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The finished Air Fryer Monte Cristo Sandwich, but in half an served on a glass plate.

Air Fryer Monte Cristo

A delicious lunch for four!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Lunch
Cuisine American
Servings 4 sandwiches
Calories 1058 kcal

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cups pancake mix
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup milk
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup raspberry jelly
  • 16 slices swiss cheese
  • 20 slices ham
  • 8 slices texas toast

Instructions
 

  • Mix milk, water, vanilla and pancake mix together in a bowl. Make sure batter is thick, add pancake mix to thicken.
    And overhead view of a metal mixing bowl with flour and an egg in it.
  • Assemble the sandwich like this: bread, 2 slices of cheese, 5 slices of ham, 2 slices of cheese and bread. 
    A single slice of bread with cheese and ham on it, resting on a plate.
  • Using toothpicks, stab the corners of the sandwich to lock both slices of bread together. 
    The monte cristo sandwich sitting in the batter.
  • Dip the sandwich in the batter on both sides and place sandwich in lined and pulled air fryer basket.
    The Air Fryer Monte Cristo Sandwich covered in batter and sitting in a parchment lined air fryer basket.
  • Cook on 370 F. for 7 minutes, flip and cook for 3 minutes.
    The just cooked Air Fryer Monte Cristo Sandwich sitting in the air fryer basket.
  • Remove and serve with powdered sugar dusting and dip in some jelly.
    Note: You can also add jelly inside the sandwich! Yum! Perfect combo of savory and sweet!
    A side view of the finished Air Fryer Monte Cristo Sandwich.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition

Calories: 1058kcal
Keyword Sandwich
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