Air Fryer Garlic Bread lets you have crispy and cheesy garlic bread in only 5 minutes! You can easily make just a slice or two, or more. Slather bread slices in an easy garlic butter then pop in the air fryer to cook until golden brown.
Air fryer garlic bread is the perfect side with your favorite protein or pasta dish. Some of my favorite mains are these mozzarella stuffed chicken parm meatballs, air fryer chicken parmesan, Carbone Spicy Rigatoni, and baked Boursin cheese pasta.
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⭐Why I love It:
- Cooks in 5 Minutes - Perfect golden garlic bread in just minutes.
- Garlicky and Cheesy - Add grated Parmesan Cheese to the garlic butter. If you love these flavors, also try these Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Wings!
- 5 Simple Ingredients - Only easy to find ingredients needed!
🥘Ingredients:
Here's what you need to make easy air fryer garlic bread!
- Baguette - I used French bread but you could use another bread
- Butter - I used unsalted butter because the parmesan is pretty salty
- Minced Garlic - For another favorite garlic recipe try these easy Garlic Knots.
- Dried Parsley
- Grated Parmesan - Freshly grated is best
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
📖Variations
- No Cheese - If you don't want to use cheese, you can just omit. The cook time will remain the same.
- Extra Cheesy - If you want extra cheesy garlic bread, then you can add even more grated cheese to the butter mixture. Or try topping the butter slathered slices with some shredded mozzarella for a cheesy crust.
- Vegan - To make this recipe dairy-free or vegan, swap in your favorite vegan butter or spread and either omit the cheese or use a vegan cheese. The cook time should remain similar.
🔪Step by step instructions:
Photo 1 - Mix together the butter, garlic, parsley, and Parmesan Cheese. Spread the garlic butter on the baguette slices.
Photo 2 - Add the butter bread slices to the air fryer, you may need to cook in batches, and air fry for about 5 minutes at 350 degrees F.
💭Recipe Tips:
- Use Softened Butter - In order to mix in the garlic and cheese, it's important to use butter that is softened, but not melted.
- Thick Slices of Bread - I like to use thicker slices (at least ½ inch, but I prefer 1 inch) so the bread gets crispy on the outside but stays soft and fluffy on the inside.
- Cook Time will Vary - The cook time will vary on how thick your bread slices are. You can give it a peak after a few minutes to see how it's coming along. 5 minutes is usually perfect for me.
🍽Storage and Reheating
- Storage - Leftovers can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Reheating - Leftovers can be reheated for just a few minutes in the air fryer at 325 degrees F.
👩🍳Recipe FAQs
You can cook frozen garlic bread in the air fryer! You'll want to either use the kind that is already cut into slices or you may need to cut the loaf into pieces so it fits. Air fry at 350 degrees F. Frozen slices will cook in 6-10, but bigger pieces will take more like 10-12 minutes. The bread should be warmed though, golden brown, and crispy.
You can also cook store-bought Texas toast in the air fryer. Add the toast slices to the air fryer and cook at 350 degrees F for 6-10 minutes until warmed through, golden brown, and crispy.
You can reheat already cooked garlic bread in the air fryer at 325 degrees F for 2-3 minutes until warmed.
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Air Fryer Garlic Bread
Air Fryer Garlic Bread lets you have crispy and cheesy garlic bread in only 5 minutes! You can easily make just a slice or two, or more. Slather bread slices in an easy garlic butter then pop in the air fryer to cook until golden brown.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 10 slices
- Category: Bread, Sides
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- ½ cup finely grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 French baguette, cut into 10-12 ½-1 inch thick slices
Instructions
- Mix Garlic Butter - In a bowl, mix together the softened butter, garlic, Parmesan Cheese, and dried parsley.
- Spread on Bread - Spread the butter mixture onto the bread slices.
- Add to Air Fryer - Place the bread slices, butter up, in the air fryer. You may need to cook in batches. I can fit 4-5 slices in my air fryer basket at once.
- Air Fry - Air fry at 350 degrees F for 4-6 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
Leftovers can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat for just a few minutes in the air fryer at 325 degrees F.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice of garlic bread
- Calories: 134
- Sugar: 0.9 g
- Sodium: 236 mg
- Fat: 6.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 15.1 g
- Fiber: 0.8 g
- Protein: 4.7 g
- Cholesterol: 15.1 mg
Katie says
So smart to make garlic bread in the air fryer!