Find vegan cupcakes, cookies, brownies and cakes to make in your air fryer. These recipes use simple ingredients, with no eggs or dairy.
For recipes with chocolate, chocolate chips, packaged cookies, cones or decorations, choose products labelled vegan and dairy-free.
Choose a recipe below and follow its video-tested temperature, bake time and tin size. The baking times in this table exclude preparation, preheating and cooling.
Choose your air fryer bake
| Recipe | Bake time and temperature | Mould or tin |
|---|---|---|
| Vanilla cupcakes | 3 minutes at 350°F (180°C), then 10 minutes at 325°F (160°C) | Four 2-inch (5 cm) silicone moulds with liners |
| Chocolate lava cakes | 8 minutes at 350°F (180°C) | Four moulds: 2 inches (5 cm) across × 1.25 inches (3 cm) high |
| Brownies | 15 minutes at 340°F (170°C) | 7.3 × 5.4 × 2-inch (18.5 × 13.6 × 5.1 cm) rectangular tin |
| Banana chocolate or peanut butter mug cake | Banana chocolate: 11–13 minutes; peanut butter: 10–12 minutes. Both at 325°F (160°C). | Small oven-safe ramekin or mug |
Cupcakes & Cakes
- Air Fryer Vanilla Cupcakes — fluffy, moist cupcakes
- Air Fryer Chocolate Cupcakes — rich cocoa flavour
- Air Fryer Chocolate Cake — perfect single-layer cake
- Chocolate Lava Cake — warm, gooey centre
- Red Velvet Heart-Shaped Cupcakes
- Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cupcakes
- Mini Bundt Cake
Cookies & Brownies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies — crispy outside, chewy inside
- Banana Cookies — a small batch of banana cookies
- Gingerbread Cookies — works in air fryer or oven
- Brownies — fudgy and rich
Bread & Donuts
- Air Fryer Donuts — soft and fluffy
- Banana Bread
- Banana Bread Bites — perfect snack size
- Apple Crisp — warm and crunchy
Tips for Air Fryer Baking
- Follow the temperature and preheat instructions for the specific recipe. The vanilla cupcakes, lava cakes and brownies above use a 2-minute preheat; there is no single preheat rule for every recipe.
- Match the mould or tin dimensions in the recipe. A different shape or depth can change how the centre cooks.
- Use the recipe’s stated doneness check. For example, the vanilla cupcakes use a clean toothpick, while the lava cakes are served warm with a flowing centre.
- Use the tested air fryer settings instead of applying a blanket temperature conversion from an oven recipe.
- For mug cakes with no added sugar, choose unsweetened oat milk and peanut butter with no added sugar; check optional toppings too.