Having been born and raised in New Orleans, I regularly have a craving for their famous beignets. Good thing for this Air Fryer Beignet recipe, it saves me a trip and some calories!
Since receiving my air fryer this past Christmas, I have been not stop air frying all the foods! Last week I shared this air fryer recipe: Air Fryer Churros Recipe, Air Fryer French Toast Sticks Recipe, Air Fryer Smores Poptart Recipe, Air Fryer Toasted Perogi Recipe and Air Fryer Burrito Recipe.
Well being a native of New Orleans, it is only natural I would try my hand at a New Orleans classic recipe using my air fryer, so behold: Air Fryer Beignet Recipe!
Not only did I want to bring this French Quarter treat to my readers but I also wanted to give everyone a skinnier, more waist-line friendly recipe because those beignets are fatty with a capital F.
I mean they are delicious, so they are totally worth it but skipping the step with frying the beignets in oil is a total fat saver.
Air Fryer Beignet Recipe
Ingredients
3 cups flour
1½ tsp salt
1 package instant yeast or active dry yeast
1 cup milk
2 TBS brown sugar
2 TBS butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
Powdered sugar, to taste
Directions
- Mix flour, salt, and instant yeast together in a small bowl.
- Heat the milk in microwave until boiling hot.
- Combine butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and pour the steaming milk over the top. Stir so that the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Allow to cool to a lukewarm temp.
- Add the egg and vanilla to the milk mixture and mix thoroughly.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until a dough is formed. Knead dough for 3-5 minutes.
- Place dough into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and allow it to rise for about 1 hour or until it has doubled in size.
- Roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thick on a floured surface and cut into squares.
- Set dough pieces aside for 30 minutes or until they have almost doubled in size.
- Set airfryer at 390 degrees and cook dough squares for 6 minutes, flipping them over halfway through.
- Cover with powdered sugar and enjoy!
Air Fryer Beignet Recipe
Famous New Orleans beignet recipe which is a little lighter on the waistline since it is cooked in an air fryer!Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup milk
- 2 TBSP butter
- 2 TBSP brown sugar
- 1 pack active dry yeast
- 1 medium egg
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 sprinkle powdered sugar to taste
Instructions
- Mix flour, salt, and instant yeast together in a small bowl.Heat the milk in microwave until boiling hot.Combine butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and pour the steaming milk over the top. Stir so that the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Allow to cool to a lukewarm temp.Add the egg and vanilla to the milk mixture and mix thoroughly.Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until a dough is formed. Knead dough for 3-5 minutes.Place dough into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and allow it to rise for about 1 hour or until it has doubled in size.Roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thick on a floured surface and cut into squares.Set dough pieces aside for 30 minutes or until they have almost doubled in size.Set airfryer at 390 degrees and cook dough squares for 6 minutes, flipping them over halfway through.Cover with powdered sugar and enjoy!
catherine
Saturday 2nd of May 2020
I was so looking forward to this recipe... I will try it again, but dang I forgot the egg. Any ideas how to bake this off? It's rising nicely.
Debbie
Sunday 19th of April 2020
Instructions need to be altered. First, mix the flour, yeast etc. in a small bowl only to be adding the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients? That's not going to work. And 1" squares? Made for way too many. They didn't turn out to be pillows either. Solid little bread rolls. That being said, they were tasty.
Fun Snapchat Girls
Friday 17th of April 2020
Just what I was looking for!
Vanessa
Monday 23rd of March 2020
Tasted more like dinner rolls
Gerie
Wednesday 26th of February 2020
I tried making them today and had mixed results. Quarter of batch air fried as instructed in air fryer and reduced 6 minute time to 5 minutes (browned better)for second quarter of recipe with expected results. Good but missing the oil fried taste. The remaining half of recipe was air fried with a light spray of coconut oil and they had a better flavor mimicking oil fried with enough “deep fried” desire for my palate. I slit one and put in a little sugar free lemon curd and they were taken to another level of pleasure. Love this recipe and I’m sure to make again.