Air Fryer Roast Peanuts

Air Fryer Roast Peanuts- Crispy, Evenly Roasted Peanuts. Use your favorite seasoning. It's so good!

You can add any seasoning of your choice and eat it like a snack or make peanut butter with it. You can also make Peanut chutney.

Before you proceed- i want to just repeat this once more...Make peanut butter at home. It's healthy, etc, but...more than that.. it's extremely yummy. Plus, you don't have that film of oil floating on top.

My five-year-old and his grandfather..my dad have a habit of snacking. They need something every 1-2 hours. It can be exhausting.

In this case, the best thing to do is have a running list of easy snacks. Snacks which can be made within a couple of minutes.Snacks that can be stored easily. Like these spicy lime chili pepitas and Airfryer Sweet & Salty Edamame.

My roasted peanuts with a dash of garlic, herbs and salt are one great option. Another option is roated makhana or foxnuts.

Can you air fry peanuts

You can air fry almost anything. Really!

Sometimes you need a little bit of a trick. but not here.

Air-frying peanuts is way better than making them in a pan.

I will tell you why!

• No babysitting the pan. No continuous stirring.
• Takes less time- just 5 minutes.
• Evenly roasts the peanuts.

I cant tell you how many times i have kept the peanuts on the stove. And... forgotten about them for just 5 seconds..and burnt the whole lot.

Yes, that's happened so many times!

When you are air frying peanuts, you can set the timer. So whatever happens, the air fryer will switch off after the set time. So, the chance of burning the peanuts is way lesser!

Have you ever had peanuts roasted from one side and completely raw inside? That won't happen here! Because the air fryer will blast hot air from all sides.

It's a clean win! The only way to roast peanuts is by using an air fryer!

Peanuts with Skin or Without

You can still use peanuts with the thin skin on.I usually leave it on because

• I am lazy
• They have a lot more nutrients
• I like it.
• The flavors stick to the peanuts better.

That said, there is a lot of conflicting information out there. Some say it's good, some say its bad.

For cooking purposes, I use them when making peanut butter and peanut chutney.I leave it out when I am topping crushed peanuts on noodles or salads.

For this recipe, use unflavoured raw peanuts- with or without the skin.

Ingredients Needed

All you need is

• Peanuts
• Oil
• Seasoning of choice

How to fry Peanuts in an Air fryer

I don't preheat the air fryer. Because..as established..I am lazy.

So just dump the peanuts in the air fryer and set the timer for 5 minutes. Thats all. That's your plain roasted peanuts without oil and seasoning.

If you want seasoning, add some oil and toss the raw peanuts in the seasoning.

In the video and photos, I have used a combination of dried garlic powder,dry herbs and salt.

Seasoning ideas for Roast Peanuts

Here are some seasoning options

• Salt and Black Pepper
• Peri Peri
• Pizza Seasoning
• Honey & Chili
• Honey & Cinnamon
• Chipotle
• Ranch
• Masala Peanuts

To make Masala Peanuts in the air fryer. You will need 1 tablespoon Chickpea Flour(besan), Salt, Chilli, and some dry Mango powder. Add oil to it and make it pasty.

Toss the peanuts in the Masala paste and air fry for 5 minutes as usual.

How long to fry Peanuts in the Air Fryer

5 minutes.Thats all.

Without any preheating.

Give a toss in the middle at the 3 minute stage and you are done. Sometimes I forget to give the toss, and it turns out just fine!

How to Refresh Roast Peanuts in the air fryer

So you left those peanuts out, and they have lost all their bite.

Don't throw them out just yet! Just air fry them for 2 minutes and refresh them!

It's that easy!

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