These air fryer hush puppies are a bit denser than traditional deep-fried fritters, but overall, they're lighter because they're not cooked in all that oil. With just a subtle hint of heat from cayenne pepper, they're a perfect sidekick to fried fish or shrimp. And they're equally good with just a drizzle of honey!
Ingredients
- nonfat cooking spray:
- yellow cornmeal: 1 cup
- all-purpose flour: 0.75 cup
- ½ teaspoons baking powder: 1 piece
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- cayenne pepper: 0.25 tsp (to taste)
- garlic powder: 0.25 tsp
- onion: 2 Tbsp (minced)
- bell pepper: 2 Tbsp (minced)
- low-fat buttermilk: 0.75 cup
- egg: 1 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat an air fryer to 390 degrees F (198 degrees C) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Line the bottom of the air fryer basket with foil and spray the foil with cooking spray.
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Stir cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, cayenne, and garlic powder together in a large bowl. Mix in onion and bell pepper.
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Whisk buttermilk and egg together in a separate bowl; pour into dry ingredients and stir to combine. Let mixture rest for 5 minutes.
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Use a 2-tablespoon scoop to drop portions of batter into the prepared basket; leave space between each scoop. Spray with cooking spray.
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Cook in the preheated air fryer until golden brown, crispy, and cooked through, 9 to 10 minutes. Serve hot.
