Air fryer turkey bacon is so easy to make, you’ll be amazed. Turkey bacon comes out crispy and perfect in your air fryer in less than 10 minutes.
Overview
Turkey bacon is a healthier bacon option as it’s lower in fat than traditional pork bacon. Perfect as a side dish for breakfast or added to sandwiches.
We’ve shown you how to make bacon in the air fryer, and have had a lot of requests to also show you how to make turkey bacon too.
Good news, it’s super easy! In about ten minutes you’ll have perfectly crispy turkey bacon ready to serve with your favorite breakfast dishes.
Air Fryer breakfast potatoes and some scrambled eggs would be perfect with a couple slices of turkey bacon on the site. Are you looking for the perfect Vegan Air Fryer Bacon Recipe? We have that too.
Anytime I’ve cooked turkey bacon on the stove it’s been a fairly messy event. Fat splatters all over and I have to stand at the stove and attend to cooking bacon the entire time.
Grab your Turkey bacon!
For this recipe, all you need is your favorite turkey bacon. I like this uncured style, but this recipe will work with any type of uncooked turkey bacon.
how to air fry turkey bacon
- Place turkey bacon into air fryer basket or tray. Try not to overlap too much.
- Air Fry at 360F/182C for 5 minutes.
- Flip each bacon slice over and return to air fryer. Continue cooking at the same temperature for 5 minutes or until bacon is cooked through to your desired state.
- Enjoy your bacon!
Want it extra crispy?
I’ve found that turkey bacon, like regular bacon, has a particular sweet spot where it’s perfectly crispy. Anything more than that and it might start to burn.
The trick to really excellent, crispy turkey bacon is to watch it carefully, especially the first time you make it.
You’ll figure out exactly how long to cook it in your particular air fryer. Then when you make it the next time it will be perfect and you won’t need to watch it so much.
Serving ideas
Bacon is so good with breakfast, you can serve it with just about any other breakfast food.
Try Air Fryer French Toast for a sweet breakfast treat.
I also love making Hashbrowns in my air fryer or you could pair it with these bacon egg cups.
How much bacon will fit in an air fryer?
This is going to vary depending on the size of your air fryer.
I’m able to cook six slices at a time in my Cosori air fryer. Sometimes I will do a second batch if I need more bacon.
Keep in mind that your second batch will cook more quickly because your air fryer is already hot. Make sure to watch it.
Air fryer smoking?
Sometimes when you cook things that are high in fat in the air fryer, that fat can drip to the bottom and start to burn. There are a few ways that you can stop this if it happens to you.
Add a slice of bread to the bottom of your air fryer to soak up the grease.
Line your air fryer basket with parchment paper or foil. Be sure to put some holes in paper or foil to allow air flow.
You can buy parchment sheets already cut to fit in the air fryer basket!
Air Fryer Turkey Bacon
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 package Turkey Bacon
Instructions
- Place turkey bacon into air fryer basket or tray. Try not to overlap too much.
- Air Fry at 360F/182C for 5 minutes.
- Flip each bacon slice over and return to air fryer. Continue cooking at the same temperature for 5 for minutes or until bacon is cooked through to your desired state.
- Enjoy your bacon!
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.
- If you cook more than one batch the second batch will cook in about half the time because the air fryer is hot. Watch it to make sure it doesn’t burn.
Nutrition
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.
I make turkey bacon because my husband isn’t supposed to have regular bacon. It’s good, but not the same! Using the air fryer does help it to cook up nice and crispy though, which is a huge bonus. I’ll be making in the AF from now on.
Yep, it is not the same, I am with you! The air fryer does help that though, I agree! Bonus!