Air Fryer Donut Holes
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These Air Fryer Donut Holes are so easy to make and taste delicious! You can use canned biscuits for a quick and easy donut that can be served for every day or on special occasions. Dust them with cinnamon and sugar to elevate these simple biscuits into an amazing treat everyone will love. Trust me, they are hard to resist!
I love very basic recipes like ice cream jello with just two ingredients or gingersnap truffles or fried apples, both with four ingredients. How can just a few ingredients create something so good? Air fryer biscuit donuts are definitely one of those recipes for me. Some of the best recipes are just simple.
Air Fryer Donut Holes Ingredients
For this biscuit donut recipe you’ll need the following ingredients:
- Pillsbury Grands Biscuits: I like to use the Flaky Layers in the Buttermilk or Butter Tastin’ flavors. Honey Butter would be another great choice, although I haven’t tried that yet. The Flaky Layers variety offers more of a pastry texture than the Pillsbury Grands Southern Homestyle Biscuits. But you can use whichever you prefer or have on hand.
- Sugar: Just the standard white granulated sugar.
- Cinnamon: If you are out of cinnamon or you would like to try something different, you can use two teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, apple pie spice or use a mixture of cinnamon and nutmeg. For this recipe I’d use 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.
- Butter: Salted or unsalted, whichever you prefer.
How to Make Donuts in the Air Fryer
These air fryer donut holes with biscuits are not exactly donut holes. More like donut bites. While you can cut small holes if you like with a mini round cutter, I prefer to not waste any of the biscuit dough. So for this recipe, you just need to squint for the donut “hole” and cut biscuits into quarters for maximum efficiency. Trust me, no one will care about their shape.
Start by preheating your air fryer at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray air fryer basket with cooking spray. Add cut biscuits to air fryer basket/tray in an even layer, being careful to not over pack or overlap. Cook in the air fryer for 3 minutes.
While the biscuits are cooking, in a small bowl combine sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
Carefully turn biscuits over and cook additional 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove biscuits.
Brush melted butter over warm biscuits. You want to make sure to get all sides so your entire donut holes gets covered in cinnamon and sugar. I like to do a few of the donut holes at a time.
Immediately drop into cinnamon sugar and to fully coat and place in serving dish. You could also try placing your cinnamon and sugar mixture in ziploc bag and shaking them gently to coat. However, these flaky biscuits are a bit more fragile than the homestyle biscuits and I didn’t want to risk pulling them apart.
Repeat with remaining biscuits. You may have to do multiple batches, depending upon size of air fryer. Serve warm. Store any leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature. Serve with eggs or your favorite breakfast meats such as sausage, bacon or ham and perhaps this tropical fruit salad recipe.
I really can’t tell you how much my family loved these air fryer donuts from Pillsbury Grands. They have no right to be as delicious as they are, but I am not complaining. You would think they would taste like cinnamon sugar biscuits but somehow they take on a flaky pastry texture instead. So easy to keep these ingredients on hand for a fun weekend breakfast!
Air Fryer Donut Video Instructions
Here is a video with step-by-step instructions for making donuts in the air fryer.
Donut Dessert
Want to turn these into a donut dessert? Serve with warm caramel, hot fudge, strawberry sauce, whipped cream and vanilla ice cream. You can do this by dipping, or you could pile them on a plate or in a dish and top them with your favorite ice cream and toppings. Would be downright sinful!
Air Fryer Donut Holes
Ingredients
- 1 tube (16.3 oz) Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers Biscuits or Pillsbury Grands Homestyle Biscuits
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
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Preheat air fryer at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Cut biscuits into quarters.
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In a small bowl combine sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
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Spray air fryer basket with cooking spray.
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Add cut biscuits to air fryer basket/tray in an even layer, being careful to not over pack or overlap.
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Cook in the air fryer for 3 minutes.
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Carefully turn biscuits over and cook additional 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown.Immediately remove biscuits.
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Brush melted butter over warm biscuits. Immediately drop into cinnamon sugar and to fully coat and place in serving dish.
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Repeat with remaining biscuits. (May have to do multiple batches, depending upon size of air fryer)
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Serve warm.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Want to turn these donuts into dessert? Serve with warm caramel, hot fudge, strawberry sauce, whipped cream and/or vanilla ice cream.
Easy Breakfast Ideas
You won’t regret making these air fryer donut holes with biscuit dough. Truly. But if you are looking for a few more easy breakfast ideas, here are some options:
- This sausage hash brown casserole features crumbled jimmy dean sausage, hash browns. Rotel and plenty of cheese. It works great for feeding a crowd so it is a wonderful brunch or holiday breakfast recipe. A family favorite here.
- My fried pineapple works for any time of day. It is ridiculously easy and always a hit with my family. Add this recipe as side dish at your next brunch!
- Try something new and different with these air fryer english muffin pizzas! Includes a breakfast version with egg.
- Make quesadillas for breakfast these breakfast quesadillas! They are loaded with protein and ridiculously cheesy.
- Turkey sausage breakfast burritos are both healthy and freezer friendly. Great for busy mornings!
- Have you ever tried beans on toast? This American hasn’t but I’d love to try them. Learn how to make this breakfast staple by a proper Brit.
