Air fryer confit cherry tomatoes are easy to make and thanks to the air fryer cooking, the time will be reduced compared to oven baking. To have tasty confit tomatoes cooked in the air fryer, all the water in the tomatoes must dry out, without drying them out completely, resulting in soft, sweet, and flavorful tomatoes. Do you know why they are called confit tomatoes? The term confit comes from the French confire meaning to preserve. Confit refers to preparations that involve long cooking with sugar or vinegar. You can use grape tomatoes like the ones I used, or cherry tomatoes or another type of tomato. Now let’s see how to make air fryer confit tomatoes and let me know if you try them, Barbara
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Air frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 10.5 oz grape tomatoes
- to taste brown sugar
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- to taste oregano
- to taste garlic (or garlic powder)
Tools
- Air fryer paper trays
- Oil sprayer
- Air fryer
How to prepare air fryer confit cherry tomatoes
Let’s start preparing the Air fryer confit cherry tomatoes, wash the tomatoes and cut them in half lengthwise.
Place a paper tray or a suitable tray in the air fryer basket, arrange the tomatoes with the cut side facing up.
Season with salt and pepper and add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, add chopped garlic or garlic powder, oregano, and finally a sprinkle of brown sugar.
Cook at 320°F for 30 minutes, then open the basket and check the tomatoes, they should have lost their water but not be too dry, if needed continue cooking for another 5/10 minutes, cooking time may vary depending on your air fryer and its wattage.
When the confit tomatoes are ready, remove them from the air fryer basket and serve hot or at room temperature as you prefer.
How to store air fryer confit cherry tomatoes
You can store them in the freezer for 2/3 months or in the fridge in a jar for 4/5 days
