Air Fryer Grilled Cheese
These Air Fryer Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are a GAME CHANGER! With perfectly melted cheese, crunchy toasted bread every bite is pure bliss! Serve with soup for a meal or on its own any time!
Air Fryer Grilled Cheese Sandwich
If you’ve never made a grilled cheese sandwich in the air fryer, you are seriously missing out. No more hovering over the stove, pressing the sandwich down with a spatula, and hoping you don’t burn one side while the cheese is still half-melted.
The air fryer’s circulating heat does all the work for you. You get perfectly golden, crispy bread and that ooey-gooey melted cheese every single time – with minimal effort.
I’ve tested this with everything from basic white sandwich bread to thick sourdough slices, and they all come out brilliant. This recipe is genuinely beginner-friendly. If you can make toast, you can make this. I like to serve this with a bowl of tomato soup on the side for a truly comfort meal.
What You’ll Need
We just need a few simple ingredients for this air fryer grilled cheese!
- Bread – Any bread works here! I used regular white sandwich bread to show you it doesn’t need to be fancy. But slices of sourdough or a good artisan loaf take this to another level.
- Softened butter/ mayonnaise – I use butter but some use mayonnaise too. Choose what works for you! Both taste great in this sandwich.
- Cheese – Sharp Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Swiss, Havarti, or Pepper Jack all melt wonderfully. I found one thing that makes a real difference: skip the pre-shredded bagged cheese. It has a coating on it that stops it from melting as smoothly. Use sliced cheese from the deli or block cheese you grate yourself – the melt is completely different and totally worth it.
How To Make Air Fry Grilled Cheese
- Place your bread on the cutting board.
- Butter the slices. This is totally optional and you can choose to butter only the outside of the sandwich.
- Keep your sliced or grated cheese on top of the bread and close the sandwich.
- Spread butter on the outside of the sandwich.
- Insert a toothpick into the sandwich.
- Preheat the air fryer at 370F for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Place the sandwich in the air fryer basket and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Carefully flip the sandwich and cook the other side for another 4 minutes or until golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted.
- Serve warm.
Recipe Tips
- Buttering on the outside will give you a nice toasted sandwich without drying it out.
- Use a toothpick or a small wire rack to keep the top slice of bread in place while air frying.
- Preheat the Air fryer to cook fast and to make the grilled cheese sandwich crispy.
- If you’re cooking several sandwiches, place them in a single layer and cook in batches.
Air Fryer Grilled Cheese Variations
You can include many flavors to your grilled cheese sandwiches and they are endless! Here are some of my favorites:
- Chopped jalapeno
- Red chili flakes or chili paste
- Fresh or dried herbs
- Zaatar
- Everything Bagel seasoning
Can I reheat grilled cheese in air fryer?
Yes, reheat your air fryer grilled cheese sandwich at 300F for 3 to 4 minutes until it’s warm.
More Air Fryer Recipes You’ll Like:
- Air Fryer Chicken Quesadillas
- French Bread Pizza In Air Fryer
- Air Fryer Frozen Texas Toast
- Air Fryer Garlic Bread
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Recipe
Perfect Air Fryer Grilled Cheese
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread
- 1 to 2 tsp butter
- 2 or 3 slices cheese Cheddar, Monterey jack, Swiss, Pepper jack or any melting cheese
Instructions
- Place your bread on the cutting board. Butter the slices. This is totally optional and you can choose to butter only the outside of the sandwich.
- Keep your sliced or grated cheese on top of the bread and close the sandwich.
- Spread butter on the outside of the sandwich. Insert a toothpick to keep the top slice in place.
- Preheat the air fryer at 370F for 3 to 5 minutes. Place the sandwich in the air fryer basket and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Remove the toothpick. Carefully flip the sandwich and cook the other side for another 4 minutes or until golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted. Serve warm.
Nutrition
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I would like to use1 slices of american cheese was used originally. My question how many calories in this recipe without other cheeses?
Hi Marty, since the nutritional values given are estimates it’s better to use a nutritional calculator you would normally use to calculate the calories according to the ingredients you use.