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2-Ingredient Donuts
By Carine Claudepierre
Published on 02/18/2024 - Last updated on
03/15/2024 5 from 33 votes
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These 2-Ingredient Donuts are easy, air fryer
donuts made with yogurt and flour. They are
very tasty, not fried, yeast-free, and therefore, a
little healthier to quickly fix your donut cravings.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Ingredients and Substitutions
2. How To Make 2-Ingredient Donuts
3. Storage
+ Vi e w M o r e
I really enjoy healthier donuts, like my Vegan
Apple Cider Donuts, Lemon Donuts, Protein
Donuts, or Baked Vegan Blueberry Donuts, but I
love them even more if they are easy, like my 2-
ingredient banana donut holes. Here, I created a
very similar recipe, but instead of using mashed
banana, I used Vanilla yogurt to create a fluffy
vanilla-flavored donut.
They have a sweet taste, the classic delicate
texture of fried donuts, and the same crispy
outside as my Air Fryer Churros or Vegan
Beignets.
Ingredients and Substitutions
This paragraph gives you all my tips about picking the
right ingredients. For the full recipe with measurments,
scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post!
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Self-Rising Flour – This mix of all-purpose
flour and baking powder is very convenient
for creating quick-baking recipes that rise
without having to measure baking powder.
But if you don’t have this ingredient
available where you live, you can make your
own. Stir 2 teaspoons of baking powder per
cup of all-purpose flour to make a batch of
homemade self-rising flour. I didn’t try all-
purpose gluten-free flour for this recipe.
Vanilla Yogurt – I use dairy-free yogurt in
all my recipes. For these 2-ingredient
donuts I use vanilla bean cashew yogurt,
but coconut Greek Yogurt also works. Feel
free to use any of your favorite yogurts. I
highly recommend vanilla yogurt to add
flavor to the dough.
To roll the donuts, you will need a few extra
ingredients. You can cover the donuts with sugar
or ice with my vegan royal icing recipe. I did use
cinnamon sugar for this recipe using the
following ingredients.
Plant-Based Butter – melt and cool the
butter. I recommend coconut oil or avocado
oil as a swap.
Granulated Sweetener – You can use
sugar, sugar-free Monk fruit blend, or
coconut sugar.
Cinnamon – for flavor
How To Make 2-Ingredient
Donuts
1 In a large mixing bowl, add the self-rising
flour and plant-based vanilla yogurt. Stir
with a silicone spatula at first, then knead
the dough. It will be a bit sticky, so I
recommend oiling your hands before.
2 Knead until it forms a nice dough. If it is too
dry, add a bit more yogurt.
3 Oil your hands again with coconut oil or
melted plant-based butter to rub the dough
ball.
4 Then, divide the donut dough into 8 balls of
the same size. To make air fryer donut
holes, you would make a ball and leave it as
is. But we’ll turn them into donuts!
5 Again rub each ball with your oil hand then
push the center with your thumb to form a
hole.
6 Swirl the donuts to extend the hole in the
center – it shrinks back a lot in the air fryer,
so make the hole bigger than you think it
should be.
7 Grease the air fryer basket, and release
each oiled donut in the basket – I added a
max of 4 as they expand a lot as they air fry.
8 Air fry at 350°F (180°C) for 8 to 9 minutes
until golden brown and dry. Cook time
depends on the size of your donuts, watch
them carefully.
9 Cool down for a few minutes on a cooling
rack then brush generously with melted
butter on both sides.
10 Finally, roll in a bowl filled with sugar and
cinnamon to coat. You can also make a
donut glaze using my vegan royal icing
recipe, vegan ganache, or simply dip them
in to melted chocolate.
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Storage
You can store the donuts in an airtight container
in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze them in
zip-lock bags for up to 1 month. Thaw the day
before at room temperature.
Expert Tips for Perfect 2-
Ingredients Donuts
Oil your hands generously. The 2-
ingredient donut dough is not smooth. It
looks rough on the sides and it needs to be
kneaded with oiled hands to get elastic,
smooth, and taste like a classic donut
recipe.
Brush the baked donuts with melted
butter. These donuts are not fried and what
makes donuts taste like donuts is the oily
outer edges of the baked dough, otherwise
they would simply taste like bagels. Brush
nicely and sprinkle some powdered sugar or
roll them into cinnamon sugar.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I use unflavored yogurt? +
Can I use almond flour or coconut flour? +
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2-Ingredient Donuts
These 2-ingredient Donuts are easy, air fryer
donuts made with yogurt and flour. They are
very tasty, not fried, and therefore, a little
healthier to fix your donut cravings quickly.
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PREP TIME: COOK TIME: TOTAL TIME:
10 MINS 8 MINS 18 MINS
COURSE: BREAKFAST, DESSERT CUISINE: AMERICAN
SERVINGS: 8 DONUTS CALORIES: 190.2 kcal
AUTHOR: CARINE CLAUDEPIERRE
5 from 33 votes
Ingredients
US Customary – Metric
2-Ingredient Dough
1 ¾ cup Self-Rising Flour - (note 1)
1 cup Vanilla Yogurt - (note 2)
To coat the donuts
3 tablespoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ cup Vegan Butter (Unsalted)
To work the dough
1-2 tablespoons Melted Coconut Oil -
(note 3)
Instructions
1
In a large mixing bowl, add self-rising flour
and vanilla yogurt.
2
Stir with a silicone spatula at first, then oil
your hands generously with melted plant-
based butter or coconut oil and knead the
dough until it forms a soft and elastic ball.
3
Divide the dough into 8 even portions.
Grease your hands with coconut oil and
rub each ball nicely with oil to smooth out
the edges.
4
Dig your thumb in the center of each
dough ball to form the donut hole, and
swirl to extend them to the max. The hole
shrinks back a lot in the air fryer, so make
it wider.
5
Grease the air fryer basket with oil spray
and place 4 donuts in the basket, far from
each other, as they expand a lot (see note
for baking the donuts). I place one donut
on each corner of the basket. Spray oil on
the donuts. Keep the remaining donuts on
a baking sheet covered with parchment
paper at room temperature to air fry later.
6
Air fry the first batch at 350°F (180°C) for
8-9 minutes or until they puff, get golden
brown, and dry. They should look like little
bread/bagels.
7
Meanwhile, fill a bowl with sugar and
cinnamon. Stir to combine. Set aside. In
another bowl, add plant-based butter and
melt in the microwave in 20-second
bursts. Set aside at room temperature.
8
Remove the cooked donuts from the air
fryer, and air fry the second batch
following the same instructions as above.
9
Place the warm donuts on a cooling rack
and immediately brush with melted plant-
based butter and then, roll into a bowl
filled with cinnamon and sugar.
Notes
Note 1: You can use 1 cup of all-purpose flour
and stir in 2 teaspoons of baking powder.
Note 2: You can use any vanilla yogurt. I used
cashew vanilla yogurt. Any plain yogurt also
works, but the batter won’t be sweet or
flavored.
Note 3: You can use any vegetable oil. The
purpose of the oil is to grease your hands,
making the dough soft, smooth, elastic, and
not sticky. Avocado oil, olive oil, or canola oil
work.
Baking Donuts: Preheat the oven to 350°F
(180°C). Line a large baking sheet with
parchment paper and place the donuts on the
sheet, leaving about two inches between
each. Brush both sides with oil, and bake in
the center rack for 15-18 minutes or until
golden brown.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1donut | Calories: 190.2kcal | Carbohydrates:
28.8g | Protein: 4.8g | Fat: 6.2g | Saturated Fat: 1.3g |
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.8g | Monounsaturated Fat:
2.7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1.5mg | Sodium:
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64.2mg | Potassium: 96.8mg | Fiber: 0.8g | Sugar:
8.8g | Vitamin A: 14.5IU | Vitamin B12: 0.2µg |
Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 59.2mg | Iron: 0.3mg |
Magnesium: 12mg | Phosphorus: 68.4mg | Zinc: 0.5mg
