Perfect to serve with salads, soups, pasta and stews, they air fryer garlic cheese muffins are incredibly tasty! They’re flavoured with garlic and a touch of cumin, and packed with sharp cheddar.

You can make the batter for these air fryer garlic cheesy muffins in a single bowl.
You’ll start with the wet ingredients and seasonings, whisking eggs together with milk, oil, plenty of garlic granules, as well as some cumin, dried sage and a pinch of salt and pepper.
You’ll then fold in self-raising flour and baking powder, followed by a generous helping of mature (sharp) cheddar which gives the muffins a really great texture and bags of flavour.
You’ll then pile the batter into two 4-hole muffin trays and bake in your air fryer one tray after the other.
The resulting muffins are tall, aromatic and delicious, with a tender inner crumb, and a wonderful garlic flavour. Even kids who aren’t totally sold on the idea of savoury muffins wolf these down, so I know they’re a winner.
Read on for the full recipe with detailed instructions and a helpful photograph for every step. And if you have any questions, just leave me a comment. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 medium free range eggs
- 150 ml (5.1 floz) whole milk
- 2 tsp garlic granules
- 65 g (2.3 oz) olive oil or vegetable oil
- 200 g (7.1 oz) mature cheese grated/shredded (vegetarian, if required)
- 1 tsp dried sage
- 1/4 tsp (0.3 tsp) salt
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) pepper
- 260 g (9.2 oz) white self raising flour (self rising flour)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- spray oil to grease the tins
Equipment
- 2 x 4-hole nonstick muffin trays
Instructions
Put the eggs, milk, oil, garlic granules, sage, cumin, salt and pepper in a bowl.
Whisk together.
Add the flour and baking powder and fold through.
Add the cheese.
Fold through.
Share the batter between each hole of two well-greased 4-hole silicone muffin tray. Spoon the batter evenly into the muffin cases, it's ok if they're piled above the top of the tin.
Preheat the air fryer according to the manufacturer's instructions. Mine defaults to 4 minutes at 205C.
Place the first tray in the air fryer and set to 160C/320F.
Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top.
Cool for a few minutes in the tins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Repeat with the second tray.
Enjoy!
Read on for the full recipe with detailed instructions and a helpful photograph for every step. And if you have any questions, just leave me a comment. Enjoy!
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Air Fryer Cheesy Garlic Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 medium free range eggs
- 150 ml (5.1 floz) whole milk
- 2 tsp garlic granules
- 65 g (2.3 oz) olive oil or vegetable oil
- 200 g (7.1 oz) mature cheese grated/shredded (vegetarian, if required)
- 1 tsp dried sage
- 1/4 tsp (0.3 tsp) salt
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) pepper
- 260 g (9.2 oz) white self raising flour (self rising flour)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- spray oil to grease the tins
Equipment
- 2 x 4-hole nonstick muffin trays
Instructions
- Put the eggs, milk, oil, garlic granules, sage, cumin, salt and pepper in a bowl. Whisk together.
- Add the flour and baking powder and fold through, then fold in the grated cheese.
- Share the batter between each hole of two well-greased 4-hole silicone muffin tray. Spoon the batter evenly into the muffin cases, it's ok if they're piled above the top of the tin.
- Preheat the air fryer according to the manufacturer's instructions. Mine defaults to 4 minutes at 205C.
- Place the first tray in the air fryer and set to 160C/320F. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top.
- Repeat with the second tray.
- Cool for a few minutes in the tins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
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