14 Easy Donut Recipes
Donuts are one of the most popular desserts in our home. But before getting the best donut recipes for you let’s figure out if it is a doughnut or a donut. Which is the correct spelling? Well, the actual spelling is doughnut but since Dunkin Donuts launched, donuts became popular. In fact Google Trends shows donuts are more popular than doughnuts so now both are acceptable.
Homemade Donut Recipes
1. Glazed Doughnuts
It is a soft and sweet comfort food. You need whole milk to make the dough tender. Low-fat milk won’t make them tender. You can either use an active east or an instant yeast.
This dough is not for baking but for frying. I won’t recommend this recipe in an air fryer too. It takes two and a half hours including 2 hours 10 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
I usually make it on weekends as I don’t have time on weekdays. You need an electric mixer but if you don’t have one mix the dough in a bowl with a large wooden spoon.
The ingredients include pure vanilla extract, eggs, nutmeg, all-purpose flour, and heavy cream. You need a mix of sugar, vanilla extract and heavy cream to make the glaze.
2. Baked donuts Filled With Jelly
These are soft and easily melt in your mouth.
The baked donut is healthier than a regular donut.
It takes almost 40 minutes to make.
To make the doughnut preheat the oven to 375°F.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, instant yeast, vanilla extract, and egg yolks.
3. Cake Doughnut
It is one of the most delicious donut recipes.
I usually make it on a game day or a movie night.
You can serve them within half an hour.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, cinnamon, butter, nutmeg, baking powder, and milk.
4. Baked Apple Cider Donuts
This is an intensely flavored dense recipe.
It takes almost 50 minutes to make.
To make it preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include apple cider, butter, all-purpose flour, milk, and brown sugar.
5. Mochi Donuts
These bubble ring-shaped donuts look cute and taste fabulous.
For this recipe, you need mochiko flour which is Japanese rice flour.
It takes half an hour to make.
For the recipe, the equipment used are parchment paper, piping bag, mixing bowls, a sheet pan, and a spatula.
The ingredients include mochiko flour, egg, baking powder, whole milk and tapioca starch.
You can try vanilla bean glaze or strawberry glaze.
6. Vegan Doughnuts
This will satisfy the craving of all vegans.
It is best served fresh to get the best taste.
It takes almost 2 hours and 40 minutes to make.
The ingredients include maple syrup, all-purpose flour, vegan butter, non-dairy milk, and vanilla extract.
7. Protein Donuts
These fluffy and caked donuts are packed with protein.
For best results either use casein protein powder or brown rice.
To make the recipe preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include cocoa powder, chocolate protein powder, milk, self-rising flour, and sweetener.
You can keep the leftovers, if any in an airtight container in the fridge and these will be good for up to one week.
8. Creme Brulee Donuts
With crunchy caramel topping and awesome taste, it is one of my favorite donut recipes.
It takes around 2 hours and 40 minutes to make these doughnuts.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, milk, active dry yeast, egg yolks, and vanilla extract.
You cannot keep these doughnuts for more than 2 days in the refrigerator. Make sure to keep them in an airtight container.
9. Healthy Donuts
These healthy donuts are baked, gluten-free, and vegan.
It is a quick recipe and takes only 20 minutes to make.
To make the recipe preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include self-rising flour, chocolate frosting, maple syrup, milk, and coconut oil.
You can keep them in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for up to 5 days.
10. Sugar Donuts
This is a classic homemade donut recipe.
It takes almost two and a half hours to make the recipe.
You need a parchment paper or a wax paper.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, egg yolks, whole milk, active dry yeast, and butter
11. Cinnamon Sugar Vegan Donuts
It requires 10 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, cinnamon, vegan butter, soy milk, and baking powder.
12. Classic Baked Donuts
It requires 25 minutes of prep time.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, milk, water, active dried yeast, salt, butter, and sugar.
13. Banana Donuts
The recipe requires 10 minutes of prep time and 7 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include banana, self rising flour, sugar, cinnamon and coconut oil.
14. Yeast Donut
It requires 30 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include buttermilk, sugar, all purpose flour, oil and butter.