Air Fryer Hot Dogs are going to be your favorite way to prepare hot dogs this summer! Hot dogs in the air fryer are delicious and easy to prepare and ready in about 5 minutes.
Cooking hotdogs in an air fryer is completely possible! Who would have thought there is another way to prepare our delicious dogs? The air fryer certainly is a quick and easy way to cook hot dogs!
The best part about this air fryer hot dog recipe is that you need two very common ingredients, that I bet you already have. Oh and you need to spare about 5 minutes to cook using your air fryer!
Why make your hot dogs in an air fryer
I seriously love a good hot dog, in my case, it is a veggie dog. There are so many methods of cooking hot dogs, but I have found that using your air fryer is a quick, easy and delicious way to prepare them.
Honestly, who would have thought? Hot dogs in the air fryer? I know it sounds crazy but I think you are going to fall in love with air fried hot dogs! Hot dogs are a super common meal around my house! We are always crazy busy with our sports schedule and cooking some air fryer hot dogs for lunch before a game or for dinner makes my life easier! Oh yes, and this is not a costly meal either! They are affordable too!
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This recipe is so easy, check out the video within the post that I made to show you just how easy it is!
Veggies dogs turn out better this way
If you are working with veggie dogs, they can often get tough when grilled but when you use the air fryer, it cooks them quickly and gives the outer layer enough “charred” taste to make you feel that you just grilled the dogs.
This recipe is going to be your favorite recipe this summer. You don’t need to start up your stove top and warm your kitchen and you won’t have to wait for your grill to warm up outside. These hot dogs will make your life easier this summer, I promise!
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What do I serve with these dogs?
If you love your air fryer and cooking hotdogs in your air fryer, you might consider trying our air fryer corn on the cob, air fryer cauliflower tacos or air fryer green beans.
If you are just starting out, you might wonder “What is an air fryer?” Check out our description below. If you already know, just keep scrolling!
What is an Air Fryer?
It is a countertop appliance that will soon win your heart over! It is basically a smaller (the inside of it) type of convection oven that moves very hot air around. The circulating air cooks your food quickly and evenly. I am guessing that you have probably seen an air fryer infomercial or two!
While smaller inside than a convection oven, the outside is often typically the size of a toaster oven or slightly smaller. Many people buy air fryers to use when camping in their RV or even for cooking “stinky” foods (think air fryer broccoli) outside.
How long do you cook hot dogs in an air fryer?
The best part of making your hot dogs this way is that it takes just minutes for these to be done. These veggie air fryer hot dogs take about 4-5 minutes at 390°F. 
How to Make This Recipe:
You can make these in just a few easy steps.
- Optional but I like to score the tops of my hot dogs before putting them into the air fryer.
- Place hot dogs into air fryer basket.
- Air fry the hot dogs at 390 degrees F for 4-5 minutes.
- Remove hot dogs, place into buns and enjoy!
What to serve with them:
- Zucchini Bake
- Creamy Taco Pasta Salad
- Easy Coleslaw
- Summer Pasta Salad
- or make them into Air Fryer Chili Cheese Dogs!
- Air Fryer Fried Rice
- How to make Frozen Hamburgers in the Air Fryer
Tips For This Air Fryer Hot Dogs Recipe:
- Depending on the “dog” you are using to make this recipe, the dog might be a bit greasy. If it is, that may cause some extra smoke with your air fryer.
- You can use this technique with vegan, vegetarian or meat hot dogs.
- You can cut very small slits in the dog of your dog to help it to cook more evenly and not expand or blow up during cooking. This is especially helpful with veggie dogs.
- You have the option of also throwing in the buns while cooking your hot dogs. This helps to soften and warm the buns. I typically put mine in during the last 1-2 minutes.
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Vegetarian Air Fryer Resources – We have a vegetarian air fryer newsletter, which you can subscribe to here. We also have a specific vegetarian air fryer recipes group on facebook. You can find that Veg Air Fryer FB Group here.
If you are looking for vegetarian recipes beyond air fryer ones, we have a Vegetarian Newsletter as well as a Vegetarian Recipes facebook group. This newsletter and FB group offers up recipes that on the stove, in the oven, on the grill, in the instant pot and more!
Other Resources:
- Air Fryer Calculator (convert oven recipes to air fryer)
- Common Air Fryer Mistakes
- Air Fryer Cooking Times Cheat Sheet
- Can You Put Foil in the Air Fryer
- How to Clean Your Air Fryer
- Tips for Your Air Fryer
- Cosori Air Fryer Reviews
More Air Fryer Goodies:
- Meat + Veg Newsletter
- Air Fryer Recipes – Facebook Group (large + fast paced – meat/veg)
- Air Fryer Recipes for Seniors – Facebook Group
- Gluten Free Air Fryer Recipes – Facebook Group
- Air Fryer Eats – Facebook Group (slower paced)
Air Fryer Hot Dogs
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 4 Hot Dogs I used Veggie Dogs
Instructions
- Place hot dogs into air fryer basket.
- Cook hot dogs in air fryer at 390 degrees F for 4-5 minutes.
- Put hot dog into bun, top with your favorite condiments and enjoy!
Notes
Air Fryer Hot Dog Tips:
- Depending on the “dog” you are using to make this air fryer hot dog recipe, the dog might be a bit greasy. If it is, that may cause some extra smoke with your air fryer.
- You can use this air fryer hot dog technique with vegan, vegetarian or meat hot dogs.
- You can cut very small slits in the dog of your dog to help it to cook more evenly and not expand or blow up during cooking. This is especially helpful with veggie dogs.
- You have the option of also throwing in the buns while cooking your air fryer hot dogs. This helps to soften and warm the buns. I typically put mine in during the last 1-2 minutes.
Nutrition
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.
