The Occasion & Seasonal Collection

Air Fryer Holiday & Occasion Baking

Seven guides that move the holiday baking to the counter when the oven is full: Valentine's, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, birthdays and any last-minute night. Each is the plan, the tested settings, and the treats that fit the day.

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Air Fryer Valentine's Day Desserts for Two

Feb 14 Valentine's Day Dessert for two, warm and timed to the end of dinner. Lava cakes in ramekins, mini cheesecakes, heart palmiers, and a make-ahead plan. February · dessert for two

Spring Easter Spring desserts and breads for the basket, from carrot cake to hot cross buns, with tested temps that keep a busy holiday oven free for the ham. Spring · desserts & breads

October Halloween Spooky shapes that survive the fan: bake naked, decorate cold. Ghost cookies, mummy dogs, eyeball donut holes, and the whole party table with settings. October · spooky & simple

November Thanksgiving The day the oven is busiest, solved by a second machine on the counter. Pies, sides and rolls with tested basket numbers and a make-ahead timeline. November · the second oven

December Christmas Cookies Every classic baked in a basket instead of fighting the roast for oven space. The five rules, a full chart of tested cookies, and a cookie-week plan. December · cookie week

Any day Birthday A real layer cake, cupcakes in relays, and a party table of treats, all from one basket. The five rules, the chart, and a frosting countdown. Celebration · cake & cupcakes

Tonight Last-Minute Twelve desserts, every one twenty minutes or less from craving to plate: s'mores in eight, a mug cake in ten, warm cookies from store dough in twelve. Any day · 20 minutes or less

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Before you bake any of them

A holiday oven is always full. Every recipe in these guides moves to the basket on the same rules: about 25 degrees cooler, foil on early, check by temperature. These tools do the converting.

Air Fryer CalculatorTurn any oven recipe into basket temps and times. Knock 25°F off and trim the minutes without the guessing.Convert a recipe → Conversion ChartThe printable cheat sheet: oven-to-air-fryer for cakes, cookies, breads and more, all on one page.See the chart → Cook Times LookupSearch a food, get the tested temp and time. The fastest way to settle a "how long" question.Look up a food → Pan Size ConverterScale a batter up or down when your pan does not match the recipe. No more overflowed basket.Resize a pan →

The guides behind these recipes

The technique guides that hold up whatever the calendar says.

How to Bake in an Air Fryer Baking Times Chart Foil & Parchment Rules Stop Dry, Overbaked Bakes Blind Baking a Crust Troubleshooting

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