Name: Easy Air Fryer Sugar Donuts
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 can of Grands biscuits; 1/2 stick salted butter, melted; 3 tablespoons white sugar; 1 teaspoon cinnamon

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I opened the fridge yesterday and a can of biscuits shot out at me and opened itself on the floor. So I made some super easy Air Fryer Sugar Donuts. This post contains affiliate links.

Easy Air Fryer Sugar Donuts on a red platter on brown parchment paper.

These donuts are so easy to make. I like to buy the canned flaky biscuits because it makes these air fryer donuts like cronuts. My family goes crazy for these things and they take just minutes to do.

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What do you need to make Easy Air Fryer Sugar Donuts?

Air Fryer
1 can of biscuits. You can use the big ones or the little ones, whatever you prefer.
1/2 stick of butter, melted
White Sugar
Ground Cinnamon

How do you make these Easy Air Fryer Sugar Donuts?

Collage image showing how to cut the biscuits for donuts for the Easy Air Fryer Sugar Donuts

First, lay out the biscuits on a piece of parchment paper or wax paper.

Press each biscuit as flat as you can with your hand or use a rolling pin. (I use my hand.)

Cut a hole in the center of each one. I have this set of round cookie cutters, and I use the smallest one to cut the holes. But, you can totally use what you have on hand — an apple corer, knife, etc.

The biscuit donuts inside the air fryer.

Place the biscuits without touching in the air fryer. I have a large 8-qt air fryer, so I’m able to fit about 4 biscuits in the basket plus a bunch of donut holes. With 2 cans, it takes me about 3 runs to finish all of them. This is usually because some of my kids prefer donut holes, and I just use the circle cutter to cut the entire biscuit into donut holes, which are easy to place all around the bigger donuts.

The donut holes just go in with the donuts at the same time, so I just place them around the donuts in the air fryer so they aren’t touching as well.

Spray some oil spray over the tops.

Set the air fryer to 350 F for 6 minutes.

While the donuts are cooking, melt the butter and mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a bowl.

Cinnamon and Sugar mixed together in a bright green bowl,

The donuts should be a light golden brown when they’re done. If not, let them cook for an additional 1-3 minutes, until lightly golden brown.

The golden brown donuts in a row with melted butter and cinnamon sugar on the sides with a blue basting brush all on brown parchment paper.

When the biscuits are done, place them on parchment paper or wax paper. Then, immediately baste all sides of the donuts with a basting brush. You’ll have to pick them up to do the backsides.

Then, immediately toss them in the cinnamon and sugar and make sure all the sides are coated.

Set one down and do the next one, until they are all sugar coated.

I add the butter and sugar as soon as they come out of the air fryer, so we have our donuts in batches. They seem to be the tastiest when they’re fresh and hot!

Finished sugared donut holes on brown parchment paper.

Make sure to do the same with the donut holes, too!

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