Baked Vanilla Donuts
These Baked Vanilla Donuts are the easiest, most delicious donuts you can make at home and you can have a dozen of them because they’re BAKED.
I love waking up a little earlier on the weekends to make a quick batch of these baked vanilla donuts.
These baked donuts are the best and I always say that I don’t feel as guilty about eating these donuts because they’re baked, so I can have two!
These donuts are dipped in a thick, vanilla glaze and topped with SPRINKLES.
Because we all know SPRINKLES make donuts so much better, and like I always say SPRINKLES in the morning always make for a great start to the day!
VANILLA DONUTS INGREDIENTS
BAKED DONUT INGREDIENTS:
● ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR: 2 2/3 cups of all-purpose flour.
● BAKING POWDER: 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder. Make sure your baking powder is no more than 3 months old. If your using old baking powder, the donuts won’t rise properly.
● BAKING SODA: 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder. Again, make sure your baking soda is not too old or your donuts will not rise properly.
● NUTMEG: 1 teaspoon of nutmeg.
● SALT: 3/4 teaspoon of salt.
● SUGAR: 3/4 cup of granulated sugar.
● MILK: 1/2 cup of milk.
● SOUR CREAM: 1/2 cup of sour cream.
● EGGS: just 2 large eggs.
● BUTTER: 1/4 cup of melted butter.
● VEGETABLE OIL: 1/4 cup of vegetable oil.
● VANILLA EXTRACT: 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
VANILLA DONUT GLAZE INGREDIENTS:
● MILK: 1/2 cup of milk or heavy whipping cream.
● POWDERED SUGAR: 4 cups of powdered sugar.
● VANILLA EXTRACT: 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
● SPRINKLES: And I love sprinkles on top of my donuts, but they are just as good without.
HOW TO MAKE DONUTS IN THE OVEN
PRE-STEP: Preheat oven to 425F degrees. Spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
STEP 1: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, salt, and sugar. Set aside.
STEP 2: In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the milk, sour cream, and eggs until smooth.
STEP 3: Whisk in the melted butter, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix. The batter will be very thick.
STEP 4: Spoon the batter into a large zipped bag. Cut a corner off the bottom of the bag and pipe the batter into each donut cup, filling 3 ∕ 4 of the way full.
STEP 5: Bake for 10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Remove from the pan and bake the remaining donut batter. Allow the donuts to slightly cool before glazing.
HOW TO MAKE VANILLA DONUT GLAZE:
STEP 1: In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the milk, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. Dip the top of each donut into the bowl of glaze, and sprinkle with colored sprinkles immediately after glazing. Let glaze set for 5-10 minutes before serving.
ADDITIONAL BAKING TIPS
EASY WAY TO FILL DONUT PAN: I find the easiest way to fill the donut pan with the donut batter is to use a large ziplock bag. All I do is fill the donut batter into the ziplock bag and cut the corner off of one end and pipe the batter into each donut cup. Easy peasy.
VANILLA GLAZE: To make a thick glaze on top of these donuts, I like to dip each donut three times into the bowl of vanilla glaze. I start out by dipping each donut once in the vanilla glaze and then I put them on a pan with a wire rack to let the glaze set. Wait a couple minutes and dip each donut again, let them set and dip them one more time for the perfect thickness of glaze. And on the last dip, SPRINKLE the top of each donut with SPRINKLES.
SPRINKLES: I buy all my SPRINKLES here!
BAKING TOOLS NEEDED
DONUT PAN: This is my favorite donut pan.
MIXING BOWLS: These are the BEST mixing bowls, everyone needs one good set of mixing bowls.
WHISK: I love this whisk, I use it for everything.
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Baked Vanilla Donuts
Ingredients
DONUTS:
- 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
VANILLA GLAZE:
- ½ cup milk
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- sprinkles, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F degrees. Spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, salt, and sugar. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the milk, sour cream, and eggs until smooth.
- Whisk in the melted butter, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix. The batter will be very thick.
- Spoon the batter into a large zipped bag. Cut a corner off the bottom of the bag and pipe the batter into each donut cup, filling 3 ∕ 4 of the way full.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Remove from the pan and bake the remaining donut batter. Allow the donuts to slightly cool before glazing.
MAKE THE VANILLA GLAZE:
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the milk, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. Dip the top of each donut into the bowl of glaze, and sprinkle with colored sprinkles immediately after glazing. Let glaze set for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- EASY WAY TO FILL DONUT PAN: I find the easiest way to fill the donut pan with the donut batter is to use a large ziplock bag. All I do is fill the donut batter into the ziplock bag and cut the corner off of one end and pipe the batter into each donut cup. Easy peasy.
- VANILLA GLAZE: To make a thick glaze on top of these donuts, I like to dip each donut three times into the bowl of vanilla glaze. I start out by dipping each donut once in the vanilla glaze and then I put them on a pan with a wire rack to let the glaze set. Wait a couple minutes and dip each donut again, let them set and dip them one more time for the perfect thickness of glaze. And on the last dip, SPRINKLE the top of each donut with SPRINKLES.
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I wanted to make these a day ahead for a party. Would they stay okay in the fridge overnight then take out before the party to come to room
Temperature?
Yes! They will stay completely fine for a good couple of days! 🙂
These donuts are so fun and festive! My kids had a great time making and eating these!
This is our favorite donuts recipe! The recipe is so easy to work with and the result was amazing! This is definitely our new go-to recipe!
These donuts are so fun to make, decorate and eat! My whole family loves them!