These easy sausage rolls are made with just 3 ingredients and only take 12 minutes in the air fryer. Air Fryer Sausage Rolls are quicker than cooking them in the oven, and you get perfectly crispy results every time. They freeze well and are great for school lunch boxes.
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I am sure that we are all looking for new ways to use your air fryer and cooking sausage rolls in the air fryer is a game changer. It's quicker (they take just 12 minutes), and the texture of the pastry is incredible. Yes, you CAN cook pastry in the air fryer!
Just puff pastry, sausages and an egg is all you need to make these, but we have given a few ways to adapt them too to make them extra special. An air fryer is also a great way to cook frozen sausage rolls. Perfect for picnics, packed lunches or a quick addition to a party food table.
We always have a stash of these in our freezer. They defrost quickly, so we get them out for packed lunches in the morning.
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Air Fryer Sausage Rolls Ingredients
A full ingredients list, along with US Customary and Metric measurements, can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Puff pastry - This is the best pastry to use for sausage rolls. It's delicious light and flaky. We always use a store bought puff pastry sheet as it's so much easier and honestly we can't taste the difference.
- Sausages - Really anything goes here, but quality is important. We used 97% pork sausages with no other flavours. But you could use something like pork and apple or caramelised onion sausages for added flavour. You could also used pork mince seasoned with a little salt and pepper too.
- Egg - You don't have to use this, but it gives the golden colour to the pastry and helps it to crisp up. You could brush them with milk instead.
Air Fryer Sausage Roll Variations
The key to making the perfect crispy sausage roll is to not put too many wet ingredients in them so they don't get soggy. However, adding a little of something like caramelised onion chutney or apple sauce is a delicious addition, or just a little wholegrain mustard.
Vegetarian - If you wanted to make a vegetarian or vegan version of these sausage rolls, then that is definitely possible. Firstly, make sure the puff pastry is suitable for vegetarians/vegans. You can then use your favourite meat free sausage alternative. If you want these vegan, then use a plant based milk instead of egg wash.
Hidden Vegetables - We love anything that we can sneak vegetables into, and that's easy to do here. After you have taken the sausage meat out of the casing, put it into a bowl and add a little finely grated carrot or courgette (zucchini) and then mix it all together. You can then follow the rest of the instructions.
You can also follow our recipe for Cheese and Onion Rolls and cook them in the air fryer. Why not follow our recipe for Christmas Sausage Rolls and cook them in the air fryer too?
How to make Air Fryer Sausage Rolls
- Step 1: Remove the sausage meat from their casings and put the meat into a small bowl. Use a fork to break the meat up.
- Step 2: Roll out the pastry and cut in half lengthways. Divide the sausage meat into two lines along the length of the pastry.
- Step 3: Fold the pastry over the meat and gently press down (a). Use a fork to crimp the edges of the pastry (b).
- Step 4: Brush the long rolls with whisked egg (a). Use a sharp knife to cut each roll into four and pierce the top (b).
- Step 5: Put the rolls into your air fryer basket. You may have to cook in batches, depending on the size of your air fryer.
- Step 6: Cook on the Air Fry setting at 200°C/400°F for 12 minutes.
What to Serve with Air Fryer Sausage Rolls
You can serve sausage rolls hot or cold. We prefer them warm from the air fryer. But be careful they are not too hot inside, especially if you are serving these to children.
You could serve them with some chutney to dip them in, our even our Easy Onion Gravy, which could totally be a dip!
Our kids LOVE these and although they would happily just snack on them, they make a nice meal too when served with Air Fryer Potato Wedges and Slow Cooker Baked Beans.
You also can't go wrong with some Homemade Tomato Ketchup or BBQ Sauce to dip these in.
Storage
Store: These will store well in the fridge in an airtight container for 3 days.
Freeze: These air fryer sausage rolls freeze really well, so we always freeze half of them and then we can just get them out of the freezer, defrost and then reheat for 20 seconds in the microwave or a couple of minutes in the air fryer. You can freeze them before baking too and then cook them from frozen - just add 10 minutes onto the cooking time.
Defrost: You can defrost them in the fridge.
Reheat: You can either heat them in the microwave or back in the air fryer.
Dannii's Top Tips
- Take the pastry out of the fridge 10-15 minutes before you need to use it to stop it from cracking.
- Don't add too much filling, otherwise they will be hard to fold up and close.
- You could sprinkle these with sesame seeds after the egg wash.
- If you struggle to cut the sausage rolls, then put them in the fridge before cutting to firm the pastry up a bit.
- To lighten these up, you could use light puff pastry and reduced fat sausages.
- Remember that every air fryer cooks differently, so check these after 8 minutes and use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature has reached 71c before serving. If you cut these smaller than instructed, they will cook quicker.
- Brush the bottom of your air fryer with a little oil first to make sure the pastry doesn't stick. You could also line your air fryer with baking (parchment) paper.
- If you are making mini sausage rolls, and cutting them into more than 8 rolls, the cooking time will need to be reduced.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you don't have an air fryer, then try our easy oven baked sausage rolls instead.
Yes, you definitely can. You can make them up and then put them on a baking tray, covered in the fridge and they will keep until the next day when you are ready to bake them.
Yes, you can. They will need about 20-22 minutes at 200°C/400°F.
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Recipe
Air Fryer Sausage Rolls
Ingredients
- 375 g (13.25 oz) Puff pastry
- 400 g (14 oz) Pork sausages
- 1 Egg - whisked
Instructions
- Remove the sausage meat from 400 g Pork sausages and put the meat into a bowl. Use a fork to break the meat up.
- Roll out 375 g Puff pastry and cut in half lengthways. Divide the sausage meat into two lines along the length of the pastry.
- Fold the pastry over the meat and gently press down. Use a fork to crimp the edge.
- Brush the long rolls with 1 Egg (whisked). Cut each roll into four and pierce the top.
- Put the rolls into your air fryer basket and cook on the Air Fry setting at 200°C/400°F for 12 minutes. You may have to cook in batches, depending on the size of your air fryer.
Recipe Tips
- Take the pastry out of the fridge 10-15 minutes before you need to use it to stop it from cracking.
- Don't add too much filling, otherwise they will be hard to fold up and close.
- You could sprinkle these with sesame seeds after the egg wash.
- If you struggle to cut the sausage rolls, then put them in the fridge before cutting to firm the pastry up a bit.
- To lighten these up, you could use light puff pastry and reduced fat sausages.
- Remember that every air fryer cooks differently, so check these after 8 minutes and use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature has reached 71c before serving. If you cut these smaller than instructed, they will cook quicker.
- Brush the bottom of your air fryer with a little oil first to make sure the pastry doesn't stick.
- If you are making mini sausage rolls, and cutting them in to more than 8 rolls, the cooking time will need to be reduced.
Nutritional Information
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The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.
As all appliances vary, cooking times are a guide. Please note that by changing the serving size, the cooking time may also need to be altered.
Tammy Dillman says
Loved these rolls! But--and this is a big but--the time was too long, at least for my air fryer. I checked mine half way through an 11-minute setting and there were VERY well done. Can't imagine if I'd let them go for 12 minutes. Would have burned for sure.
Dannii Martin says
Hi Tammy. I'm sorry to hear you had trouble with these - hopefully we can help you figure this out. Any time we get a comment where a recipe has gone wrong, we re-test it as soon as we can, to make sure it definitely works and to try and help troubleshoot. Luckily this was one I had ingredients to hand for, so I re-tested it right away. Ours were perfectly cooked at the 12 minute cooking time. You said yours were VERY well done, at half way through an 11 minute cooking time, so at 5 and a half minutes. I checked mine at 5 and a half minutes, and although they were starting to brown, when checking the internal temperature with a meat thermometer they were only 33°C which is very very undercooked for pork sausages. I continued checking the internal temperature every 1 minute after that, until it got to a temperature of 71°C (the cooked temp of pork) and that happened at 12 minutes, which is the cooking time stated in this recipe.
So, a few things that could have caused this. Did you cut them in to large sausage rolls as directed? These are large Greggs bakery style sausage rolls, not small party sausage rolls. If you cut them into more than 8, and had smaller sausage rolls, these would cook much quicker. Also, every air fryer cooks differently, so that can change the cooking time, but unlikely by half. We have made this in 2 different air fryers now (Power XL previously and Ninja Dual this morning). Did you use a meat thermometer to check the temperature at 5 and a half minutes? As you can see from our photo, they are browned after 12 minutes, but not burned at all. I hope that helps.
Ned says
Oh yeah! I can't wait to make this for the big game!
Savita says
This turned out soo amazing, the recipe was very good. Loved it.
Katherine says
The air fryer makes the pastry so nice and crispy!
Kate says
I made these for our neighborhood party and they were a big hit with the kids! I used bulk breakfast sausage.
Mahy says
Fantastic sausage rolls! These will be perfect for my next party!
Mark Forde says
I made a huge batch. I froze half prepared but uncooked. Would you have the temp and time for the frozen ones in airfryer?
Dannii Martin says
They would take about 15 minutes from frozen.