Make Air Fryer Breakfast Sausage with this easy recipe for cooking breakfast sausage links and patties in the air fryer. Works for fresh and frozen sausage.
If you like having sausages for breakfast, but you hate cleaning up a messy, greasy stove, you need to start cooking breakfast sausages in your air fryer.
This easy air fryer recipe works for sausage links and sausage patties. And, you can cook with both fresh and frozen sausage.
I used my Instant Pot Vortex Plus air fryer this time. But, you can use this same recipe with a basket style air fryer or a larger toaster oven style air fryer like the Instant Pot Omni Plus.
How to Cook Breakfast Sausage Links in the Air Fryer
Place the sausage links on the air fryer tray. Then, preheat the air fryer to 390 degrees.
If your air fryer does not have a non-stick tray, you can use a non stick cooking spray for easier clean-up. Don't use this on the Vortex or any other air fryer with non stick coating.
Add the sausages to the air fryer when it reaches 390. Then, set the time for 10 minutes.
Turn the links about halfway through the cooking time. And, you're done!
How Long to Cook Frozen Breakfast Sausages
If the sausage links are frozen -- no problem! Just break them apart if you can, and cook for 12 minutes.
Breakfast sausages are done when the internal temperature is 160 degrees. If you don't have a thermometer, they should be cooked until no longer pink inside.
Note -- If you like your sausage extra crispy or dark, just add an extra couple of minutes to the cook time. It's super easy to get the sausages exactly the way you want them!
How to Air Fry Sausage Patties
If you're using sausage patties instead of links, cook them at 390 for 10 minutes. For frozen sausage patties, cook for 12 minutes.
The temperature should be 160 degrees, with little or no pink inside. Again, if you like crispier sausage patties, just cook them a little longer!
The patties I used were about ¼-inch thick. If yours are thinner or thicker, you may have to adjust the time.
Air Fryer Breakfast Sausage Recipe
Recipe
Air Fryer Breakfast Sausage
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 breakfast sausage links
Instructions
- Place the sausage links on the air fryer tray or in the basket
- Preheat the air fryer to 390 degrees
- Cook the sausage links for 10 minutes, turning once around halfway through. Internal temperature should be 160 degrees
Video
Notes
Nutrition information is estimated. Please do your own calculation to fit special diets.
Nutrition
More Air Fryer Breakfast Recipes
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- Easy Air Fryer Breakfast Burritos
- 2 Ingredient Dough Cinnamon Rolls baked in the Omni Plus Air Fryer Oven
Susan says
Air fried my sausage this morning and they turned out great, perfectly cooked.
Dee says
So glad you liked them! Thank you so much!
Kennedy says
So glad I found your page! Looking at your photos, we have the same air fryer, which will make future frying that much easier- as not all fryers, I’m learning, are designed the same, so cooking times, amounts etc seem to vary by which unit the poster has. Thanks!
Dee says
Thank you so much, Kennedy. I hope you enjoy the recipes!
Jessica says
My air fryer is also a microwave, and has neither pre-heat nor 390º (it goes in 25º increments) so we will try 10 minutes at 400º and go from there!
Jim Bob says
Love that you can do this in the air fryer! Came out great and it was so easy! I liked not having to clean up grease splatters on the stove or counter afterwards!
Jim says
Love to have these every weekend, So easy to do this way and with out the splatter!
Dee says
Thanks so much, Jim. I completely agree!
Cindy says
Tried this the first time they came out extremely dry. So this time I didn't preheat the air fryer and cooked 10 mins at 360 and they came out perfect I double checked with a meat thermometer to make sure they were done love my airfryer
Dee says
Thanks for sharing, Cindy. I love the air fryer too!
Suzy says
I never knew the instant pot made an air fryer! Definitely a game changer! This sounds amazing!
Dee says
It really is. I absolutely love mine!
katerina @ diethood.com says
I can't wait to try this!! Looks absolutely delicious!!
Dee says
Thank you so much, Katerina! Hope you get a chance to try it!
James says
Wow, so simple will be making these more often now! Tried both ways last night when we had breakfast for dinner!
Dee says
Oooh I like that idea! Thanks, James!
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
This Air Fryer Breakfast Sausage is seriously making me hungry!
Amy says
Yummy! I'm always looking for IP breakfasts!
Amanda says
Ohhhh yes, my family will love these! We're big sausage fans 🙂
Dorothy Reinhold says
I am loving my air fryer more and more! I love that you can do other things while the air fryer is doing it's magic.
Sara Welch says
What a great way to start my day! Love a quick and delicious breakfast on busy mornings! Yum!
Dee says
Exactly -- It makes our mornings so much easier!