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Air Fryer Frozen Garlic Bread {5-8 Minutes}

Published: Dec 3, 2021 · Modified: Feb 9, 2022 by Ginny · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Crispy Air Fryer Frozen Garlic Bread (and Texas Toast Cheese Bread) will be the easiest and one of the fastest side dishes you will make. This crunchy bread comes out perfect to serve with pasta, soups or a big salad.

three pieces of garlic bread from the air fryer with a plate of pasta.
Simple Air Fryer Frozen Garlic Bread
Contents hide
1 🍽️ Why This Works
2 🥖 Ingredients
3 ⏲️ Equipment and Tools
4 🔥 Instructions
5 ❗ Expert Tips
6 Storage
7 Reheating Instructions
8 Serving Suggestions
9 Choosing the Best Frozen Foods for the Air Fryer
10 Recipe FAQ
11 Air Fryer Frozen Garlic Bread

You are going to love how easy it is to make up a quick batch of bread straight from the freezer, either the standard version or the thicker Texas Toast style.

🍽️ Why This Works

Fast | We love quick recipes, but this one is officially FAST! When making this to serve with a meal, you will whip it up just at the tail end of what your feasting on. They cook that fast.

Easy | You are simply taking out bread and placing it in an appliance. It can’t get easier than that. Grab the kiddos as this is a great one to have them start cooking at a young age.

Make in Quick Batches | This goes so quick that you can whip up a lot in no time, so no one is left without some thick crusty bread to slather up the sauce on the plate.

🥖 Ingredients

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A Simple Bag of Frozen Garlic Bread

Frozen Garlic Bread | There are several brands on the market like Cole’s and New York Bakery.

ingredient photo with pepperidge farm texas toast and a bowl with marinara.
Five Cheese Texas Toast

Texas Toast | There a few more options when you are looking at choosing to do this version. Pepperidge Farms has regular versions plus varieties with cheese. Market Fresh, Great Value, Coles and Joseph Campione are the brands that you will see when you go shopping. All of these will work for this. Ours had the cheese on it so it takes 1-2 minutes more.

⏲️ Equipment and Tools

Air Fryer | All brands will work with these breads. There are just a few items to note. Oven and tray versions like the Instant Vortex Air Fryer Oven or Breville will hold more bread and tend to heat the higher tray hotter so keep that in mind. The basket versions like Ninja, Ninja Foodi, Cosori, Gourmia or PowerXL 5 or 7 qt will only hold 3-4 pieces at a time.

Tongs | Make sure you have a set of tongs ready to pull these out when they are done.

🔥 Instructions

three process photos showing how to add the garlic bread, air fry it and serve.
Simple Instructions

Frozen Garlic Bread

Step One: Heat up the air fryer to 370 degrees and cook for 6-8 minutes, flipping half way through cooking.

Frozen Texas Toast Cheese Bread

Step One: Heat up the air fryer to 340 degrees and cook the garlic bread for 5-7 minutes. There is no need to flip the cheesy version. Regular Texas Toast with no cheese, flip at the 5 minute mark and cook an additional 2 minutes.

Take note of the lower temp on the Texas Toast Cheese Bread which allows the bread to not burn the cheese. If you use a hotter temp, the cheese will burn. 

❗ Expert Tips

Don’t remove the bread from the freezer until you are ready to cook. The directions are meant for frozen bread.

When using the cheesy version, make sure to put the cheese side UP and don’t flip it or the cheese will melt onto the machine and it will make a mess.

All machines vary in wattage and how they perform. Always watch the cooking time the first time you cook anything in your air fryer until you know what it does.

Don’t add more than one layer of bread at a time or it won’t crisp up the way you want it to.

Don’t squish too many pieces in at once or the air flow won’t circulate properly and the bread will likely steam instead of get crispy.

Use the AIR FRY button on the machine, if you have a choice.

We love to have a little bit of extra marinara sauce on hand when we serve this for dipping.

Storage

Wrap in aluminum foil and store on the counter for 1-2 days. If you store in the refrigerator, it will dry out and become stale.

Reheating Instructions

Reheat in the air fryer at 350 degrees for 1-2 minutes.

texas toast on a cutting board with garlic and marinara.
Cheesy Air Fryer Texas Toast with Marinara

Serving Suggestions

These types of toasted breads go with just about everything!

Soups + Stews

Instant Pot Tomato Florentine

Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup

Vegetarian White Bean Soup

Classic Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Pasta

Freezer Pasta Meals

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Meats

Instant Pot BBQ Ribs

Choosing the Best Frozen Foods for the Air Fryer

These toasts are hands down DELISH but there are other frozen foods that turn out equally amazing in the fryer.

Frozen Chicken Patties

Frozen Bagel Bites

Frozen Dino Nuggets

Frozen Hot Pockets

Frozen Pierogies

Frozen Waffle Fries (We made a charcuterie board using these!)

Frozen Curly Fries

Frozen Mini Corn Dogs

Frozen Jalapeno Poppers

Recipe FAQ

Do I have to preheat for this recipe?

No, you don’t. We didn’t using our Ninja and the times are based on NOT preheating.

How do I keep the bread warm before serving?

If you are going to be cooking in batches, place the already cooked bread in aluminum foil and wrap up while the next batch is cooking.

Do I need to spray the bread or the machine with olive oil?

It’s not necessary. There is so much butter already on the bread that it doesn’t stick. If you are worried, place a parchment liner or silicone liner down and proceed.

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three pieces of garlic bread from the air fryer with a plate of pasta.

Air Fryer Frozen Garlic Bread

This super simple Air Fryer Frozen Garlic Bread or Frozen Texas Toast creates the perfectly crunchy side dish to serve with pasta, soups and stews. All in under 7 minutes.
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Course: Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 140kcal
Author: Ginny

Equipment

  • Air Fryer
  • Tongs

Ingredients

Frozen Garlic Bread

  • 4 slices Garlic Bread frozen

Texas Toast Garlic Bread Cheese

  • 3 slices Texas Toast Cheesy

Instructions

Garlic Bread

  • Heat up the air fryer to 370 degrees and cook for 6-8 minutes, flipping half way through cooking.

Texas Toast Garlic Bread Cheese

  • Heat up the air fryer to 340 degrees and cook the cheesy garlic bread for 5 minutes. Check it and cook an additional 2-3 minutes, if needed.
    If cooking Texas toast WITHOUT CHEESE – Cook for 5 minutes and flip and cook for additional 2-3 minutes. **If you are cooking 2 pieces, it may take just a little bit less time.
  • Take note of the lower temp on the Texas Toast Cheese Bread which allows the bread to not burn the cheese. If you use a hotter temp, the cheese will burn. 

Notes

Nutritional Values: These are for the Texas Toast. 
Don’t Defrost: Don’t remove from the freezer until you are ready to cook. The directions are meant for frozen bread.
Cheese Version: When using the cheesy version, make sure to put the cheese side UP and don’t flip it or the cheese will melt onto the machine and it won’t be on the bread.
AF Machines Calibrated Differently: All AF machines vary in wattage and how they perform. Always watch the cooking time the first time you cook anything in your AF until you know what it does.
Don’t Layer: Don’t do more than one layer of bread at a time or it won’t crisp up the way you want it to.
Don’t Overload Fryer: Don’t squish too many pieces in at once or the air flow won’t circulate properly and the bread will likely steam instead of get crispy.
Air Fry Button:  Use the AIR FRY button on the machine, if you have a choice.
Dipping Sauce: We love to have a little bit of extra marinara sauce on hand when we serve this for dipping. 
Different Times for Different Bread Types: Take note of the lower temp on the Texas Toast Cheese Bread which allows the bread to not burn the cheese. If you use a hotter temp, the cheese will burn. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 210mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Iron: 6mg
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