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Crispy, no fuss air fryer garlic bread is the perfect dinner companion. great for soaking up leftover sauce or dipping into warm marinara. Your whole family will love this recipe and can easily be made vegan.
Do you remember that frozen garlic bread from the store? The one with gobs of compound butter and tons of other garbage ingredients? It would take 30 minutes to warm up and it was GOOD but no so good for you. This air fryer garlic bread is similar in flavor and texture, only better. Better ingredients, less wait time and customizable.
Why You Need This Air Fryer Garlic Bread
It is easy to whip up. It can be made plant-based, which is how I prefer it. You can make it in your air fryer in under 20 minutes or use your oven and bake it. It is made with fresh ingredients and your entire family will love it. Pair it with any meal. Dunk it in soups or chilis, or serve it with warm marinara sauce. This air fryer garlic bread is delicious.
Ingredients Needed
French Bread Baguette. From the bakery. You may also use sourdough, or gluten free baguette.
Pant-based Butter. This is the brand I prefer.
Plant-Based Mozzarella Or Parmesan. This is the brand I prefer.
Garlic. Fresh or pre-roasted garlic if you’d like to take the sharp bite out of the garlic.
Fresh Parsley. To add color to the bread.
Salt.
Marinara for dipping. Optional!
How To Make This Recipe
Step one. Bring your butter to room temperature on a medium sized plate or a bowl. You want it softened enough to mush with a fork. Do not microwave or melt it! Next, chop your shallot, parsley and garlic up into fine small spreadable pieces. You may also roast your garlic cloves before chopping to cut the garlic down a little. Read notes in recipe card to do this.
Step two. Pile all the chopped ingredients onto the softened butter, sprinkle it with the salt and mix well with a fork. You will want the butter to be soft and spreadable. Slice your french bread open length wise using a bread knife.
Step three. Spread the butter mixture (butter compound) evenly over the entire bread, both sides. You should have the perfect amount. Then sprinkle the optional parmesan or mozzarella cheese over the bread. Close the bread together the same way you purchased it. Wrap the bread in tin foil that way. Leave the top of the tin foil open a little bit to vent it.
Place in the air fryer oven on 350º and air fry for about 10 minutes. Or until it is golden brown. Once it is golden brown on the top pull it out. Let it cool for 2 minutes then slice and enjoy! Serve with any meal, soups, chili or eat on its own and dunked in marinara sauce.
Tips and Q&A
Yes, this can be made gluten free, dairy free and vegan. Just swap the french bread out for a gluten free bakery bread.
Yes, if you are not plant based use your favorite stick of butter and cheese.
Yes! It is just as good in the oven. Set the oven to 350º and follow all instructions however it will take closer to 20-25 minutes to fully cook and crisp up. You will need to check on it a bit to make sure since oven temps can vary.
This will last on the counter for up to 3 days. Refrigerate for up to one week, reheat in the air fryer on 350 for about 5 minutes. Or you can freeze it for up to three months. To reheat frozen, pop into the air fryer on 300º for about 10 minutes.
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Easy Air Fryer Garlic Bread
Equipment
- air fryer or oven
- tin foil
Ingredients
- 1 french bread baguette , * in the bakery about 12 -14oz
- ½ cup plant based butter; room temperature , *
- 3 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- 3 tbsp finely chopped garlic; about 3 cloves, *see notes to roast garlic
- 2 tbsp finely chopped shallots
- ½ tsp course sea salt
- ¼ cup vegan mozzarella or parmesan, *
- ½ cup warm marinara , optional
Instructions
- Bring your butter to room temperature on a medium sized plate or a bowl. You want it softened enough to mush with a fork. Do not microwave or melt it! Next, chop your shallot, parsley and garlic up into fine small spreadable pieces. You may also roast your garlic cloves before chopping to cut the garlic down a little. Read notes to do this.
- Pile all the chopped ingredients onto the softened butter, sprinkle it with the salt and mix well with a fork. You will want the butter to be soft and spreadable. Slice your french bread open length wise using a bread knife.
- Spread the butter mixture (butter compound) evenly over the entire bread, both sides. You should have the perfect amount. Then sprinkle the optional parmesan or mozzarella cheese over the bread. Close the bread together the same way you purchased it. Wrap the bread in tin foil that way. Leave the top of the tin foil open a little bit to vent it.
- Place in the air fryer oven on 350º and air fry for about 10 minutes. Or until it is golden brown. Once it is golden brown on the top pull it out. Let it cool for 2 minutes then slice and enjoy! Serve with any meal, soups, chili or eat on its own and dunked in marinara sauce.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Made this today and it was SO DO GOOD WITH MY LUNCH. The kids ate it right up.
This was really good made it with your turkey meatballs. So easy too.
Tried this in sourdough. Yum