Air Fryer Biscuit Donuts - Only 3 Ingredients!

Delicious air fryer biscuit donuts are always a hit. This air fryer donuts from biscuits recipe is so easy you'll make them over and over again.

Air fryer biscuit donuts will be your new favorite treat once you try this recipe. This recipe creates delicious, tender, and sweet donuts that everyone in the family will love.

Air fryer biscuit donuts are perfect for a snack or a quick breakfast at any time of the day or night! 

The best part about air fryer biscuit donuts is they are delicious yet incredibly simple. In fact, this air fryer donuts with biscuits recipe is so easy that you just need three ingredients and about five minutes.

Every time I make this recipe, I'm amazed at how quick and simple it really is. You will be too.

I often find myself thinking back to my childhood about what I used to like for breakfast growing up. And I think that if air fryers were around back in the day, what a different time it would have been!

I literally cook so many things in my air fryer now because it's such a fast solution for good food.

And it's not just the taste, it's healthier, too. Even though this air fryer biscuit donut recipe does have sugar in it, and carbs from the biscuits, it's not deep fried in grease like donuts are at other places.

This is the perfect combination of a baked donut and a fried donut, all in one air fryer biscuit donuts package.

Another great thing about air fryers is the clean up is so much easier. When you deep fry anything, you're guaranteed to have a big, big mess. All that popping and fizzing, not to mention the pain of hot oil splattering on your skin. No thanks.

I only put up with that for certain recipes—like the ones that I can't do any other way!

History of Donuts

We all love donuts, and this recipe for air fryer biscuit donuts is going to be in heavy rotation once you give it a try. But before you make them, ask yourself where they come from.

You've probably been eating donuts your entire life, but did you ever wonder how they came to be? We're going to find out right now!

The earliest known appearance of what would lead to the modern-day donut can be traced back to the olykoek, oily cake, that Dutch settlers brought with them to early New York.

While closely resembling modern-day donuts, olykoeks didn't have the signature ring shape we all know today. By the mid-19th century, donuts looked and tasted like the kind we enjoy today.

But how did they get the hole?

The prevailing story is that an American named Hanson Gregory created the signature ring shape in 1847. He claimed to have made it when he was 16 years old traveling aboard a ship.

Unsatisfied with the greasiness of twisted donuts and the often-times raw center of regular donuts, Gregory claimed to have used the ship's tin pepper box to punch a hole in the center of the donut dough before it was cooked.

He also claimed to have taught his mother the technique.

From there, the popularity of the donut spread, and as it did, it took on many forms. Fast forward to modern times, and you can find donuts in every shape and size. They can be iced, glazed, and of course, filled.

They can even be, you guessed it, air fried, as is the case with these air fryer biscuit donuts.

Air Fryer Biscuit Donuts

This air fried biscuit donut recipe is always a winner. When you serve up these delicious donuts, everyone clamors for seconds and even thirds. While traditional donuts are a laborious process, my air fryer biscuit donuts are super easy to make.

They're a semi-homemade version uses refrigerated biscuits as a base. From there a few ingredients and a little time in the air fryer produces a final product that is absolutely delicious. 

Just wait until you try them.

Ingredients

I mentioned how super simple this air fryer biscuit donut recipe is, right? You just need the following three ingredients to make donuts in your air fryer. Chances are you have all the ingredients in your kitchen already, even the biscuits!

Here's what you need to make these tasty air fryer donuts from biscuits.

• Refrigerated biscuits
• Powdered sugar
• Milk
• Vanilla extract, if desired
• Sprinkles or Sparkles (optional)

Okay, so if you add in the sprinkles, you're at four ingredients but those are totally optional. I literally always have these ingredients in my house so this means that I can make this simple air fryer donuts with biscuits recipe at the drop of a hat, any time that I want.

This is one of those donut recipes that can be a sweet treat or it can be a fun way to have a tasty surprise on the table for visiting family and friends.

They'll think that you've gone over the top with your cooking and you can just keep your little secret about how fast and simple this air fryer biscuit donut recipe was!

Making Air Fryer Donuts with Biscuits

If you thought the ingredient list was simple, just wait until you make this air fryer donuts with biscuits recipe. It could not be simpler.

It only takes a few steps to make these, which means you'll spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying these air fryer biscuit donuts with family and friends.

How to Cook Donuts in the Air Fryer

Make certain that you coat air fryer basket with cooking spray or use parchment paper to put the biscuit dough on. 

Cutting Out the Middles of the Dough

To make it look like a real donut you need to create donut holes. Simply use an apple corer or a knife and cut holes or a circle out of the middle of the dough.

Placing in the Air Fryer 

You're only going to be able to fry four biscuits at a time, so keep that in mind to give yourself enough time to prep.

Your air fryer should be at 350 degrees and they need to cook for five minutes and golden brown.

Making the Air Fryer Donuts with Biscuits Glaze

All you need to do to make the glaze is mix the powdered sugar, milk, and dab of vanilla in the bowl.

If you find that it's too thick, just add in a bit more milk. If it's too thin, add in a bit more powdered sugar.

Drizzling on the glaze

Once the donuts are done in the air fryer, you can then drizzle on the glaze and add toppings/sprinkles.

Air Fryer Donuts from Biscuits Texture

The texture of these air fryer biscuit donuts might be my favorite part. The air fryer does an amazing job at getting the outside perfectly crispy and the inside nice and soft. Like super soft. Crazy soft.

And since you're going to be using refrigerated dough, if you happen to buy the ones that are flaky and can be pulled apart in layers, it adds a whole other layer of texture as well.

Peeling your donut and eating it by layers? YES PLEASE.

So basically what you have is a donut 2.0 with these air fryer biscuit donuts. The outside is crispy, the inside is pillowy soft, and the entire thing is just so sweet and delicious. It's everything you never knew air fryer biscuit donuts could be, and I mean that in the best possible way!

Variations for Air Fryer Biscuit Donuts

This is a fairly singular recipe when it comes to ingredients. However, there are some things you can do to make the air fryer biscuit donuts your own. There are two things you can do, actually. Let's take a look at them right now.

Toppings, Toppings, Toppings

For your donut toppings, it's all about what you want. Think about what you like at your local donut shop.

I tend to keep it a bit simpler and have the powdered sugar glaze because that reminds me the most of an old-fashioned glazed donut from the store. Chocolate glaze too by adding some cocoa powder.

My choice doesn't have to be your choice though.

You can have powdered sugar sifted on top, you can top with fudge or caramel, and you can even top with frosting as well. And if you want to add a bit of health to your donuts, chopped strawberries or blueberries can be a fun topping choice, too.

On to of some frosting of course!

Try brushing your donuts with some melted butter and rolling them in a cinnamon sugar mixture or just powdered or regular sugar? Tastes great!

Since this air fryer biscuit donuts recipe makes eight donuts, you can mix and match the toppings and have a donut taste test to see what you like the best!

Honestly, the best thing to do with this air fryer donuts with biscuits recipe is let your imagination run wild. Heck, I can even see a scenario where you top your donut with Boston or Bavarian cream and create a sort of deconstructed cream-filled donut.

The sky's the limit with this air fryer biscuit donuts recipe, so just let your creativity guide you.

Storing Leftover Air Fryer Biscuit Donuts

These air fryer donuts with biscuits are definitely best when they're eaten fresh but if you need to store leftovers, that's totally fine, too! Just add them to a container with a lid and keep them on the counter for about a week. You don't need to store them in the fridge.

Reheating the Air Fryer Donuts with Biscuits

Reheating leftover donuts is pretty simple as well. You can easily just pop them in the microwave for a few seconds of time to get them nice and soft.

If you're wanting to have that outside crisp again, it might be a bit more difficult to do but you could try to reheat in the air fryer for a couple of minutes and see if that works.

Honestly, these air fryer donuts with biscuits are so good, even when they're not crispy like they are when they're fresh out of the air fryer, they're still amazing. Straight out of the microwave, they may not be crispy, but they're still soft, sweet, and delicious.

FAQ

Before you go, let's hit the highlights, as always. There aren't many, but the ones that are here are important.

My donuts stuck. What happened?
You probably didn't use enough cooking spray when you sprayed your air fryer grill. Be sure you thoroughly coat it.

What kind of refrigerator biscuits can I use?
You can use any kind of biscuits you like. Try different brands and styles to see what you come out with. I always use the tube of dough that contains eight biscuits. (pillsbury grands to be exact)

With other dough you will need to adjust your timing accordingly to accommodate the difference in donut sizes.

How long will these donuts last?
These air fryer biscuit donuts will keep well in an airtight container for about a week. There's no need to refrigerate them.

Air Fryer Biscuit Donuts are Worth Making—Immediately!

See how simple it is to make these delicious air fryer donuts with biscuits? It's a fast and easy way to have a "homemade" donut to share with family and friends.

You can also easily make these air fryer biscuit donuts to be festive as well by changing up the color of the sprinkles to match the time of the year.

These look like spring donuts to me or even Easter donuts, but if you want to do 4th of July donuts you can use red, white, and blue sprinkles. Halloween donuts would be orange and blank sprinkles, and Christmas donuts would be red and green sprinkles! So much fun!

So whether you have a special occasion like a birthday or get-together or just want a quick, tasty treat for a weekend snack or movie night, you need to give these air fryer biscuit donuts a try. This air fryer donuts with biscuits recipe is super easy and super tasty.

Once you make it, you and your family will be in love. Give it a try!

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