Name: Air Fryer Fish Sticks
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Ingredients: 1 package frozen fish sticks

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Air Fryer Fish Sticks are a crunchy air fryer food that you are going to love. Cooking frozen fish sticks in the air fryer couldn't be any easier!

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Air Fryer Fish Sticks Recipe

Fish sticks can be tricky.

If they are not cooked in the right way, they can come out soggy. But when you cook fish sticks in air fryer, they come out crispy!

You are going to melt when you taste the crunchy outside and tender inside!

If you use frozen foods frequently, you should check out our Air Fryer Corn Dogs, Air Fryer Pizza Rolls, Frozen Chicken Tender in air fryer and our Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Nuggets.

Black air fryer basket filled with breaded fish sticks on a white background. There is a white napkin with thin red stripes to the left of the air fryer basket.

Traditionally, fish sticks are a favorite about among children and adults.

This is a quick and easy meal or easy snack for everybody involved!

We LOVE the ease of making seafood sticks in air fryer because within minutes you have a crispy and tasty treat!

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HOW TO MAKE FISH STICKS IN AIR FRYER

Remove the number of fish sticks you'd like to cook from the packaging.
Put the sticks (in a single layer) into your air fryer basket or air fryer tray. You do not need to oil the basket/tray.
Cook the sticks at 400F/204C for a total of 8 minutes. At the 4 minute mark flip and let them finish cooking. When the cooking time is complete, check one of the sticks to make sure they are hot throughout.
Gently empty the air fryer basket/tray onto a plate and enjoy!

overhead angled shot of cooked sticks on a plate. They are golden brown on a white plate served with a white dipping sauce. there is a white napkin with thin red stripes to the left.

TIPS FOR MAKING AIR FRYER FISH STICKS

No need to thaw your fish sticks. You can air fry frozen fish sticks. Just toss them into your air fryer basket/tray and start to cook!

Serve with Tartar Sauce. Make your own with this recipe .

Hot! Hot! These fish sticks heat up quickly and they hold the heat.

So be extremely careful when you take them out of the air fryer basket AND when you take that first bite!

Do I need to preheat my air fryer? Each air fryer runs a bit differently and each model comes with its own instructions.

It’s kinda of 50/50 on whether you should or not. I personally do not preheat my air fryers. I would refer to your air fryer manual.

Do I need to add spray oil to the sticks when I put them in the air fryer? Nope! The sticks are good to go, as is, into the air fryer!

Do the sticks need to be in a single layer in the air fryer? Typically, we recommend that all food be in a single layer when using your air fryer.

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golden brown cooked fish sticks on white plate with white dipping sauce

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Air Fryer Fish Sticks

Air Fryer Fish Sticks are a crunchy air fryer food that you are going to love. Cooking frozen fish sticks in the air fryer couldn’t be any easier!

Cook Time8 mins

Total Time8 mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Air Fryer Fish Sticks, Fish Sticks in Air Fryer, Frozen Fish Sticks in Air Fryer

Servings: people

Calories: 1kcal

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Ingredients

1 package frozen fish sticks

Instructions

Remove the number of fish sticks you’d like to cook from the packaging.
Put the sticks (in a single layer) into your air fryer basket or air fryer tray. You do not need to oil the basket/tray.
Cook the sticks at 400F/204C for a total of 8 minutes. At the 4 minute mark flip and let them finish cooking. When the cooking time is complete, check one of the sticks to make sure they are hot throughout.
Gently empty the air fryer basket/tray onto a plate and enjoy!

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TIPS FOR MAKING AIR FRYER FISH STICKS

No need to thaw your fish sticks. You can air fry frozen fish sticks. Just toss them into your air fryer basket/tray and start to cook!
Hot! Hot! These fish sticks heat up quickly and they hold the heat. So be extremely careful when you take them out of the air fryer basket AND when you take that first bite!
Do I need to preheat my air fryer? Each air fryer runs a bit differently and each model comes with its own instructions. It’s kinda of 50/50 on whether you should or not. I personally do not preheat my air fryers. I would refer to your air fryer manual.
Do I need to add spray oil to the sticks when I put them in the air fryer? Nope! The sticks are good to go, as is, into the air fryer!
Do the sticks need to be in a single layer in the air fryer? Typically, we recommend that all food be in a single layer when using your air fryer.

Nutrition

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Air Fryers can vary greatly. Please take the time to learn your specific air fryer. You may need to adjust times and temperatures based upon your air fryer. All though this website attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, the information should only be considered an estimate. Varying factors such as different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. It is your responsibility as a consumer to read all labels to make sure the ingredients fit your dietary needs as well as calculate your own nutritional information as a double check.