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Air Fryer Vegan Donuts

April 11, 2021
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vegan donuts in air fryer

The soft and fluffy air fryer vegan donuts dusted with powdered sugar are just perfect and delicious.

The oil-fried donuts are what we have been eating for a while so, today we are going to cook donuts in the air fryer. The cooking method is incredibly easy and fun.

And the twist in today’s recipe is vegan. Yes, we are making air fryer vegan donuts, and trust me they’re so good and you’ll love them.

You can coat them in chocolate, or dust some powdered sugar, or add colorful sprinkles according to your preference.

Today I’ll be sharing the air fryer vegan donuts recipe, tips on baking in the air fryer, some of the frequently asked questions, and don’t miss out on the coating ideas. If you love making easy dessert recipes, be sure to check, out these 15 easy air fryer dessert recipes.

How to make Air Fryer Vegan Donuts?

Vegan donuts in the air fryer are super easy to make. You just need a handful of ingredients.

Ingredients

air fryer vegan donut recipe

  • 2cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 1/2  tablespoon vegan butter (room temperature)
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup warm milk (Soy milk or any other vegan milk)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Oil spray

Instruction:

  1. First of all, you need to activate the yeast. For that take ¼ cup of warm milk add the sugar and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. After that add the yeast stir and let it rest for 15 minutes. The yeast should rise as shown in the picture below. If the yeast doesn’t raise don’t use it.
  2. easy vegan air fryer donuts
  3. Take a mixing bowl to add all-purpose flour and salt. Mix them well and add the yeast and stir. Now add the water in a bit quantity and continue mixing until the flour turns into a dough for about 10 minutes. Now take the butter and add it to the dough and start folding. It might seem the butter is greasy but when you start folding the dough eventually the butter gets infused into the dough.air fryer vegan doughnuts
  4. After your dough is ready put it into the mixing bowl and brush some oil on the dough. Now let it rest for an hour or two until the dough rises and gets double in the size.gluten free vegan air fryer donuts
  5. Once the dough is raised, prepare your working station by flouring and start rolling the dough. Once the dough is ½ inch thick take a cookie-cutter/donut cutter to cut the donuts. If you don’t have this fancy stuff then you can use a cup and a bottle lid as I did for mine. You can also see it in the picture below.Air fryer donut holesVegan donut holes
  6. If you have someone to decorate the donuts while you are cooking let them do the job. As you can see my boyfriend’s art is on the donuts in the picture.
  7. Vegan donut recipe baked
  8. Now, preheat your air fryer at 160C/320F for 3 minutes.
  9. Brush some oil on the air fryer basket and place the donuts and brush some more oil over the donuts. Cook at 160C/320F for 10 to 13 minutes and flip halfway through the cooking process. Cook them until they are golden brown and cooked through.vegan doughnuts in air fryer
  10. Remove the air fryer vegan donuts from the basket let them cool before you serve. Or you can dip them into the glaze and serve.Air fryer donut

Note: If you are wondering what to do with the air fryer vegan donut holes you can cook them as you cooked the donuts in the air fryer. Or you can mix it back into dough and roll them out for donuts.

You can find the air fryer vegan donuts recipe in the printable card below.

Tips for making perfect air fryer donuts

  • Preheating the air fryer before making vegan donuts in the air fryer is important because this helps in even cooking.
  • The milk should be warm not boiling hot.
  • If the yeast doesn’t raise in the warm milk don’t use it.
  • Don’t overcrowd the air fryer basket leave enough space between the donuts for hot air to circulate and cook the donuts evenly.
  • Flip the air fryer vegan donuts halfway through the cooking process for the best result.

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Coating and topping ideas for air fryer vegan donuts

You can coat your air fryer donut with any of your favorite coatings. Here are some of the ideas you can adopt while making yours.

  • You can take chocolate and melt them in a double boiler, and coat it on the air fryer vegan donuts.
  • You can also use coconut flakes and dust them over the donuts.
  • Powdered sugar also does a great job.
  • You can also dust some cinnamon sugar over the donuts they are my favorite.
  • If you want some colorful air fryer vegan donuts you can use store-bought sprinkles or mini vegan chocolate chips.
  • Make the sugar glaze and dip the donuts. I have shared the simple recipe of sugar glaze for air fryer vegan donuts.

Sugar glaze for air fryer vegan donuts:

Ingredients:

how to make vegan donuts in air fryer

  • 1/2 cup of powder sugar
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Instructions:

  1. Take a mixing bowl to add sugar, milk, and lemon juice. Mix it and your sugar glaze for air fryer vegan donuts is ready.can i make donuts in air fryer
  2. Dip the donuts one at a time as shown in the picture below.vegan donuts in the air fryer
  3. Let them sit for a while and serve.can you make donuts in air fryer

Why make air fryer vegan donuts?

  • These days most people are converting to vegan so, these air fryer vegan donuts can be a good option for them.
  • Air frying is healthier compared to deep frying foods in a traditional way.
  • Making donuts in the air fryer is easy.
  • The cleaning process after the cooking is easier.
  • You don’t have to use oil for making air fryer vegan donuts.

Vegan air fryer

Here are some of the frequently asked questions

Can I make donuts in an air fryer?

Yes, can make donuts in the air fryer and other bakery items as well along with other foods.

Can I bake in the air fryer?

Yes, you can bake in the air fryer. Baking in the air fryer is easy and quick in comparison to cooking in a microwave.

While baking in an air fryer you can use an oven-proof bowl that fits in your air fryer.

Vegan air fryer desserts

How to store air fryer vegan donuts?

If you have some leftover donuts then you can store them in an air-tight container at room temperature for 2 days.

Don’t store the donuts for too long as they are best when fresh.

How to make gluten-free air fryer vegan donuts?

Making gluten-free donuts is simple and easy. You just have to use gluten-free flour instead of all-purpose flour and you can use the rest of the ingredients mentioned above.

Are air-fried donuts healthy?

Yes, air-fried donuts are healthier than deep-fried ones. The air fryer vegan donuts need no oil to cook whereas deep-fried donuts are greasy and unhealthy.

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American, Vegan

Prep Time:1 hour 45 minutes
Cook Time:12 minutes

Nutrition Facts, per serving
Calories- 103kcal, Sodium- 4.2mg, Fat- 2.6g, Saturated Fat- 1g, Sugar- 2g, Protein- 2g, Carbohydrate- 15g, Potassium- 26mg, Calcium- 4mg, Iron- 1mg

If you like air fryer vegan donuts recipes, look what else you can air fry:

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If you’ve tried this Air fryer vegan donuts, please let me know how it turned out in the comments below.
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Air fryer vegan donuts

Easy Air Fryer Vegan Donuts in 15 mins - TopAirFryerRecipes

The soft & fluffy air fryer vegan donuts dusted with powdered sugar are just perfect & delicious. Try this super easy recipe to make vegan donuts in air fryer.
4 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 1 hr 45 mins
Cook Time 12 mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Calories 103 kcal

Equipment

  • air fryer

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 ½ tablespoon vegan butter
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup water
  •  ¼ cup warm milk (Soy milk or any other vegan milk)
  • Oil

Instructions
 

  • Take ¼ cup of warm milk add the sugar and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. After that add the yeast stir and let it rest for 15 minutes.
    easy vegan air fryer donuts
  • Take a mixing bowl to add all-purpose flour and salt. Mix them well and add the yeast and stir. Now add the water in a bit of quantity and continue mixing until the flour turns into a dough for about 10 minutes.
  • Now take the butter and add to the dough and start folding. It might seem the butter to be greasy but when you start folding the dough eventually the butter gets infused into the dough.
    air fryer vegan doughnuts
  • After your dough is ready put it into the mixing bowl and brush some oil on the dough. Let it rest for an hour or two until the dough rises and gets double in the size.
    gluten free vegan air fryer donuts
  • Prepare your working station by flouring and start rolling the dough. Once the dough is ½ inch thick take a cookie-cutter/donut cutter to cut the donuts.
    Air fryer donuts no yeast
  • Preheat your air fryer at 160C/320F for 3 minutes.
  • Brush some oil on the air fryer basket and place the donuts and brush some more oil over the donuts. Cook at 160C/320F for 10 to 13 minutes and flip halfway through the cooking process.
    vegan doughnuts in air fryer
  • Remove the air fryer vegan donuts from the basket let them cool before you serve. Or you can dip them into the glaze and serve.
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Comments

  1. Rosario

    October 1, 2021 at 11:23 pm

    What type of”milk” did you use.

    Reply
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      October 4, 2021 at 4:24 am

      I’ve used soy milk for this recipe, you can also use any vegan milk. Thanks 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jodi Rowe

    December 1, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    WAY too much yeast. These donuts were not good at all and I can only think it was the amount of yeast.

    Reply
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      December 6, 2021 at 10:44 am

      There was a mistake while writing the quantity of yeast. It’ is 2 teaspoons, not a tablespoon. Thank you for your words much appreciated.

      Reply
  3. Devashish pant

    January 20, 2022 at 12:54 pm

    5 stars
    Tried this recipe and it works so well, thanks for sharing the recipe.

    Reply
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      January 20, 2022 at 1:51 pm

      Thanks for your feedback, 🙂

      Reply
  4. Kelsey

    May 17, 2022 at 9:21 pm

    3 stars
    Mine turned out like pretzel dough. Not fluffy or sweet at all.

    Reply
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      May 19, 2022 at 3:35 pm

      Hi Kelsey!

      The dough might have turned out that way because of the proportion of the inaccurate ingredient. Plus you can add sugar according to your liking. And thank you for trying our recipe.

      Reply
  5. adyna

    November 17, 2022 at 8:00 am

    Hi! Could be replaced the sugar with agave syrup, for example? Thanks!

    Reply
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      November 17, 2022 at 6:11 pm

      Hi! Adyna, yes you can use agave syrup instead of sugar. However, agave syrup is one-and-a-half times sweeter than sugar. So, add it depending on your liking. And Thank you for trying our recipe and please do try our other recipes too.

      Reply
      • Dunja

        March 6, 2023 at 6:26 pm

        Is it room temp milk or heat in a pot?

        Reply
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          March 14, 2023 at 2:38 pm

          Hi! Dunja,
          To help the yeast activate, you should use warm milk in the recipe. Thank you for your inquiry, and please let us know how it turned out.

          Reply

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