These easy Air Fryer Donut Holes with biscuits take minutes to make. They are coated in cinnamon and sugar for a tasty treat.
Air frying donuts is so quick and easy. Cinnamon and sugar-coated biscuit donuts take hardly any work. You can enjoy delicious donut holes any day of the week.
Air Fryer Desserts are so easy, and we also love Air Fryer Oreos, Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe, Air Fryer Brownies, and Air Fryer Churro Chips.
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Why We Love This Recipe
I can literally whip these up in minutes. Anytime the craving strikes for donuts, this recipe is my go-to. It is so delicious and absolutely effortless.
Ingredients
- Refrigerated Biscuits. I used Pillsbury Grands Biscuits.
- Sugar. Granulated sugar is best.
- Cinnamon. You can adjust this to preference.
- Butter Melted. This helps the topping stick to the donuts.
Find the complete list of ingredients at the bottom of the page.
Recipe Variations
- Powdered Sugar. Swap the cinnamon and sugar mixture and sprinkle powdered sugar on the donut holes.
- Chocolate. Coat in melted chocolate. Milk chocolate or white chocolate taste great. You can also add sprinkles.
- Dipping Sauce. The donut holes are delicious with dipping sauce. Some of our favorites include: strawberry sauce, chocolate sauce and caramel sauce.
- Glaze. Top the donut holes in a powdered sugar glaze.
As you can see, there are lots of different variations to this easy recipe. Feel free to choose your favorite. Since it is so easy, you might want to make several variations.
How to Make Donut Holes in Air Fryer
- Step 1. Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees F. If your air fryer does not have a preheat option, turn your air fryer to 360 degrees and let it run for approximately 5 minutes.
Step 2. Prepare the biscuit dough. Cut the donut holes from the biscuits with a small cookie cutter. You can also use a bottle cap or anything small will work.
Step 3. Coat the air fryer basket with olive oil. Then place the donut holes in the air fryer making sure they have enough space.
Step 4. Cook for 4 minutes and toss them halfway. Don’t overlap the dough or they will not cook properly.
Step 5. While the doughnut holes cook, make the cinnamon and sugar coating. Stir with a spatula the cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl and melt the butter in a separate bowl.
Step 6. Dip the dough balls in the melted butter or brush the butter on. Then roll them in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Make sure to get the bottoms and the sides of the donuts. You want every inch coated in this delicious mixture.
Step 7. Serve immediately on a tray and enjoy.
Recipe Tips
- Form the donut holes. To cut out the donut holes, use a mini pastry cutter or you can use the lid from a drink bottle. That works great too.
- Don’t over crowd the air fryer. The donut holes need space for the air to properly circulate. They should not be stacked on top of each other.
- Melted butter. Don’t skip this step. It helps the cinnamon and sugar mixture to adhere to the donut holes.
- Flip the donut holes. Toss them halfway thru the baking time.
- Preheat the air fryer. This helps the donut holes to cook faster and gives them such a pretty golden color. If you do not have this setting, let it run for about 5 minutes at 360 degrees.
- Cook in batches. Depending on what size air fryer you have, the donut holes may need to be cooked in batches.
Storage
These are best served fresh and hot, but you can store the leftovers in an airtight container or bag at room temperature for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave before eating the leftovers.
More Easy Donut Recipes
- Homemade Krispy Kreme Donuts
- Rainbow Donuts
- Easy Canned Biscuit Donuts Recipe
- Lazy Day Homemade Donuts
- Krispy Kreme Donut Holes
- Italian Donuts Recipe
More Air Fryer Desserts
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Air Fryer Donut Holes
Ingredients
- 1 can Refrigerated Biscuits (Grand Biscuits)
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
- 4 Tbsp Butter Melted
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees F. If your air fryer does not have a preheat option, turn your air fryer to the 360 degrees F option and let it run for approximately 5 minutes.
- Cut the donut holes from the biscuits with a small cookie cutter. Coat the air fryer basket with olive oil (do not use a non-stick cooking spray as those could damage your air fryer).
- Place the donut holes in the air fryer and cook for 4 minutes (tossing them halfway through the cook time). While the donuts are cooking, combine the cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl and melt the butter in a separate bowl.
- Remove the donuts after the cooking time, dip the donuts holes in the melted butter then roll them in the cinnamon sugar mixture (make sure to get the bottoms and the sides of the donuts).
- Serve immediately while they’re still warm and enjoy!
