This was my kid’s favorite breakfast this week. Nothing like making a homemade biscuit donut in the air fryer. I serve it warm with a sweet glaze, and they love them. For years and years in the south, they used to pan fry these donuts, and you would have biscuit donuts. Today we are making the same recipe only called Air Fryer Glazed Donuts.
Now you can have the perfect donut, without spending hours making your own dough. They are still covered in the icing, so they are oh-so-good.
My family loves donuts, and I love to make homemade yeast donuts, usually on the weekends, when I have lots of time, to watch the dough. This is a HUGE timesaver and it is easy as grabbing a Pillsbury Biscuit Dough in your supermarket.
Here Are The Simple Ingredients You Need, for Air Fryer Glazed Donuts:
- 1 package biscuits, 10 count
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–4 tablespoons milk
I found the mini biscuits at my local grocery store, but I noticed a lot of the grocery stores do not carry them. So this recipe will work if you use the regular size.
The melted butter is key, which is the same way they tasted amazing, in our grandmother’s skillet with lots of oil. Fat adds a great flavor to the biscuit donuts.
Easy Steps to Make These Biscuit Donuts,
- Layout the biscuits, on a cutting board and then using your biscuit cutter, cut the center out
- Melt your butter, which is a great way to get them to be more donut-like than a biscuit.
- Soak your biscuit in for a minute or two.
- As you dip them, place them in your air fryer basket or air fryer oven tray. Both should be greased with either olive oil spray or non-stick cooking spray.
- Place them into your air fryer, (middle shelf if you have an oven) and set the timer for 4 minutes at 330 degrees F.
- Remove when golden brown.
- In a small bowl mix your confectionary sugar and milk, add 1 tablespoon of milk in at a time, until you have a glaze, that you can dip the donuts in. You want it not extremely runny, but not hard either.
- Plate, serve, and enjoy!
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Biscuit Cutter
Air Fryer Vortex Plus
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AIR FRYER, AIR FRIED, INSTANT POT, VORTEX PLUS, MINI-GLAZED SUGAR DONUTS
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- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
- Category: Baked Goods
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Description
These are some of the easiest “homemade” donuts you can make. The trick of getting them not to take like biscuits is to soak them in the butter, they are nice and light and fluffy and will be a great cooking project for you and the kids! It’s one of the best air fryer beginner recipes.
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Ingredients
- 1 package biscuits, 10 count
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Layout the biscuits, on a cutting board and then using your biscuit cutter, cut the center out
- Melt your butter, which is a great way to get them to be more donut-like than a biscuit.
- Soak your biscuit in for a minute or two.
- As you dip them, place them in your air fryer basket or air fryer oven tray. Both should be greased with either olive oil spray or non-stick cooking spray.
- Place them into your air fryer, (middle shelf if you have an oven) and set the timer for 4 minutes at 330 degrees F.
- Remove when golden brown.
- In a small bowl mix your confectionary sugar and milk, add 1 tablespoon of milk in at a time, until you have a glaze, that you can dip the donuts in. You want it not extremely runny, but not hard either.
- Plate, serve, and enjoy!
Keywords: Air Fryer Biscuit Donuts
I read your reply on FB to the person who was being a biatch about you not making these from scratch. Touché unless you are June Clever who has the time. Keep on with fun simplified goodies.
I am forever grateful for the FB page. I actually began using my AF after it sat on the floor for 2 years. Thank you.
Deb
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These worked really well in a pinch! Helped that sweet tooth during this self isolation. I added 1/2 tsp of vanilla to the icing sugar and reduced part of the milk. I also just left the biscuits whole took maybe an extra 30 seconds to a minute longer to cook.
★★★★★
Super easy and tasty! My 6 year old loved helping me make these.
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