Air Fryer Donuts with Chocolate Glaze Recipe (2024)

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Fresh Air Fryer Donuts with Chocolate Glaze topped with rainbow sprinkles. This Chocolate Glazed Donut recipe is so fun and super quick and easy to make!

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Ever wondered if you can make donuts in an air fryer? YES, you can! Donuts in the air fryer couldn’t be easier. Kids can even help with, it’s really that simple. And our chocolate glaze is so good you’ll want to eat it with a spoon, you can use it on so much more than just air fryer donuts.

You can now easily make semi-homemade donuts easily on the weekends or whenever you have a donut craving. Even have a donut party for the kids, so fun!

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AIR FRIED DONUTS INGREDIENTS

  • Grand Flakey Biscuits

CHOCOLATE GLAZE RECIPE

  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons Water

*Sprinkles are optional, but always fun!

HOW TO MAKE DONUTS IN AN AIR FRYER

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Open the biscuits and then use a small donut cutter to make a hole. (you can use the holes to make air fryer donut holes)

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Place the biscuit donuts in the air fryer on the lower rack and then cook for 3-4 minutes.

Flip the donuts and then air fry for another 1 minute.

Once cool enough to handle dip the donuts into the chocolate glaze.

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE GLAZE FOR DONUTS

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In a bowl combine the chocolate glaze ingredients and mix until combined.

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If it’s too thick you can add 1 teaspoon of water at a time until it reaches the desired consistency.

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WHAT BISCUITS WORK BEST FOR AIR FRYER DONUTS?

We prefer to use large flakey layered biscuits. They have the best taste overall during our taste testing.

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MORE DONUT TOPPING IDEAS:

  • Mocha Glaze
  • Cream Cheese Glaze
  • Maple Glaze

RECIPE NOTES:

  • We use the Cuisinart Air Fryer, so the timing may vary for other air fryers.
  • We highly recommend flakey layer biscuits, but this will still work with regular refrigerated biscuits.
  • If the chocolate glaze is too thick you can thin it with more water, 1 teaspoon at a time.

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Air Fryer Donuts with Chocolate Glaze

Author: Courtney

Fresh Air Fryer Donuts with Chocolate Glaze topped with rainbow sprinkles. This Chocolate Glazed Donut recipe is so fun and super quick and easy to make!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer donuts, chocolate glaze, chocolate glaze recipe, chocolate glazed donuts

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 276kcal

Ingredients

Donuts

  • 1 package Grand Flakey Biscuits

Chocolate Glaze Recipe

  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons Water
  • Sprinkles optional

Instructions

Air Fryer Donuts

  • Open the biscuits and then use a small donut cutter to make a hole.

  • Place the biscuit donuts in the air fryer on the lower rack at 350 degrees F and then cook for 3-4 minutes.

  • Flip the donuts and then air fry for another 1 minute.

  • Once cool enough to handle dip the donuts into the chocolate glaze and top as desired.

Chocolate Glaze

  • In a bowl combine the chocolate glaze ingredients and mix until combined.

  • If it's too thick you can add 1 teaspoon of water at a time until it reaches the desired consistency.

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Notes

  • We use the Cuisinart Air Fryer, so the timing may vary for other air fryers.
  • We highly recommend flakey layer biscuits, but this will still work with regular refrigerated biscuits.
  • If the chocolate glaze is too thick you can thin it with more water, 1 teaspoon at a time.

Nutrition

Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 545mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg

The nutritional information is automatically calculated and can vary based ingredients and products used. If the nutrition numbers are important for you we recommend calculating them yourself.

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About Courtney

Family, Food, and Photography are Courtney's passions and you'll see all of that on this blog. She is happily married to her husband Chris and together they have two amazing kiddos!

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  1. Air Fryer Donuts with Chocolate Glaze Recipe (15)Dee

    sorry, but this taste like a biscuit covered in chocolate.

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    • Air Fryer Donuts with Chocolate Glaze Recipe (16)Courtney

      Did you use our frosting recipe and the specified biscuits? 🙂

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