Easy Air Fryer Bananas (Healthy Banana Dessert)
When you want a quick and delicious snack or dessert, try this easy recipe for Air Fryer Bananas. The sweet fruit gets coated with sugar and cinnamon and caramelized with a golden crispy crust that tastes like a healthy Bananas Foster. This recipe is vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free.
You will love this banana dessert! Bananas are naturally very sweet which is why they make a perfect treat. If you toss them in a small amount of sugar and air fry them they, taste similar to Bananas Foster.
Serve these Air Fryer Bananas as a sweet healthy snack or top with vanilla ice cream for an indulgent dessert.
Air Fryer Bananas Recipe Benefits
- Bananas are high in dietary fiber and potassium, low in calories, and very filling. This is a much healthier way to curb your sweet craving than other desserts that may be higher in fat, sugar, and calories. It’s also easier to make than banana bread.
- This recipe is easy to make with no cleanup. Just remove the bananas and throw away the aluminum foil.
- These Air Fried Bananas are done in 13 minutes – including prep time!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Ripe bananas – Be sure to use ripe bananas or overripe bananas at room temperature. This is important because as a banana ripens its starch converts to sugar. A ripe banana is a sweet banana! Air fryer bananas won’t be nearly as good with an unripe banana. See my related post on how to freeze bananas (helpful if you end up with too many ripe bananas at once).
- Coconut oil – Coconut oil allows the sugar to stick to the bananas but it also encourages the bananas to caramelize. If you don’t have coconut oil you can use butter or vegan butter in its place. You could also use olive oil or avocado oil.
- Coconut sugar – Coconut sugar has a slightly caramel taste that I love but you can also use brown sugar if that’s what you have on hand.
- Cinnamon – Cinnamon and bananas make a killer combo. Cinnamon also packs a nutritional punch with antioxidants and properties that promote a healthy gut. It’s worth working this healthy spice into your diet.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Air Fried Banana Recipe Steps
Step One
Peel and cut the bananas. On a cutting board, cut each banana in half and then cut each half down the middle lengthwise.
Place the bananas in a medium bowl.
Step Two
In a small bowl combine the coconut oil, coconut sugar, and cinnamon then stir to combine.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Step Three
Add the sugar mixture to the bananas and toss to combine.
Alternatively, you could brush the mixture on with a pastry brush if you prefer not to toss them.
Step Four
Lay a piece of aluminum foil in the bottom of the air fryer basket and poke a few holes in it. This will allow the hot air to circulate and keep the bananas from sticking.
Step Five
Place the banana halves on the aluminum foil in a single layer and set the time to 375 degrees for 5 minutes. Once the cooking time is up flip the bananas over and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
Serve warm by themselves or with a scoop of ice cream!
I hope you agree that this is such a great way to transform raw banana into a great snack or dessert using simple ingredients.
I hope your family loves this healthy air fryer dessert as much as mine does!
Recipe Tips & Substitutions
- You can easily double or triple this recipe depending on how may servings you want to make. But, try not to let the banana slices overlap too much while they are cooking.
- Air fried bananas are best served right after they are done cooking.
- If you don’t have coconut oil and aren’t on a vegan or dairy-free diet, you can also use melted butter or ghee in this recipe.
- These caramelized banana can also be served as an easy breakfast or snack. Cut them into thin slices after air frying and serve with Green yogurt for protein.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! If you want to you could also add allspice, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, or nutmeg. Just be sure to go easy with it because a little bit goes along way in terms of flavor. You could also use pumpkin pie spice in place of cinnamon.
Bananas are very healthy for you and delicious to boot! They promote good digestion, a healthy heart, and contain lots of essential vitamins and minerals.
Yes! You can use banana slices in this recipe if you prefer. If you want to make sliced banana chips, then don’t miss my actual recipe for Air Fryer Banana Chips. These crispy chips are a healthier version of potato chips that the whole family will enjoy.
More Air Fryer Dessert Recipes You Might Like
- Air Fryer Baked Apples
- Air Fryer Banana Chips
- Air Fryer Blueberry Muffins
- Air Fryer Banana Fritters
- Air Fryer Candied Pecans
- Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Air Fryer Peaches
Or, check out my entire index of gluten-free air fryer recipes.
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Air Fryer Caramelized Bananas
When you want a quick and delicious snack, try this easy recipe for Air Fryer Bananas. The sweet fruit gets coated with sugar and cinnamon and caramelized with a golden crispy crust that tastes like a healthy Bananas Foster. This recipe is vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free.
- Total Time: 13 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 1 teaspoon coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Peel your bananas and lay them on a cutting board. Cut each banana in half and then cut each halved section down the middle lengthwise.
- Place your peeled and halved bananas into a bowl.
- Then, in a small bowl, combine the coconut oil, coconut sugar, and cinnamon. Stir gently to combine.
- Add the melted coconut oil, sugar, and cinnamon to the bananas. Gently toss to combine. You can also use a pastry brush to coat the bananas with the mixture as opposed to tossing them, if you prefer.
- Lay a piece of aluminum foil or parchment paper in the bottom of your air fryer basket. Poke a few holes in the foil or paper to help the hot air circulate.
- Place your coated banana halves in a single layer on top of the aluminum foil or paper. Set the time to 375°F for 5 minutes.
- After the five minutes are up, turn the bananas over and cook them for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until they have started to caramelize and turn a golden brown.
- Serve warm. These Air Fryer Bananas are great plain or topped with your choice of ice cream or whipped cream.
Equipment
Buy Now → Notes
- You can easily double or triple this recipe depending on how may servings you want to make.
- Air fried bananas are best served right after they are done cooking.
- If you don’t have coconut oil and aren’t on a vegan or dairy-free diet, you can also use melted butter or ghee in this recipe.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Air fryer
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 banana
- Calories: 175
- Sugar: 16.5 g
- Sodium: 2.7 mg
- Fat: 7.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 29.2 g
- Fiber: 3.2 g
- Protein: 1.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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Mine keep coming out a gross mess.
Maybe they were too ripe to start? Did you use enough oil to get them crispy?
I bet they were too ripe. I ordered 10 bananas the other day for grocery delivery and they brought me 62! I have a ton away and was trying to use the rest up. I ended up making banana ice cream but I’m going to order more and make these! They look amazing!
Oh wow, 62 bananas is a lot! 🙂
The taste is great, just the right amount of sweetness. I used brown sugar. The texture was just very soggy. And the sugar mixture just caramelized around it.. I used JUST ripe bananas, as in the were greenish yesterday and today all yellow. Not sure where I went wrong but I could hardly even flip them they were so mushy.
This was absolutely delicious!
I’m not big on buying ingredients which I will only use a fraction of and never use again.
So… coconut sugar. What else can I use?
The recipe indicates you can also use brown sugar
Feel free to substitute brown sugar.
Can you make them come out chewier if you cook them longer?
This is such a yummy dessert that is really easy to make.