Discover a delicious and convenient twist on the classic cheese toastie with our air fryer cheese and bean toastie recipe. Enjoy the satisfaction of biting into crispy, golden-brown bread filled with melted cheese and tasty beans, all prepared effortlessly in your air fryer. This recipe is perfect for a quick and satisfying meal, no matter the time of day.
A Bean and Cheese Toastie is one of my favourite treat lunches. It’s warm and gooey, extraordinarily yummy, and super comforting, like pimped-up beans on toast that you don’t need to use a knife and fork for.
Air Fryer Baked Beans and Cheese is pretty messy, though. So, no judgment if you do want to use a knife and fork.
Why I Love Air Fryer Cheese and Bean Toasties
Cheese and baked bean toasties are wonderful! I love them because:
- Cheesy bean toasties are gooey, messy, warm and delicious.
- Air fryer Cheesy bean toastie is super easy to make and is proper lunchtime comfort food.
- Who doesn’t love a toasted sandwich?
- How to make a toastie without a toastie machine? Use your air fryer! You can also make a cheese and bean toastie in frying pan in a pinch.
Ingredients For Air Fryer Cheese and Bean Toasties
Air fryer toasties are super easy, and you don’t need much. For my cheese and bean toasties in the air fryer, I use:
Thick White Bread—You can use any bread for toasties, really, but I find that thick white bread is best, especially with something juicy like beans. There are no holes for the bean to get through, and the bread won’t get soggy because it’s so thick. I use supermarkets’ “toastie” bread, which is perfect.
Butter—You can also use margarine or other spreads. Whatever you’d usually use on a sandwich is fine.
Baked Beans – Any brand will do. We use Aldi’s own. I’ve said 100g, but that’s a fairly rough estimate. I can usually make four toasties with one large tin, which is probably just over 100g each.
Cheddar Cheese—You can use other cheeses, too, but cheddar is excellent. I sometimes grate, but nice, thick slices work, too. Grated cheese is just easier to get even. However, sliced cheese will be better at stopping the bean juice from seeping into the bread. There are pros and Cons.
How to Air Fry Cheese and Bean Toasties – Step-by-Step Instructions
Full, easy-to-follow instructions and quantities are available in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Step One
Butter both sides of the bread liberally, getting right to the edges.
Step Two
Place one piece of bread in the air fryer basket on the crisper tray so the air can blow underneath.
Step Three
Press the middle of the bread down with your fingers to create a slight indent between the crusts. It’s a bit messy, but you can get more beans in. Leave the crusts as a wall, but press the middle down up to them.
Step Four
Spoon the beans into this hollow.
Step Five
Sprinkle on the cheese.
Step Six
Top with the remaining piece of bread, pressing down gently.
Step Seven
Air fry for 10 minutes at 200 degrees C, carefully flipping over using a non-metal spatula or tongs. Be careful, or the beans will pop out.
Step Eight
Remove carefully, cut in half and serve straight away.
Serving Suggestions
When I have cheese toasties, I often serve them with tomato soup. I love the dip!
This doesn’t really work when there are beans involved. I’d typically serve my air fryer cheese and bean toastie with a pack of crisps and some fruit like I would a sandwich. For a bigger meal, you could serve it with potato wedges, waffles or fries.
Other Air Fryer Recipes
If you like air fryer toasties with cheese and beans, you might also like:
- Cheese and Tomato Toasties
- Cheese and Onion Toasties
- Chicken Tikka Wraps
- Air Fryer Baked Potatoes
- Katsu Chicken Burgers
- Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas
- Air Fryer Tuna Pickle Toastie
- Crispy Chicken Wraps
- Pepperoni Pizza Bagels
Air Fryer Cheese and Bean Toastie
- Total Time: 11 minutes
- Yield: 1 Sandwich 1x
Description
Indulge in a tasty and convenient twist on the classic cheese toastie with our air fryer cheese and bean toastie recipe. Savour the satisfaction of crispy, golden-brown bread stuffed with melted cheese and delicious beans, all effortlessly prepared in your air fryer. This recipe offers a perfect solution for a quick and fulfilling meal at any time of the day.
Ingredients
- 2 Slices Thick White Bread
- 50g Butter
- 100g Baked Beans
- 35g Cheddar Cheese (Grated)
Instructions
- Butter both sides of the bread liberally.
- Place one piece of bread in the air fryer basket on the crisper tray.
- Press the middle of the bread down with your fingers to create a slight indent between the crusts.
- Spoon the beans into this gap.
- Sprinkle on the cheese.
- Top with the remaining piece of bread, pressing down gently.
- Air fry for 10 minutes at 200 degrees C, carefully flipping over using a non-metal spatula or tongs.
- Remove carefully, cut in half and serve straight away.
- Prep Time: 1 minute
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Air Fryer Recipes
- Method: air frying
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories: 739
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 43g
- Saturated Fat: 19g
- Carbohydrates: 67g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 42mg
