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Air Fryer Vegan Sausages/Hot Dogs

Some brands of vegan or plant based sausages and hot dogs will have a thicker casing which you’ll want to remove before air frying. It almost feels like a plastic casing (it isn’t but it kind of looks that way). It will be more common to find the thicker casings on the vegan sausages compared to finding them on the hot dogs. 
If you like your hot dogs extra crispy (similar to grilled hot dogs), Air Fry at 400°F/205°C for about total of about 5-8 minutes. Flip the hot dogs after the first 4 minutes.
Nutrition will vary depending on different brands/flavors of vegan sausages and hot dogs.
Prep Time4 minutes
Cook Time11 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 235kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 vegan sausages/hot dogs
  • 4 vegan hot dog buns , optional if serving as a hot dog
  • oil spray , for coating hot dogs

Topping Options For Serving as Hot Dogs

  • ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce, pickles, jalapeños, sautéed onion, crispy onions or shallots, hot sauce, bell peppers, sauerkraut, etc.

Other Serving Options

  • pasta, noodles, on a salad

Equipment

Instructions 

  • If needed, remove the firm casing from the vegan sausages/hot dogs. Some brands have casings that are not pleasant to eat. Read the instructions on your specific brand that you plan on air frying.
    cutting outside of vegan sausage
  • Put the vegan sausages/hot dogs in air fryer basket/tray in a single layer. Lightly coat the vegan sausages/hot dogs with oil spray.
    oil spray over plant based sausages
  • Air Fry at 380°F/193°C for 5 minutes. Flip or shake the basket to turn the vegan sausages/hot dogs.
    turning vegan sausage
  • Continue to Air Fry at 380°F/193°C for another 2-5 minutes, or to your liking.
    cooked air fryer plant based sausages
  • If serving as a vegan hot dog, either warm the buns separately in the fryer for 1 minute if you like the inside of the bun crispy. Or place the vegan sausages/hot dogs in the buns and put back in the air fryer. Then Air Fry for about 1 minute for the buns to warm and crisp.
    holding vegan sausage dogs
  • You can also serve the sausage on pasta, noodles or on a salad.
    serving plant based sausage dishes

Notes

One note about the hot dogs: they are sold in different sizes and lengths! So after you cook your first batch, you'll know exactly how long to cook your future batches in the air fryer.
Course: Sandwiches, Snack
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 601mg | Potassium: 211mg | Sugar: 2g | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg