Air Fryer Donut Holes are crispy little bits of deliciousness, doused in melted butter and coated with cinnamon sugar made in minutes with canned biscuit dough.

air fryer donut holes on a white background. — Air Fryer Donut Holes are crispy little bits of deliciousness, doused in melted butter and coated with cinnamon sugar.

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These homemade donuts are a quick and easy breakfast when your belly is saying let's drive through Dunkin Donuts or Tim Horton's or Panera but your brain is saying, let's save $$ and aggravation and make something at home.

Another easy but delish air fryer snack are these Air Fried Bananas.

Or, try Air Fryer Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls for a festive treat.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

Easy --only four ingredients needed, refrigerated biscuit dough, melted butter, cinnamon and sugar.
Quick--Air Fryer Donuts cook in under ten minutes.
Inexpensive-Use a storebrand canned biscuit dough, which you should be able to find for less than a dollar. They are at my grocery stores for under a dollar a can still. You can use a fancy refrigerated biscuit dough with flaky layers like Grands if you like but it isn't necessary.

Ingredients

You just need four ingredients:

Canned biscuit dough from your grocery store refrigerated aisle ( usually near the dairy section)
Melted butter or shortening
Cinnamon
Granulated sugar

can of biscuit dough, stick of butter and a bowl of granulated sugar and a mini bowl of cinnamon on a tin. — No need to get fancy with your ingredient here, an inexpensive store brand of can biscuit will work fine.

How to Make This Recipe

Preheat air fryer at 350 F° degrees for five minutes
While the fryer is preheating, open up the biscuit dough and cut each biscuit round in four pieces. A pair of kitchen sheers will make this fast work. Or use a sharp knife and a cutting board. Set aside.
Measure a quarter cup of granulated sugar and stir in a tablepoon of ground cinnamon.
Put a parchment round in the air fryer basket.
Place a layer of donut holes on the paper and cook at 190 F° for four minutes. (Your time will vary depending on the power of your air fryer and the size of your biscuits).
Flip over and cook another four minutes or until the donut pieces are light golden brown
Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl or in a small saucepot on the stovetop.
Toss the donut holes in the melted butter and roll around using a fork or spoon to coat.
Move the donut holes to a bowl of cinnamon sugar mixture and coat thoroughly.
Enjoy!

canned biscuit dough cut into pieces with a red knife. — Cut each slice of raw biscuit into four pieces.

cut up biscuit dough on a air fryer liner in an air fryer basket. — Put pieces of canned biscuit dough on an air fryer liner.

partially baked pieces of canned biscuit dough in an air fryer basket. — Bake at approximately four minutes per side. Flip after the first four minutes.

bowl of air fried biscuit dough portions and a bowl of melted butter. — After cooking the donut holes, pour them in a bowl of melted butter.

bowl of cinnamon sugar with a handful of air fryer donut holes. — Roll the air fryer doughnut holes in a bowl of cinnamon sugar after coating with melted butter.

cinnamon sugar coated pieces of refrigerated biscuit dough, which have been air fried. — You'll love these air fried doughnut holes. They'll remind you of pretzel bites from that pretzel stand at the mall. Remember malls?

You can do so many things with a can of biscuit dough, including making these family favorites homemade doughnuts.

Pumpkin Spice Scones

Vanilla Almond Granola

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Yield: 4 servings

Air Fryer Donut Holes

Air Fryer Donut Holes are crispy little bits of deliciousness, doused in melted butter and coated with cinnamon sugar.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Additional Time: 2 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 can refrigerated biscuit dough
¼ cup melted butter
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat air fryer at 350 F° degrees for five minutes
2. While the fryer is preheating, open up the biscuit dough and cut each biscuit round in four pieces. A pair of kitchen sheers will make this fast work. Or use a sharp knife and a cutting board. Set aside.
3. Measure a quarter cup of granulated sugar and stir in a tablepoon of ground cinnamon.
4. Put a parchment round in the air fryer basket.
5. Place a layer of donut holes on the paper and cook at 190 F° for four minutes. (Your time will vary depending on the power of your air fryer and the size of your biscuits).
6. Flip over and cook another four minutes or until the donut pieces are light golden brown
7. Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl or in a small saucepot on the stovetop.
8. Toss the donut holes in the melted butter and roll around using a fork or spoon to coat.
9. Move the donut holes to a bowl of cinnamon sugar mixture and coat thoroughly.
10. Enjoy!

Notes

Be sure to preheat your air fryer.

Air fryers vary in wattage so yours maybe more or less powerful than the one I'm using. So keep an eye on your biscuit dough to avoid over cooking.

Keep in mind you may need to cook your air fryer donut holes at a higher temperature or for a longer time if your machine isn't as powerful.

If you don't like little squares of biscuit dough you can make them circles by rolling the pieces between your palms.

You can use powdered sugar or a glaze of powdered sugar and milk as an alternative to cinnamon sugar.

These are best eaten the day they're made.'

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Nutrition Information

Yield 4 Serving Size 4
Amount Per Serving Calories 193Total Fat 12gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 31mgSodium 228mgCarbohydrates 22gFiber 1gSugar 13gProtein 1g

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