Name: Air Fryer Burgers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 21 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 lb 90% lean ground beef; 4 brioche buns; 4 slices American cheese (yellow); salt and pepper

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These are the BEST Air Fryer Burgers ever! No need to fire up the grill, heat up the oven, or even use a cast iron skillet. These air fryer cheeseburgers are juicy and cooked to perfection.

We have so many tried and true air fryer recipes, from our air fryer baked potato (we have a great air fryer sweet potato too!), to our air fryer chicken breast or even made bacon wrapped filet mignon in the air fryer. We have quite a few recipes and we knew we had to make a good air fryer cheeseburger!

You won’t believe how easy it is to make burgers in your air fryer. They’re delicious and will be gone within minutes. Everyone loves this recipe and it’s all about the ingredients too!

ingredients for air fryer hamburgers

With burgers, we keep the ingredients super simple. 90% lean ground beef, cheddar cheese or yellow American cheese, good buns like brioche buns, salt, and pepper.

how much ground beef for burgers?

You want to serve a decent size burger. Go for about 1lb for 4 burgers. Each burger will use 1/4lb of ground beef.

how to make air fryer burgers

For the ground beef into burger patties. Sprinkle them with a little salt and pepper.
Place the hamburger patty right onto your air fryer basket.
Set your air fryer to 375 degrees F.
Cook the burgers for 7 to 8 minutes per side.
Once they’re just about done air frying add the cheese and cook just until the cheese melts.

We cook our air fryer hamburgers until the meat thermometer reaches 160 degrees F. There’s usually little to no pink in the center. With all the scares of ground beef and bacteria, we like to cook until it’s out of the danger zone.

how to serve air fryer burgers

These burgers would go really well with some air fryer bacon and air fryer corn on the cob! If kids don’t like burgers you can easily whip up some air fryer hot dogs.

They go really well with some french fries too!

tips the best air fryer burgers

Pour some water on the air fryer pan. This will prevent the fat from sizzling on the hot tray when it falls from the burgers.
You can easily use a fattier meat, but we had excellent results with 90% lean ground beef.
Use a great bun. We always use brioche buns for burgers. They’re buttery and delicious with the burgers.
Opt for real cheddar cheese or yellow American cheese. Most prefer yellow cheese.