Made with simple ingredients and super fluffy and addictive, these Air Fryer mini donuts are an absolute must try.
If you love store-bought donuts, you’ll definitely want to give this easy recipe a try.
The best part? You’ll need just under 20 minutes of hands-on kitchen time to make these.
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Ingredients For the Recipe
To make the Air Fryer mini donuts, you’ll need just a few simple ingredients.
- Water (lukewarm): 1 cup
- Yeast: 2 tbsp
- Sugar: 1 tbsp
- All purpose flour: 1.5 cups
- Salt: A pinch
- Yogurt: As required
- Butter (melted): 4 tablespoon + 2 tbsp
- Cinnamon sugar: 2 tbsp
- Chocolate syrup (optional): For garnish
How to Make the Air Fryer Mini Donuts
Once you have all the ingredients ready, here’s what you’ll need to make the donuts.
Take lukewarm water and add sugar and yeast to it. Let it sit for 5 minutes and bubble up.
Next, take a mixing bowl. Add the all purpose flour and salt and mix.
Add in the yogurt next and mix.
Add yeast mixture and give it a good mix. Bring the dough together as much as you can.
Knead into a smooth dough by taking it out of the bowl and onto a surface. Add more flour if needed.
Transfer back the dough into the bowl and cover with a wet cloth. Let the dough rest for an hour. Post an hour, it should double in size.
Pre-heat the air fryer.
Once the dough has risen to twice its size, make tiny roundels of the dough.
Make as many as you can.
Coat the roundels with 4 tablespoon melted butter.
Transfer them to the air fryer and cook at 180℃ for 5-6 minutes. The donuts are ready.
Transfer them to a mixing bowl and add in the cinnamon sugar along with the 2 tablespoon of melted butter and give them a good mix.
Garnish with chocolate syrup and serve hot.
Frequently Asked Questions
I topped the mini donut holes with some classic cinnamon sugar, but you can also choose to slather some classic icing over them and top them with some sprinkles. 
Your leftover Air Fryer mini donuts can be refrigerated for up to 5 days, if not longer.
To keep them fresh, I would recommend moving them into an airtight container.
These can then be reheated in the microwave whenever you plan to serve them. 
Tips & Tricks to Make the Air Fryer Mini Donuts
Ready to make these easy Air Fryer mini donuts? You might want to take note of these tips and tricks too.
- Since every Air Fryer is built differently, I would recommend doing a test with one donut and checking at the 5 minute mark to come to a judgment. If the donuts seem undercooked, you can pop them in again for a few minutes.
- Make sure you wait until the dough has doubled in size. This is probably the most important step of the process, as it ensures that you will have the perfect, fluffy donuts you’re looking for.
- If you want the donut holes to be extra fluffy, let the dough sit for 2 hours.
- Another great idea is to make the small roundels, transfer them to a sheet pan and cover them up with some cling wrap or a kitchen towel for about 30 minutes. This will help them rise more and turn extra fluffy when cooked.
- Remember to leave a bit of space between each donut hole in the Air Fryer and don’t overcrowd them in the basket. This will get them to crisp up nicely on all the sides.
- To cut down the cooking time for this recipe, you can just use some refrigerated biscuit dough or pizza dough to make the donut holes.
Serving Ideas & Suggestions
These soft, fluffy and sugary donuts are a total delight to make and enjoy at any time of the day, but taste perfect when paired with some chocolate sauce and served as a dessert.
You can also make these for a party, a potluck or a simple get-together when you’re planning to impress.
Enjoyed these soft and fluffy donuts? Interested in trying some more easy to make dessert recipes? Here are a few interesting ones to try out.
📖 Recipe
Air Fryer Mini Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup Water, lukewarm
- 2 tbsps Yeast
- 1 tbsps Sugar
- 1.5 cups All purpose flour
- 1 pinch Salt
- Yogurt, As required
- 6 tbsps Butter, melted
- 2 tbsps Cinnamon sugar
- Chocolate syrup, For garnish
Instructions
- Take lukewarm water and add sugar and yeast to it. Let it sit for 5 minutes and bubble up.
- Next, take a mixing bowl. Add the all purpose flour and salt and mix.
- Add in the yogurt next and mix.
- Add yeast mixture and give it a good mix. Bring the dough together as much as you can.
- Knead into a smooth dough by taking it out of the bowl and onto a surface. Add more flour if needed.
- Transfer back the dough into the bowl and cover with a wet cloth. Let the dough rest for an hour. Post an hour, it should double in size.
- Pre-heat the air fryer.
- Once the dough has risen to twice its size, make tiny roundels of the dough. Make as many as you can.
- Coat the roundels with 4 tbsps melted butter.
- Transfer them to the air fryer and cook at 180℃ for 5-6 minutes. The donuts are ready.
- Transfer them to a mixing bowl and add in the cinnamon sugar along with the 2 tbsps of melted butter and give them a good mix.
- Garnish with chocolate syrup and serve hot.
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