The only thing sweeter than a bakery treat is a homemade doughnut. These recipes all use simple ingredients you probably have in your pantry.
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Whether you prefer doughnut of donut (both are technically correct), you will absolutely love this list of fluffy breakfast pastries. I’ve rounded up enough to fill your plate with something new for more than a month.
Doughnuts can be baked or fried, plain, filled or frosted. Some take a little more work than others, but all of them are simply delicious.
My family’s version of a perfect day starts with a lazy morning in pajamas with a homemade breakfast. Bake up a batch or two of these doughnut recipes on a cozy morning at home with your family. They’re perfect for an afternoon treat or dessert too.
Doughnut recipes
1. Apple Cider Donuts | House of Nash Eats
Make a batch of apple cider doughnuts for fall flavor that will taste fresh from the farm.
2. Easy Canned Biscuit Donuts | Simplistically Living
If you’ve made doughnuts from canned biscuits before, you’ll love that these are a bit healthier because they’re air-fried. If you don’t have an ai-fryer, use the convection setting on your oven.
3. Nutella Stuffed Donuts | Cooked by Julie
Nutella fans, you’ll think you are dreaming when you see these fluffy chocolate-filled pillows.
4. Chocolate Cherry Baked Doughnuts| One Mama’s Daily Drama
Indulge yourself in a batch of these chocolate chip cherry doughnuts, glazed with chocolate.
5. Colorful Unicorn Donuts | Well, If She Can Do It
Feast your eyes on these bright and colorful cake doughnuts. These are perfect for a special occasion.
6. Mint Chocolate Donuts | Life Begins with Dessert
For a sweet variation on chocolate cake doughnuts, these are topped with chocolate glaze and Andes mints.
7. Toasted Coconut Lime Donuts | Emily Fabulous
This coconut and lime doughnut recipe is made in an air-fryer, but can also be baked in the oven.
8. Fresh Strawberry Donuts | Coffee With Us 3
These doughnuts are baked with fresh chopped strawberries and bursting with flavor.
9. Baked Vanilla Donuts | Deliciously Sprinkled
There is nothing plain about these vanilla doughnuts. Top them with sprinkles in any color combo!
10. Maple Cream-Filled Pumpkin Donuts | Powered by Mom
Pumpkin and maple syrup flavor these fried doughnuts. They’re also filled with maple cream.
11. Vanilla Chai Donut Holes | Tao of Spice
Vanilla, chai spices and apple cider combine to make these bite-sized fried treats into the perfect fall breakfast.
12. Jelly-Filled Sufganiyot | Fearless Dining
Sufganiyot are Jewish jelly-filled doughnuts, often made for Hanukkah. This recipe uses gluten-free flour but you could swap it for traditional instead.
13. Powdered Donuts | Cincy Shopper
Enjoy these home-baked doughnuts coated in white powdered sugar. They’re perfect with a tall glass of milk.
14. Baked Pumpkin Donuts | Our Zesty Life
Enjoy the classic fall flavor of pumpkin and pumpkin spice by making these delicious baked doughnuts.
15. Puff Pastry Cronuts | Food Folks and Fun
A cronut is a doughnut that’s made with croissant dough. These use frozen puff pastry for a quick fix.
16. Lemon Donuts | As For Me and My Homestead
Bake up a batch of lemon doughnuts and dip them in a lemon glaze for a burst of flavor.
17. Baked Carrot Cake Donuts | The Gracious Wife
Sneak a few healthy vegetables into your kids’ breakfast with these carrot cake doughnuts with cream cheese frosting.
18. Potato Doughnuts | So Yummy Recipes
The secret ingredient in these fluffy fried doughnuts is mashed potatoes. Make them fresh or use up leftovers in the refrigerator.
19. Eggless Whole Wheat Doughnuts | Dassana’s Veg Recipes
This healthier recipe is made with whole wheat flour and doesn’t require eggs. Top them with chocolate glaze and cinnamon sugar.
20. Blueberry Cake Donuts | Ottawa Mommy Club
Blueberries in the cake doughnuts and in the glaze make this recipe full of berry flavor.
21. Chocolate Frosted Donuts | Chisel & Fork
If you love a fresh doughnut from the bakery, these chocolate frosted ones are picture-perfect.
22. Baked Spiced Banana Donuts | The Spice Train
If you like banana bread, you’ll love this recipe for spiced banana doughnuts.
23. Raspberry Glazed Donuts | Recipes from a Pantry
The bright pink color of these raspberry doughnuts is very eye-catching and totally natural. It comes from juice!
24. Whole Wheat Greek Yogurt Donuts | Lemons and Zest
If you’re looking for ways to make doughnuts a bit healthier than average, this recipe calls for whole wheat flour and Greek yogurt.
25. Chocolate Maple Zucchini Donuts | Mighty Mrs.
Your kids might not even suspect that you snuck some vegetables into these rich, chocolate zucchini doughnuts.
26. Chocolate Oreo Donuts | Barth Bakery
Crunchy Oreo cookies are the topping for these baked chocolate doughnuts.
27. Peach Fritters | Salt and Baker
Fritters are basically doughnuts without the hole. make these with fresh chopped peaches.
28. Coffee Cake Donuts | Oma Darlin
Enjoy a slice of coffee cake in doughnut form. These have a sweet streusel topping that goes on just before baking.
29. Jam-Filled Paczki | Sonshine Kitchen
Traditional Polish doughnuts are baked and filled with jam in any flavor.
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