Baked Vanilla Donuts
Fluffy, cake-like donuts baked instead of fried, glazed with a simple vanilla coating. Ready in under 40 minutes with minimal cleanup.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Servings
- 12
- Calories
- 178
- Protein
- 2g
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp butter, melted
- 1.5 cups powdered sugar (for glaze)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two 6-cavity donut pans with nonstick spray.
- 2
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- 3
In another bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, and melted butter until smooth.
- 4
Pour wet ingredients into dry. Stir until just combined—don't overmix.
- 5
Transfer batter to a piping bag or large zip-top bag with corner cut off.
- 6
Pipe batter into prepared pans, filling each cavity three-quarters full.
- 7
Bake until a toothpick inserted into a donut comes out clean, 10-12 minutes.
- 8
Cool donuts in pans for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
- 9
Whisk powdered sugar with 2-3 tbsp milk until smooth and pourable.
- 10
Dip warm donuts into glaze, letting excess drip off. Set on parchment to set.
Tools you’ll need
- two 6-cavity donut pans
- medium mixing bowl
- whisk
- large mixing bowl
- piping bag or zip-top bag
- toothpick
- wire cooling rack
- shallow bowl for glaze
- parchment paper
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