Healthier Air Fryer Beaver Tails Recipe

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Healthier Air Fryer Beaver Tails Recipe

This Homemade Beaver Tail recipe is a healthy twist on the iconic Canadian pastry! These Air Fryer Beaver Tails use 2-ingredient dough with a secret lemon zest kick. They are air-fried to golden perfection and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar for a 20-minute treat that’s perfect for Canada Day or the Calgary Stampede!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Canadian

Keyword Beaver, Canadian, healthy, pastry, tails

Special Diet Vegetarian, weight watchers

Servings tails

Calories 327kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Ingredients

1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup white granulated sugar.
2 teaspoon baking Powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt 0% fat
1 teaspoon vanilla Extract.
½ tablespoon lemon zest
2 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
⅛ cup white granulated sugar

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Instructions

Mix dry ingredients together.
1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour, ⅓ cup white granulated sugar., 2 teaspoon baking Powder, ½ teaspoon salt
Then mix vanilla into Greek yogurt.
1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt, 1 teaspoon vanilla Extract.
Then add Greek yogurt and lemon zest to dry mixture.
½ tablespoon lemon zest
Form into flat elongated oval shapes (to look like Beaver tails)
Smooth edges with hands and stretch by rollign out into air fryer or on cutting board.
Prep: Set air fryer to 375 degrees F on match cook. Spray the inside of the air fryer with non- propellant spray.
Place 2 beaver tails (one in each drawer) and spray with few pumps of non-propellant spray.
Air Fry: for 6-8 minutes on the first side.
Then flip, spray again and air fry for 3-5 minutes.
Mix cinnamon and sugar together.
½ tablespoon ground cinnamon, ⅛ cup white granulated sugar
Brush butter over the top of the beaver tail as soon as you take them out of the air fryer, then sprinkle on cinnamon and sugar mixture.
2 tablespoon unsalted butter

Notes

Variations & Substitutions

Sweetener: Swap the white sugar in the dough for half the amount of Monk Fruit to bring the points down significantly.
Gluten-Free: Use a 1:1 gluten-free baking flour.
Toppings: While cinnamon sugar is classic, these are also great topped with my Orange Creamsicle Dip or a drizzle of Nutella, or really go to town with some vanilla ice cream!

Expert Recipe Tips:

The Zest Secret: Don't just squeeze lemon on top! Putting the zest in the dough is the "The Lazy Way" secret to a professional flavor profile.
High Heat is Key: To mimic a deep fryer, you need 375°F. This caramelizes the sugar in the dough for that perfect "Midway" crunch.
The Browning Hack: For the best color, brush the dough with a tiny bit of melted butter before air frying. It conducts heat better than a spray!
Sprinkle While Hot: The cinnamon sugar will only stick if the Beaver Tail is hot and has a light coating of fat. Do it the second they come out!

Storage:

Eat Fresh: These are best enjoyed warm, but they can be eaten cold as well!
Reheating: If you have leftovers, pop them back in the air fryer at 350°F for 2 minutes to recrisp.
Freezing: You can freeze the unbaked dough for up to 1 month. Thaw in the fridge before shaping and air frying.

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