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Air fryer elote

Air fryer elote

By Elena Silvestri
10’ Prep time
10’ Cook time
20’ Total time
248 Calories
4 Serving

Summary

You’re going to love this easy air fryer elote recipe! the fresh corn is seasoned and cooked to perfection, then rolled in a creamy spread full of cheesy and zesty mexican flavors. yum!
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Step by Step

Step 1
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Step 1

Preheat the air fryer to 350ºF. Drizzle the 4 ears of corn with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Massage the oil into the corn with your hands. Season the corn with ½ teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper.
Step 2
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Step 2

Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the bottom of the air fryer and then transfer the corn to the air fryer. Cook the corn for 10 minutes, flipping halfway.
Step 3
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Step 3

While the corn is cooking, add all of the ingredients (except for the cayenne pepper) for the elote sauce to a bowl and mix to combine. Pour the sauce on a large plate. Spread the sauce out evenly.
Step 4
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Step 4

Remove the corn from the air fryer and roll each ear of corn in the elote sauce. Use a spoon to drizzle more elote sauce over the corn. Then season the corn with the cayenne pepper. Enjoy!

Warning

Every air fryer is different, so the cook time may vary slightly.
If cayenne pepper is too spicy, replace it with ground paprika.

Ingredient

  • Fresh lime juice
    Fresh lime juice
    14.79 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    29.57 ml
  • Salt
    Salt
    2.46 ml
  • Cayenne pepper
    Cayenne pepper
    1.23 ml
  • Mayo
    Mayo
    29.57 ml
  • Plain greek yogurt
    Plain greek yogurt
    118.29 ml
  • Ears of corn on the cob
    Ears of corn on the cob
    4
  • Ground black pepper
    Ground black pepper
    2.46 ml
  • Lime zest
    Lime zest
    14.79 ml
  • Cotija cheese
    Cotija cheese
  • Cotija cheese
    Cotija cheese
    56.7 g

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