Sweet, fluffy air fryer beignets take on a wholesome aspect since they're not deep-fried.
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray:
- all-purpose flour: 0.5 cup
- white sugar: 0.25 cup
- white sugar: 2 Tbsp
- water: 2 Tbsp
- egg, separated: 1 piece (divided)
- ½ teaspoons melted butter: 1 piece
- baking powder: 0.5 tsp
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
- pinch salt: 1 piece
- confectioners' sugar: 2 Tbsp (to taste)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat an air fryer to 370 degrees F (185 degrees C). Spray a 7-cavity silicone egg bite mold with nonstick spray.
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Whisk flour, 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons white sugar, water, egg yolk, melted butter, baking powder, vanilla, and salt together in a large bowl until well combined.
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Beat egg white in a small bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form. Fold egg white into batter. Scoop batter into the prepared mold with a small-hinged ice cream scoop. Place the mold into the air fryer basket.
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Fry in the preheated air fryer for 10 minutes. Remove mold from the basket carefully; pop beignets out and flip over onto a parchment paper round.
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Place parchment round with beignets back into the air fryer basket. Cook for an additional 4 minutes. Remove beignets from the air fryer basket and dust with confectioners' sugar. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
