Air fryer Donuts

These air donuts with a cinnamon sugar taste is satisfying, fluffy and delicious. Perfect as a small sweet treat when you wish to indulge.

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Keyword air fryer donuts

recipe air fryer desserts

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 9

Total Time 14

Servings

Calories 188kcal

Author Rachna Parmar

Equipment

1 Air fryer

Ingredients

1 ½ cups self-raising flour check notes for all-purpose flour
1 cup vegan vanilla yogurt
¼ cup vegan butter melted
½ cup sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Instructions

Mix 1.5 cups self-raising flour and ¾ cup plant-based vanilla yogurt in a bowl until a soft, sticky dough forms. In case your dough feels too liquidy, add some more dough to balance it out. If the dough feels too dry, add a bit more yogurt. Your dough will be sticky though.
Take the dough out on to a floured surface and lightly knead the dough gently—just enough to bring it together. Don’t overdo it; we’re looking for soft and fluffy donuts, not chewy ones. I normally oil my hands so that it gets easier to handle the dough.
Roll out the dough to cylinder shapes and then cut them into 3-4 parts. I got 2 cylinders out of the this dough. Join the ends of each cylinder to form a donut. Repeat this for all.
Preheat air fryer to 180C or 360F for three minutes. Arrange your donuts in a single layer after lightly brushing them with vegan butter. Leave enough space between them so that they can puff up.
Air fry at 180C or 360F for about 5–7 minutes. This will depend upon the size and thickness of your donuts and the type of your air fryer.
Your donuts will not get too brown like the fried version but will be golden outside and will feel fluffy when pressed lightly. Don't air fry them more for more browning because they will end up getting dense.
Take them out and lightly dip or brush them into the melted vegan butter, making sure they are fully coated. Then, roll them in the cinnamon sugar mixture so that they are nicely coated.
Not all of the cinnamon sugar will be used up. You will love the buttery, sugary goodness of this indulgence of air fryer donuts.

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Notes

1. Don’t skip the vegan butter dip. It is important for the taste and fragrance. It is also how you get that irresistible cinnamon sugar to stick.

2. Be careful when kneading the dough. Handle the dough gently and don’t over knead, or you’ll lose that soft, tender texture.

3. These donuts are at their absolute best fresh out of the air fryer. If you have leftovers, pop them back in the air fryer for a minute to refresh.

4. In case you don’t have self-raising flour, you can use 1 cup all-purpose flour with 1 tsp. Baking powder and ⅛ tsp. Salt as a substitute.

5. This recipe is vegan and dairy free. Those who consume dairy can use the dairy substitutes here.

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