Air Fryer Reese's Puff Donuts
Description
Air Fryer Reese's Puff Donuts -- Have you seen the new Air Fryer Reese's Puff Donuts? They are just as delicious and crispy as fried donuts but without all of the oil! Your children will love these for breakfast or after-school snacks.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup Reese' Puff Cereal, finely crushed Reese's puffs cereal (about 1 cup whole cereal to start)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup Reese's Puffs cereal, whole
Glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 teaspoons milk
- 5 mini Reese’s cups
Additional cereal, Reese's cups, and chocolate sauce for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray. Set it aside. Add the flour, crushed cereal, baking powder, cocoa, and salt to a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
- Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the sugar, melted butter, egg, vanilla extract, and buttermilk.
- Start by whisking the wet ingredients together and gradually combine all the ingredients. The mixture will be thick and slightly lumpy. Using a rubber spatula, fold in Reese's puff cereal.
- Use a pastry bag to pipe the batter equally into the six donut cavities.
- Set the donut pan into the Air Fryer, set the temperature to 320 degrees F, air fryer setting, for 9-10 minutes until the donut bounces back when lightly touched. Turn them out onto a wire rack to let them cool. Repeat with any remaining batter.
- Add all ingredients to a saucepan on medium-low heat. Use a rubber spatula constantly stir until the glaze becomes uniform and smooth.
- Once the donuts are cool enough to handle, dip them into the glaze, place them back on the wire rack, and top with extra cereal, chocolate drizzle, and Reese's cups as desired.
- Plate, serve, and enjoy!
Equipment
- Air Fryer
- Cooking Spray
- Donut Pan, or Donut Molds
Notes
Donut Pro Tips:
- On prep time: It takes about 15 minutes to make the batter and pipe the donuts. After baking, the donuts cool enough to handle in a few minutes, and the glaze should come together very quickly. In total, it’s about 20 minutes.
- This recipe makes between 6-8 donuts, depending on how high the donut cavities are filled. The fuller they are, they’re more likely to close the donut hole gap. This is actually great for holding more cereal toppings because it creates a bowl base, but if you want to create the classic donut hole, use a small circular cookie cutter (about 1 inch in diameter) to press the center out.
- Cut the tip of the pastry bag so that there’s a one-inch opening at the tip and don’t attach a piping tip. You can substitute the piping bag with a zip-top bag, but an actual piping bag will offer a bit more structure.
- If the glaze begins to harden, the burner on the stove should still provide enough residual warmth to keep the glaze liquid after it’s been turned off. You may need to occasionally stir the glaze if it’s been sitting for a while. Reheat briefly at a low temperature if needed to re-liquify the glaze. If you do need to reheat, you may need to add a small amount of additional milk.
- Place the wire rack on a baking sheet or over a piece of parchment paper for easy clean-up.
- Use a saucepan that’s wide enough for your hands to dip in and out of easily.
- Submerge the donut deep enough into the glaze to coat it, but don’t press the donut against the bottom of the pan. Hover just above it to get a clean coat of glaze. If this is challenging for you, double up on the glaze ingredients for easier dipping (note, you’ll have glaze leftover if you do this).
- If you want to double-dip the glaze, let the first layer cool and harden before coating it with a second layer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 191kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 349mgPotassium: 108mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 322IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 2mg