Protein Beignets - Easy Healthy Air Fryer Recipe
Serves 7
10 mins prep
6 mins cook
16 mins total
The best high Protein Beignets made in the air fryer! These healthy beignets use protein powder and Greek yogurt and have no sugar and very little butter.
Top:
In a bowl, combine flour, protein powder and baking powder.
Add butter, yogurt and milk - little at a time - and mix with a spoon to until just combined. You should have a smooth dough.
Lightly flour a work surface, transfer dough to surface and knead until smooth - about 10 seconds.
DO NOT OVER-MIX or the protein powder will make the beignet tough.
Flatten out and fold over itself. Repeat 2 times.
Flatten out into rectangle 1-1½” thick.
Cut into 7 pieces.
Preheat air fryer to 375°F
Brush tops of dough with melted butter.
Place in air fryer butter-side-down.
Brush other side with butter.
(Place extra beignets in fridge if working in batches so butter in dough doesn’t melt)
Air fry 4 minutes until golden-brown.
Turn beignets over.
Air fry another 2-3 minutes.
Transfer to cooking rack and repeat with remaining dough.
Dust with powdered sugar when still warm!
