Air Fryer Grilled Cheese with Mayo

I used to make my grilled cheese on a skillet but now I make them in the air fryer because it is so simple and the air fryer makes the bread nice and toasty! I updated this post with a regular version of grilled cheese for those who don’t follow the WW program and my WW version of grilled cheese. ( See recipe below) If you don’t want to read through all the mumbo jumbo, click the jump to recipe link at the top of the page. 🙂

How to Make Air Fryer Grilled Cheese

Take two pieces of bread (artisan or crusty) and a slice of your favorite cheese.

Place the cheese in the middle of the two slices of bread. Butter or spray 1 side of the bread with cooking spray (or butter). Mayonnaise works as well. Place the butter side down first on the basket and then butter the other side.

Set the timer of your air fryer to 5 minutes at 350 degrees.

When the 5 minutes or done, flip the sandwich over so that the other side of the grilled cheese becomes toasty and golden brown. Air Fry for another 3 minutes. Please note that all air fryers do not cook the same. Might have to adjust cooking time accordingly.

Air Fryer Tip: When the bread is cooking in the air fryer it will sometimes move around because of the circulating air at the top. Most air fryers come with a trivet that you can place over the bread or find something heavy that is oven safe to set in your air fryer.

Recipe Tips

My recipe for 5 Ingredient Tomato Blender Soup would be great to serve on the side with this grilled cheese sandwich

For variations on grilled cheese try adding cooked bacon, deli ham, or sliced tomatoes.

Lower Point Grilled Cheese for WW Use a light bread (I like Village Hearth Light Italian Bread) and reduced-fat or 2%  American cheese slice. I will also use I Can’t Believe Its Not Butter Spray to spritz on the bread. Under 20 sprays is 0 points. Butter spray comes in a bottle and it is next to the other butter and spreads in the grocery store. The whole sandwich would be 4 smart points and that is for all 3 plans.

Light butter or reduced-fat mayonnaise can also be used instead of regular butter.

Do not overcrowd the basket. Some food will not cook properly or all the way through. I only add one grilled cheese sandwich at a time if the air fryer uses a basket.

Tips for using Air Fryers 

Preheating: Some air fryers require preheating and some do not. Be sure to check your air fryer manual. Mine does not require preheating. If the food ever burns or doesn’t cook properly this could be why the recipe didn’t work for you. 

Not every air fryer cooks food the same. I always check half ways to see if it is getting close to near done. If it isn’t done, continue cooking longer.

Tools Used for Air Fryer Grilled Cheese 

Here are some tools that will help you with the recipes. All links will open in Amazon. Yes I do get a small earning if purchase from the link 

Power XL Air Fryer 

PowerXL Air Fryer 7 QT Maxx Classic , Special Edition 2022, Extra Hot Air Fry, Cook, Crisp, Broil, Roast, Bake, High Gloss Finish, Black (7 Quart)

Ninja Foodi Grill 

Ninja AG301 Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill with Air Fry, Roast, Bake & Dehydrate

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Disclaimer:  I am not affiliated with WW in any way. I am just a member who creates recipes based on their points system. This recipe is based on WW Freestyle program, and SmartPoints are the value system the company bases their foods on. Some recipes will have older points system values listed in them.