Air Fryer Canned Biscuits (Pillsbury Grands Recipe) is the ultimate shortcut when you want warm, fluffy, golden biscuits on the table fast.
Whether it’s a busy weeknight, a laid-back weekend brunch, or a last-minute breakfast-for-dinner situation, these biscuits deliver buttery, homemade-style goodness—without the mixing, rolling, or waiting.
We still love our from-scratch buttermilk biscuits, but sometimes convenience wins, and this easy air fryer method is the perfect solution..
Quick Guide: How Long to Air Fry Canned Biscuits?
- Temperature: 330°F
- Total Cook Time: 8 minutes
- The Method: Cook for 6 minutes, then flip and cook for 2 more minutes. This ensures the centers are fully cooked and prevents the tops from getting too dark before the bottoms are done.
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- Feature Comments
- What you’ll love about these air fryer biscuits
- Ingredient Photo
- Ingredient Notes
- How to Make Air Fryer Canned Biscuits
- Serving suggestions for air-fryer biscuits
- Storage & Reheating
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Try these easy air fryer recipes next!
- How to Cook Pillsbury Grands Biscuits in the Air Fryer
Feature Comments
From Stephanie: “Best biscuits ever! I’ve been looking for a good air fryer recipe for biscuits because we don’t have an oven and this recipe made the perfect soft golden brown biscuits. Thank you!”
From Victoria: “Turned out great thanks for the great recipe tip on cooking biscuits in the air fryer.
From Sharon: “Awesome cooked perfect both times I made last night and today, thank you.”
We’re pretty loyal to Pillsbury canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls. I’ve tried store brands but always come back to Pillsbury. If you’re looking for a delicious breakfast idea, check out my Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Casserole made with Pillsbury canned cinnamon rolls—it’s an easy recipe that your entire family will love!
What you’ll love about these air fryer biscuits
- Canned biscuits are a convenient alternative to homemade biscuits.
- The air fryer method is quicker than the regular oven method.
- These biscuits can either be the main part of a meal (I’m thinking biscuits and gravy or bacon, egg and cheese biscuits) or an easy side dish.
- They can be a quick and satisfying dessert if you top them with melted butter and add cinnamon sugar, jelly or honey.
- Frees up valuable oven space.
Ingredient Photo
Ingredient Notes
You only need two things to make air fryer canned biscuits!
- Refrigerated Biscuits: We use Grands biscuits for this recipe, they are jumbo biscuits and come either 8 or 5 to a can. Use your favorite brand.
- Cooking Spray: Whatever brand or variety you have on hand. We usually buy the store brand canola spray but will buy olive oil or vegetable oil sometimes.
How to Make Air Fryer Canned Biscuits
- Prep: Lightly spray the bottom of the air fryer basket with a little cooking spray.
- Arrange: Place the canned biscuits in the basket in a single layer. Do not overcrowd; air needs to circulate around each biscuit to get those flaky layers.
- First Cook: Air fry at 330°F for 6 minutes.
- The Flip: Carefully flip each biscuit over and cook for an additional 2 minutes. This final flip is the key to getting that perfect golden brown finish on both sides without a doughy center.
Different air fryers may not cook the same
You may need to adjust the cooking time or cook at a higher or lower temperature. It took trial and error for us to end up with perfect biscuits in our particular air fryer model. Once you figure out exactly how many minutes of cook time and what temperature is ideal for your air fryer then you can do it that way every single time.
Serving suggestions for air-fryer biscuits
- As a side. These biscuits topped with a little butter are the perfect way to round out any meal making them a great side dish. They would be perfect with my Fluffy Scrambled Eggs with Cheese.
- Breakfast sandwiches. These are nice and big so they are perfect for a breakfast sandwich. Add a fried or scrambled egg, with a little ham or bacon and some cheese (of course!).
- Biscuits and gravy. Just top the halved biscuits with bacon, sausage or cream gravy for the ultimate quick and comforting dish.
- Sweet treats. Transform them into the perfect sweet snack or dessert by adding some cinnamon sugar or jam or fruit preserves.
- Air fryer donuts. Top with a sweet glaze and some sprinkles for a fun breakfast the kids will adore.
Storage & Reheating
Store leftover biscuits in an airtight container, we use a zip top freezer bag. Reheat cooked biscuits in the microwave for 15-30 seconds.
Frequently Asked Questions
This usually means the air fryer temperature is too high, so the outside cooks faster than the center. Lower the temperature slightly and cook a little longer. Biscuits also need space between them so hot air can circulate properly.
Air fryer biscuits usually cook in about 8 minutes, while oven-baked biscuits take about 13–16 minutes plus preheating time.
Not exactly. Air-fried biscuits usually have a crispier outside, while oven-baked biscuits tend to be softer and more evenly browned.
Yes. Biscuits should be cooked in a single layer with space between them so the hot air can circulate evenly.
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How to Cook Pillsbury Grands Biscuits in the Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 can jumbo biscuits
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Spray the bottom of the air fryer basket with a little cooking spray.
- Place biscuits in the air fryer basket in a single layer.
- Cook at 330° for 6 minutes, flip over and cook another 2 minutes or until the biscuits are a nice golden brown color.
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Notes
- I use a pair of tongs that have a silicone coating on them to turn the biscuits over so I don’t scratch my air fryer.
- We do not put parchment paper in the bottom of the air fryer basket because the air needs to circulate all around the biscuits, even underneath. If you want to use it you can, just poke some holes in it so the air will circulate.
- This recipe is for Grands refrigerated biscuits, if you are making smaller biscuits or frozen biscuits then you will definitely need to adjust the cooking time either down or up a significant amount.
Works great. Saves time warming the toaster oven and gives equally good results.
Glad you like it, thanks!
AF Pillsbury today. My fryer is small so I did 4 each time. They came out great. Thanks
You’re welcome, I’m glad they came out great!
These turned out great
Thanks, Mary!
Does this work with Pillsbury Butter Tastin’ biscuits?
It should work just fine because the baking instructions are the same for both, just be sure you are using the 8 count can.
Best biscuits ever! I’ve been looking for a good air fryer recipe for biscuits because we don’t have an oven and this recipe made the perfect soft golden brown biscuits. Thank you!
You’re welcome, thank you for commenting and reviewing!
Turned out great thanks for the great recipe tip on cooking biscuits in the air fryer
You’re welcome, thank you for the comment and review!
Awesome cooked perfect both times I made last night and today, thank you.
You’re welcome, thanks for commenting and reviewing!
Can you use a parchment liner and cook them with the same directions?
Hi Lisa – I am not sure, I didn’t line mine.
I always use Pillsbury Frozen biscuits, taste much better than the canned dough type to me. I’ve keep them in freezer and put one or two in mornings in my Emeril Lagase toaster over/air fryer and put it on 400 for 8 minutes and its perfect. Sometimes I put two bacon slices in or a sausage and enjoy a biscuit with my coffee. My wife is wanting one of the ‘basket type’ air fryers and I can’t see a way with those to put biscuits. Those air fryers look more like a deep fryer to me. Do they work well for baking biscuits like the ones with shelves in them?
I haven’t used the toaster oven type but the basket style air fryers cook both canned and frozen biscuits nicely. I have a post on this blog for the frozen variety also. We like them in the air fryer because it’s faster than the regular oven. I like the basket style air fryer because it’s easier to put away, I don’t want to keep the air fryer on the counter. The only appliances I keep out are the coffee maker and the KitchenAid mixer.
Do you put them in the slotted basket or on the solid bottom?
I put them on the slotted basket.
Love this. I tried it and followed directions exactly except I put only 6 of the 8 biscuits in because my air fryer is smaller. It was too hot to heat up the regular oven. Thanks for this.
You’re welcome, we use our air fryer a lot in the summer too.
I made sure to preheat and added a couple of extra minutes.
Cooking time varies depending on what type of air fryer you have, a couple of extra minutes in my air fryer results in over cooked biscuits. I find it isn’t necessary to preheat the air fryer.
I tried this recipe and the outside was nice and browned perfectly, but the inside, when I cut it open, looked done, but it was still a chewy and not in a good way. So instead of tossing them, I’ll cut them open and Air Fry them for a minute or two to finish cooking them. I used my 5.5 quart basket air fryer, but next time I’ll use my 7 quart basket to see if they turn out better.
Great save! You might try lowering the heat a bit too, maybe 10 or 20 degrees. Also, subsequent batches might cook faster.
Awesome! I have the same fryer as you so no guessing..
That is fabulous, we love ours. Thanks for commenting!