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Air Fryer Donuts

With just 4 ingredients, you can have homemade warm and crispy Air Fryer Donuts made with refrigerated biscuits!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Servings: 8 donuts
Calories: 187kcal
Author: Jordan

Ingredients

  • 8 large refrigerated flaky biscuits
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

  • 1/4 cup cinnamon sugar, or 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Hot Chocolate Donuts

Maple Bacon Donuts

Instructions

Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

  • Preheat the air fryer to 350° F.
  • Separate the biscuits and cut out the center using a small biscuit cutter.
  • Place the butter in a small microwave safe bowl and microwave for 15-30 seconds, until melted. Stir in the vanilla extract.
  • Add the cinnamon sugar and salt to a shallow bowl. Brush the tops of the donuts with a thin layer of melted butter. Dip the top of each donut into cinnamon sugar. Brush a thin layer of butter over the air fryer basket to keep the donuts from sticking. Working in batches, place donuts in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Air fry for 3 minutes, flip and cook 2-3 more minutes.
  • Remove the donuts from the air fryer and brush the bottoms with butter. Dip in cinnamon sugar to coat. Serve warm.

Hot Chocolate Donuts

  • Place the hot chocolate mix and granulated sugar in a shallow bowl. Mix to combine. Use a fork to break up any chocolate clumps.
  • After cooking, brush the donuts entirely with butter and cover with hot chocolate mix.
  • Drizzle chocolate syrup over each donut and top with mini marshmallows.

Maple Bacon Donuts

  • Melt butter in a sauce pan over medium heat with maple syrup. Once melted, remove from heat and whisk in confectioners' sugar. If the icing hardens, you can place it back over the stove.
  • Dip the top of each donut in the maple icing, then sprinkle with diced bacon.

Notes

  • When making the hot chocolate flavor, I recommend using the chocolate syrup shell topping so it's not messy.
  • Air fry the donut holes for 3 minutes and flavor them however you like using one of the featured flavors in this recipe!

Nutrition

Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 219IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg