Vegan Air Fryer Donuts with Jam
These vegan air fryer donuts are packed with a soft and pillowy crumb and filled with your favorite jam. No deep frying, just puffy, lightly crisped dough with sweet cinnamon sugar coating inside and out.
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl Large
- 1 Parchment paper For resting dough
- 1 Air fryer
- 1 Piping bag or knife for filling donuts
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose plain flour plus more for dusting
- ½ cup soy milk warm
- 3 tablespoons melted vegan butter
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar or coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon neutral flavored oil
- 2 teaspoons instant dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup superfine sugar or caster sugar or coconut sugar for coating
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon for coating
- 3 tablespoons melted vegan butter for coating
- ½ cup raspberry or strawberry jam or jam of choice
Instructions
Instructions
- Mix warm soy milk, sugar, and instant dry yeast in a bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes until foamy.
- Add melted vegan butter, vanilla extract, oil, ground nutmeg, and all-purpose flour. Mix into a sticky dough.
- Knead dough on lightly floured surface for 5-7 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm spot for 1 hour or until doubled.
- Gently punch down dough and roll out to ½ inch thick. Cut into donut shapes.
- Place on parchment squares, cover, and let rest 15 minutes while air fryer preheats to 350°F (175°C).
- Air fry in batches for 5-7 minutes until golden brown.
- Mix superfine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. While warm, dip donuts in melted vegan butter then coat in cinnamon sugar.
- Fill each donut with jam using a piping bag or cut and spread jam inside.
- Serve fresh. Reheat in air fryer briefly for later enjoyment.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container up to 2 days or freeze and reheat before serving.
Notes
Best enjoyed the same day. For softer donuts, avoid overcooking. Feel free to experiment with different jams or sugar substitutes.