Air Fryer Donuts Recipe
These air fryer donuts are so easy to make with canned biscuits and your own easy homemade vanilla and chocolate glaze!
Servings: 8 donuts
Calories: 340kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 can flakey biscuits
Vanilla Glaze
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate Frosting
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 360°F. Lightly grease the rack or basket with olive oil.
- Remove biscuits from can and seperate. Use a small cookie cutter or shot glass to cut a hole out in the center of each biscuit to make a donut shape. Set holes aside.
- Air fry donuts for 6 minutes, flipping half way through.
- While donuts are cooking, make the vanilla glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, melted butter, and vanilla until creamy.
- Remove donuts from air fryer and dip in glaze. Flip to fully coat the donuts in glaze.
- Place donuts on cooling rack to cool and set.
- Put the donut holes in the air fryer and cook for 3 minutes, flipping half-way through.
- Coat donut holes in vanilla glaze while still hot and place on rack to cool.
- Make the chocolate frosting: Combine chocolkate chips, cream, and butter in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring each time, until melted. Stir until smooth and shiny.
- Dip the top of glazed donuts into chocolate frosting and place back on the rack.
- Let cool 5 minutes and enjoy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1donut | Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 47g