Quick and Easy Ube Glazed Air Fryer Donuts Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Can you air fry donuts instead of deep fry? ›

For air fryer doughnuts, I spray the doughnuts with coconut oil before cooking at 350°F in the air fryer. It takes some experimenting, but ultimately I determine that yeast-raised doughnuts need about 4 minutes and cake-style doughnuts about 7 minutes.

Spoon the batter into the lightly greased doughnut pans, filling the wells to about 1/4" shy of the rim. Bake the doughnuts for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove them from the oven, and wait 5 to 7 minutes before turning them out of the pans onto a rack.

On a medium, heavy-bottomed pan, heat about 2-3 inches of oil to 375 F. Carefully lower a few donuts at a time into the oil, peeling them off from the parchment paper before cooking. Cook on one side for 2-3 minutes, or until golden. Then cook on the other side for 1 minute or less, until golden.

Hot air frying of doughnut reduced crust roughness and created a smoother surface compared to the deep fat fried samples.

Air Frying. If you're a fan of a healthier cooking option that still delivers perfectly crisp and delicious donuts, consider using an air fryer: Preheat your air fryer to 350°F (176°C). Prepare your donut dough as usual and shape them into donut rings or any desired shapes.

While many prefer the light and crispy texture of a fried donut, leaving the deep fryer in the cabinet and baking your cake donuts instead makes for healthier, less oily donuts. It's also safer and easier to clean up, given that you don't have to deal with lots of hot oil.

Like most doughnuts, Krispy Kremes are fried (cooked in oil). Frying cooks the dough rapidly from the outside in to give the doughnuts their distinctive crispy texture. The flipper turns the doughnuts over midway through the oil.

Vegetable oil is the go-to choice for many good reasons. Besides being cheap and easy to find, it has no problem handling high temperatures with a smoke point of around 400 degrees Fahrenheit — well above temperatures needed to brown donuts.

We use vegetable shortening (palm, soybean, and/or cottonseed and canola oil) for zero gram of trans fat per one serving of doughnut. All monoglycerides and diglycerides are vegetable based. Enzymes are also present. The lecithin we use is soy-based.

The parchment allows you to easily transfer the doughnuts without deflating them, which means an airier doughnut.”

Are Krispy Kreme donuts good the next day? ›

The brilliance of a Krispy Kreme doughnut is best when fresh. Our products have a shelf life of 24 hours, however you are able to freeze them for a later date. If you do choose to freeze the doughnuts, make sure you seal them in an airtight package.

Some sources recommend heating doughnuts on top of a damp paper towel for anywhere from 10 to 20 seconds, while others suggest heating on half power for 15. In my house growing up, it was eight seconds—period.

Take your donut and place it on a microwave-safe plate. Reheat for 20-30 seconds on medium heat. Take it out and ensure that it is warmed up properly (take care not to overheat). Once that is finished, make sure not to burn yourself and enjoy this amazing comfort food again.

Because the circulating air of an air fryer will be in less intense contact with your food than hot oil, you'll need to compensate by increasing your temperature a bit to around 390°F for anything that's traditionally deep fried. Oil: Get that crisp right with a small amount of oil.

To fry donuts safely, you need a pot large enough to accommodate a couple of quarts of oil and a few donuts. Something deep, heavy, and wide is best. A Dutch oven or a very large saucepan are both good, but J.

I'm thrilled that I've found a way to indulge in one of my favorite treats without having to compromise on calorie counting. If you're a Krispy Kreme fan, then definitely give these air-fried donuts a go.