Air Fryer Donut Holes

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These Air Fryer Donut Holes are easy donuts made from a 2-ingredient, yeast-free, dairy-free, and egg-free dough.

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Prep Time10

Cook Time8

Total Time18

Servings: donuts

Calories: 126.8kcal

Author: Carine Claudepierre

Ingredients

2-Ingredient Dough

1 ¾ cup Self-Rising Flour (note 1) +3 or 4 tablespoons to shape dough
1 cup Vanilla Plant-Based Yogurt (note 2)

To coat the donuts

3 tablespoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ cup Dairy-Free Butter (Unsalted)

To work the dough

1-2 tablespoons Melted Coconut Oil (note 3)

To fill (optional)

⅓ cup Strawberry Jam

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Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, add self-rising flour and vanilla yogurt.
Stir with a rubber spatula at first until the dough forms lumps and pieces. Now, generously oil your hands with a light-flavored oil (canola or avocado oil) and knead the dough until it forms a soft and elastic ball. The oil fixes the dough's stickiness and adds elasticity.
Place the dough on a lightly-floured surface. If it's really too soft or sticky, add up to 3-4 tablespoons of flour, not more, or the doughnuts will be bready and hard.
Divide the dough into 12 even portions. Grease your hands with coconut oil and rub each ball nicely with oil to smooth out the edges.
Grease the air fryer basket with oil spray and place the donut holes in it, far from each other, as they expand a lot. Spray oil on the donut holes. If you can't fit them all at once in the basket, keep the remaining donut holes on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper at room temperature to air fry later.
Air fry the first batch at 350°F (180°C) for 8-9 minutes. If they are still white in color, shake the basket and air fry for an extra 3-4 minutes. They should puff, get golden brown, and look dry like little bread rolls.
Remove the cooked donuts from the air fryer, and air fry the second batch following the same instructions as above. Let the donut holes cool down on a wire rack for a few minutes.
Meanwhile, fill a bowl with sugar and cinnamon. Stir to combine. Set aside.
In another bowl, add plant-based butter and melt in the microwave in 20-second bursts. Set aside at room temperature.
Brush the lukewarm donut holes with melted plant-based butter, then roll them into a bowl filled with cinnamon and sugar to coat.
To fill them, fill a syringe with jam, insert the syringe on one side of the donut hole, and push slowly to fill in. When the jam comes out, stop filling the donut. You can fill on many sides of the holes to add more jam to the donut.

Notes

Note 1: You can use 1 cup of all-purpose flour and stir in 2 teaspoons of baking powder.

Note 2: You can use any vanilla yogurt. I used cashew vanilla yogurt. Any plain yogurt also works, but the batter won't be sweet or flavored.

Note 3: You can use any vegetable oil. The purpose of oil is to grease your hands, making the dough soft, smooth, elastic, and not sticky. Avocado oil, olive oil, or canola oil work.

Baking Donuts: Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and place the donuts on the sheet, leaving about two inches between each. Brush both sides with oil, and bake in the center rack for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.

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