Name: Ninja Foodi cheese scones
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 115 g self-raising flour; 55 g butter; Pinch of salt; 35 g grated cheddar cheese; 75 ml semi-skimmed milk

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When you’re looking to make a super simple bake, on a budget, with minimal time, these Ninja Foodi cheese scones are perfect!

We love making a batch of cheese scones in our home. They’re super simple, delicious, and great to adapt for allergies if you’ve got guests coming too. This recipe is adapted from my own air fryer cheese biscuits recipe. These Ninja Foodi fruit scones are always a hit in my home too.

I’ve made these cheese scones in both my Ninja Foodi OL750UK and AF400UK dual air fryer with great results using both models. If you’ve got a different model then you may need to tweak the timings slightly.

These can be ready in under 15 minutes – making them perfect for a tasty snack if you have unexpected guests dropping by.

Personally I’ve experimented a lot with the flavour of these. I’ve used the same sort of flavours as a cheese and onion quiche, and tried things like jalapeños and red onion, but this original recipe is my absolute favourite. Garlic powder works great too.

When cooked I love to serve warm with lashings of butter, margarine if keeping it dairy free or even my homemade garlic butter for a fancy twist.

While you’re here be sure to check out some of my other Ninja Foodi content including my favourite Ninja Foodi accessories and Ninja air fryer recipes. I’ve also got a ton of air fryer tips and tricks too that you may find useful.

Scroll down towards the end of this post for my Ninja Foodi cheese scones recipe card so you can get started with making this tasty recipe right away!

Three Ninja Foodi cheese scones on a wire cooling rack

Ingredients for Ninja Foodi cheese scones:

115g self-raising flour

55g butter

Pinch of salt

35g grated cheddar cheese

75ml semi-skimmed milk

Method for making Ninja Foodi cheese scones:

Rub the self-raising flour and butter together until you get a fine breadcrumb type consistency.

Add a pinch of salt.

Add 35g of grated cheddar cheese to this mix.

Mix well.

Add the semi-skimmed milk and stir until just combined. Don’t overwork the dough.

You’ll find that the dough mixture is fairly wet, if it’s too moist then add another 5-10g of self-raising flour and mix again.

Divide this mixture into 6 equal portions.

Line your Ninja Foodi basket with heatproof baking or parchment paper.

Drop the mixture into the Ninja Foodi basket. If you’ve got a very small air fryer basket, or a dual air fryer, you may have to use it twice, or both sides at the same time to cook them all together.

Air fry at 200C for 8-10 minutes.

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Do you put egg in cheese scones?

You can use an egg in your mixture if you want to enrich the dough a little. You can also use an egg to egg wash the top and sides of the scones before you air fry them.

What is the trick in making good scones?

Personally I feel the tick is to work the dough as little as possible. You want to make sure that all of the ingredients are well combined but you don’t want to overwork it as this will make it tougher and you won’t get a nice rise from your scones.

For additional richness you can change the butter and milk in this recipe for buttermilk, just use 120ml and adjust the flour a little if you need to.

Should you let scone dough rest?

Personally I skip this step, and these cheese scones are delicious. If you want to, and have time, you can chill the dough before baking for an hour or two.

Want some other ideas to jazz these up a bit?

Cooked ham, cooked bacon, jalapeños or red onion all bring a different flavour. Plus a little mustard in the dough brings a lovely extra flavour too.

You can add anything you want really, but just make sure that meat is cooked before using in your dough, as it won’t be in the Ninja long enough to completely cook otherwise.

Macaroni cheese cooked in the air fryer in a ceramic dish

What can you serve with these cheese scones?

These are delicious on their own, served with butter. If you want to serve something alongside I recommend air fryer bacon or air fryer sausages. You could make a sausage or bacon sandwich with a real difference using these scones too.

You could even slice these and turn into mini pizzas. I love to make my own roasted tomato pizza sauce and then top with mini pepperoni and grated mozzarella.

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Something to note about air fryer recipes is that all air fryers have different sizes, depths and as such the cooking times can vary. All air fryer recipes on this website are intended as a guide, and not a guarantee that the timings will be perfect. Enjoy!

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