Air-fryer cloud bread

Name: Air-fryer cloud bread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Egg whites About 7 large egg whites (approximately 7/8 cup) 0.9 cup; Sugar 1 ½ tbsp; Cornstarch 2 ½ tbsp; Dark chocolate chips 1.8 oz

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Serving: 3
Cost: Low

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PRESENTATION

Air-fryer cloud bread is a tall, impossibly soft dessert built on whipped egg whites, sugar, and cornstarch, finished with a generous shower of chocolate chips across the top. Fifteen minutes in the air fryer and you have something genuinely striking — light without being insubstantial, airy enough to earn the name. It is the kind of treat that works just as well as a special breakfast as it does an afternoon snack, and it comes together quickly enough to feel like no effort at all.

If you have leftover egg whites in the fridge after making crema pasticcera, pasta frolla, or anything else that calls for yolks only, this is exactly where they belong. The whipped whites and cornstarch keep each piece tall and genuinely tender, giving the bread its characteristic cloud shape without any special equipment. The chocolate chips settle just enough into the surface to anchor every bite, making this one of those small desserts that is far more satisfying than its short ingredient list might suggest.

How to prepare Air-fryer cloud bread

To prepare the air-fryer cloud bread, pour the egg whites into a large bowl 1 and start beating them with an electric mixer 2. You don't need to beat them completely, just until they begin to look white and frothy 3.

At this point, add the granulated sugar 4 and continue working the mixture until you obtain a stable, well-whipped mass 6. Turn off the mixer and add the cornstarch 6.

Gently incorporate it with a whisk 7, using folding motions from the bottom upward so as not to deflate the egg whites 8. Add the chocolate chips as well 9.

Mix a little more for a few seconds 10, just long enough to distribute them evenly through the mixture 11. Line the air-fryer basket with a sheet of parchment paper. Scoop 3 heaping tablespoons of batter and place them on the parchment. Use a spatula to shape the mixture 12.

You should obtain a dome shape, smoothing the surface without pressing it down too much 13. Cook the cloud bread in the air fryer at 311°F for 15 minutes. At the end of cooking, carefully remove them from the basket 14 and continue cooking the others; with these quantities you'll get 3. Once ready, let them cool and serve 15.