You are going to love our Air Fryer Crescent Pigs in a Blanket. This classic appetizer of cocktail hot dogs wrapped in buttery crescent roll dough is super simple to make!
Appetizers are the air fryer’s expertise, right? All sorts of savory, crispy goodies can be made in the air fryer, and pigs in a blanket is no exception.
These crescent pigs in a blanket need only two simple ingredients and less than 10 minutes of cook time, making them a snack that you can make easily and quickly, at any time.
Pigs in a blanket are great for game days, holidays, birthday parties, or can even make a great casual dinner entre. Dip them in ketchup and mustard and you’ll be all set.
What you’ll need
- Hot Dogs – You can use 8 full-size hot dogs, or about 32 mini cocktail wieners for this recipe.
- Crescent Roll Dough – 2 cans is the perfect amount to wrap all of our hot dogs.
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How to Make Them
- Preheat the air fryer to 325ยฐF, and cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the bottom of the air fryer basket or air fryer oven tray.
- Cut each hot dog into 4 equal pieces.
- Separate the crescent dough into triangles. Cut each triangle in half from the small point to the middle of the opposite end, making thinner triangles.
- Roll each hot dog piece with a crescent triangle.
- Place the rolled hot dogs into the air fryer, leaving space between them for the crescent dough to puff up.
- Cook in the air fryer as directed in the recipe, until lightly browned. Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce.
Serving tips
DIPS! Pigs in a blanket are made for dipping. Go traditional with ketchup or mustard, or try making a Garlic Aioli or Honey Mustard Sauce.
Other appetizers like Air Fryer Onion Rings or Air Fryer Frozen Meatballs will complement pigs in a blanket at your next get-together.
You might also like our Air Fryer Mini Corn Dogs, and Air Fried Oreos, which use crescent dough too.
can I make these with lil smokies?
Absolutely. Hot dogs are one of those things that you’re more likely to have in the fridge, but if you want to use the small cocktail wieners to make this instead, they will be perfect.
Can I leave the hotdogs whole?
If you’d rather make entre-sized hot dogs than appetizers, then you can leave the hot dogs whole. However, you’ll need to wrap each hot dog with two full crescent triangles. So, don’t forget to take that into account when you’re buying your ingredients!
Air Fryer Crescent Pigs in a Blanketย
Ingredients
- 2 8oz cans refrigerated crescent rolls (8 Count)
- 8 hotdogs bun length
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 325 degrees. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the air fryer basket.
- Cut each hotdog into 4 equal pieces.
- Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Cut each triangle in half from the small point to the middle of the opposite end.
- Roll a piece of hotdog in the cut crescent roll dough.
- Place the rolled hotdogs into the air fryer basket, leaving space between for the crescent dough to puff.
- Cook in the air fryer for 7 to 9 minutes, flipping halfway or until golden. 3 to 4 minutes or until crescent tops are light brown. Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
- 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 airfrying is a trial and error process. Check your food as it cooks to learn your air fryer better!ย When cooking a new recipe or food items be sure to check your food often to help avoid over/under cooking.
