How to make cornbread in the air fryer. This easy air fryer jiffy cornbread is so easy, washing up is even easier and the cornbread tastes amazing baked in the air fryer.
If you are looking for the easiest way to make cornbread during the holidays, it doesn’t get any more simple than this.
Jiffy Cornbread
I was sat in the American Diner at Butlins last year. It was one of the restaurants at the resort and I was excited for some American food.
As a Brit and also having amazing aunts that emigrated to the US many years ago, I have a real soft spot for American food and the more I can try and sample the better.
I was about to order, and then just like a blow to the head, the waitress said, “no cornbread”. I desperately wanted to try cornbread and there again, there was none.
I was absolutely gutted and that was like the 3rd time we had been to an American diner now and they didn’t have cornbread on the menu.
I complained to an American friend of mine that I wanted to try cornbread before making my own and he had the idea of buying jiffy cornbread, trying it in the air fryer, and then at a later date making my own.
Well, I took him at his word, bought some jiffy cornbread mix and got to work trying it in the air fryer. I’m now totally in love with cornbread and cooking it in the air fryer.
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How To Make Jiffy Cornbread Without An Oven?
The best way to make jiffy cornbread without an oven, is with the air fryer. You can bake in the same way as you do with an oven via the air fryer.
Then for saving money, the air fryer costs a lot less to run than the oven and you don’t need to preheat.
Plus, you can purchase some of these amazing silicone cake rounds to air fry cornbread and then you can wipe them clean without any scrubbing.
Can You Make Cornbread In An Air Fryer?
Yes, you can make cornbread in an air fryer, and you are going to LOVE IT! Whether it is homemade cornbread or using the Jiffy mix, its so easy to cook in the air fryer and produces the perfect texture.
You can also use the air fryer to make air fryer jiffy cornbread muffins too which was my personal favourite.
Can You Use Buttermilk In Jiffy Cornbread Mix?
Yes, you can use buttermilk in cornbread mix, and it makes the cornbread taste even more amazing.
You can also swap the milk for half and half (single cream) and get great results too. Just play about with what ingredients you have in.
How To Make Jiffy Cornbread Better?
Well, like I mentioned above you can swap the milk in jiffy cornbread for buttermilk as that’s a fantastic way to make it taste better.
Another option of course is the air fryer. By cooking jiffy cornbread in the air fryer it has that delicious perfectly baked texture.
You can also mix it up and add your favourite seasonings to your cornbread to add more flavour.
Jiffy Cornbread Ingredients
Box – Lets start with your Jiffy cornbread mix. We used one small box (8.5 ounces) to make a good quantity of cornbread in the air fryer.
Eggs – For each box of Jiffy Cornbread Mix you will need 1 large egg. Though of course if making a lot you can do a double batch.
Milk – You will also need 1/3 of a cup of milk to add to your jiffy cornbread recipe. Like I already mentioned, you can swap this for buttermilk and it will taste even better.
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How To Cook Jiffy Cornbread In Air Fryer?
- Mix. Into a bowl add your jiffy cornbread mix along with an egg and your milk. Mix well with a hand mixer until you have smooth cornbread batter.
- Load. Then load your batter into a silicone cake pan and then place into the air fryer.
- Cook. Air fry your jiffy cornbread in air fryer for 15 minutes at 180c/360f or until a cocktail stick comes out clean.
- Cool. Allow to cool and then cut into slices before serving.
And I am sure you can see now how easy it is to make this jiffy cornbread air fryer recipe and how you can be doing the same.
How Long To Cook Jiffy Cornbread?
The jiffy cornbread cook time in the air fryer is JUST 15 minutes. This ensures that the cornbread is perfectly cooked in the centre and not just on top.
If you have a lot of cornbread batter than I also recommend that you leave it to sit in the air fryer basket when its finished for 10 minutes as this will allow it to carry on cooking slowly and finish the centre.
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Air Fryer Jiffy Cornbread
Instructions
- Place into a bowl all your ingredients and mix with a hand mixer until it resembles a thick cornbread batter.
- Pour the cornbread batter into a silicone round cake pan.
- Place the cake pan into the air fryer and air fry for 15 minutes at 180c/360f.
- Allow to cool and then remove from the silicone and slice up your cornbread before serving.
Notes
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Going to give this a try as it’s too hot to cook, plus it seems wasteful to heat up the oven for a small pan of cornbread. Wanted to add if you like cornbread, you should try Jiffy’s cornbread casserole recipe. It’s a standard dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but why wait when it’s so delicious! My grown children request this dish each and every year. They also ask me to double the recipe so they can enjoy the leftovers. Enjoy.
Cornbread did not cook. I had to leave it in additional 10 minutes!
Bottom was gummy. Ruined my dinner.
Hi Jim,
I am sorry it did not work out for you Jim. We use a Philips air fryer XL for this recipe and alot of air fryers differ in how long they take to cook certain things. Can i ask what air fryer you are using please 🙂
Is there any other bowl you can use beside the silicone?
Hi Barbara,
Yes you can use a standard 7 inch baking dish, if you have an XL air fryer otherwise you will need to look for 6 inch dishes or larger if you have a bigger air fryer or an air fryer oven 🙂
If you pour the cornbread batter into individual silicone muffin containers, would you still sir fry for 15 minutes?
Hi Brenda,
We have cornbread muffins just here:
https://recipethis.com/air-fryer-jiffy-cornbread-muffins/
Hope this helps 🙂
Never as good as home-made cornbread but this comes a close second. This was the perfect recipe for me to try in my air fryer and it was delicious, so nice and fluffy a great idea and one i will be using again and again when my wife cannot be bothered to cook from scratch!