Sharing my favorite baked donut recipe today! Tis the season for all things Gingerbread! Be sure to whip up a batch of my Gingerbread Baked Donuts, you’ll be glad you did 🙂
Baked Donut Recipe
Baked donuts are one of my favorite things to whip up for a fun sweet treat. They are so simple and take no time at all to bake. With just a few simple ingredients you are likely to have on hand, you can make these donuts in one mixing bowl. I add everything all at once and they turn out beautifully. The icing sprinkled with crushed gingersnap cookies for that extra sweet touch. Enjoy!
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Here is your simple line up of ingredients.
How To Make Baked Donuts
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray donut pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, sugar, egg, and vanilla into a large mixing bowl. Pour in the buttermilk and molasses, stir to combine.
- Scoop batter into prepared donut pan (in batches if necessary). Bake for 15-20 minutes, until baked through. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
Start by adding your flour, sugar and spices right to the mixing bowl.
Add your buttermilk and egg next.
Some beautiful molasses up next.
Give a good mix and spoon batter into a donut pan lightly sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake for 15 minutes or until baked through like so. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing.
Remove donuts from pan and get ready to make the icing.
Donut Glaze Recipe
Whisk your powdered sugar and cream until smooth then dip the top of your donuts right in!
Mmmm!
Sprinkle with some crushed gingersnap cookies.
Try these chilled too, great either room temperature or chilled. Enjoy!
Gingerbread Baked Donut Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons molasses
Cinnamon Icing
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/4 cup crushed gingersnap cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray donut pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, sugar, egg, and vanilla into a large mixing bowl. Pour in the buttermilk and molasses, stir to combine.
- Scoop batter into prepared donut pan (in batches if necessary). Bake for 15-20 minutes, until baked through. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
- To prepare icing, whisk powdered sugar and heavy cream a medium bowl mixing until smooth. Add more cream as needed to thin icing. Dip cooled doughnuts in icing, sprinkle with crushed gingersnap cookies and serve.
these are fantastic:)
Fill pan 1/2 way, mini donuts bake 7min.
I didn’t realize these donuts would be that easy. I’m going to have to buy myself a donut pan for Christmas. The extra crunch from the ginger bread cookies is a nice touch.
Love these gingerbread donuts. We are huge baked donut fans!
I was so disappointed last year when I made gingerbread donuts and they didn’t taste like gingerbread. I need to redeem myself. Love the gingersnaps on top.
These donuts look amazing – and the gingersnap cookies on top just make it extra special!
I’m not a donut lover, but whoa, this is one I could eat!!
This is a donut I could not resist!!
These look so good! Do you think they would rise a bit better if you tossed in some baking soda to counteract the acidity of the. buttermilk and molasses?
What a perfect idea!
I’ve been dreaming about these donuts all day 🙂
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the recipe sounds great but i don’t own a donut pan…any suggestions?
I love that these are SO easy, Jenny! Now to just slyly send this over to my husband… who knows, maybe I can wake up to them on Saturday morning! 😉 A girl can dream.
The only thing missing is a cup of coffee!!!!
Okay, these are getting actioned over T-Giving!! Love these, JENNY!
Gorgeous donuts, Jenny!!
These looks amazing! I’ve been wanting try out donuts for a while now!
These look so yummy and perfect for right after Thanksgiving. Your recipes always leave me salivating!
Great flavor idea for donuts! And very seasonal…
these look amazing!
Oh do these donuts look wonderful!
Yippee … another great baked donut recipe! I can never have too many 😉
Love gingerbread! Such a great treat!
These look perfect for breakfast, Jenny. Is that allowed? 😉
these look so wonderufl. Gingerbread is one of my favorite flavors this time of year!
These look so good!! And love the gingersnap icing too 🙂 I want one for breakfast at this very moment.
Oh, I could eat these EVERY morning!!!
This should be a skinny palate recipe!
These are the perfect treat for the holiday season! The gingersnaps add just the right flavor and texture!
I love gingerbread so these donuts aemre right up my street.
Please, call me the Donut monster! These gingerbread donuts sound perfect to me!