These air fryer sausage links are a great side for breakfast and brunch! They cook in just 10 minutes in the air fryer with no messy cleanup!
Who doesn't like a salty side to pair with sweet breakfast and brunch mains like buttermilk pancakes! These air fryer sausage links definitely do the trick they are crispy and golden on the outside and juicy on the inside! Bonus... you can use these sausages to make these delicious Small Batch Sausage Muffins!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Quick and easy, these breakfast sausages just take 10 minutes in the air fryer!
- Clean up is a breeze no splattering on the stovetop!
- I love that you can set it and forget it and be working on your other breakfast and brunch recipes while these are cooking!
- These sausages stay juicy and don't dry out the way the stove top method can at times.
Ingredient Notes
Sausage links are all you need for this recipe. Try to use the best quality you can find like organic, and antibiotic, and hormone-free.
How to Make Air Fryer Sausage Links?
- 1. Place sausages in heated air fryer.
- 2. Cook for 5 minutes.
- 3. Turn sausages using tongs.
- 4. Cook for 5 more minutes or until cooked though.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Fresh sausage links take 10 minutes to cook in the air fryer. Flip halfway through the cooking time. If you use maple sausage links you may want to lower the temperature to 380 or 390 degrees and check on them at the 8-minute mark. The sugars in these sausages can cause the outside to burn so turning or shaking your air fryer basket is important.
Yes! Take extra care to make sure there is enough space between the sausages for air circulation. Cook them in a preheated air fryer for 6 minutes at 400 degrees flip them and cook them for an additional 6 minutes.
Sausages should reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees and should no longer be pink inside. You can test this with an instant-read thermometer I love this one!
Expert Tips
- Leave room between your sausages for air circulation.
- Don't forget to turn your sausages with tongs or shake the air fryer basket to ensure you get even browning.
- If you need more than 10-12 sausages cook them in batches. You can keep the first batch warm in a 200 degrees oven while you cook the next batch.
- Test sausages with an instant read thermometer to ensure they reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees.
- Remove the sausages from the air fryer immediately after cooking to prevent them from drying out!
- If you use maple sausage links you may want to lower the temperature to 380 or 390 degrees and check on them at the 8-minute mark. The sugars in these sausages can cause the outside to burn so turning or shaking your air fryer basket is important.
Serving suggestions
Breakfast sausages are a great side to eggs or sweet mains like:
How to store
If you have leftovers of these sausages you can store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
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Recipe
Air Fryer Sausage Links
Equipment
- Air Fryer
- tongs
Ingredients
- 12 fresh breakfast sausage links * SEE NOTES BELOW REGARDING MAPLE SAUSAGES!
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees.
- Place sausages on heated air fryer tray leaving room between sausages for air circulation.
- Cook sausages for 5 minutes.
- Flip sausages with tongs and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until and instant read thermometer registers an internal temperature of 160 degrees. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
- Leave room between your sausages for air circulation.
- Don't forget to turn your sausages with tongs or shake the air fryer basket to ensure you get even browning.
- If you need more than 10-12 sausages cook them in batches. You can keep the first batch warm in a 200 degrees oven while you cook the next batch.
- Test sausages with an instant-read thermometer to ensure they reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees.
- Remove the sausages from the air fryer immediately after cooking to prevent them from drying out!
- If you use maple sausage links you may want to lower the temperature to 380 or 390 degrees and check on them at the 8-minute mark. The sugars in these sausages can cause the outside to burn so turning or shaking your air fryer basket is important.
Melody says
Oh I will definitely be trying this in my air fryer for Christmas morning!! 😍😍😍
Charlotte Singh-Dhanraj says
Yay! they are such a time saver! Merry Christmas!
Alyssia says
The sausage gets crispy but not dry! Love it!
Charlotte Singh-Dhanraj says
Thank you! That's the best part! I only make sausages in the air fryer now!
Mark says
Thanks for your blog, nice to read. Do not stop.
Charlotte Singh-Dhanraj says
Thanks so much Mark! Means so much!