Homemade Coffee Donuts and a warm cup of coffee are the perfect morning duo! Make these light and fluffy donuts in the air fryer for a quick and delicious breakfast treat.
Air Fryer Donuts
Gone are the days of messy and oily fried donuts! These coffee-flavored donuts come together with basic baking ingredients and are cooked to golden brown perfection in the air fryer. Top each off with a swipe of coffee glaze and sprinkles for the ultimate morning treat.
Homemade donuts have never been easier!
Why You’ll Love this Homemade Donut Recipe:
- EASY: Made in the air fryer, these donuts come together quickly with simple ingredients. No frying and oily mess to clean up after!
- FROM SCRATCH: These donuts are completely homemade.
- FROSTED: Any treat with frosting is always a little more fun. You’ll love the coffee-flavored icing on these donuts.
Serve these coffee donuts for weekend brunches, snow days, baby showers, bridal showers, and more. They’re always a hit!
How to Make Coffee Donuts
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Make the coffee donut dough.
- Let the dough rise.
- Roll out the dough and cut out donuts.
- Cook the donuts in the air fryer.
- Let the donuts cool.
- Make the icing.
- Add icing and enjoy.
No. These coffee donuts are made with coffee extract, not regular coffee.
Look for coffee extract in the baking aisle of most large grocery stores near the vanilla extract. If you can’t find it, buy it online or use an equal amount of pure vanilla extract instead.
Because these donuts are made in the air fryer, they cook in just 7 minutes. Quick and easy!
Store donuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. Store donuts without icing in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw and add the icing before serving.
Have fun making donuts at home with this quick and simple recipe.
Just as delicious as traditionally fried donuts, these coffee donuts come together without the mess!
Recipe Tips and Notes
- For a stronger coffee flavor, add a bit more coffee extract to the donut dough.
- Instead of coffee extract, try vanilla or maple extracts.
- Let the donuts cool completely before icing so it doesn’t melt off of the warm donuts.
Do these donuts have a strong coffee flavor?
You’ll taste a hint of coffee, but it’s not overwhelming. For less coffee flavor, use coffee extract in the donut dough and vanilla extract in the icing.
What size donut cutter should I use?
I used a 2½-inch round cookie cutter and the opening of a piping tip (about ¾-inch) to cut out the donuts. If your donuts are larger, they’ll take more time to cook and if they’re smaller, they’ll take less time to cook.
Frosted coffee donuts are a delicious pick-me-up any time of day!
If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
Coffee Donuts Recipe
Ingredients
For the Donuts
- 1 cup milk 227 grams, warm (100-110°F)
- 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast 7 grams (1 envelope)
- 1 large egg 50 grams, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 28 grams, melted (¼ stick)
- 1 teaspoon coffee extract 4 grams
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour 300 grams
- ¼ cup brown sugar 53 grams
For the Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar 113 grams
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream 28 grams
- 1 teaspoon coffee extract 4 grams
- Sprinkles optional, for garnish
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
For the Donuts
- Spray a large bowl with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, whisk the warm milk and yeast together. Allow the mixture to rest for 5 minutes, or until the yeast begins to foam.1 cup milk, 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- Add the egg, melted butter, and coffee extract. Mix until combined.1 large egg, 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon coffee extract
- With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour followed by the brown sugar.2½ cups all-purpose flour, ¼ cup brown sugar
- Turn the mixer to medium speed and knead the dough until it easily pulls away from the sides of the bowl, about 6-8 minutes. It should be smooth but pretty sticky.
- Transfer the dough to the prepared bowl, flip the dough to coat all sides, cover it with a clean kitchen towel, and place it in a warm spot to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Once the dough has risen, preheat the air fryer to 400°F and transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Roll out the dough to ½-inch thick. Use round donut cutters to cut out the dough.
- Spray the air fryer basket with nonstick spray.
- Place the shaped donuts in a single layer, with space between each, in the air fryer basket. If there isn’t room for all of the donuts, cook them in batches.
- Cook for 7 minutes, or until the donuts are golden brown. Transfer the cooked donuts to a cooling rack.
- Let the donuts cool completely before icing.
For the Icing
- While the donuts cool, make the icing. In a medium bowl, whisk all of the icing ingredients together.1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons heavy cream, 1 teaspoon coffee extract
- Once the donuts are cool, dunk the tops of the donuts into the icing or use a knife to spread the icing on top. Add sprinkles and serve.Sprinkles
Notes
- For a stronger coffee flavor, add a bit more coffee extract to the donut dough.
- Instead of coffee extract, try vanilla or maple extracts.
- Let the donuts cool completely before icing so it doesn’t melt off of the warm donuts,
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