On a trip to Atlanta, I had Deep Fried Deviled Eggs topped with bacon and hot sauce. I immediately thought – I can make these but I’m going to make them in my air fryer! Air Fried “Deep Fried” Deviled eggs are healthier even better than the originals!
When I went to visit my girl Plain Chicken, she decided we needed a mini-road trip to Atlanta. I knew the second she said Atlanta – we had to go to Old Lady Gang! If you’re not familiar – it’s a restaurant with a few locations there and it’s owned by one of the Real Housewives of Atlanta. (I’m a HUGE FAN!)
How do you make hard boiled eggs in the air fryer?
First – let’s start with the hard boiled eggs. How do you make them in the air fryer? Well I have to say – this is the EASIEST way you’ll find (full post on how to make air fryer boiled eggs). You don’t even need water! You literally just set six eggs in the air fryer and air fry at 250 for 17 minutes. I’ll also say – these PEELED easier than any other way I’ve tried!!! That’s a win for me!
I wanted the yolks cooked through since I would be using it for the filling but would probably do a little less time if I was using them for regular hard boiled eggs to eat on their own.
How to make deep fried eggs? How to fix deep fried deviled eggs?
Making deep fried deviled eggs is actually pretty easy. It was my biggest question when I first tried them at OLG – how much of the deviled egg was deep fried??? Really – you’re just deep frying the whites. So for this – you split the eggs and pop out the yolks – then bread the whites (Hooters Wing Breading, egg & panko) – and air fry them. After that, make the deviled egg filling like normal (I have a super simple 2 minute filling). Finally top it with bacon, cilantro and hot sauce! Yum!
Can you make Deep Fried deviled eggs in the air fryer?
Yes!!! It’s honestly so easy to make these spicy deviled eggs with bacon in the air fryer. First I air fried my hard boiled eggs. Then you are really just frying the whites – so I used my go-to breading combo of egg, Hooters wing breading and panko. After that, make the filling and you’re done! Yum!
These Spicy Deep fried deviled eggs with bacon are so tasty and such a step up from regular deviled eggs. How fun will these be for game day or holiday parties!?!
You can find more good stuff in my Air Fryer Recipes section or in my Air Fryer Facebook group!
Deep Fried Deviled Eggs (Easy, Air Fryer Version!)
On a trip to Atlanta, I had Deep Fried Deviled Eggs topped with bacon and hot sauce. I immediately thought - I can make these but I'm going to make them in my air fryer! Air Fried "Deep Fried" Deviled eggs are healthier even better than the originals!
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup Hooters Wing Breading Flour
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 tbsp hot sauce
- 1.5 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- 2 slices bacon cooked & diced
- cilantro diced
- hot sauce
Instructions
- Place 6 eggs in air fryer and air fry at 250 for 17 minutes
- While eggs are cooking, dice bacon and fry on stovetop.
- Place in bowl with cold water and let rest
- Crack egg shells and peel. Rinse eggs with water – shake dry (do not dry with paper towel)
- Slice the eggs in half lengthwise, removing yolks to a medium bowl, and placing the whites on a plate.
- Set up a dipping station with 2 plates and a bowl:Tray 1: Hooters wing breadingTray 2: 2 beaten eggs mixed with hot sauceTray 3: panko breading
- Heavily coat egg halves in wing breading
- Dip egg halves into egg mixture – be sure to get the center of the egg where the yolk was
- Move eggs to the panko and coat – pushing panko onto all sides of egg halves
- Move breaded egg white halves to air fryer and spray with olive oil cooking spray.
- Air fry at 350 for 4 minutes, flip egg halves, spray again, air fry for 4 minutes more. Egg halves will be golden. (you may need to do in batches depending on size of air fryer)
- While whites are air frying, mash the yolks into a fine crumble using a fork. Add mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper and chili powder and mix well.
- Place into a ziplock quart bag and place in refrigerator
- Once all eggs are done in air fryer – place on serving platter and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Cut corner of ziploc bag to make it a piping bag and pipe egg yolk mixture into air fried egg whites
- Top with diced bacon, cilantro and a couple drops of hot sauce on each egg
Notes
– Feel free to swap out regular flour for the Hooters Wing Breading
– You can hard boil your eggs however you like – but the Air Fryer way is amazing!
Nutrition
Serving: 3halvesCalories: 445kcalCarbohydrates: 50.3gProtein: 20gFat: 18.1gSaturated Fat: 4.8gCholesterol: 342mgSodium: 820mgPotassium: 179mgFiber: 3.3gSugar: 4.4gCalcium: 59mgIron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Lisa says
I’m so lost. What the egg mixture that’s the middle bowl?
FoodHussy says
2 beaten eggs mixed with hot sauce – you go from Hooters wing breading – to the egg mixture – to the panko. Let me know if you have more questions.
Jennē says
Can I make these a day ahead or will the air fried egg white parts get soggy in the fridge?
FoodHussy says
you could hard boil the eggs ahead of time but i would do the fried egg white part the day off
Denise McKie says
Can you do 2 layers with the fry pot and the middle disk?
FoodHussy says
i’m not familiar with the fry pot – but if the middle disk provides a rack where you could stack – yes – as long as there re holes for air flow that should be fine.
Joan says
How many eggs does this make?
FoodHussy says
12 halves – 6 eggs
Mindy says
I can’t wait to try these. I do the 5-5-5 method for boiled eggs in the ninja foodi. 5 mins pressure cook, 5 mins cooldown, 5-minute soak in ice water. Perfect every time.
Lori says
Hiya, I made these per directions. I used the 4C breadcrumbs, which were way to big and literally just made a mess and didn’t stay on. Can you recommend a “fine” breadcrumb? I’ve looked and don’t see any defined as “fine”.
FoodHussy says
you might just take the panko and put it in blender and pulse a bit. I really like the texture of panko vs regular breadcrumbs on these eggs.