Air Fryer Leftover Stuffing Muffins

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How to make the most delicious air fryer leftover stuffing muffins. Loaded with leftover stuffing, turkey, and other holiday dinner sides, they are a perfect way to use up your leftovers.

Tis the season for making great things with leftovers, and these stuffing muffins are a fun thing to make, are great for breakfast, you can freeze them, or why not load them into your packed lunch box?

This leftover muffin recipe was originally shared back in 2016 and updating with new photos and better tips and tricks for making the best leftover stuffing muffins.

Stuffing Muffins

Have you heard of stuffing muffins before? The idea is that you make use of your leftover stuffing and other ingredients and make them into yummy muffins.

They are then perfect for the day after Thanksgiving or the day after Christmas, when you have loads of leftovers that need using up and you are looking for something more creative.

Plus, we often talk about the best leftover recipes for turkey in the air fryer, but we often forget to talk about the delicious stuffing.

Well, stuffing is my favourite leftover recipe and I just can’t stop eating it, even cold from the fridge and I wanted to share with you a simple idea.

An idea that has become my leftover stuffing for breakfast.

Following the principles of our air fryer egg cups, which is similar to an omelette, I am loading turkey, stuffing, cranberries and a few other extras into silicone cups and air frying.

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What Are Stuffing Muffins?

If you are feeling puzzled and are wondering what stuffing muffins are? then note they are just like muffins but are loaded up with your stuffing leftovers.

They are just like the air fryer egg cups we often have for breakfast, but the omelette ingredients usually added are replaced with leftover turkey and stuffing.

Can You Cook Stuffing Muffins In The Air Fryer?

Yes, you can cook stuffing muffins in the air fryer and they are delicious. I have done many different types of muffins now in the air fryer and they have always been perfect every single time.

You can also go sweet such as our air fryer blueberry muffins.

Though do note, you can’t fit a muffin pan in the air fryer and instead we recommend silicone cups (like these ones).

What To Do With Leftover Stuffing?

Thanksgiving stuffing muffins is the best way to repurpose thanksgiving leftovers, but what else can you make with your stuffing leftovers?

You can make thanksgiving leftover sandwiches like the moist maker in Friends. You could also load your leftover stuffing into an air fryer turkey pie.

But if you just want the stuffing note that you can just reheat stuffing if you prefer. Which also works well if you want to make ahead your stuffing.

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Stuffing Muffin Recipe Ingredients

You’re using leftover stuffing and other roast turkey dinner leftovers and what you have might differ to us.

For stuffing muffin recipe ingredients go with what you have. We are using:

• Turkey
• Stuffing
• Cranberry Sauce
• Brussel Sprouts
• Cubed Sweet Potatoes
• Swede/Rutabaga

Beyond these leftovers you will also need:

Egg – Beaten egg just like you would have for an omelette. I also recommend mixing it with a little milk for a creamier stuffing muffin.

Seasonings – You can mix and match with your favourites though we have used salt, pepper and chives.

Then for the kitchen gadgets that we have used in this recipe for leftover stuffing it has just been our Philips air fryer. We have this one and its wonderful for many types of air fryer recipes.

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How To Make Leftover Stuffing Muffins?

• Bowl. Start by loading into a bowl all your leftovers and then using your hands to break down the ingredients and mix well. Then add the leftovers into your silicone muffin cups.
• Mix. Then in a jug add your eggs, milk and seasoning and mix well.
• Pour. Next pour your egg mixture over the leftovers until ¾ full and then load into the air fryer basket.
• Cook. Air fry your stuffing muffins for 15 minutes at 180c/360f.

And I am sure you can see now how easy it is making stuffing cups from leftovers in air fryer and how you can be doing the same.

More Turkey Leftover Ideas

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• Slow Cooker Leftover Turkey Curry
• Soup Maker Leftover Turkey Soup
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