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Air Fryer Jelly Donuts: A Healthier Twist on a Classic Treat
Discover how to make your favorite jelly donuts with less oil using your air fryer! This easy recipe brings you the classic flavors you love with a healthier twist.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 189 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 package of homestyle biscuits like Pillsbury Grands!
- ½ cup raspberry jelly or your favorite jelly flavor
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Spray the bottom of the air fryer basket with oil or use a parchment paper liner.
- Open biscuit can. Place four biscuits in a single layer into the air fryer in two batches.
- Cook on the "Bake" setting or at 330 degrees for 6 minutes.
- While biscuits are cooking, melt the butter and carefully pour it into a bowl. Then, pour sugar into a shallow dish or a zippered bag.
- Place a long pastry tip or a star tip onto the pastry bag, add jelly, and set it aside.
- Carefully remove biscuits from the air fryer once they are golden brown. Repeat the cooking method with the four remaining biscuit dough.
- Use a knife to pierce the biscuit and create a hole for the jelly, making sure not to go through the donut. Put the pastry tip in the hole and fill it using medium pressure while, at the same time, drawing the pastry tip out. It should take 1-2 tablespoons of jelly.
- Then dip the filled donut into melted butter, coat both sides, and then toss it into sugar.
- Repeat steps 6-8 with the remaining biscuits.
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Notes
- You need nice, thick biscuits to stuff the jelly inside. So, homestyle biscuits work best.
- You can coat the donuts in powdered sugar if you prefer.
- When filling the donuts with jelly, gently insert the pastry tip into the side of the donut. Squeeze the bag until you feel a slight resistance, indicating the donut is full. They should take 1-2 tablespoons of jelly each.
- It will be easier to fill these with jelly, not jam. Jam is thicker and can get stuck in the piping tip.
- For a super-even sugar coat, put the sugar in a zip-top bag. After dipping the donut in butter, toss it in the bag and give it a gentle shake.
- You need nice, thick biscuits to stuff the jelly inside. So, homestyle biscuits work best.
- You can coat the donuts in powdered sugar if you prefer.
- When filling the donuts with jelly, gently insert the pastry tip into the side of the donut. Squeeze the bag until you feel a slight resistance, indicating the donut is full. They should take 1-2 tablespoons of jelly each.
- It will be easier to fill these with jelly, not jam. Jam is thicker and can get stuck in the piping tip.
- For a super-even sugar coat, put the sugar in a zip-top bag. After dipping the donut in butter, toss it in the bag and give it a gentle shake.
Nutrition Information
Serving
8g
Calories
189kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
0.2g
(0%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
7mg
(0%)
Potassium
15mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
355IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 189
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 8g | |
| Calories | 189kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 0.2g | 0% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 15mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 355IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.