Easy Air Fryer Burger Recipe

This Air Fryer Burger Recipe will change the way you cook your burgers! Juicy, delicious, and cooked to perfection every time. Cooking burgers in the air fryer is so easy to do and the results are amazing!

Enjoy the best burgers, complete with a garlic butter spread, in under 20 minutes with hardly any clean-up. 🍔 You will love these garlic butter burgers!

We love burger recipes. Whether you’re grilling burgers or cooking them in a pan, you just cannot go wrong with a good burger. And, along with our favorite Egg Burger Recipe, this is one of the best burger recipes you will ever make at home. Guaranteed!

What really sets this garlic butter burger apart is that it cooks in the air fryer. And we will be the first to tell you: air fryer burgers? They are amazing. These are some of the most juicy and flavorful burgers ever!

Jump to:

• 🍽 Equipment
• 🥩 Ingredients
• 🍔 Variations
• 🔪 Instructions
• ⏲ Degrees of Doneness
• 💭 Frequently Asked Questions
• 🥓 Burger Toppings
• 🥗 Side Dishes
• 📖 Similar Recipes
• 📌 Pin this Recipe
• 📋 Recipe

🍽 Equipment

When it comes to making this air fryer burger recipe, the only tool you really need is your air fryer oven.

Aside from that, you will need a large bowl to mix your ground beef in and a plate to set the patties on. Plus, a spatula or similar tool to turn the burgers over. Really – that’s it!

🥩 Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef (80/20 mix)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 4 burger buns
• Optional: 4 tablespoons garlic butter

This mix of seasonings plus Worcestershire sauce and garlic butter topping makes this air fryer burger recipe so juicy and flavorful!

Garlic butter is optional, but trust us – give it a try! It adds so much flavor to everything, from steak, to seafood (especially grilled crab legs!), and more. Beef and garlic butter are a match made in heaven!

If you have given our Juicy Garlic Butter Steak Bites a try, then you already know! It’s the same for this air fryer burger recipe. Garlic butter on top ties the whole recipe together.

Of course, you can make this air fryer burger recipe any way you like. Pair it with your favorite burger toppings and try different burger seasonings. Cooking burgers in the air fryer works beautifully for all kinds of burgers!

🍔 Variations

Want to give other seasonings a try for your air fryer burger recipe? Try seasoning your burger meat with Garlic Parmesan French Fry Seasoning, and top it off with Sriracha Fry Sauce.

This combination is delicious on Air Fryer Frozen French Fries and even the burger itself!

Another great choice for topping this burger recipe is Perinaise sauce. Perinaise is a mixture of Peri Peri sauce and mayonnaise sold in a squeeze bottle. You can make your own by mixing mayonnaise with homemade Peri Peri sauce. It tastes incredible on this air fryer burger recipe!

🔪 Instructions

To make this air fryer burger recipe, start by forming your burger patties. Then, you cook the burgers in your air fryer for 7 minutes on each side. This will give you perfect medium-rare burgers that are so juicy and delicious!

How to Make Burger Patties from Ground Beef

1. Place 1 pound ground beef (80/20) in a large bowl, then add 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, garlic powder, and onion powder, with 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce.
   
2. Using your hands, mix together the hamburger mixture until it fully combines. Then, separate the mixture into 4 equally-sized balls.
3. Form each ball into a patty.

How to Cook Burgers in Air Fryer

1. Heat air fryer to 360°F.
2. Place the burger patties in the air fryer. Leave plenty of space between each patty. You can do this in batches depending on the size of your air fryer oven.
3. Cook for 7 minutes on each side for medium-rare. Serve on a bun and garnish with your favorite burger toppings. If using, top each burger with 1 tablespoon garlic butter spread.

⏲ Degrees of Doneness

For best results on cooking an air fryer burger recipe to your desired degree of doneness, use a meat thermometer to check for the temperatures below.

• Rare: 120-125°F
• Medium-rare: 130-135°F
• Medium: 140-145°F
• Medium-well: 150-155°F
• Well done: 160-165°F

Please note, the USDA advises that the minimum safe internal temperature for ground beef is 160°F, or well done.

💭 Frequently Asked Questions

How Long to Cook Burgers in Air Fryer

We cook our air fryer burger recipe at 360°F for 7 minutes on each side. This will give you a medium-rare burger. For burgers that are more cooked-through, add a couple of minutes to the cooking time on each side.

For best results, use a meat thermometer to check the temperature of your beef. See above for a ground beef temperature chart.

Can I use frozen burger patties?

Yes, you can! You will need to cook them for a bit longer, but can cook air fryer burgers straight from frozen patties.

Cook for about 8 to 9 minutes on each side. Check the internal temperature, and if they need more time, put them back in for another minute or so.

Even when using frozen patties, these air fryer burgers should take no more than 20 minutes total to cook.

🥓 Burger Toppings

• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Onions
• Avocado slices
• Air fryer bacon or candied bacon

All vegetable toppings are much easier to cut when you’re using a mandoline! Follow this guide on How to Use a Mandoline to learn more.

If you want to make this an air fryer cheeseburger, add your favorite cheese! We recommend trying a slice of white cheddar.

Cheddar or another creamy cheese especially complements the flavor of the garlic butter on the burger.

🥗 Side Dishes

When it comes to choosing what to serve with burgers, you know you have to start with a classic: Baked Crispy Potato Wedges! Along with the Air Fryer Frozen French Fries linked above, this is one of the best side dishes for burgers.

For more favorites, try these burger side dishes:

• Air Fryer Asparagus Fries
• Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad
• Easy German Potato Salad with Bacon
• Foil Pack Potatoes

📖 Similar Recipes

For more recipes using ground beef, try our favorites below! These ground beef recipes are delicious for lunch or dinner. You can even enjoy our Egg Burger Recipe for breakfast or brunch!

Did you try our air fryer burger recipe? Let us know in the comments below what you think! We love to hear from you. And be sure to leave a rating!

This recipe for beef short ribs was originally published on Sunday Supper with the title Air Fryer Burger (Garlic Butter Burger). Photos by Kristen King.