If you want to use an air fryer to make sufganiyot, this recipe is for you. Sufganiyot symbolizes Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that commemorates an ancient miracle of oil that burned eight times longer than anyone expected, providing light in a dark time.
This air fryer version of sufganiyot (a.k.a. jelly donuts) also does a lot with a little. You can use just enough olive oil to coat your air fryer basket and still end up with crispy-fried outsides and pillow-soft insides. No risk of splattering hot oil. And it’s faster.
See notes below for delicious variations: Pistachio Glazed Strawberry Sufganiyot and Chocolate Glazed Sufganiyot Filled With Chocolate Whipped Cream.
15min
Prep time
20min
Cook time
12
Servings
Air Fryer Sufganiyot Recipe
If you want to use an air fryer to make sufganiyot, this recipe is for you. Sufganiyot symbolizes Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that commemorates an ancient miracle of oil that burned eight times longer than anyone expected, providing light in a dark time.
This air fryer version of sufganiyot (a.k.a. jelly donuts) also does a lot with a little. You can use just enough olive oil to coat your air fryer basket and still end up with crispy-fried outsides and pillow-soft insides. No risk of splattering hot oil. And it’s faster.
See notes below for delicious variations: Pistachio Glazed Strawberry Sufganiyot and Chocolate Glazed Sufganiyot Filled With Chocolate Whipped Cream.
If you want to use an air fryer to make sufganiyot, this recipe is for you. Sufganiyot symbolizes Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that commemorates an ancient miracle of oil that burned eight times longer than anyone expected, providing light in a dark time.
This air fryer version of sufganiyot (a.k.a. jelly donuts) also does a lot with a little. You can use just enough olive oil to coat your air fryer basket and still end up with crispy-fried outsides and pillow-soft insides. No risk of splattering hot oil. And it’s faster.
See notes below for delicious variations: Pistachio Glazed Strawberry Sufganiyot and Chocolate Glazed Sufganiyot Filled With Chocolate Whipped Cream.
Combine flour, yeast, salt and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Mix on low speed until combined. Add eggs, milk, butter and vanilla, and mix on medium speed until dough is smooth and releases from the bowl, about 3 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to a 3/4-inch-thick circle. Using a 3-inch ring cutter, cut dough into rounds. Transfer to a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and let rest for 30 minutes.
Coat air fryer basket with olive oil and preheat to 320 degrees. Working in batches, arrange two to three donuts in the air fryer and cook until golden-brown, about 8-10 minutes.
Notes:
For a more traditional Sufganiyot, feel free to deep-fry! Simply, heat a large Dutch oven filled halfway with oil over medium heat to 325. Fry dough in batches, turning once, for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until golden-brown. Remove Sufganiyot with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
Filling Directions
While dough is in the air fryer, beat heavy cream, cocoa powder and sugar together using an electric hand mixer until stiff peaks form.
Fill 2 piping bags separately with whipped cream and strawberry filling and cut off the tips. Make a small hole in the side of each Sufganiyot and fill with the fillings. Dust Sufganiyot with powdered sugar and serve. (For additional filling and topping ideas, see notes.)
Notes:
To make Lemon and Pistachio Glazed Strawberry Sufganiyot: Whisk 1 cup powdered sugar and 2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice in medium bowl until smooth. Dip half the strawberry jam filled Sufganiyot in glaze. Garnish with chopped pistachios.
To make Chocolate Glazed Sufganiyot Filled With Chocolate Whipped Cream: Place 1 cup white chocolate chips and 1 cup dark chocolate chips in two separate heat-proof bowls. Bring 1 cup heavy cream and 1/4 cup corn syrup to a simmer in small saucepan over medium-low heat. Divide half the hot heavy cream between the white chocolate and dark chocolate bowls. Allow to sit for 5 minutes. Whisk together until a smooth glaze forms. Dip the chocolate whipped cream-filled Sufganiyot separately in the white chocolate and dark chocolate glaze. Garnish the white chocolate glazed Sufganiyot with chocolate sprinkles, and the dark chocolate Sufganiyot with chopped hazelnuts.
