13 Easy Air Fryer Desserts You Didn't Realize You Could Make

The air fryer is an amazing invention—and it's not just for making french fries. This genius kitchen device can cook just about anything: easy weeknight meals, trendy TikTok snacks, fun appetizers and more. Alex Drummond even swears by it for her crisp sweet potato fries! But did you know about all the great air fryer desserts you can make, too?

Even if you’re an air fryer aficionado, you may not have thought to use it for baking. But turns out the air fryer can crank out amazing sweets. Treats like pastries, cookies, doughnuts and even cakes, which you would normally bake in your oven or deep-fry on the stove, are all possible in the air fryer—and they're not hard to make at all. (Many of these air fryer desserts call for puff pastry or refrigerated dough—which means they're extra easy!) Once you get the hang of making air fryer desserts, you might even eventually be able to come up with your own recipes. Read on to see all the air fryer desserts you should make next time you're craving something sweet.