Baked Glazed Donuts
These sweet and light cake donuts are baked instead of fried, making them fluffy and delicious (and slightly healthier too!) A perfect sweet treat for breakfast or dessert.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 474kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 tbsp unsalted melted butter
Glaze
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Grease the donut pan with baking spray or melted butter.
- In a large bowl, combine the milk, eggs, vanilla bean paste, sugar, unsalted melted butter, and whisk until smooth.
- Add the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and whisk until everything is well combined.
- Place the batter into a piping bag and then fill each slot in the donut pan a little more than 3/4s full.
- Bake for 9 minutes or until fully cooked through.
- While the donuts bake, prepare the glaze.
- Pour the milk, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract into a medium saucepan.
- Cook over medium high heat continuously whisking for 2 minutes or until the powdered sugar is completely dissolved.
- Place the glaze in a medium sized bowl.
- Let the glaze and donuts cool for about 1-2 minutes before glazing.
- Dunk the donuts into the bowl of glaze 2-3 times and then top with sprinkles if desired.
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Nutrition
Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 449mg | Potassium: 216mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 57g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 2.3mg