Super Easy Air Fryer Biscuit Doughnuts
If I told you warm plateful of these air fryer biscuit doughnuts can be on your table less than 15 minutes would you believe me?! It’s true! These AMAZING doughnuts cook up in about 7 minutes in the air fryer and the glaze is a cinch to make!
To my kids it’s literally #bestweekendeva when they wake up on Saturday morning to a batch of these. I had to make these a few times to get the recipe perfect so poor them, they had to be my taste testers. Life is rough.
I made the glaze a few different ways, but decided on these two because I feel like they were the easiest and best tasting. This recipe is all about quick and EASY!! If you want another super easy family friendly sweet treat, you HAVE to try my Easy Granny Cake!
How to make air fryer biscuit doughnuts: The Game Plan
I love giving you a “game plan” or “order of operations” to make recipes so they come together super quickly and help you make the best use of your time. Fortunately, this recipe is so stinking simple there’s not much of a game plan!
- Preheat air fryer to 350 or let it come to temperature if you do’t have a preheat setting.
- With a one-inch biscuit cutter, make holes in “doughnuts.” If you don’t have a one inch biscuit cutter, you can probably find something around the house that is approximately one inch in diameter. I have used both an icing tip and a random ring my kids had. HA! Be creative!
- Air fry doughnuts.
- While doughnuts are in the air fryer, make the glaze or glazes.
- Allow doughnuts to cool 5-10 minutes then dip in glaze and top with sprinkles!
Recipe notes & tips
- I have used a few different brands of refrigerated biscuit dough and they are all fine, but I found regular old Pillsbury Grands works the best!
- Cooking time may depend a bit on your air fryer. Just look for a nice, light golden color.
- There are SO MANY ways to “decorate” these doughnuts! Another great way is to brush them lightly with melted butter when they come out of the oven, then toss them in cinnamon and sugar!
- Don’t forget to “fry” up with doughnut holes! They are usually done in about 3-4 minutes!
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I hope you love these Air Fryer Biscuit Doughnuts! If you make it be sure to leave a comment and a rating so I know how you liked it. Enjoy, xo!
Super Easy Air Fryer Biscuit Doughnuts
Ingredients
- 1 container refrigerated biscuits such as Pillsbury (see Note 1)
- sprinkles optional
For the Chocolate Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp milk
- 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp vanilla
For the Vanilla Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Lay refrigerated biscuits out on a flat surface. Using a 1 inch biscuit cutter (See Note 2), cut a hole in each biscuit.
- Preheat air fryer to 350 or set air fryer to 350 and let it warm for 3-5 minutes.
- Air fry biscuits fro 7-8 minutes until nicely browned. Allow to cool.
- While the doughnuts are in the air fryer, make the glaze(s). Whisk ingredients together until smooth and set aside.
- When doughnuts are cooled, dip one side into the glaze. Sprinkle with sprinkles, if using!
Oh my goodness. I grew up on fried donuts from my mom. Now no frying! So good! Thank you!!
I couldn’t believe how easy these were to make! You’re right – the kids were obsessed with them!
Welp…adding biscuits to my shopping list now. These sound SO much easier than traditional donuts and chocolate glazed is my all time favorite variety. The kids are going to love these too!
I made these as soon as I saw them. Super cute and my kids will love them when they see them after school.
I made these donuts for breakfast this morning and MAN were they were good! My kids loved them!