Air Fryer Donut Holes
These cinnamon-sugar air fryer donut holes are a quick shortcut treat made with pizza dough. 5 ingredients, 5 minutes to cook, and so tasty they might disappear as fast as you make them.
Ingredients notes
- Premade dough: Use Pillsbury cinnamon roll dough*, premade pizza dough, or try my go-to 3-ingredient pizza dough made with Greek yogurt.
- Oil: A light coating helps the dough brown in the air fryer. Choose something with a high smoke-point and a neutral flavor, like vegetable oil.
- Butter: Melted butter helps the cinnamon sugar stick after cooking.
- Sugar and cinnamon: Mix together before coating the warm donut holes.
How to make cinnamon Donut Holes in the Air Fryer
Step 1. Prep the dough balls
Cut the dough into pieces and roll into balls (or cut them carefully into little wedges and skip the rolling).
Step 2. Air fry donut holes
Preheat the air fryer to 360°F/180°C. Then brush the dough balls lightly with oil before popping them in the air fryer.
Arrange them in the air fryer basket with space around them. Cook in batches rather than overcrowding the basket.
Air fry at 360°F/180°C for 5-10 minutes, until puffed, golden, and cooked through. Start checking near the lower end of the range and watch closely during the final minute because air fryer models vary.
Step 3. Prepare the glaze
While the donut holes cook, melt the butter in the microwave (30-second bursts until melted), and mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
Step 4. Glaze the donut holes
Dip the cooked donut holes in melted butter, then roll in cinnamon sugar. Serve fresh.
Tips
- Make sure your dough balls are evenly sized for consistent cooking.
- Leave space around the donut holes so hot air can circulate.
- Keep an eye on the donut holes during the last minute of cooking. Air fryers can vary in temperature, and they are easy to overcook.
- They are best served immediately after glazing.
Air Fryer Cinnamon Donut Holes
Ingredients
- 10 oz / 280 g pizza dough [Note 1]
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup / 100 g granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 360°F/ 180°C.
- Cut dough into 12 pieces, and roll into donut hole shapes.
- Brush each dough ball with vegetable oil on all sides.
- Pop the donut holes in the air fryer, and cook at 360°F/ 180°C for 5-10 minutes until golden brown.
- While the donut holes are cooking, melt the butter [Note 2], and mix the cinnamon and sugar in a large bowl.
- Remove from the air fryer and dip in butter before rolling in cinnamon sugar to coat.
Notes
- Try this 3-ingredient pizza dough made with Greek yogurt. Or substitute Pillsbury Grands biscuit dough.
- Place it in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave for 30-second bursts until melted.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is an estimate and provided for informational purposes only.
