Easy Breaded Mushrooms in Air Fryer

a white platter with crispy air fried mushrooms

Easy Breaded Mushrooms in Air Fryer

These Air Fryer Breaded Mushrooms have a crispy and crunchy exterior with soft, tender inside. They are perfectly seasoned and makes a great appetizer, snack or side dish.

Course Air Fryer

Cuisine American

Keyword air fried mushrooms, air fryer breaded mushrooms, air fryer mushrooms, breaded mushrooms in air fryer, fried mushrooms in air fryer

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings Servings

Calories 374kcal

Author Maria Doss

Ingredients

½ pound mushrooms

Dry ingredients

1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons grated parmesan
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 pinches red pepper flakes optional

Wet batter

2 eggs
2 tablespoons flour
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt or to taste
½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Equipment used

Air fryer

Instructions

Wash mushrooms under running water (don't let them soak in the water), pat dry thoroughly in a clean kitchen towel, until no moisture remains. Alternatively, wipe each mushroom with a damp kitchen towel to remove loose dirt and debris (I tend to adopt this method if mushrooms look fairly clean).
Cut large mushrooms into 2 halves and leave small mushrooms whole.
Place all dry ingredients in a shallow bowl and stir to combine.
In another medium bowl, whisk all wet ingredients until very smooth and lump free. Stir in cut mushrooms and stir with a spoon until the batter coats all sides of the mushroom (Add mushrooms into the batter just before baking, otherwise it will begin leaving out moisture).
Alternatively, you can work with one mushroom at a time, dip into batter (allowing excess batter to drip off) and then coat in parmesan crumb mixture (we recommend this method for beginners).
Working with one mushroom piece at a time, dredge into the panko-parm mixture, turning and pressing on all sides to coat evenly and place on a plate (try to to pack the breadcrumbs well on the mushroom).
Pre heat air fryer at 400°F for 10 minutes. Place half the mushrooms into the air fryer basket (spacing evenly), spray a generous coating of non-stick cooking spray.
Cook (spray with non-stick cooking spray again after about 5 minutes - don't need to flip) and continue cooking for about 10 minutes or until deep golden.
Tip: Enjoy hot! Due to the high moisture content in mushrooms, the crunchiness tends to get softer as it cools.

Notes

Add chopped mushrooms into the wet batter just before cooking. DO NOT LET MUSHROOMS SOAK IN THE BATTER. If it does then mushroom will begin leaving out moisture.

Alternatively, you can work with one mushroom at a time, dip into batter (allowing excess batter to drip away) and then coat in parmesan crumb mixture.

Cut mushrooms into about 1 and ½ pieces – Cut large mushrooms into 4 equal pieces / medium mushrooms into 2 equal pieces / small mushrooms can be left whole.

Dredge well – Using hands, make sure to press bread crumb mixture well on all sides of the mushroom piece to help it adhere well and give a thicker coating.

Make it gluten free – Use gluten free flour and gluten free Panko bread crumbs.

Type – We used white button mushrooms for this breaded mushroom recipe but baby bellas are great as well.

Panko breadcrumbs – If you don’t have panko, then regular bread crumbs may be used (but, the mushroom won’t get as crispy).

Parmesan – Finely shredded parmesan cheese is highly recommended. If you are using pre shredded cheese (that is very coarse), then process for a few seconds in a small food processor or dry grinder.

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