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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!

Tips and Warnings

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

Ingredient

  • Cotija cheese
    Cotija cheese
    56.7 g
  • 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

Nutrition Facts

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