Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Scallops. These are one of the most common appetizers, and they are so easy in the air fryer.

But they are so easy to make in your air fryer, today I recreated them, and they took mere minutes.

They also make a great lunch. My kids really love eating anything on toothpicks. I guess it’s the kid in all of us. The best part about making these is that the bacon keeps the scallop really moist and delicious, you get a ton of flavor with so few ingredients.

This is going to make an incredible appetizer recipe for the holidays! One of the best things is that the fat drips off, into the air fryer basket, so you are not eating it.

I have to mention air fryer bacon is amazing by itself, but when you add scallops it is amazing!

Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Ingredients:

• 16 sea scallops
• 8 slices bacon
• 8 toothpicks
• olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Simple Directions:

1. Start by patting your sea scallops dry, with a paper towel.
2. Cut your bacon in 1/2 (half)
3. Wrap your scallop with 1/2 a piece of bacon. Secret it with a toothpick. Continue to wrap your scallops, until they are all done.
4. As you prepare them, set them into the air fryer.
   Spray them with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
5. Set your air fryer to degree 370F, for 5 minutes.
6. After 5 minutes, flip and set your timer for another 5 minutes.
7. Check the scallops and bacon for doneness, when they are done, remove.
8. Plate, serve, and enjoy!

Here are some pointers for making bacon-wrapped scallops in your air fryer,

1. Slice the bacon in half, otherwise, you will have too much bacon per scallop. And the ends of the bacon will not cook properly, since they will be under, other bacon.
2. Check with your air fryer manufacturer, but I always use toothpicks with my air fryer, they really help keep weigh down the food and keeps the bacon and scallop together.
3. One trick I have learned along the way is that if you put a piece of bread, under your basket, while making greasy food, like bacon. It will absorb the grease, and you won’t get a lot of smoke in your kitchen. I will not discuss, if you should or shouldn’t eat it, it’s a personal preference.
4. Serve with your favorite sauce, here are a few of my favorites. (affiliate links below)

AIR FRYER, SCALLOPS ON THE HALF SHELL WITH A CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE

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