This homemade Air Fryer Cornbread is very easy to make, and you’ll be done in under 30 minutes. This southern comfort food is a delicious side dish with any meal.
The best way to make cornbread
Our Air Fryer Cornbread is savory, sweet, and tender with a little bit of crunch on the outside.
This air fryer cornbread recipe is written as gluten-free! I don’t eat gluten, so all of my recipes either are gluten-free or can be easily adapted to be.
Ingredients List
- Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour – I like Bob’s Red Mill 1-1 in the blue bag. If you don’t need this recipe to be gluten-free, you can use regular all-purpose flour.
- Gluten-Free Cornmeal – Yellow cornmeal is perfect for this recipe. Most cornmeal should be gluten-free, but check the labels to be sure.
- Baking Powder – Cornbread is a quick bread, so instead of yeast we’ ‘ll use leaveners to give it rise.
- Baking Soda – The combination of baking powder and baking soda gives our bread the perfect fluffy, tender texture.
- Salt – Just a bit of salt brings out all of the flavors.
- Egg– One large egg holds the dough together.
- Granulated Sugar – This recipe is a little bit sweet, but not overly sweet.
- Buttermilk – I love the tang that buttermilk adds, but any dairy or non-dairy milk can be used in its place.
- Melted Butter – This adds moisture and deliciousness to the cornbread.
How to make this cornbread
- In a large bowl, combine gluten-free flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Whisk together until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together granulated sugar and egg until smooth.
- Add buttermilk and melted butter to the sugar mixture. Mix until combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Pour batter into a prepared baking pan.
- Place the baking pan in the air fryer. Cook at 330F Bake for 20-22 minutes, until the cornbread is cooked through and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Carefully remove from the air fryer. Slice and serve warm with honey and butter.
How to serve cornbread
Cornbread is traditionally topped with honey and served with soups, stews, or chili. Try this Tofu Chili, or this Four Bean Instant Pot Chili. Vegan Pumpkin Soup would also be delicious with a side of cornbread!
You can enjoy cornbread with any of your favorite meals. Try it on the side with Air Fryer Catfish or Air Fryer Fried Chicken.
Consider using this cornbread as a recipe ingredient, and whipping up some cornbread stuffing.
Storing Leftover Cornbread
Wrap the cornbread in aluminum foil or plastic wrap, then put it in a sealed plastic bag. You can store it in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Reheat instructions
Reheat any leftovers at 325°F for 2-4 minutes in the air fryer. It will taste like you just made it fresh.
Recipe FAQs
Cornmeal comes in a few different varieties. I like yellow cornmeal because of the traditional color that it gives the finished bread. You could use white cornmeal too without any issues.
Avoid using premixed cornbread mix for this recipe, or corn flour (masa) that is used to make tamales.
You can use any oven-safe bakeware that fits inside of your air fryer basket. For this recipe, I’m using a simple round 6-inch cake pan.
Air Fryer Cornbread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour or All Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cup Cornmeal gluten-free
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 cup Buttermilk
- 1/4 cup Butter melted
Instructions
- Lightly brush a 6-inch round cake pan with butter and set aside.
- Mix gluten-free flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together egg and granulated sugar until smooth.
- Add buttermilk and melted butter to the sugar mixture. Mix until combined.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir.
- Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
- Place the baking pan in the air fryer. Cook at 330F Bake for 20-22 minutes, until the cornbread is cooked through and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Carefully remove from the cake pan onto a cutting board. Slice in 6 pieces.
- Top with butter and honey and serve warm.
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Notes
- If your gluten-free flour blend does not already contain xanthan gum, add ¼ teaspoon to this recipe. I used Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 Gluten-Free Baking Flour (blue bag) that already contains xanthan gum for this recipe.
- If you do not have buttermilk, you can combine ½ cup of whole milk with a teaspoon of vinegar and let it sit for 5 minutes.
- If you would like to make this recipe dairy-free, you can use an unsweetened non-dairy milk of your choosing and dairy-free butter.
Nutrition
I love that this recipe is gluten free and made from scratch instead of a box. I’ll be making it ASAP!
Can you provide a link to a recommended size pan to use for the recipe?
Hi Arlen! It depend on the size of you air fryer. We used a 6 inch cake pan, and I think that will work with most air fryers.
I don’t remember the exact brand we used, but something like this cake pan on Amazon should work!
https://a.co/d/1q9KwZv