If you’re looking for fun new recipe ideas for your Air Fryer, these Easy Air Fryer Donuts are a must-make! Flaky biscuits cook up perfectly with a crispy exterior and fluffy layers inside, and are topped with vanilla glaze, cinnamon sugar, or chocolate ganache for a delicious treat.
Let’s be real. For most of us, it’s a rare occasion to make donuts at home! It’s an ordeal. Frying with oil, whipping up a yeast dough, the whole 9 yards.
This is probably a good thing, lol.
But what if I told you that you can whip up a delicious donut-like treat at home quickly, easily, with minimal ingredients and effort, and almost no cleanup?!
Air Fryer Donuts make good use of refrigerated flaky biscuits. They’re crisp outside with gorgeous layers inside. And the beauty is that they’ll taste like whatever you put on the outside!
A simple vanilla glaze is classic, and of course you can add sprinkles. Chocolate ganache is also quick, easy, and delicious. Or you could go old-school with cinnamon sugar. Yum.
Enter this Easy Air Fryer Donuts Recipe.
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Ingredients
Donuts:
- 16.3 ounce can Pillsbury Grands Flaky Biscuits
- Coconut oil
Glaze:
- Powdered sugar
- Heavy whipping cream
- Vanilla extract
- Water
How to Make Donuts with Biscuits in an Air Fryer
- Use a 1-inch round cookie cutter to stamp out holes in the center of each biscuit.
- Brush the basket of an air fryer with coconut oil.
- Place 4 donuts in the air fryer.
- Air fry at 350F until the donuts are puffed and golden, about 4 to 6 minutes, checking at 4 minutes. Cook the remaining donuts the same way.
- Whisk together all ingredients for the glaze.
- Dip the top of each donut in glaze.
Equipment for This Recipe
How to Store Air Fryer Donuts
Like any donuts, these are best served fresh within an hour or so of making. However, they will keep ok for about one day if stored in an airtight food storage container at room temperature.
If they get a little hard you can reheat them briefly in a microwave (start with 5 seconds and check them).
Variations on This Recipe
- Sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle. You can go with rainbow sprinkles, chopped nuts, mini chocolate chips, coconut, or whatever else you can dream up.
- Chocolate lovers. Skip the glaze and dip the tops in chocolate ganache. To make a quick chocolate ganache, heat together 1/4 cup chopped chocolate or chocolate chips and 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream until the chocolate is melted.
- Cinnamon sugar. Instead of glaze, once the donuts are cooked (but before they’re cooled), brush them with melted butter and roll them in cinnamon sugar.
Tips for Making Air Fryer Donuts
- If you don’t have a small circle cookie cutter or biscuit cutter, you can use something about the size of a quarter, such as a bottle cap or shot glass.
- Air fry the center holes to make donut holes after these are cooked. Cook them at 350F and start checking them at 3 minutes.
- Be careful not to overcrowd these when you cook them. In an Air Fryer, the air needs to be able to circulate around the food its cooking.
Air Fryer Donuts FAQs
Are Biscuit Air Fryer Donuts Really Donuts?
Well, no! Truthfully, not even a little bit.
They’re biscuits with the centers stamped out that are cooked in the Air Fryer and then glazed.
They look like donuts and they’re a delicious sweet treat. They’re easy to make and even easier to clean up.
And the best news is that they may just satisfy a donut craving!
But really, they aren’t donuts.
Are Air Fryer Donuts Healthy?
Compared with deep fried donuts, these are lower in fat. However, they are still a treat-type food.
Can I Reheat These Donuts in the Air Fryer?
Yes, you can reheat these in an Air Fryer at 350F for about 2 to 3 minutes. Just make sure not to glaze them first.
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Air Fryer Donuts
Equipment
- 1-inch Round Cookie Cutter or biscuit cutter
Ingredients
- 16.3 ounce can Pillsbury Grands Flaky Biscuits
- Coconut oil for the air fryer basket
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Use a 1-inch round cookie cutter to stamp out holes in the center of each biscuit.
- Brush the basket of an air fryer with coconut oil. Place 4 donuts in the air fryer and air fry at 350F until the donuts are puffed and golden, about 4 to 6 minutes, checking at 4 minutes. Cook the remaining donuts the same way, and then cook the round centers the same way to make donut holes.
- To make the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, vanilla, and water in a medium bowl.
- Dip the top of each donut in glaze and then place it in a wire rack so the excess glaze can drip off.
- Let the glaze set before serving.
Faith's Tips
- Air Fry the Centers to Make Donut Holes: After these donuts are cooked, you can air fry the center holes to make donut holes! Cook them at 350F and start checking them at 3 minutes.
- Air Fryer: This recipe was made with an Instant Vortex 6 Quart Air Fryer. It will work in any air fryer, but cooking times may vary.
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