5 from 12 votes
Easy Biscuit Donuts (In The Air Fryer!)
These Easy Biscuit Donuts are made by shaping refrigerated biscuit dough into rings, air frying them to golden crispness, then coating with melted butter and a cinnamon sugar mixture. Their soft interior and sweet, spiced coating make them a quick homemade treat without traditional donut frying. The recipe also includes preparation for matching donut holes.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
4 mins
Total Time
19 mins
Servings:
8
Servings
Calories:
319 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Breakfast, Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 ounce Biscuits like Pillsbury, refrigerated
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon ground
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the airfryer to 350 degrees. Remove biscuits from can and separate the individual pieces.
- Remove the center of each biscuit with a small cookie cutter or a circular bottle cap at least an inch wide to make a donut shape. Set the center of the biscuit dough to the side to make them into donut holes.
- Place donuts into the air fryer basket with space in between, working in batches. Spray both sides of the donut lightly with spray oil.
- Cook for 4-5 minutes, turning the donuts halfway through cook time.
- Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow, wide bowl. Melt butter in a medium size microwave-safe bowl. Both bowls need to be wide enough to fit the donut inside.
- Dip both sides of each donut in the melted butter. Immediately dip the butter-covered donut in cinnamon sugar on both sides.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- Donuts can be baked at 375°F for 10-15 minutes if you don't have an air fryer; flip halfway through baking.
- Cook donut holes at 350°F for 3-4 minutes in the air fryer or bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes before coating with butter and cinnamon sugar.
- Coating the donuts and holes while warm helps the cinnamon sugar stick well.
Nutrition Information
Calories
319kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
47g
(16%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
(24%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
12mg
(4%)
Sodium
568mg
(24%)
Potassium
133mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
135IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
0.04mg
(0%)
Calcium
39mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 319
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 319kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 47g | 16% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 568mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 133mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 135IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.