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air fryer falafel pita on a black plate with a bowl of falafel balls in the background
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📋Air Fryer Falafels (from mix) recipe

If you love falafels, you will love this Air Fryer Falafel (from mix)! It's not only quick and easy to make, it's healthier and creates less mess. Making falafels in the air fryer from a mix is a game changer!
Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Keyword air fryer, box mix, Falafel
Special Diet Dairy-free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Allergen dairy-free
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 191kcal
Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

falafel balls

  • 10 oz box of falafel mix
  • water

falafel sandwich

  • 3 -8 inch pita bread (sliced in half)

Optional fillings

  • 3 tomatoes
  • 2 cups lettuce
  • â…“ cup celery
  • â…“ cup pickles
  • ¼ cup red onion
  • ½ cup cucumber
  • 1 cup tahini sauce
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

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  • Combine water and falafel mix together as per package directions and let stand (as per package directions - usually about 10 minutes)
    falafel mix and water combined in a glass bowl
  • Meanwhile, spray the inside of your air fryer basket or drawers with a couple pumps of cooking oil spray.
    inside of air fryer drawers being sprayed with cooking oil
  • Form into approximately 1 inch - 1.5 inch balls - you'll get 18 -20 depending on how big you make them.
    falafel mix formed into balls on white plate
  • Place falafel balls in single layer in basket or drawers.
    *Try to keep them spaced apart, but it's okay if they touch
    Falafel balls placed in air fryer baskets in single layer
  • Spray with another 2-3 pumps of oil spray.
    Falafel balls being sprayed with 2-3 pumps of oil
  • Air-fry on 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minutes. You can shake or turn at halfway point (5 minutes) and spray a couple more pumps of oil, but you don't have to if you have a Ninja Foodi (I didn't).
    *The falafel balls will look a little cracked, but this is fine.
    cooked air fryer falafel being removed with silicone tongs

Falafel Pita Wrap

  • Add your desired fillings into warm pita bread (½ an 8 inch pita pocket) and add 2-3 falafel balls.
  • Drizzle with tahini sauce, tzatziki sauce or hummus(See NOTES for Tahini sauce recipe)
    air fryer falafel pita on a black plate with a bowl of falafel balls in the background

Notes

*See post contents for important recipe information, tips and substitutions (in green)!
RECIPE: Quick & Easy Tahini Sauce
*You generally cannot buy "tahini sauce" unless it's from a deli. You buy tahini (which is ground-up sesame seeds), then you need to make the sauce by adding lemon, garlic and water. Just be sure to check the ingredients if it says "tahini sauce".
Nutrition Facts
📋Air Fryer Falafels (from mix) recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 pita)
Calories 191 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 0.2g1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.03g
Sodium 747mg32%
Potassium 229mg7%
Carbohydrates 31g10%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 681IU14%
Vitamin C 10mg12%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
*Nutrition information (calculation) and WW points does NOT include sauce

Nutrition

Serving: 1pita | Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 747mg | Potassium: 229mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 681IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.3mg