This easy air fryer eggnog donut recipe is sure to delight your friends and family this holiday season. Eggnog is one of those quintessential Christmas ingredients that can be highlighted in drinks, desserts, and breakfast. Eggnog donuts are a must-try Christmas breakfast idea.
Easy Air Fryer Eggnog Donut Recipe
Air fryer donuts are so easy to make using pre-made Pillsbury biscuit dough. My husband prefers these to real donuts! We love to serve air fryer donuts that are brushed with butter and then dipped in cinnamon and sugar. These pumpkin-spice air fryer donuts were also a huge hit.
Switching up the glaze on the top of the donut provides endless flavor combination opportunities. With Christmas approaching, preparing an eggnog glaze felt like a no-brainer choice.
Making air fryer donuts is simple. After opening your biscuits, just use a cookie cutter to cut out a hole in each one. Make sure to keep the holes to make the beloved donut holes. Brush the bottom of your biscuits with vegetable oil and set in the air fryer, providing space between them. Air fry on 360 for 4 minutes. After that, you add any topping or glaze you like.
For this donut recipe, I will provide complete instructions to make an eggnog glaze.
Ingredients Needed to Make Eggnog Donuts (MAKES 8)
- 1 can of Pillsbury Flaky Layer Biscuits – Butter Flavor
- 1 Tbsp butter, melted
- 2 Tbsp eggnog
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
How to Make This Fast and Easy Air Fryer Eggnog Donut Recipe
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- Take the biscuits out of the container and separate into 8 biscuits.
- Using a 1 1/4 inch circle cutter, cut a hole in the middle of your donut.
- Preheat the air fryer to 360.
- Brush the bottom of the biscuit with vegetable oil, and set 3 donuts in the air fryer at a time, leaving space in between them.
- Heat in the air fryer for 4 minutes, and remove them with a metal spatula.
- While donuts are cooking, whisk together 1 Tbsp melted butter, 2 Tbsp eggnog, 3/4 cup powdered sugar, and 1/8 tsp nutmeg until fairly smooth.
- Once the donuts are done in the air fryer, dip them into the eggnog glaze.
- Air fryer donuts are best enjoyed warm, straight out of the air fryer.
Easy Air Fryer Eggnog Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 can of Pillsbury Flaky Layer Biscuits – Butter Flavor
- 1 Tbsp butter melted
- 2 Tbsp Eggnog
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- Take the biscuits out of the container and separate into 8 biscuits.
- Using a 1 1/4 inch circle cutter, cut a hole in the middle of your donut.
- Preheat the air fryer to 360.
- Brush the bottom of the biscuit with vegetable oil, and set 3 donuts in the air fryer at a time, leaving space in between them.
- Heat in the air fryer for 4 minutes, and remove them with a metal spatula.
- While donuts are cooking, whisk together 1 Tbsp melted butter, 2 Tbsp eggnog, 3/4 cup powdered sugar, and 1/8 tsp nutmeg until fairly smooth.
- Once the donuts are done in the air fryer, dip them into the eggnog glaze.
- Air fryer donuts are best enjoyed warm, straight out of the air fryer.
I hope this Christmas breakfast treat makes it to your table this holiday season. Seasonal baking and cooking creates those sensory memories that just bring added warmth to the holidays. Enjoy!
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