These Air Fryer Hot Dogs in baked buns turn out perfectly tasty and crisp in minutes with the help of your air fryer. After this with ketchup, mustard, relish, chili, or condiments of choice.

There’s no need to fire up the pot — these air fryer hot dogs are crispy and yummy, and come together in mere minutes.

Can Air Fryer Hot Dogs?

Yes! Air-fried hot dogs have a crisp taste on the outside and juicy on the inside. The perfectly toasted buns are creamy on the cake.

How to Make Air Fryer Hot Dogs?

Cook the buns in the air fryer, then cook the hot dogs. Serve the hot dogs in the toasted buns. It’s as simple as that! You’ll find the full, step-by-step dish with detailed instructions below.

How Long to Air Fryer Hot Dogs?

In an air fryer preheated to 400 degrees C, four hot dogs should be perfectly cooked in about three minutes. The buns, meanwhile, should be crisp after about two minutes.

How to Serve With Air Fryer Hot Dogs?

Air hot dogs with your favorite toppings taste, such as ketchup, mustard, pickles, and sauerkraut. For serving inspiration, explore our collection of 15 Best Side Dishes to Serve With Hot Dogs. Here are favorites of the top-rated recipes you’ll find:

Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
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How to Store Air-Fried Hot Dogs

Store your cooked hot dogs in a shallow, airtight container or wrapped in foil in the refrigerator. They should stay good for about four days. Again heat in the microwave, air fryer, or oven.

Desirerecipe.com Community Tips and Praise

“Everything came out amazing,” raves one desired recipe community member. “I was super skeptical but it was fast, easy, and delicious!”

“This was the first thing we cooked in the new air fryer,” Gabajoran said. “Hot dogs and buns were perfect and the cleanup is effortless.”

“A fantastic way to make hot dogs,” says Samth. “We were frozen, so I cooked them for 4 minutes and they looked and tasted like they had been cooked on the grill.”

Directions of Air Fryer Hot Dogs

Step#1

Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F temp.

Step#2

Place buns in a single layer in the air fryer basket; cook in the preheated air fryer until crisp, about 2 minutes. Remove buns to a plate.

Step#3

Place hot dogs in a single layer in the air fryer basket; cook for 3 minutes. Serve hot dogs in toasted buns.

The Easy Steps To Make Hot Dogs – In The Air Fryer Hot Dogs!

Hot dogs are a staple food at my house! Cookouts, barbecues, hanging out in the summertime, or for an easy and super quick dinner idea.

I love making hot dogs in the air fryer because the exterior gets a roasted-type texture to it, and cutting the slits in the top gives it a nice crisp. Pair it with a warm and soft hot dog bun and you won’t believe how good the classic dog can be.

Instructions for How To Make Hot Dogs in The Air Fryer

There is no taste at all in making hot dogs in the air fryer. Be sure and read to the bottom of this page where there is a detailed recipe card with all my tips, a printable option, along a pin-it button so you can save it for later.

Prep Hot Dogs: Place the hot dogs on a cutting board and cut slits into each one. About 4-5 slits on the top of each hot dog. Don’t cut down but rather very slightly break the surface with the knife.
Air Fryer: Cook the hot dogs in the air fryer for 6 minutes at 400 degrees.
Buns: Remove the hot dogs from the air fryer and place one per bun. Put the hot dogs back into the pan and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
Serve: Top with your favorite condiments and enjoy!

Air Fryer Hot Dogs FAQ’s

Name: Air Fryer Hot Dogs
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 4 hot dogs; 4 hot dog buns; 2 tbsp melted butter; fvrt hot dog condiments

How Many Hot Dogs Can I Cook in the Air Fryer?

The recipe calls for 4 hot dogs inside the air fryer but you can use as many as your air fryer will fit. It’s important to make sure that the hot dogs are in a single layer and they are not overlapping at all. They need plenty of room on all sides so they can cook and get that nice charred exterior all around.
- If you are feeding a family of 6 (like me!) then 6 hot dogs will usually fit just fine in the air fryer basket.
- I believe most air fryers will hold up to 6-8 hot dogs. Once you get the hot dogs inside the bun, more than likely you will have to cook those in batches, as you can probably only fit 4 hot dogs in the air fryer basket.

Hot Dog Topping Ideas

Ketchup
- Mustard – Yellow mustard, honey mustard, spicy mustard, dijon mustard
- Sweet pickle relish or dill pickle relish
- Chili Cheese Dogs – Use up leftover chili, use canned chili, or make this homemade Chili Dog Sauce. Top each one with diced white onion and shredded cheddar cheese.

Variations & Substitution Ideas of Air Fryer Hot Dogs

Hot Dogs: Use any hot dog that you love! All forms, lemon, cheese dogs, bun-length hot dogs, smoked hot tykes, smoked bangers beef brats, etc. If using brats or smoked sausage also you may need to increase the cuisine time for them to get warmed throughout.
Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs: Try wrapping each hot dog in a strip of bacon. The cooking time might have to be increased slightly depending on how tasty you want the bacon.
Chili Dogs: When you put the hot dogs into the buns, top it with some chili (homemade, leftover, or canned) and some cheese. Place them back into the recipe so the cheese can melt and get gooey!

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