Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs
Elevate your hot dog game with this delicious recipe for bacon-wrapped hot dogs made in the air fryer. These savory delights are perfect for a quick lunch, game day snack, or a casual dinner. The crispy bacon adds a smoky flavor that pairs perfectly with the juicy hot dogs, making them a hit for any occasion.
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs
- Packaged hot dogs bacon strips and hot dog buns are the major ingredients for the recipe. Another ingredient is the softened butter that you need to brush on top of the hot dog buns. This helps to get a perfect glaze-like color and texture on your buns which is quite appealing.
Hot Dogs
- A total of four dogs are required to make one serving of the bacon-wrapped hot dogs in the air fryer. Four hot dogs combine to make one full meal.
Regular Bacon Strips
- Along with the four hot dogs four regular bacon strips are required to wrap up the bacon as we are making the bacon-wrapped hot dogs. Make sure to use the fresh bacon strips for better flavor and results in your meal.
Hot Dog Buns
- We require the hot dog buns to stuff the hot dogs in these buns. These buns should be fresh and soft enough. As a result the appetizer will turn out to be delicious and juicy with the yummy hot dog and bacon bites.
Softened Butter
- Softened butter is required to make your dish in the air fryer. The butter is brushed on the hot dogs to air fryer them without drying them out. Moreover the butter will give a great glaze-like color to your hot dog buns.
Instructions
Instructions to Make the Air Fryer Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs
- Making the air-fried bacon-wrapped hot dogs includes quite several steps preparing the hot dogs, wrapping them in bacon, cooking them and then stuffing the hot dog buns. In the end, these stuffed hot dog buns are cooked again. Therefore, everyone should cook hot dogs professionally for the perfect flavor and texture of the snack.
Wrapping the Hot Dogs in Bacon
- First of all, bring the hot dogs out of the packet and put them aside. At the same time bring the bacon strips so that you can simply wrap your hot dogs in these strips. Take one hot dog and one bacon strip to make the snack and repeat the process again and again.
- Make sure to tightly wrap the strips so that these will not get opened once you start the air frying process.
Cooking in the Air Fryer
- Prepare the air fryer basket by using the oil spray or simply by brushing some oil on the basket. Put the bacon-rapped hot dogs in the air fryer basket one by one.
Setting up the Time and Temperature for Air Frying
- According to this recipe, your air fryer temperature should be at 400 degrees. This is a very suitable temperature for the perfect cooking of your bacon-wrapped hot dogs. The hot dogs and the bacon layer will get enough cooked in 8 minutes.
- After the 6 minutes of the total time, you should at least check the state of the hot dogs. In case it is required flip the hot dogs using the tongs. Once the timer is completed, take all the cooked hot dogs out of the air fryer and put them in the cooling racks.
Filling the Hot Dog Buns
- Bring the hot dog buns and start filling them one by one. Make sure to place one hot dog in each bun. Bring the softened butter and brush it on top of the hot dog buns. This will help them to achieve a golden brown colour.
Second Batch of Cooking
- A timer of only one to two minutes at 400 degrees is required this time. Put the stuffed hot dog buns inside and cook again. Once the hot dog buns are heating, remove them from the air fryer.
Serving the Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog
- After cooking, put the hot dog buns put aside your favorite dips. Serve the hot dogs while hot with the dips.
Notes
Tips:
- For extra crispy bacon, increase the cooking time by a minute or two, but keep an eye on them to prevent burning.
- Customize with your favorite condiments and toppings to suit your taste.