The best thing about Air Fryers is that they don't need preheating, making this Air Fryer Baked Camembert a super quick treat!

I love Baked Camembert. Sometimes I dip bread, sometimes a spoon (less calories and carbs, right?).

Baked camembert still in the wooden box seen from above on a white plate with a little bowl with cranberry sauce salad and two crusty rolls

I already have a Baked Camembert recipe for a pressure cooker. So yeah, I love camembert.

It's delicious served with Cranberry Sauce, which takes next to no time to pressure cook.

You could serve it with cold meats like gammon, even better Cranberry-Glazed Gammon.

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wooden Camembert box in front of an air fryer

Ingredients

All you need is a camembert really. Yes, that's it.

Well, or two or three camemberts.

Two Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Camembert de Pays boxes in front of an air fryer

You could probably fit up to four at the same time in the basket of a standard-sized air fryer.

Instructions

You can leave the Camembert directly in its wooden base, just make sure you remove the inner wrapper, the lid and any pretty bits it may include. For example, the Le Rustique brand tends to have a red and white gingham square which you'll need to remove.

It's important that you do place the camembert in the wooden box base or even the base of a camembert baker to prevent leaks like the one below. Do as I say, not as I do. I mean, it's still edible but not very pretty as you can see.

whole camembert in air fryer drawer with leaked melted cheese underneath

camembert which has leaked with the melted cheese spilling to the right

You can cut a cross, insert a couple of garlic cloves (unpeeled, whacked with the back of the hand), some fresh thyme or rosemary leaves (a fair bit in fact).

You can also pour a dash of white wine through the cross you've cut.

Or cut a few lines or a criss-cross diamond pattern, sprinkle with mixed herbs, Italian seasoning or oregano. Then place some diced chorizo on top. Then drizzle with honey at the end before serving. Just make sure you only slice the top, not all the way through.

Another good one is to brush some olive oil and sprinkle some paprika after cutting a few superficial lines like in the photo below.

whole camembert inside air fryer drawer topped with diced chorizo, no wooden box so this one is the one that leaked (info in post) — topped with chorizo and herbs

whole camembert topped with olive oil and paprika — topped with chorizo and herbs

With 8 minutes to go, I tend to add crusty bread rolls so that I can dip chunks in the bread, like in the picture below.

Air Fryer Baked Camember with two crusty rolls seen in the black Instant Vortex drawer from above

Full instructions in the recipe card below.

Equipment

You'll need an Air Fryer.

If you have a camembert baker, you can also use it. Just bear in mind that it will take longer for the heat to get through and you might need to increase the air frying time by a few minutes.

Top Tip

Play with the flavours, choose different herbs, different wines or even nothing, not even a cross on top when you just want the fastest of treats.

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