Air Fryer
Air Fryer Frittata
An air fryer frittata that sets all the way through without going rubbery. Why 180°C (355°F) beats 200°C (390°F), and why the fillings must be dry.
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 60ml milk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 small red pepper, diced
- 4 spring onions, sliced
- 1 handful spinach
- 60g cheddar, grated
- 1 tsp butter or oil, for the tin
Method
- Grease an 18-20cm round tin that fits in your air fryer basket with room round the edge.
- Whisk the eggs, milk, salt and pepper together until smooth.
- Stir the pepper, spring onion and spinach through the egg.
- Pour it into the tin, then scatter the cheese on top.
- Air fry at 180°C (355°F) for 12-17 minutes, until set with no wobble in the middle.
- Check with a knife in the centre: it should come out clean. Start checking at 12 minutes.
- Rest for 5 minutes in the tin before cutting into wedges.
Notes
- 180°C (355°F), not 200°C (390°F). At 200°C (390°F) the top browns and sets long before the middle does.
- Keep the fillings dry. Wet vegetables release water into the egg and you get a soggy, weeping frittata. Squeeze any thawed spinach hard.
- Leave a gap round the tin. The air has to get round it to cook the edges evenly.
- If the top is browning before the middle sets, lay a loose sheet of foil over it for the last few minutes.
- Air fryer models vary. Treat the times as a guide, go by colour and crispness, and adjust the seasoning to your taste.
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Air fryer models vary in power and basket size, so treat the times here as a guide — go by colour and crispness rather than the clock, and adjust the seasoning and glaze to your taste.
Recipe source: Method corroborated across published air-fryer frittata recipes: Effortless Foodie, Supergolden Bakes and Liana's Kitchen. Eggs whisked with a little milk, poured over vegetables in a greased 18-20cm tin, topped with cheese and air fried at 180°C (355°F) for 12-17 minutes until set, checked with a knife in the centre. Sources stress that models and tin sizes vary, so start checking at 12 minutes.