Our spicy air fryer edamame in pods recipe can be cooked from frozen right out of the freezer. It is a great way to cook these soy beans with dinner or shelled dried edamame as a protein packed snack.

We love edamame as a quick snack. They keep you nice and full in a nutritious way. Salty tender bites of green vegetable, If you love Japanese food you know what we're talking about. Cook defrosted or frozen to perfection this way. Love this easy air fryer recipe.

There are two methods we think are best. When we first discovered that we could cook Frozen Edamame at home we boiled them as the packages usually recommend. Submerged in water you're going to lose vitamins and nutritional value cooking any vegetable this way.

We baked them out of the pod which we will share below, but when we do not want to heat up our whole house this is the best way to make air fryer snacks. You can throw these in defrosted or right out of the freezer out of the bag and still hard. Works the same way.

You're kinda' steaming them in Ninja Foodi or a Cosori, especially if you add them in their frozen state. The ice will melt and the hot circulating air will create steam to get the beans tender inside. That is the only part you will eat but the outside has a lot of flavor with seasoned salts and even spicy if you toss them in some chili paste.

Ingredient notes

You can find frozen edamame bagged in the freezer section at almost every grocery store out there. There isn't one we haven't seen them in. There are name brands and store brands, we don't find that there is a difference at all between the two. This is what we use and options to spice them up a bit:

Do you have to defrost frozen edamame before cooking?

Nope, if you want to air fry like we talk about here or boil them to tender you can pour them right out of the bag. No need to defrost beforehand. If shelled you should lower the temperature so they can thaw before browning.

Sesame oil spray or you could use avocado oil to moisten the outsides and provide a bit of liquid to the outside so they can steam from the outside in.

Sea salt is best for flavor, we like Kosher with larger granules personally so it coats the whole outside pod. You could add pepper if you liked.

How to Make Edamame Spicy

When this is done you will toss together in this sauce. Whisk the following items together until smooth (mostly) and toss with tender pods

3 Tbsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp chili paste and mayonnaise
2 tsp soy sauce

An air fryer is the solid tool for effortlessly cooking edamame beans to perfection. The basket is filled with tender, green delights, offering a healthy and good treat thats quick and easy to prepare.

How Long to Cook Frozen Edamame in Air Fryer

You are going to need about 10 minutes or until warmed. There will be a bit of a range depending on how large your pieces are and how hot you want them to become. Toss halfway thru the total cook time and test after min. 10, add 2 more minutes beyond that if they aren't warm enough.

Do you need to shake the basket?

Yes, this is helpful in order to rotate and allow each one to heat evenly all the way thru. The likelihood is that they will overlap a bit if you cook a whole bag at a time so shaking or flipping the contents over (especially when cooked from frozen) will create a more ideal outcome.

A hand holds a pod of fresh green edamame, solid for preparing air fryer edamame, against a softly blurred background.

Tips for Suceess

You shouldn't overlap pieces and insist on everything being in a single layer but like frozen french fries cooked this way it is okay in these cases. You need to toss the contents halfway through so it all cooks evenly.

Taste this after you are done and you can adjust as needed. Make it hotter with more chili obviously or add more air fryer garlic diced up if you like.

It doesn't matter what brand of small kitchen appliance you have. Ninja Foodi works well, so does our AirWave and Cosori. They all work basically the same and the biggest difference is the size and shape of the air fryer basket. That's it, okay and maybe the color of the machine on the outside.

Spicy Air Fryer Edamame Recipe

By Spicy air fryer edamame frozen or fresh is a way to cook soy beans in a pod. Serve as a Japanese side dish with dinner or protein packed snack. Prep: 5 minutes minsCook: 10 minutes minsServings: 4 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

3 cups edamamein the shell, frozen or fresh
1 tsp sesame oil
3 tbsp garlic, minced
1 tbsp chili paste
2 tsp soy sauce, or aminos for gluten free

Instructions

Place edamame (best if they are defrosted but can be frozen) in a bowl. If defrosted lay on paper towels first to remove water from outsides.
Drizzle with 1/2 tsp sesame oil and sprinkle salt on top and toss together.
Pour into your air fryer basket, set to 400 degrees F and cook for 10 minutes tossing halfway through cook time or until they are warm to the touch.
Whisk together remaining sesame oil, soy sauce, chili paste and minced garlic and toss with cooked edamame. Pop out of shell and enjoy immediately.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Appetizer, Side DishCuisine: Japanese Tried this recipe?Mention @thetypical_mom or tag #thetypicalmom!

Kitchen questions

Do you eat the outside of edamame?

No, you want to pop the soy beans out of the pod and eat those. The outside is tough and thick, not pleasant to eat and will likely give you a belly ache if you do to.

How do you eat edamame in pods?

Once they are tender you slide your teeth across the bottom and top so the soy beans pop right out. These and our air fryer cucumber chips are a healthy snack that's gluten free and good.