Air Fryer Apple Slices

These Air Fryer Apple Slices have slightly crispy edges with chewy centers. Not dehydrated like a chip (or break like a chip), these apple rings are a fun little delicious snack and a great way to adventure out with your air fryer recipe ideas. 

No need for sugar; air fried apple slices have their homegrown sweetness and make a great after-school and nutritious snack.  

Important Tip on Slicing Apples

Take your time cutting them into 1/8″ slices because the more uniform, the better. An apple corer and a mandoline slicer help with consistent and tiny slices. 

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Ingredients:

• fresh organic apples, cored and sliced 1/8″ thick
• ground cinnamon or apple pie spice

How to make Air Fryer Apple Slices

1. Preheat the air fryer to 300 for 5 minutes.
2. Core juicy apples and slice them thin with a mandolin slicer.
3. Place apples in a single layer into the air fryer basket.
4. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon. Heat on Air Crisp at 300 degrees for 10 minutes.

5. Open the air fryer and flip the apple slices, keeping them in a single layer.
6. Heat on Air Crisp for 5 minutes. Open and remove.
7. Cool before serving. Repeat with additional apple slices.
8. Serve apple rings immediately (caramel dip is always a great choice too).

Are air-fried apples the same as dehydrated apples? 

No. Dehydrated apples can produce more crispy apple chips and are a different baking method (and machine).

Air Fryer apple rings with fresh apples (sliced apples) are a fun, healthy snack, but the texture is just to have crispy edges and chewy, softer centers. 

How long do chewy apple rings last?

Enjoy these immediately or soon after making them. If left in a bag, they will continue to soften up.

What types of apples work best for apple rings? 

Any variety of apples will work! Green apples, Pink Lady and Envy, are commonly used. Use your favorite apples!

Are Air Fryer Apples Crunchy like a chip? 

These apples come out with crispy edges and chewy centers but are not crunchy like a chip. That is a different cooking method for homemade apple chips.

Related Apple Recipes

There are so many ways to enjoy the natural sugar of the apple! From apple pie fluff salad to vanilla ice cream, there is no doubt that apples are one of the world’s most favorite fruits.

With unlimited flavor combinations, you can enjoy it as a healthy treat or add it to other dessert recipes for extra flavor. 

Here are some of our choices for using up all types of apples: 

• Air Fryer Apples – These thick apple slices are a far different air fryer recipe. These soft, tender apples are a great side dish that produces ooey, gooey apples. 
• There are many homemade cranberry sauce recipes that I love, but this combination of cranberry and apple is a delicious fall favorite.
• Cast iron cinnamon southern fried apples are one of the reasons everyone in the south loves to go out to eat – farm-fresh cooking with fall’s best fruit!

• This Homemade chunky applesauce recipe only needs three ingredients! It also makes a great stage baby food.
• Love apple pie but want to leave behind the crust? No crust apple pie in the crock pot is a great way to get all the goodness of apples, slow-cooked all day for the best tender apples without the work. 
• Breakfast casserole recipes remain supreme in the fall months, and this apple breakfast bake recipe is no exception. Fire this recipe up for Thanksgiving! 
• Leftover apples but no time? Whip up a 5-minute peanut butter apple dip recipe and dip those bad boys in. Yum and done.