This easy air fryer fruit recipe makes a delicious, healthy breakfast or dessert!
“Been doing these for a while now and really like them. Delicious!”
Why you’ll want to try these!
- Air Fried Oranges are warm, juicy, sweet, and gently spiced with cinnamon.
- This recipe is simple, with just three ingredients.
- For breakfast, with some air fryer bacon (or vegan air fryer bacon), these oranges are outrageously tasty!
- You can turn fried oranges into a dessert as well, topped with vanilla ice cream or custard. Yum!
What You’ll Need
- Oranges – You can use any type of oranges in this recipe, these are just common Navel oranges. Blood oranges or Cara Cara oranges would be amazing cooked this way too!
- Honey – This adds sweetness and moisture to the party. You can also use maple syrup or agave if you’d like to keep this recipe vegan. I’ve tried making this with granulated sugar and brown sugar, and I found that it doesn’t caramelize as well as liquid sugar does.
- Cinnamon – This just makes the oranges super delicious! The warm spice pairs wonderfully with the sweetness and acidity of the warm oranges.
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Steps to Make
- Slice the oranges in half through the center.
- Mix the honey and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
- Brush (or spoon) the honey mixture over the cut side of the oranges. You might not need all of it, but save it for later!
- Place the oranges in the air fryer basket with the flesh facing up (skin side down).
- Air Fry at 400°F/200°C for 5 to 8 minutes or until the oranges are starting to brown and the fruit is heated through.
- Serve hot!
Recipe Tips
- Cook for an extra two minutes if you’d like more browning on the fruit. I like my fried oranges to be just heated through and starting to turn brown on the edges.
- This works with grapefruit too! Roasted grapefruit can be made in the air fryer using this recipe, but you’ll need to add a few minutes to get it heated through.
- I don’t suggest leaving out the honey (or other sweetener) in this recipe, as the sugar is what helps the oranges caramelize so wonderfully.
How to eat and serve Serve these!
I usually eat air fried oranges with a spoon, scooping out sections similarly to how I’d eat a half grapefruit.
That being said, I have a few ideas of how you can serve these tasty fried oranges!
For Breakfast: Make up a batch of air fryer turkey bacon, and maybe a frozen waffle or two. Enjoy all of it with a drizzle of maple syrup.
Hosting Brunch? Use the air fryer to bake some brunch-y pastries, like Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls or mini Air Fryer Donuts. Don’t forget the mimosas, or maybe you want to try something different and make Ron Ron Juice cocktails.
Have a Snack: Top your fried oranges with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or your favorite yogurt. Add sprinkles too – Enjoy yourself!
FAQs
Leave the oranges in their peel for this recipe, please! While you could air fry slices of oranges without the peel, you would end up losing a lot of the moisture as it would drip off and away from the fruit.
Orange peels are edible, although most people would prefer to only eat the orange flesh. I toss the peels in the compost or use them to freshen the garbage disposal.
Fried Oranges
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 medium navel oranges
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Slice the oranges in half.
- Add the honey and ground cinnamon in a small bowl. Stir to combine.
- Brush the honey mixture onto the oranges. You may not need all of the honey, but you can save it to drizzle on later.
- Place the oranges in the air fryer basket with the flesh facing up.
- Air fry at 400°F/200°C for 5-8 minutes, until the oranges are starting to brown and the flesh is hot.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Cook for an extra two minutes if you’d like more browning on the fruit. I like my fried oranges to be just heated through and starting to turn brown on the edges.
- Navel oranges are easy to find, but you can also air fry blood oranges or Cara Cara oranges in this way.
- This works with grapefruit too! Roasted grapefruit can be made in the air fryer using this recipe, but you’ll need to add a few minutes to get it heated through.
- I don’t suggest leaving out the honey (or other sweetener) in this recipe, as the sugar is what helps the oranges caramelize so wonderfully.
- Serve these fried oranges over ice cream for dessert, on their own as a snack, or with a scoop of greek yogurt and a sprinkle of granola for breakfast.
- Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the “Air Fry” function.
- Pro Tip: Check your food as it cooks. Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Sometimes air frying is a trial and error process. Check your food as it cooks to learn your air fryer better! When cooking a new recipe or food items be sure to check your food often to help avoid over/under cooking.
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Thank you for not letting me down – your clear explanations and photos give me the confidence to try these things for myself, and I can tell you that these fried oranges are definitely my new favourite!
Been doing these for a while now and really like them. Delicious!