Easy Air Fryer Donuts for Hanukkah

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This recipe for Easy Air Fryer Donuts turns a typically fried treat into a lightened up indulgence you can make in 10 minutes or less!

Sufganiyot (the Hebrew word for donuts) are traditional jelly-filled donuts eaten during Hanukkah. Since I’m not really into jelly filled donuts, I decided I’d make regular donuts decorated to celebrate the season. These little gems turned out better than imagined and taste good too!

Plus, anything I can turn in to an activity to do with my toddler is a #win in my book.

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For Air Fryer Donuts, you need any kind of refrigerated biscuit or crescent dough. For these donuts, I went with a tube of Original Buttermilk Biscuits and a tube of Sweet Blueberry biscuits. Both are absolutely delicious with the blueberry donuts a bit sweeter.

I started with my Air Fryer set on 350, but quickly found that was too hot. For my Air Fryer, 300 degrees seemed to work best. You will have to do a little experimenting with your own. For reference, I have the Cuisinart Air Fryer Toaster Oven (and I love it btw). Just 5-6 minutes per side is perfect; and only about 3 minutes for the donut holes. Let the donuts cool on a rack before dipping in glaze, then adding sprinkles while still wet so that the sprinkles stick.

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Easy Air Fryer Donuts for Hanukkah




This recipe for Easy Air Fryer Donuts turns a typically fried treat into a lightened up indulgence you can make in 10 minutes or less!

Serving Size: 1 donut Makes 6-12 servings

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Ingredients:
  • 1 tube refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk or water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • sprinkles of choice

    • Instructions:
    1. Spray Air Fryer basket with oil lightly.
    2. Cut hole in center of raw biscuits, set aside. Place donut rounds in the air fryer basket.
    3. Air fry at 300 to 350 degrees for 5-6 minutes per side, until golden brown. You can also air fry the donut holes for about 3 minutes total.
    4. In a small bowl combine the milk, sugar, and vanilla to make a glaze.
    5. Allow donuts to cool on a wire rack before dipping in the glaze. Then sprinkle with decorations while wet. Enjoy!
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