Let’s cook air fryer frozen mac and cheese bites. If you love macaroni cheese, then you will love crispy mac and cheese bites that are cooked from frozen in the air fryer.

You can use your own make ahead mac and cheese balls from leftovers, or go shop bought with Trader Joe’s, Stouffers, or another favourite brand.

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Air Fryer Mac and Cheese Bites Recipe
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Mac And Cheese Bites Air Fryer

Last Christmas, we bought some delicious mac and cheese bites from M&S.

After 13 years living away from England Marks & Spencer’s has been my biggest addiction now that I am back home.

And of course, our local town has an M&S food, and we can head there whenever we like.

If you know M&S well, then you will know that their food is the best and even when they make frozen food, it’s the best frozen food ever!

Well, I bought several boxes of these yummy mac and cheese balls with the plan to cook them from frozen in the air fryer and tell you how amazing they are.

But I have just been so busy with other recipes, that my scruffy piece of paper with notes on about cooking mac and cheese bites in the air fryer had been forgotten about until now.

But today is finally the day, and OMG if you love mac and cheese then mac and cheese bites in the air fryer are perfect for you.

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Can You Air Fry Mac And Cheese Bites?

Yes, you can air fry mac and cheese bites and they are delicious. I love how crispy the coating is on a mac and cheese bite compared to baking them in the oven.

Plus, I love that they don’t taste overly greasy compared to mac and cheese bites cooked in the deep fat fryer.

Can You Air Fry Frozen Mac And Cheese Bites?

Yes, you can cook frozen mac and cheese bites in the air fryer, and they are delicious. We have tried many different varieties now and have not found one that we don’t like.

The only caution when cooking air fryer frozen mac and cheese bites is that you want to keep an eye on the time and temp as there is nothing worse than dried centre.

What Is The Best Frozen Mac And Cheese Bites?

Of course, we all have our opinion of the best and the worst frozen mac and cheese bites. Though these are my personal favourites:

Marks & Spencer’s Mac n Cheese Bites – my personal favourite and the ones we are cooking in the air fryer for you today.

Trader Joe’s Mac & Cheese Bites – Really good quality product and never goes dry in the air fryer.

Stouffer’s Mac And Cheese Bites – Another good choice for the air fryer and worth stocking up on for the freezer.

And of course, the best of them all, is to make your own homemade mac and cheese bites from air fryer mac and cheese leftovers and leftover breading from air fryer chicken schnitzel.

Can Macaroni And Cheese Be Frozen?

Yes, it sure can. You can freeze a small or a large leftover portion of mac and cheese. Just make sure it is fully cool before you freeze it.

You can also make ahead leftover macaroni and cheese into mac and cheese balls and then save them in the freezer for when you want a quick treat from your leftovers.

Mac And Cheese Bites Air Fryer Ingredients

Bites – We just used one box of M&S mac and cheese bites. Though you could easily do two packs at once, or swap M&S for another brand.

Optional – You can also use some extra virgin olive oil spray to make your mac and cheese balls crispier, but this is of course optional.

Then for the kitchen gadgets that we have used in these frozen mac and cheese bites it has just been our Cosori air fryer. We have this one and its wonderful for many types of air fryer recipes.

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How Do You Cook Frozen Mac And Cheese Bites?

air fryer mac and cheese bites step by step
  • Load. Remove the frozen mac and cheese bites from its packaging and load into the air fryer basket.
  • Cook. Air fry for 7 minutes at 180c/360f or until piping hot in the centre and crispy on the outside.
  • Serve. Then serve with your favourite dipping sauce for the ultimate air fryer appetizer.

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

How Long To Cook Frozen Mac n Cheese Bites In Air Fryer?

The mac and cheese bites air fryer time are JUST 7 minutes. Isn’t that AMAZING to say you can dump a box of mac and cheese bites into the air fryer and 7 minutes later they are DONE?

Also, you can double up the portion we did and the 7 minutes rule would still apply.

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Air Fryer Frozen Mac And Cheese Bites

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Air Fryer Frozen Mac And Cheese Bites

Let’s cook air fryer frozen mac and cheese bites. If you love macaroni cheese, then you will love crispy mac and cheese bites that are cooked from frozen in the air fryer.
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients 

  • 1 Box Frozen Mac & Cheese Bites

Kitchen Gadgets

Instructions 

  • Remove frozen mac and cheese bites from the packaging and place in the air fryer.
    Can You Air Fry Frozen Mac And Cheese Bites?
  • Make sure the mac n cheese bites are spread out and not on top of one another.
    Can You Air Fry Frozen Mac And Cheese Bites?
  • Air fry for 7 minutes at 180c/360f before serving.
    Can You Air Fry Frozen Mac And Cheese Bites?

Notes

Temperature. Don’t be tempted to increase the temperature up as it will make the inside of the mac and cheese balls to dry out.
Optional. If they are not crispy enough then add some extra virgin olive oil spray and increase the temp to 200c/400f for the last 2 minutes
Thanks for reading our macaroni and cheese bites air fryer recipe on Recipe This. We have many more air fryer recipes for you to check out next. Though if you would like to try more delicious frozen food, then do check out our air fryer frozen pizza next.

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 23.9g | Fat: 13.8g | Saturated Fat: 4.3g | Fiber: 1.6g | Sugar: 1.4g
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Hi! I am Sam and along with my chef hubby Dom we love sharing with you easy everyday recipes using kitchen gadgets. We are also the authors of The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook, an amazing air fryer cookbook filled with 140+ everyday air fryer recipes.

Beyond the air fryer we also love the instant pot, slow cooker, soup maker, ninja foodi, pie maker and several other kitchen gadgets.

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  1. 5 stars
    Tried these as i love trying any frozen foods in my new air fryer. They are the easiest things to cook and it is really helping my confidence. They turned out crispy and delicious, these are too good for kids me and the hubby loved them and will be on future shopping lists.