Vegan Donuts Recipe in Air Fryer | Vegan Air Fryer Doughnuts Recipe

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Last Updated on March 2, 2026 by blessmyfoodbypayal

Vegan Donuts Recipe in Air Fryer | Vegan Air Fryer Doughnuts Recipe with step wise pictorial and video method.

Donuts (also spelled as Doughnuts) are soft, fluffy ring shaped breads commonly topped with variety of glazes, most commonly chocolate and are being loved mainly by kids.

Traditionally donuts are made by deep frying, but with the rising awareness against loads of oil consumption, non fried food is getting more popularity.

Though we have never prepared donuts at home earlier, but have eaten the one bought from the market and they must obviously be deep fried. But after making them at home using air fryer, we realised that there’s no difference in the taste of fried and non fried donuts. 

The benefit of making these eggless donuts recipe in air fryer at home is that they are so economical, freshly made and ingredients are used of your choice. Meaning thereby, you have full control on each and every thing and that’s why we could make them without dairy for our vegan friendly audience.

Though this dairy free air fryer donuts recipe has no yogurt, dairy it milk, still these were so soft beyond imagination. These chocolate glazed vegan donuts were so good that no one could identify that they are free from all kinds of dairy products.

We wanted to make donuts since long but were always reluctant, thinking, they must be extremely hard some. Couple of days ago, decided to give it a chance and after making, we laughed at ourselves. We were considering the most easy recipe as difficult one. What to say of the expert bakers, the easy process and simple ingredients make it quick vegan donuts recipe for beginners as well.

So come here and see how to make vegan donuts without deep frying shared here in below by bless my food by Payal.

Step Wise Pictorial Recipe of Vegan Donuts Recipe in Air Fryer | Vegan Air Fryer Doughnuts Recipe

Sift all purpose flour, powdered sugar and salt in a bowl. Add yeast.  Give them a mix. Now place a kind of well in the middle.

Start adding plant milk, little at a time, and keep mixing. Knead a dough for good 5-7 minutes.  Tightly seal the bowl and place it at some warm place in the kitchen for first proofing for 1:30 to 2 hours.

After the said period, the dough will double in size. Punch it and release all its air. Now place the dough on clean kitchen surface and knead it again just for a minute or two. Then start rolling it with the help of a rolling pin. Roll the dough to the 1/2 inches thickness.

Take a round cutter (be it some bowl or glass) and mark cuts on all the flattened dough. Now take a small round cutter (some nozzle or cap of medicine bottle) and mark cuts in the very middle of the round cuts, shaping them like doughnuts. Place these donut shapes on a tray, with little gap between them. Cover them with a damp cloth. Let it rise again for 45 minutes in some warm area of the kitchen. They are puffed up again.

Arrange them in greased air fryer basket. Do not overcrowd the basket. Only add as much as can done in one go.Brush oil on them.  Air fry @175°C for 6 to 7 minutes or until they get their brown colour. But do not over brown them. Take them out of the air fryer basket and fry the second batch.

Add dark chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and melt the chocolate. If don’t have microwave, melt the chocolate using double boiler method. Dip the top of each doughnut in melted chocolate. Let the extra chocolate drips off. Arrange the chocolate coated donuts on a tray. While the chocolate is still wet, top the donuts with colourful sprinkles. Let the chocolate completely dry.

Enjoy.

NOTES

1. We have used instant dry yeast which requires no activation. Just add and start kneading. But in case you are using dry active yeast, it needs to be activated first. Look here for the details.
2. For more softness, you can reduce the quantity of plant milk and add some vegan butter.
3. Proofing hours may vary depending upon whether conditions. In winters, it may take more time but in summers, it will proof little faster.
4. Traditionally donuts are deep fried. They can also be baked in oven @180°C for 20-25 mins or until they turn brown.
5. Some kids find the dark chocolate bitter. In that case, you can you milk chocolate or any other chocolate they love to eat.
6. You can keep your donuts simple. Just roll them in caster sugar or cinnamon sugar,. No need of chocolate coating. Choice is always personal.

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Vegan donuts recipe in Air Fryer | Vegan Air Fryer Doughnuts Recipe

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Vegan donuts recipe in Air Fryer makes soft fluffy eggless dairy-free treats with less oil perfectly golden delicious every time.

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 7 minutes mins

Resting time 3 hours hrs

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 7 Donuts

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredients

  

1 cup = 250 ml

• 2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp Instant dry yeast
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp plant milk
• Oil for brushing
• 100 grams Dark chocolate
• Colourful sprinkles

Instructions

 

• Sift all purpose flour, powdered sugar and salt in a bowl.
• Add yeast.
• Give them a mix.
• Now place a kind of well in the middle.
• Start adding plant milk, little at a time, and keep mixing.
• Knead a dough for good 5-7 minutes.
• Tightly seal the bowl and place it at some warm place in the kitchen for first proofing for 1:30 to 2 hours.
• After the said period, the dough will double in size.
• Punch it and release all its air.
• Now place the dough on clean kitchen surface and knead it again just for a minute or two.
• Then start rolling it with the help of a rolling pin.
• Roll the dough to the 1/2 inches thickness.
• Take a round cutter (be it some bowl or glass) and mark cuts on all the flattened dough.
• Now take a small round cutter (some nozzle or cap of medicine bottle) and mark cuts in the very middle of the round cuts, shaping them like doughnuts.
• Place these donut shapes on a tray, with little gap between them.
• Cover them with a damp cloth.
• Let it rise again for 45 minutes in some warm area of the kitchen.
• They are puffed up again.
• Arrange them in greased air fryer basket. Do not overcrowd the basket. Only add as much as can done in one go.
• Brush oil on them.
• Air fry @175°C for 6 to 7 minutes or until they get their brown colour. But do not over brown them.
• Take them out of the air fryer basket and fry the second batch.
• Add dark chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and melt the chocolate. If don't have microwave, melt the chocolate using double boiler method.
• Dip the top of each doughnut in melted chocolate.
• Let the extra chocolate drips off.
• Arrange the chocolate coated donuts on a tray.
• While the chocolate is still wet, top the donuts with colourful sprinkles.
• Let the chocolate completely dry.
• Enjoy.

Notes

1. We have used instant dry yeast which requires no activation. Just add and start kneading. But in case you are using dry active yeast, it needs to be activated first. Look here for the details.
2. For more softness, you can reduce the quantity of plant milk and add some vegan butter.
3. Proofing hours may vary depending upon whether conditions. In winters, it may take more time but in summers, it will proof little faster.
4. Traditionally donuts are deep fried. They can also be baked in oven @180°C for 20-25 mins or until they turn brown.
5. Some kids find the dark chocolate bitter. In that case, you can you milk chocolate or any other chocolate they love to eat.
6. You can keep your donuts simple. Just roll them in caster sugar or cinnamon sugar,. No need of chocolate coating. Choice is always personal.

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