How to Fry Any Candy Bar in the Air Fryer

Can you fry candy with an air fryer?

If you have tried fried Oreos in the air fryer, then you are going to love today’s simple and easy air fryer treat – air fryer candy! This air fryer dessert recipe is filled with chocolate goodness and is fried to perfection in the air fryer!

I love this recipe because no oil or cooking spray is required! You can enjoy the taste of a deep fried candy bar without any of the nasty side effects!

Keep reading to learn how to make this simple and delicious fried candy in the air fryer!

What candy can you air fry?

You can air fry any candy in the air fryer! You only need two ingredients to make air fryer fried candy.

• 1 can Pillsbury crescent roll dough
• 9 of your favorite candy bars, candy morsels, or bite size candy bars

Air Fryer Candy Suggestions

You can choose any of your favorite candies to air fry. Here are a few suggestions:

• O Henry Bars
• Ferrero Rocher
• Sea Salt Caramel
• Snickers
• Milky Way
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
• Twix
• Dove Chocolate
• Marshmallows
• Oreos
• Cookies
• Cheesecake bites
• Bananas

Can you fry Snickers? How to Air Fry Candy

This recipe is so awesome because you can enjoy the taste of deep fried candy that you would find at the fair or rodeo, but for half the cost and no mess of deep frying! It is so easy to air fry any chocolate candy.

Step 1. Freeze the candy

Place the candy you are using in the freezer for about 15-30 minutes or so. This will help it not get too melty once it cooks in the hot air fryer.

Step 2. Prepare the crescent dough

There are multiple ways you can wrap the candy in crescent dough, here is my favorite way.

Roll out the crescent roll dough, then cut it in half.

Step 3. Wrap the candy

Place the candy morsels on one half of the crescent roll dough. I was able to place about 9 candies, evenly spaced, on the crescent dough. Then, take the other half of the dough and place it directly on top of candies.

Step 4. Cut and pinch

Take a pizza cutter and cut out 9 squares around the candy morsels (or however many candies you put down). Once cut, pinch together the sides of the dough together

Step 5. Air fry

Place the wrapped candies in the air fryer basket and cook for 5 minutes at 350 degrees F or 175 degrees C, or until the crescent dough is cooked and golden to your liking.

Note: You may need to cook in batches, depending on how big your air fryer basket is and how big your candy morsels are.

Easy Air Fryer Candy Recipe

Remove the candies from the air fryer and enjoy! If you’d like, dust the candies with powdered sugar or a cinnamon sugar mixture for extra sweet goodness!

Final Thoughts

If you have a sweet tooth, then this simple air fryer recipe will hit the spot! Who knew that air fryer snickers, air fryer Oreos, or any air fryer candy would be so good!?

Do you have a favorite candy you want to try in the air fryer? Share with us in the comments below what candy you will be air frying next!

More easy air fryer dessert recipes

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• Air Fryer Oreos
• Air Fryer 2 ingredient Cinnamon Rolls
• Air Fryer Churros

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where do you get crescent dough?

I get my Pillsbury crescent dough at my local grocery store. It is normally located in a refrigerated section of the store.

If you don’t have the Pillsbury brand located at your local store, you can get any brand of crescent roll dough.

While I haven’t tried this personally, I also imagine that these doughs will work to air fry candy.

• Puff pastry sheets
• Pie crust
• Biscuit dough
• Pizza dough

Note: the flavor profile and cooking time may change depending on what type of dough you use.

Can I air fry a full size candy bar?

I haven’t personally tried this recipe with a full size candy bar. I imagine that it will work better in the air fryer if you did candy bar bites or if you cut the candy bar in half. Cooking time may also be a couple minutes longer because you are cooking a bigger sized candy.

Can I make this recipe in the oven?

Don’t want to use your air fryer and make this recipe in batches? You can use your oven to fry candy! This is another better option than deep frying because little oil is required!

Get the recipe for “fried” candy in the oven at Pizzasserie.com

Air Fryer Candy Bars

This air fryer dessert recipe is filled with chocolate goodness and is fried to perfection in the air fryer! But what I love most about this air fryer candy recipe is that no oil is required!

4.62 / 5 ( 13 Reviews )

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Serves: 9

Adjust Servings: 9

US CustomaryMetric

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredients

• 1 can Crescent Roll Dough
• 9 morsels chocolate candy see recipe notes for suggestions

Instructions

• Place the candy you are using in the freezer for about 15-30 minutes or so. This will help it not get too melty once it cooks in the hot air fryer. 
• Roll out the crescent roll dough, then cut it in half.
• Place the candy morsels on one half of the crescent roll dough. I was able to place about 9 candies, evenly spaced, on the crescent dough. Then, take the other half of the dough and place it directly on top of candies. 
• Take a pizza cutter and cut out 9 squares around the candy morsels (or however many candies you put down). Once cut, pinch together the sides of the dough together
• Place the wrapped candies in the air fryer basket and cook for 5 minutes at 350 °F, or until the crescent dough is golden to your liking. 

  Note: You may need to cook in batches, depending on how big your air fryer basket is and how big your candy morsels are.

Recipe Notes

You can air fry just about any chocolate candy or treat in the air fryer. Here are a few suggestions- O Henry Bars, Ferrero Rocher, Sea Salt Caramels, Snickers, Milky Ways, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Twix, Dove Chocolate, Marshmallows, Oreos, Cookies, Cheesecake bites, or Bananas.

Nutrition

Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Sodium: 203mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g