in the oven until serving if you need to.
Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket – FAQS
How do you cook pigs in blankets in Ninja Foodi?
You cook pigs in blankets in the Ninja Foodi by placing your sausages on a liner or on the tinfoil and setting the ninja Foodi air fryer to temperature. You’ll want to cook your pigs in blankets for about 15 minutes.
Can you cook pigs in a blanket on aluminium foil?
Yes, you should cook pigs in blankets on aluminium foil, this helps with the cleanup of your air fryer and it keeps everything cleaner. No one likes getting fat out of air fryer crevices.
How do you cook frozen pigs in a blanket?
You cook frozen pigs in blankets by first checking that your pigs in blankets can be cooked from frozen. Then you may need to wait for them to defrost before cooking them or you can cook your pigs in blankets from frozen, just adding a couple of minutes to the cooking time
How long does it take to cook pigs in a blanket in an air fryer?
Pigs in blankets in the air fryer take about 15 minutes to cook at 190ºC. This can vary depending on your air fryer and how many pigs in blankets you are cooking at once. As with all meat, you should check the sausages are fully cooked before serving them.
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Recipe
Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pack Pigs in blankets (normally packs of 10-12)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (or olive oil)
Instructions
- Add a piece of aluminium foil to the air fryer. You can do it without the foil but it makes cleaning up much easier.
- (If you make your own pigs in blankets then take your cocktail sausages and wrap them in thin strips of bacon).
- Place the pigs in blankets on the silver foil and evenly space them so they cook equally.
- Heat the air fryer to 190ºC and cook for 12-14 minutes until golden brown. Turn halfway through.
Notes
- It is easy to make cocktail sausages gluten-free by using gluten-free sausages and wrapping them in bacon.
- Normally served as a side dish to Christmas roast dinners but they also make a wonderful snack or party food with a cranberry or sweet chilli dipping sauce.
Nutrition
Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
These pigs in a blanket are so easy and I loved the crispy bacon! 10/10 recommend!
These are great! I love air fryer recipes—they always come out perfect and these were no exception. A lot of folks asked for the recipe!
Such an amazing appetizer! I love how quick and easy this is to make!
Beautiful! Another thing I will be making in an air fryer over Christmas for sure!