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Air Fryer Donuts

By Karly on September 10, 2020 | Updated February 18, 2021 | 8 Comments

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Biscuit donuts are easy enough for kids to cook them in the air fryer! #airfried #donuts #easyrecipesCinnamon sugar donuts are so good and so easy to make from biscuits. #airfryer #cinnamon #donutsHomemade donuts in the air fryer are really easy to make and stay nice and soft on the inside!  #airfryer #donuts #recipe

AIR FRYER DONUTS are the easiest and quickest way to get donuts on the breakfast table! Crispy outside and a soft, fluffy inside! We coated these in cinnamon and sugar to recreate our favorite donut in the air fryer.

A stack of three biscuit donuts covered in cinnamon and sugar

I grew with fried biscuit donuts as an occasional treat for breakfast. We would mostly have these for special occasions or when my mom just woke up in a really good mood. <— The best!!

Never heard of biscuit donuts? You’ve been missing out!

They’re literally just a tube of biscuits that have a hole cut out and then deep-fried. Once you toss them in sugar or glaze them, they taste just like donuts. They would honestly rival any bakery donuts…they’re GOOD!

Anyway, they were always easy to make, but then you had a pan of grease to deal with and a house that smelled like hot oil. And who wants to deal with that mess first thing in the morning?!

So when I got an air fryer, one of my first things to try making was biscuit donuts.

Honestly, I didn’t have very high hopes. Would they be just like a baked biscuit that was coated in sugar? Well…kind of…UNTIL you follow my special tip and dunk ’em in melted butter. It gives them that just fried taste and texture. Heaven!

They taste just as good as pan-fried, yet the clean-up was less than 2 minutes and I had no grease to get rid of. It was a dream!

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  • How to make this air fryer donut recipe:
  • How to coat the donuts in sugar:
    • More recipes you might like:
  • Air Fryer Donut Recipe
    • Equipment
    • Ingredients  1x2x3x
    • Instructions 
    • Video
    • Nutrition
      • Did You Make This Recipe?

How to make this air fryer donut recipe:

A close up of biscuit dough shapped like a donut
  1. Open your can of biscuit dough and separate out all the individual biscuits
  2. Cut out the center with your method of choice, using a donut cutter or just the cap from a water bottle.
  3. Put only the donuts, not the donut holes in the air fryer and spray with cooking oil.
  4. Cook the donuts for 5-6 minutes or until golden brown. Flip them half way through. You may need to cook in batches to finish all of your donuts depending on the size of your air fryer.
  5. Put the donut holes in your air fryer basket and again apply cooking oil.
  6. Cook the donut holes for 4 minutes.
cooked biscuit donuts in an air fryer basket

How to coat the donuts in sugar:

  1. Put your melted butter into a shallow bowl.
  2. In a separate bowl combine the cinnamon and sugar in the recipe.
  3. After removing the donuts from the air fryer dunk them in the butter then into the cinnamon sugar mix covering both sides of the donut for the best tasting results!
Overhead view of a pile of biscuit donuts

It probably seems a little…decadent…to dunk a donut in a bowl of melted butter, but I’m not here for the healthy food right now. I’m here for hot, freshly fried donuts and this is the key!

A close up of donut holes covered in cinnamon and sugar

More recipes you might like:

  • One of my favorite quick desserts is an air fried Oreo!
  • These grilled cheese sandwiches are crispy on the outside and loaded with cheese on the inside!
  • We also have an easy way to cook frozen tater tots!
  • Made from scratch buttermilk biscuits in the air fryer.
  • Brown sugar and cinnamon homemade pop tarts!
A close up of a sugar donut ball
A stack of three biscuit donuts covered in cinnamon and sugar

Air Fryer Donut Recipe

Created by: Karly

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
8 donuts
These biscuit donuts are coated with butter, cinnamon, and sugar. They are perfectly soft on the inside with a slightly crispy exterior.
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Equipment

  • OMORC 6 quart Air Fryer

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tube refrigerated biscuit dough
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat air fryer to 350 degrees.
  • Cut the center out of the donuts using a donut cutter or bottle cap from a water or soda bottle. 
  • Lightly spray the donuts with avocado oil spray and place in the air fryer basket.
  • Air fry for 5-6 minutes or until golden brown, flipping them halfway through.
  • Remove the donuts and add donut holes to the air fryer basket.
  • Again spray the donut holes with cooking oil.
  • Cook them for 4 minutes or until golden brown.
  • While the donut holes are cooking, add the melted butter to a shallow bowl.
  • Add the granulated sugar and cinnamon to a second bowl and stir to combine.
  • Remove the donuts from the air fryer and quickly dunk them first in the butter and then into the cinnamon sugar. 
  • Serve warm.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1donut + 1 donut hole | Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 160mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g

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  1. gaye shank says

    May 27, 2022

    very good, did mine at 390 for 4 minutes per side to get golden brown, delicious !

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    • Karly says

      May 28, 2022

      So glad you enjoyed them!

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  2. Eric says

    March 23, 2021

    Well that was delicious and the family left an empty plate – perfect proportions (sugar, cinnamon, butter) to coat the full can of dough. Thank you!!!

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    • Karly says

      March 24, 2021

      So glad you and the family enjoyed your donuts, Eric! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Dennis Wernli says

    October 22, 2020

    Send recipes

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    • Karly says

      October 22, 2020

      Hi Dennis! You can sign up right here: https://airfried.com/free-ebook-recipes/

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  4. terri Chiasson says

    October 21, 2020

    what temperature do you cook air fryer donuts

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    • Karly says

      October 22, 2020

      Hi Terri! The full recipe is in the recipe card – you cook at 350 degrees.

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