Air Fryer Hamburgers are juicy, flavorful, and ready in about 10 minutes. This easy dinner recipe is perfect for busy weeknights when you want homemade burgers without heating up the grill.
The air fryer cooks the burgers evenly with a delicious crispy outside and tender center. These burgers are family-tested, budget-friendly, and easy to customize with your favorite toppings.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
As a busy mom of 8, I am always looking for dinner recipes that are quick, affordable, and easy to make without sacrificing flavor. These air fryer hamburgers have become one of our favorite weeknight meals because they cook fast, turn out juicy every time, and make dinner so much easier on hectic days.
- Juicy, flavorful burgers with a delicious texture
- Budget-friendly using simple pantry seasonings
- Great for busy nights, summer dinners, or quick lunches
- Kid-approved and family-tested
- Perfect with fries, salad, or simple side dishes
- Great for doubling when feeding a larger family or making leftovers
If you are love using your air fryer try these easy air fryer recipes – Air Fryer Grilled Cheese, Air Fryer Meatloaf, Air Fryer Brats, Air Fryer Bone-In Pork Chops, Air Fryer Cube Steak, Air Fryer Boneless Chicken Wings and Air Fryer Hot Dogs.
Ingredients
- Lean Ground Beef – 80/20 ground beef works best because it has enough fat to keep the burgers juicy without making them too greasy. Avoid using beef that is too lean, or the burgers may turn out dry.
- Worcestershire Sauce – Adds savory flavor and helps give the burgers that classic burger taste without needing a lot of extra ingredients.
- Garlic Powder – An easy pantry seasoning that adds flavor throughout the burger mixture.
- Onion Powder – Gives the burgers a mild onion flavor without needing to chop fresh onion.
- Salt and Pepper – Simple seasonings that help bring out the flavor of the beef. Season evenly, but avoid over mixing the meat.
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How to Cook Hamburgers in an Air Fryer
Step 1 – First, mix the ground beef and the garlic powder, onion powder, and kosher salt and black pepper together in a bowl. Make sure you do not mix it too much because it will become tough. Just blend it all together enough so the seasonings are well combined.
Step 2 – Second, make 4 portions from the ground beef and roll into balls. Form them into patties.
Step 3 – Next, preheat the air fryer. Add the burgers to the air fryer basket in a single layer.
Step 5 – Finally, cook the burgers for 6 minutes and flip and cook on the other side for another 3 minutes. The burgers need to reach an internal temp of 160 degrees F. If you want cheeseburgers, add a slice of cheese to each burger and let melt for about a minute. Serve on hamburger buns and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Meat thermometer – Make sure the air fryer burger reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees at the thickest portion of the burger.
- Add Seasoning – Don’t skimp on seasoning. It gives the burger so much flavor.
- Sliders – Make sliders instead of regular size burgers if you have kiddos with smaller appetites. Sliders also work great for parties. Perfect for little hands or when you need smaller portions.
- Single Layer – Don’t crowd or overlap the burgers in the air fryer. The burgers need to be in a single layer.
Variations Ideas
- Change Meat – Substitute ground turkey for ground beef for delicious air fryer turkey burgers.
- Cheese – Add slice cheese to the cook burger patties and heat in the air fryer for a delicious cheeseburger.
Hamburger Topping Ideas
These air fryer hamburgers are even better with your favorite toppings. They are some of our favorites.
- Cheddar Cheese
- Red onion or white onion
- Lettuce – shredded lettuce is my favorite
- Tomato
- Bacon – Try making air fryer bacon.
- Pickles
- Ketchup – Homemade ketchup is easy.
- Mustard
- Mayo
- Barbecue sauce – I love this homemade bbq sauce.
- Make Jalapeno Burgers
Serving Suggestions
My kids love when I serve the burgers with Air Fryer Tator Tots Recipe, Ranch Carrots Recipe and Easy Homemade French Fries. Dinner is so easy and you didn’t have to spend all evening in the kitchen!
We also love oven baked sweet potato fries and this Red White and Blue Cheesecake Salad. I also love this easy Macaroni Salad because I can make it the night before and it is all ready for dinner.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cooking burgers in a pan the patties cook in their own fat. But when you air fry them the fat drips in the air fryer pan. The air circulating in the air fryer creates a delicious texture for a crowd pleasing burger. But this is a personal preference on which is better.
Cooking time will vary depending on the size of your burger patty. But these burgers cook in about 10 minutes when the air fryer temperature is set at 370 degrees.
Yes, we do recommend flipping the burger after cooking for about 6 minutes. Then continue cooking for about 4 minutes or until burger is cooked through.
Yes, frozen burger patties can be cooked in the air fryer. You may need to add several extra minutes to the cooking time depending on thickness.
Storing and Reheating Tips
- Storing – Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. We recommend storing the burger toppings and buns separately from the patties to prevent the buns from getting soggy. Leftovers will last about 3-4 days.
- Reheating – We think these burgers are best reheated in the air fryer for a few minutes. But you can also reheat in the microwave.
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Air Fryer Hamburgers
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef (80/20)
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
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Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine 1 pound ground beef, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon ground pepper, and 1 teaspoon salt until just combined. Do not overmix the meat or the burgers will be tough.
- Divide beef into 4 equal portions, roll into balls and form into patties
- Preheat Air Fryer to 370 degrees F. If your air fryer doesn't have a preheat option, then run the air fryer at 370 degrees F for 5 minutes.
- Place the 4 patties in a single layer in the air fryer basket.
- Cook the patties for 6 minutes, flip them, and continue cooking for 3 to 4 more minutes until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F.
- Add cheese, if using, and cook until cheese is melted, about 1 minute.
- Serve immediately with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
First time using my air fryer and these were great!
These were so good! Juicy, flavorful, and easy to make! Thanks for another great recipe.
You’re welcome April! Thank you so much for sharing and thank you for the positive review!
Delicious! Question: have you ever cooked these grim frozen? What was the air fryer temperature used and how long did you cook them? How did they come out? Also, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the great recipes and menus you’ve provided me and my family. I am forever grateful.
Thank you so much for your very kind review! You can cook them from frozen as well. I haven’t tried it yet but it should work great! You will need to cook them longer for about 12–16 minutes until the beef is cooked through. If you try it out, please come back and let me know what you think!
I’m intrigued enough to try these. I don’t have a basket air fryer though. Will they work with the rack type and can you think of any changes that might be needed?
These can be made in the rack style Air Fryer as well and the recipe wouldn’t need to be adapted at all. I hope you try it out and enjoy it.
I have made these before but your recipe is the best—-I love everything you print. Thanks,Carrie for the best recipes ever.
can’t wait to try this recipe
I hope you enjoy it Mike!
What temperature?
I cook these at 370 degrees F in the air fryer. I hope you try it out and come back and let me know how it turns out! I hope you love it!
Looks a lot easier than bbq. Thanks for sharing.
These sound great! Can’t wait to give them a try!
I hope you love it Kimberly!
Love anything that saves time and is delicious….this satisfies both…
Thank you so much Sharon!
I love using my air fryer, and since I don’t use a grill, this is my go to for burgers.
Woohoo! Yes, this is a great option for delicious and juicy burgers especially without a grill!
They look delicious and so easy! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
My kids loved these
I’m so glad they enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing Rashel!
These burgers are amazing! Love the Air Fry option
Burgers cooked in the air fryer.was great. Easy to make and quick to cook especially if you had a long day and not much time for cooking. They taste Great also
I haven’t thought to make burgers in an air fryer. This recipe looks easy to try. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Great idea. Less splatter on my stovetop!
Yes, definitely!
We were staying in an AirBNB and they had an Air Fryer, so I made these burgers and they were so juicy and flavorful. I sub the ground turkey and was not disappointed. Will make again!
Sounds good will have to try. I love your recipes
Thank you so much Joy! I appreciate it and hope you enjoy this recipe.
Yumm. Defintely will make these again
I’m new to Air Frying and can’t wait to try your recipes!!! Starting with burgers and moving up from there!!! Thank you for all you share with us!!
Woohoo! I hope you enjoy it!
My boys make these a lot. we love them
This was so quick to make in the air fryer!
Such an easy way to make hamburgers!
YUMMY hamburger marinade. and so easy to be able to cook i the air fryer!
WOW loved making these in the air fryer!
These are incredible!
These were so juicy and came out perfectly!
5 star
Delicious receipes very easy
Amazing! Very delicious! Would love to win!! Would buy a good crock pot!! Thanks