Air Fryer Apple Cider Doughnuts

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Air Fryer Apple Cider Doughnuts

Makes: 8
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 6 minutes

Everyone loves Apple Cider Doughnuts when Fall rolls around and now you can make these Air Fryer Apple Cider Doughnuts in just minutes.

Biscuit dough creates light fluffy doughnuts in the air fryer that get glazed with an apple cider glaze and then covered in cinnamon sugar. These are amazing!!

A plate of sugar-coated donuts and donut holes sits on a wooden board beside a clear glass mug of tea.

How To Make Air Fryer Apple Cider Doughnuts

A plate of biscuit dough rounds, a measuring cup of honey, a bowl of white sugar, and a small dish of ground cinnamon on a white surface.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 16.3 ounce can flaky biscuits (I used the Grands kind)
  • 1 cup apple cider
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Step-by-Step Guide

1. Line a tray with parchment paper or set out a wire rack.

2. In a shallow bowl whisk together the sugar and cinnamon and set aside.

3. In a small sauce pan add your apple cider and whisk over medium high heat until it reduces slightly. Set aside.

4. Separate your biscuits and use the lid to a water bottle or soda bottle to cut out the middle of each biscuit.

Six unbaked doughnuts and six doughnut holes are arranged on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

5. Place a parchment round or lightly spray your air fryer basket.

6. Place 4 donuts in a single layer in the air fryer do not let them touch, if they do remove one.

Four unbaked biscuit dough rings are placed on a parchment-lined tray inside an air fryer basket, ready to be cooked.

7. Air fry at 350 for 3 minutes, flip them and air fry for another 3 minutes. flipping halfway through.

Four golden-brown biscuit donuts on parchment paper inside an air fryer basket.

8. Remove the doughnuts from the air fryer to the prepared sheet and repeat with the remaining biscuits.

9. Brush both sides of the doughnuts with the apple cider and immediately toss in the cinnamon sugar making every bit is covered.

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Serve!

Two baked donuts and several small donut holes coated in cinnamon sugar rest on a sheet of parchment paper.

Tips and Tricks

  • These are best served same day. You can air fry the doughnut holes too, just air fry them for 3 minutes.
Three cinnamon sugar-coated donut holes are on a wooden board, with a plate of full-sized donuts in the blurred background.

Air Fryer Apple Cider Doughnuts

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A plate of sugar-coated donuts sits on a wooden board, with small donut holes and cinnamon sticks nearby.
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:6 minutes
Total Time:21 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 16.3 ounce can flaky biscuits I used the Grands kind
  • 1 cup apple cider

Instructions

  • Line a tray with parchment paper or set out a wire rack.
  • In a shallow bowl whisk together the sugar and cinnamon and set aside.
  • In a small sauce pan add your apple cider and whisk over medium high heat until it reduces slightly. Set aside.
  • Separate your biscuits and use the lid to a water bottle or soda bottle to cut out the middle of each biscuit.
  • Place a parchment round or lightly spray your air fryer basket.
  • Place 4 donuts in a single layer in the air fryer do not let them touch, if they do remove one.
  • Air fry at 350 for 3 minutes, flip them and air fry for another 3 minutes. flipping halfway through.
  • Remove the doughnuts from the air fryer to the prepared sheet and repeat with the remaining biscuits.
  • Brush both sides of the doughnuts with the apple cider and immediately toss in the cinnamon sugar making every bit is covered.
  • Serve!
Servings: 8 doughnuts
A white plate with sugar-coated donuts and donut holes on a wooden board, next to a glass mug of tea with a cinnamon stick and wooden measuring spoons.

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