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These air fryer Scotch eggs wrap hard-boiled eggs in breakfast sausage and cook at 350°F (175°C) for 15 minutes. There is no breading to fuss with, so the whole recipe uses just two ingredients.

Turn them halfway through, then check the sausage with a meat thermometer and make sure it reaches 160°F (71°C) before serving. If you’re here for the low-carb angle, I gathered 20 keto air fryer recipes in one place, too.

Scotch Eggs are a delicious classic breakfast with a very simple premise: a hard boiled egg wrapped in meat, battered and fried. 

Delicious, right? But what if I told you that you could skip the battering and frying altogether to make an extremely simple, keto friendly version? 

Yep! It’s that easy, and your air fryer makes it even better!

How Long to Cook Scotch Eggs in the Air Fryer

Cook the sausage-wrapped eggs at 350°F (175°C) for 15 minutes, turning each one halfway through. Since the sausage layer can vary in thickness, use a meat thermometer as the final check and make sure the ground pork reaches 160°F (71°C).

Go for breakfast sausage - some recipes for air fryer scotch eggs will call for ground beef or ground pork. If you choose one of those options you’ll have to independently season the meat. 

But breakfast sausage gives you an already seasoned, flavorful and delicious option that will cut down on time and effort. 

Hard boiled eggs in the air fryer - you can use your air fryer to make hard boiled eggs! If you don’t have another method available or just want to try it for fun, be sure to give it a go!

Plan for five Scotch eggs. The card uses five hard-boiled eggs and one pound of breakfast pork sausage. Divide the sausage equally before wrapping so the coating has a similar thickness on every egg.

The listed nutrition estimate is for one of those five Scotch eggs. Changing the number of eggs or sausage portions changes the nutrition per serving.

How to wrap the meat around your eggs

The toughest part of this easy recipe is wrapping the raw sausage around the hard boiled eggs. 

Make five equal portions of raw sausage and flatten each into a thin patty before wrapping it around an egg.

Using wet hands, try to roll the sausage around the egg, and gently press around the egg to flatten the sausage into a ball around it. The wet hands will help you to work with the sausage without it sticking to you. 

Nutrition Info

The nutrition for this recipe for air fryer scotch eggs can be excellent for someone following a keto or low carb diet. Because we skip the breading (and I don’t miss it at all) the carbs are very low.

For one egg (recipe makes 5) you’re looking at:

Calories: 336 Calories
Total Carbs: 3g
Fiber: 0g
Net Carbs: 3g
Protein: 14.4g
Fat: 25.8g

Tips for evenly wrapped Scotch eggs

• Divide the sausage before wrapping so each egg gets a similar amount.
• Flatten each portion into a thin patty instead of trying to stretch a sausage ball around the egg.
• Use wet hands to keep the sausage from sticking to your fingers.
• Pinch seams closed and smooth the surface so thin spots do not split.
• Turn the eggs halfway through cooking and check the sausage layer with a thermometer.

Frequently asked questions

Why did the sausage split?

The layer may have been too thin or a seam may not have been fully sealed. Use evenly divided portions and smooth each sausage layer before cooking.

How do I check the temperature without hitting the egg?

Insert an instant-read thermometer into the sausage from the side and aim through the thickest section without pushing the tip into the egg. Ground pork should reach 160°F (71°C).

Can I make them ahead?

You can hard-boil and peel the eggs ahead of time. Keep them refrigerated, then wrap them with sausage when you are ready to cook.