Brats in the Air Fryer

These brats in the air fryer are such a quick and easy way to cook brats! Not to mention, I make these with sliced onions so you get a delicious one-basket air fryer meal.

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You’ll love these air fryer brats and onions... 

Now, don't get me wrong, one of my summertime favorites is a good, grilled brat. Going to a baseball game? Give me a grilled brat with some onions all day long. BUT, sometimes grilling brats just aren't an option. Sometimes you live in an apartment with no outdoor space, or you live in a place that has winter and you won't always want to go out and grill... it's too cold! So, here comes cooking brats in the air fryer to the rescue. Put them in the basket with some sliced onion and it's such a delicious one-basket air fryer meal.

Ingredients needed

When you break down this recipe, you truly only need brats and onions. So easy!

• Brats - Pick your favorite brats. I love ALDI's brats or Jewel's brats. They never disappoint, and often times you can get a buy one get one free deal at Jewel.
• Onions - Grab some sweet onions preferably, but honestly whatever onions will work for this recipe.

How to cook brats in the air fryer

This air fryer brats recipe is so easy to make, the most "work" necessary is chopping the onions. Here's how to cook brats in the air fryer!

• Preheat to 350F, set it at 350F and let it run for 3 minutes if your air fryer doesn't have a preheat option.
• Slice onions lay down in the air fryer basket.
• Place your brats over them.
• Cook at 350F for 6 minutes, flip and cook at 350F for another 6 minutes.

How to serve brats and some of my favorite side dishes

How to serve brats

• Make a brat! Grab some high quality brat buns and top your brat with your onions and mustard. I love using whole grain mustard for brats.
• Make a low-carb brat bowl! If you're trying to keep things low-carb or maybe even gluten free, dice up some romaine lettuce, add some brat, onions and mustard for a bowl.

Favorite side dishes for brats

• Easy Potato Salad - what screams summertime cookout more than potato salad and brats?!
• Sauerkraut - this can be served on top of your brats
• German Potato Salad - you can stick with the Germanic theme and serve this German Potato Salad.
• Homemade Coleslaw - I love pairing homemade coleslaw with almost anything like brats, grilled chicken, ribs, etc.

Helpful kitchen tools

Here are some helpful kitchen Amazon finds to help you make these air fryer brats!

• Air Fryer - of course! We have this air fryer and I like it. My favorite air fryer of all time is this Cosori Air Fryer!
• Sharp Knives to make sure that you can safely and neatly slice onions!
• Cutting board

Questions and tips for making these delicious air fryer brats

Here are some frequently asked questions and tips so you can make these delicious air fryer brats perfectly every time!

Do I need to preheat my air fryer?

Yes! Absolutely you do. If your air fryer doesn't have a preheat setting, simply put it on 350F and let it run for 3 minutes. Your brats will cook much more thoroughly.

Cooked Brats vs. Uncooked Brats

This recipe does use uncooked brats, but you can make cooked brats in the air fryer! Simply cook them at 350F for 7-10 minutes as opposed to the 12-15. Additionally, you don't need to flip the cooked brats.

What about air frying frozen brats?

You can absolutely air fry frozen brats! Opposite to the cooked brats, cook them at 350F for 15-17 minutes, flipping halfway through.

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