Air Fryer Frozen Burgers

Whether you call them air fryer frozen burgers or air fryer frozen hamburgers, they are amazing cooked from frozen in your air fryer.

You can then load up your just cooked hamburger patties with melted cheese, salad, sauce, and big fat burger buns for the ultimate Friday night burger night.

This air fryer frozen burgers recipe is updated for 2022. We hope you like the update with new photos and even more helpful tips and tricks.

Frozen Burgers In Air Fryer?

Today we’re going to be sharing with you how to cook your favourite frozen burgers in the air fryer.

When I was testing these air fryer frozen burgers, I was thinking of my old next-door neighbour Helen. Her kids loved burgers when they came home from school, and she would cook them in the grill section of her oven.

They had them nearly every day, as she was not very good at cooking and that is what the kids asked for and they were cheap.

One day, her electric was not working so she cooked her burgers in my oven instead. I remember looking at them and thinking that I had never thought of buying frozen burgers before and that they smelt really nice.

She would serve them up with frozen fries from the deep fat fryer.

I have not seen her since she moved to a new house back in 2007 so I wonder if that is still dinner? Or does she have an air fryer now too?

Whilst I always prefer the hubby’s homemade air fryer hamburgers, I do love how fast and easy it is to cook air fryer frozen hamburgers and even better, how you can also use the air fryer to make air fryer frozen French fries.

We have now tried several different frozen burgers in the air fryer and wanted to share with you, the easiest way to cook them, how to add the melted cheese and best of all a few other frozen burgers that work well in the air fryer too.

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Can You Cook A Frozen Hamburger In An Air Fryer?

Yes, you can cook frozen hamburgers in the air fryer, and they are delicious, perfectly cooked, and easy for a quick dinner.

There is also a lot of choice for different frozen burgers you can cook in the air fryer. Don’t think it has to be limited to a frozen quarter pounder that you bought from the supermarket.

For example, you can bulk buy fresh hamburgers or your own homemade burgers and freeze them and cook from frozen. For example, that is what we do when making burger in a bowl using the fresh skinny burgers from Aldi.

You can also do air fryer frozen veggie burgers, air fryer beyond beef burgers, Tyson chicken patties and so many others.

Though do keep an eye on the fat level as really fatty burgers can set off your smoke alarm when cooking.

Why Cook Frozen Hamburger Patties In Air Fryer?

You are probably wondering why swap cooking a frozen hamburger in the oven for an air fryer?

Well, firstly when you cook frozen hamburger patties in the air fryer, any excess fat will drip below, reducing the fat on the burger on your dinner plate.

But for many, it’s because frozen hamburgers in air fryer are much quicker compared to the grill or the oven and it can save you money on your electric bill.

Plus. They taste similar to the grill and its like having a barbecue via your air fryer.

Or another reason for frozen hamburgers in the air fryer is that you can cook them from frozen without thawing them first.

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Frozen Burger Air Fryer Ingredients

Burgers – We all have different favourite frozen burgers, and it is personal choice with what you use. We used 4 quarter pounder frozen burger patties and then once cooked used them to make two double burgers. You can use the same or mix and match with what you have available.

Cheese – For me when I think hamburgers, I think McDonalds plain small hamburgers that are lacking cheese. For me it must have the cheese, but of course this is totally optional to you.

Buns – Do you call it bread buns, bread rolls or bread baps? Or something else? Whatever you call them a burger is not the same without one. You can also follow our guide for how to reheat bread in the air fryer if yours is frozen.

Optional – Then you can add salad garnish and some mayonnaise too if you want, but this is of course totally optional.

Then for the kitchen gadgets that we have used in this frozen burger air fryer recipe it has just been our Cosori Air Fryer. We have this one and its wonderful for many types of air fryer recipes.

Plus, we recommend you head over to our air fryer recipes category as we have more than 500 tried and tested air fryer recipes and have been air frying for 10 years.

How To Cook Frozen Burgers In Air Fryer?

• Load. Place your frozen hamburgers into the air fryer basket.
• Cook. Air fry for 12 minutes at 160c/320f, turn and then cook for a further 5 minutes at 180c/360f.
• Melt. Next add some sliced cheese on top and air fry for a further 2 minutes to melt the cheese.  
• Serve. Then load your cheesy burgers into burger buns and serve.

And I am sure you can see now how easy it is to cook frozen burgers in air fryer and why you should be doing it too!

How Long Do You Air Fry Frozen Burgers?

The air fryer frozen burger time is JUST 17 minutes. This includes starting the process to cook the inside and defrost the burgers as well as time to make sure they are piping hot and safe to eat.

Then we add an extra 2 minutes to the frozen burger cook time and that is for melting the cheese on top.

What To Serve With Air Fryer Frozen Burgers?

For me, cooking frozen burgers in the air fryer, is not just about the burger but the whole meal. I want to enjoy a takeaway at home using the air fryer, but without the high costs of phoning up for a burger delivery.

Here are a few suggestions of what to cook with your frozen burgers:

• Air Fryer Potato Wedges
• Air Fryer Sweet Potato Wedges
• Air Fryer Sweet Potato Cubes
• Air Fryer Chips
• Air Fryer Frozen French Fries
• Air Fryer Frozen Onion Rings

Air Fryer Frozen Burger Tips & Tricks

• Go for frozen burger patties that are lower in fat and don’t go for the cheapest ones, as these tend to be high fat. Also watch out for vegan ones which can be very high fat such as the beyond beef burgers.

• Ideal size is quarter pounders and depending on your size of air fryer you should be able to air fry up to 4 frozen patties at once.

• When the air fryer frozen hamburger is almost cooked at a little sliced cheese on top and finish the cooking process with it melting as it cooks. Avoid grated cheese as it will suck up in the air.  

• If just cooking for 1 or 2 and cooking less frozen burgers, you will have enough room in the air fryer to cook your sides at the same time.

Top Air Fryer Trick – You can also use the air fryer to reheat your leftover burgers. Simply follow our guide for reheating burgers in the air fryer.

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More Air Fryer Frozen Favourites

• Air Fryer Frozen Onion Rings
• Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings
• Air Fryer Frozen Sweet & Sour Balls
• Air Fryer Frozen Jalapeno Poppers
• Air Fryer Frozen Mozzarella Sticks

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