Anyone who loves entertaining knows tasty appetizers are a menu must have. While you are focused on preparing your main dishes, it is easy to fix delicious duck appetizers in an air fryer— with a lot less mess or need to watch over than the deep-fried kind.
Maple Leaf Farms has a wonderful selection of crowd-pleasing starters in our online recipe catalog. For a hearty option, try our Air Fryer Duck Meatballs or Quack Snacks. If you are looking for a lighter option, try our Duck Stuffed Mini Peppers. For a crunchy snack, we recommend our Duck Fat Snack Mix.
If these don’t suit your taste, you can convert your favorite recipe for the air fryer, by following these general rules:
- Oven Recipes- Reduce the heat by 25°F and reduce the time by 25%. Check for doneness with a meat thermometer.
- Deep Fryer Recipes- Set your temperature near 390-400°F and use a light spray of cooking oil or duck fat at the start and after you flip the item over hallway through the cooking cycle. Start checking for doneness about 2/3 of the way through the recipe cook time and verify with a meat thermometer.
Our company also has air fryer recipes for the easy-to-prepare duck appetizers we sell on our online store.
- Air-Fried Duck Wontons- Duck bacon blended with sweet corn & cream cheese inside a wonton wrapper.
- Air-Fried Duck Quesadillas- Slow roasted duck meat blended with pepper jack cheese, wrapped in a traditional four tortilla.
- Air-Fried Duck Wings- Fully-cooked duck wing drummettes in a crispy golden breading.
When cooking with an air fryer, it is always important to remember that different models will perform differently, especially with recipes not written specifically for your model. So, we encourage you to regularly check the internal temperature with a meat thermometer to ensure foods are fully cooked and safe to eat.