Easy 2 ingredient Air Fryer Beignets! Made with buttery puff pastry and coated with powdered sugar with no oil! Ready in 9 minutes!
Check out my take on these not so traditional air fryer beignets made with puff pastry instead of a yeast dough! Made in the air fryer, with only 2 ingredients and no oil needed!
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So let’s clear the air first. No these are not your traditional New Orleans beignets. While doing some research on beignets, I found out that we are typically accustomed to beignets being made with yeast, which is what helps them get puffy.
This is a spin off from how the French make theirs. The original recipe for the pastry that is used in beignets is made with a pâte à choux, which relies on the water content of eggs to rise the dough.
I made mine with puff pastry. Puff pastry is made with layers and layers of butter and flour. Why because beignets ultimately are a deep fried pastry and I am in love with puff pastry. So theres that.
You guys went super wild for these puff pastry beignets and someone asked if you could air fryer them! That put me on a mission to find out!
HOW TO MAKE AIR FYER BEIGNETS!
Ingredients:
- a sheet of puff pastry (thawed)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- An air fryer!
Directions:
- Allow puff pastry to come to room temperature. About 15 minutes.
- Unfold puff pastry.
- Cut 2 horizontal strips along the creases of pastry.
- Cut 3 vertical strips.
- You will have 9 squares in all.
- Place 4 squares on crisper tray. (or as many as you can in your basket)
- Air fry at 400 °F. for 9 minutes.
- Repeat the steps until all pastry gets cooked.
- Place in powdered sugar in large ziploc bag. Add pastry and shake till completely coated.
- Serve and ENJOY!
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Air Fryer Beignets
Equipment
- Zulay 2 Pack (9" & 12") Tongs For Cooking With Silicone Tips - Stainless Steel Kitchen Tongs With Lock Mechanism - Non Stick Silicone Tongs For Cooking, Grill, BBQ, Serving & More (Silver- Aqua Sky)
Ingredients
- 1 sheet of puff pastry thawed
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Allow puff pastry to come to room temperature. About 15 minutes.
- Unfold puff pastry.
- Cut 2 horizontal strips along the creases of pastry.
- Cut 3 vertical strips.
- You will have 9 squares in all.
- Place 4 squares on crisper tray. (or as many as you can in your basket)
- Air fry at 400 °F. for 9 minutes.
- Repeat steps till all pastry is cooked.
- Place in powdered sugar in large ziploc bag. Add pastry and shake till completely coated.
- Serve and ENJOY!
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Traci
Can you stuff them with Nutella or jam before rolling them in powdered sugar?
Nancy Piran
Hi Traci! I’ve not tested this out by stuffing them, but you might be able to just keep in mind the pastry is fragile. If you decide to experiment, let me know how it goes!
Zoe
Horrible Sheets of cardboard ! This is in no way a beignet or even close to it. Don’t waste your time and money