Easy Mini Ham and Cheese Air Fryer Quiche With Crust Recipe
Mini quiche with a flaky crust cooks up perfectly in your air fryer. The classic ham and cheese flavor is delicious and a great way to use up leftover holiday ham.
1box2 9” refrigerated pie crusts(such as Pillsbury)
3largeEggs
1/2tspSalt & Pepper(each)
1/2tspMustard powder(not hot)
1tspDried chives
1/2cupDiced ham(about 2 slices of a spiral sliced ham)
1/2 cupShredded swiss cheese
1/3cupHeavy cream
Instructions
Preheat your air fryer to 320°F (or 325°F depending on your air fryer’s options)
Cut the pie crust to fit your tart pans. I do this by laying the pan upside down on the crust and cutting a rough circle with a knife about ½” around it
Place the crust into the pan, then crimp the edges around the crust with your fingers, trimming any excess
Prick the bottoms of the crust with a fork
Place the crust filled pans into the preheated air fryer basket and cook for 4 minutes at 320°F
While the crusts are cooking, whisk together eggs, cream, mustard, chives, and salt and pepper in a bowl
Remove the par baked crusts from the air fryer (careful they will be hot)
Distribute the ham and cheese evenly amongst the crusts
Pour your egg mixture over the ham and cheese in the crusts, filling each one about ¾ full (you’ll want about ¼” left at the top)
Return the quiches to the air fryer and cook for 10-15 minutes at 320°F, or until tops are browned and the interior reaches 165°F (if the center jiggles slightly it’s completely fine)
Rest the quiche for 10-15 minutes to allow the eggs to finish setting
Remove from pans, then cut, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
In place of pie crust, you can substitute puff pastry or mini tart shells (both typically found in the freezer section)
You can substitute Egg Beaters or Just Egg if you’d like in place of real eggs
I like to use leftover spiral sliced ham that I cube up (about 2 slices should be enough). However, you can use deli ham as well
Mustard may be swapped for for paprika if preferred (but it is not mustard forward)
Cheddar cheese is another good option if you prefer it over swiss
To skip heavy cream, try fat free half and half instead. Milk works, but doesn’t give that same creamy texture so I don’t recommend it unless you don’t have another option
Quiche flavor variations: Feel free to add about ¼ cup of broccoli florets into the mix if you want some veggies. For a mini quiche Lorraine, use bacon instead of ham and Gruyere instead of regular swiss
For a full size air fryer quiche (instead of mini) just use a pie plate or tart pan that fits in your air fryer, and cook for 20-30 minutes instead
These mini air fryer crusted quiches took about 12 minutes in my Ninja Foodi Dual Zone to be cooked perfectly. Other air fryers and sizes may vary slightly
My tartlet pans are 4.7” which nets the 5 servings as indicated with the ingredients as listed. Feel free to adjust if needed should your pans be a different size
Exact nutritional values will vary based on brand of ingredients and quantity consumed, so please consider this a guideline only
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