More family favourites without the guilt with Philips Avance XL Airfryer

With Philips’s new and improved Airfryer, the Philips Avance XL Airfryer, I can now indulge in better tasting fried food without the oil. At 50% more capacity, 30% faster cooking time and up to 80% less fat, cooking a healthy meal for my family is made simple and easy.

If you’re still unfamiliar, here’s a quick comparison on how Airfryer compares to other methods of cooking.

In terms of how it heats food, it is most similar to a convection oven where the heat is fairly even using it’s patented star fish design but at a much shorter cooking time.

With it’s larger capacity in this new model, at 1,200g, you can roast a  whole chicken in it. Now that’s an idea for Christmas! Another new feature to highlight is the digital timer and touch screen interface gives you a more precise temperature and time control which is especially useful for baking. Yes, you heard me baking. Not only is the Philips Airfryer great for frying, it’s also gives you versatile cooking options to grill, roast, gratinate and bake! Now that’s smart appliance to have in every kitchen.

Great tasting food with less oil

I put the Philips Avance XL Airfryer to the test by using it to airfry two dishes.

1.  Mushroom Potato Croquette

Ingredients for Mushroom croquette:

• 1/4 onion
• 100g mushroom
• 300g mashed potato
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tbs flour
• 20g butter
• 50g grated parmesan cheese
• salt
• pepper
• 50g breadcrumbs
• 2 tbs vegetable oil

Steps:

1. Finely chop the onions and mushroom. Melt butter in a saucepan and fry onion and mushroom. 
2. Mix mashed potato, egg yolk and flour together and later stir in the onion and mushroom that has been stir fried.
3. Season with salt and pepper to taste and leave to cool.
4. For breadcrumbs coasting, mix the oil and breadcrumbs together nd keep stirring until the mixture becomes loose and crumbly.
5. Roll 1 tbsp of potato filling into the breadcrumbs until it is completely coated and place it in the Airfryer basket lined with baking paper (but ensure that the surface is not entirely sealed for the air to circulate). Repeat until all the filling is used up.
6. Preheat the Airfryer to 200 degree celsius.
7. Slide the basket into the Airfryer and set it for 8 minutes.

 And the results – crispy on the outside and well cooked on the inside.

2. Baked Apple Chips

 This one’s really simple to prepare and makes for a great healthy family snacks

Ingredients for Apple Chips

• 1 Apple
• Cinnamon sugar

Steps:

1. Slice the apples into thin slices.
2. Preheat the Airfryer to 180 degree celsius.
3. Lay the basket with a baking paper and spread out the cut apple slices making sure not to let them overlap.
4. Set timer for 25 minutes.
5. After 20 minutes, open the airfryer to sprinkle cinnamon sugar and continue to airfry.

And there you have it healthy homemade apple chips!

With the new Philips Avance AirFryer XL, it gives me confidence to plan ahead for a Christmas feast where I can roast a whole chicken and even bake for the whole family at home.