Making air fryer jelly donuts at home is so easy, with just 4 ingredients! These take less time than hitting up the local donut shop and they turn out so warm and fluffy, filled with raspberry jelly, and tossed in sugar!
My family is full of donut lovers. It is almost a go-to snack or breakfast on the run for us during the week. However, on the weekends we like to make our own homemade donuts.
We don’t normally make the dough from scratch, but used canned biscuit dough instead. (If you’ve never tried these, you might be confused, but they taste JUST LIKE the sugar donuts you get from the Chinese buffet!)
Our maple bar donuts and our air fryer donuts are both favorites and seriously better than anything I buy at a national chain drive-thru. (Yes, Dunkin’, I’m looking at you!)
With those recipes turning out so well, when my son got a craving for a jelly donut, I used that idea as the base for this recipe.
We stuffed these babies full of raspberry jam and every single bite was delicious!
How to Make Jelly Donuts in the Air Fryer:
Air Fry– Open your biscuits and arrange them in a single layer in your basket. Try not to let them touch even if it means cooking in batches. Spray an oil mist over each biscuit and air fry at 350 degrees F for 5-6 minutes.
Sugar- When the biscuits are done in the air fryer, remove them and immediately dunk in melted butter. Now toss the donuts in sugar to coat them.
Fill – While your donuts are in the air fryer add your jam to a piping bag, and use a long tip on the piping bag. The Bismarck tip is perfect for this. When the biscuits are coated with sugar, stick the tip of the piping bag into the center of the donut and squeeze the filling into the donut. Be careful not to overdo it or the jelly will leak out.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 can refrigerated biscuit dough see notes
- ½ cup melted butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup raspberry jelly
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat air fryer to 350 degrees. Spritz basket with oil spray.
- Open the tube of biscuits and arrange them in a single layer in the air fryer basket with room for air to flow between each biscuit. You may need to work in batches.
- Lightly spray the biscuits with oil spray.
- Air fry for 5-6 minutes or until golden brown.
- While the donuts are cooking add the jelly to a piping bag fitted with a long tip, such as a Bismarck tip.
- Remove the biscuits from the air fryer basket and quickly dunk in melted butter.
- Toss the biscuit donuts in the sugar to coat.
- Stick the tip of the piping bag into the center of the donut and squeeze the filling into the donut.
- Serve warm.
