June 4, 2019
by Kirbie
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These 2 Ingredient Parmesan Zucchini Crisps couldn’t be any easier. They are crispy, flavorful and make a great snack or side dish.
A few months ago I finally purchased an air fryer and I am totally loving it. I purchased mine at Costco for about $60.
It’s become one of the most used appliances in my kitchen. An air fryer is a healthier way to make “fried” foods with little or no oil with better and faster results than using an oven. It works by circulating very hot air around the food to cook it.
Making Zucchini Crisps
- Zucchinis are thinly sliced and then covered in a thin layer of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
- Similar to my keto cauliflower tots and avocado chips, these crisps rely on parmesan cheese to create the crispy texture. Parmesan is a dry cheese and when it cooks at high temperature, it crisps up. The parmesan cheese is cooked until golden brown to give these crisps a crispy finish.
- I chose to slice my zucchini to 1/4 inch thick rounds. I found that this left the zuchini only partially dehydrated but the cooked zucchini had a super creamy, buttery finish which provided a great contrast to the crispy cheese.
- If you prefer even crispier crisps with no soft creamy zucchini center, slice your zucchini to 1/8 inch thick rounds. You can use a mandoline slicer for easy slicing.
Air Fryer 2 Ingredient Parmesan Zucchini Crisps
Servings: 2
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
These easy zucchini crisps are just 2 ingredients and make a great snack or side dish!
4.75 from 8 votes
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Ingredients
- 1 medium zucchini sliced into ¼ inch thick rounds
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese freshly grated
Instructions
Place zucchini rounds into your air fryer in a single layer. (If your air fryer basket is nonstick you don't need to grease the basket first. If it is not nonstick, you should spray basket with cooking oil spray.) Add a thin layer of parmesan cheese over rounds, covering the surface of each round.
Set your air fryer to 370°F (no preheat). Cook rounds for about 12 minutes, or until the cheese is dark golden brown. Let the rounds cool for a few minutes, which will allow the cheese to crisp up further.
Serve with your favorite dipping sauce. Crisps are best eaten soon after they are fried. Because of the moisture in the zucchini, the crispy top will soften when fully cooled. If you are making a large batch, you can always re-crisp them again in the air fryer.
Notes
- If you want even crispier zucchini crisps, use a mandoline slicer and slice zucchini into 1/8 inch thick rounds. The thinner rounds will dehydrate during the cooking process so you won’t have a soft zucchini finish. You will need to reduce cooking time to around 8 minutes.
- I recommend using a mandoline slicer* if you are slicing to 1/8 inch thick.
- Depending on the material of your air fryer basket, you may want to spray the basket with cooking oil before adding the zucchini rounds. My basket has a nonstick coating so it did not need to be sprayed and the zucchini came off easily.
- *Some of the product links contained in this post are affiliate links. Much like referral codes, this means I earn a small commission if you purchase a product I referred (at no extra charge to you).
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5of recipe, Calories: 124kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 11g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Sodium: 390mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, NET CARBS: 3
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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50 comments on “Air Fryer 2 Ingredient Parmesan Zucchini Crisps”
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C Kay — August 17, 2023 @ 6:25 pm Reply
Yummo! Thank you for the fun recipe! It’s a nice, healthy, yummy, cheesy, easy favorite for us!!! Each time I make it I make a bigger batch than the last one! : )
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Kirbie's Cravings Team — August 25, 2023 @ 8:36 am Reply
We’re so glad you’re loving the recipe!
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Sherry — April 4, 2023 @ 4:44 pm Reply
Going to try them in the oven. I have a very small air fryer so they didn’t get crispy just burnt. Still somewhat good. A little disappointed, but I am anxious to try in the oven. Definitely a great flavor
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Kirbie's Cravings Team — April 5, 2023 @ 1:36 pm Reply
We’re glad you liked the flavor – it’s hard to know why they burned. How thick did you slice them? Also, maybe they were cooked too long.
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Dennis — March 1, 2023 @ 4:26 pm Reply
I’m a beginner with my air fryer and this recipe is very good and easy to make. I’ll definitely make it many more times.
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Kirbie's Cravings Team — March 2, 2023 @ 2:48 pm Reply
We’re glad you liked it!
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Nancy — October 17, 2022 @ 11:23 am Reply
How do you keep them from flying around in the air fryer? My first attempt was a disaster ?
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Kirbie's Cravings Team — October 17, 2022 @ 1:59 pm Reply
We’re sorry to hear that! We haven’t had that happen, but air fryers can differ depending on the brand. You could try slicing the zucchini thicker so they are heavier.
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Heather — September 19, 2022 @ 5:06 pm Reply
I am making these now as I type this. The only unfortunate thing is that I am making them for my lunch tomorrow and I didn’t read until after that these are best when eaten right away 🙁 the struggles of making food for your lunch for work…
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Kirbie's Cravings Team — September 23, 2022 @ 11:02 am Reply
You can reheat them in the air fryer the next day – they should crisp up.
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Jules — July 21, 2022 @ 10:01 am Reply
Oven: 400 degrees til light brown. The thinner the slices, increased the crispy! I use calendar’s seasoning on zucchini prior to baking.
My air fryer is smaller Pwer XL, this recipe was magnificent in time and temp recommended. I press the Parmesan in thin slices to prevent air blown cheese!
Enjoy!!
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Kirbie's Cravings Team — July 21, 2022 @ 2:51 pm Reply
Thanks for sharing your tips!
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Sarah — July 16, 2022 @ 4:06 pm Reply
I made mine in planks. They were yummy! And will be making more! I used the basket and the metal tray. I used foil and olive oil with the flat metal tray. Both ways were perfect.
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Kirbie's Cravings Team — July 18, 2022 @ 11:51 am Reply
Thanks for letting us know!
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cathy A futrell — May 23, 2021 @ 10:33 am Reply
can you use mozzarella?
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Kirbie — May 25, 2021 @ 12:34 am Reply
mozzarella does not crisp up like parmesan
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A Rob — April 9, 2021 @ 11:53 am Reply
This was quick, easy and very tasty! Thank you!
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Kirbie — May 20, 2021 @ 1:46 am Reply
I’m glad you enjoyed!
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Liz — February 10, 2021 @ 4:02 pm Reply
So you can’t layer these? It has to be a single layer? So this is only a single serving.
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Kirbie — May 20, 2021 @ 1:48 am Reply
you can’t layer these because then only the top layer would crisp up. Just because it’s only one layer doesn’t make it single serving. These are not meant to be a full meal. And the recipe uses 1/2 cup of cheese which makes these pretty heavy
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Chelsey — January 17, 2021 @ 8:44 am Reply
What dipping sauce did you use? I missed that somewhere. Thanks!
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Kirbie — May 20, 2021 @ 1:49 am Reply
I used marinara sauce
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Lindsey — November 18, 2020 @ 3:07 pm Reply
Umm help! My Parmesan covered zucchini’s just flew everywhere when I turned on the air fryer!
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Kirbie — November 23, 2020 @ 12:11 am Reply
I’m sorry to hear that. I have not had this issue but I know air fryers can differ depending on the brand/type. You could try slicing the zucchini thicker so that they are heavier.
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Monica William — November 6, 2020 @ 5:10 am Reply
When you cook them in the air fryer does it have to be a single layer?
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Kirbie — November 23, 2020 @ 12:16 am Reply
Yes it should be a single layer
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Adriana — November 4, 2020 @ 6:02 pm Reply
The slices went flying in the basket and the cheese is now in the bottom.
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Kirbie — November 23, 2020 @ 12:18 am Reply
I’m sorry to hear that. I have not had this happen before. What air fryer are you using? You can try slicing them thicker so that they have more weight.
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Linda Riley — September 11, 2020 @ 5:43 pm Reply
They are really good the whole family loved them
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Kirbie — September 14, 2020 @ 9:38 pm Reply
I’m so glad your family enjoyed!
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Jane — August 31, 2020 @ 3:07 pm Reply
This is really good, fast & easy and I don’t like vegetables
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Kirbie — September 3, 2020 @ 11:52 pm Reply
I’m so glad you enjoyed!
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Belinda — July 24, 2020 @ 5:32 pm Reply
The time allotted to cook them was not enough but when I checked them at the specified time, the cheese was dark brown. It did not look like the picture and when they were done the cheese was too hard for my liking. I will try this again but with alternate temperatures and cooking time. I also seasoned them before cooking.
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Kirbie — September 22, 2020 @ 11:46 pm Reply
keep in mind that air fryers can vary and some run hotter than the temperature you set it for.
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Kathy Marcinek — July 20, 2020 @ 6:25 am Reply
“once”
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K — July 6, 2020 @ 2:35 pm Reply
What kind of parmesan cheese did you recommend? Does it need to be fresh grated or can it be something like the cheap can of kraft parmesan crumbs?
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Kirbie — July 8, 2020 @ 10:11 pm Reply
pre-shredded parmesan cheese, not the shelf stable crumbs.
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Kirbie — July 29, 2020 @ 12:56 pm
Sorry actually it should be freshly grated parmesan cheese as stated in the post. I confused this with another recipe when originally answering this
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Kathy Marcinek — July 20, 2020 @ 6:24 am Reply
So, you only coat the one side obce thet’re in the fryer? No turning?
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Kirbie — July 20, 2020 @ 11:27 am
yes
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Gina — June 28, 2020 @ 11:28 am Reply
How do you get the cheese to not drip in an air fryer basket?
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Kirbie — July 22, 2020 @ 9:54 pm Reply
the cheese stays on the zucchini
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Tina — October 4, 2020 @ 2:21 pm
Who cares about healthy? Airfryer cooking is just FUN!!!
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Kirbie — October 19, 2020 @ 11:35 pm
it is fun!
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Susan De Santis — July 30, 2020 @ 3:28 pm Reply
I just made grilled cheese today in my Vortex, the secret is make sure the cheese doesn’t hang over the edges
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Bonnie — April 17, 2021 @ 1:58 pm Reply
I use a piece of parchment. Not to big that lets air flow around and makes easy clean up.
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Kirbie — May 20, 2021 @ 1:45 am
thanks for sharing!
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Susann — February 21, 2020 @ 5:49 am Reply
Is there a way to cook without an Air Fryer
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Kirbie — February 25, 2020 @ 2:27 pm Reply
You should be able to bake them as well. I haven’t tried though so I don’t know how long it would take.
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Nancy — February 5, 2021 @ 9:02 am Reply
I was going to try this in my oven and turn on the convection feature. We’ll see.
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