37 Simple Doughnut Recipes - Food.com (2024)

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Chinese Buffet Doughnuts Trixy Treat Gluten-Free Doughnuts The Best Baked Doughnuts Doughnut Shop Doughnut Applesauce Doughnuts Banana Churros (Spanish Doughnuts) Bread Machine Doughnuts Sour-Cream Doughnuts Cereal Milk Doughnuts Maple Bars Bunuelo (Colombian Doughnuts) Galactic Chocolate Donuts Glazed Doughnuts Danish Doughnuts Panda Doughnuts Old-Fashioned Cake Doughnuts Pineapple Doughnuts Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts Shortcut Doughnuts Powdered-Sugar Doughnuts Mexican Doughnuts Brown-Sugar Apple Cider Doughnuts Buttermilk Doughnuts Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts Krafne (Croatian Doughnuts) Doughnut Birthday Cake Awwami Coffee and Doughnut Milkshakes Baked French Doughnuts Ricotta Balls (Italian Doughnuts) Churros Oven Doughnuts Cinnamon-Sugar Italian Doughnuts Vanilla Filled Doughnuts Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts Candied Flower Donuts FAQs References

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Skip the trip to the doughnut shop and make your own! With these fun and easy recipes, the sweet possibilities are nearly endless.

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Chinese Buffet Doughnuts

"It's hard to believe that something as simple as this could taste so good."

-officemaintenance

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Trixy Treat

“Bringing back two of my favorite desserts — a doughnut and a Trix Krispy. A cake doughnut on the outside and a Trix Krispy center.”

-Rachel A.

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Gluten-Free Doughnuts

"These look like the real thing, they taste like the real thing, and best of all, they're not hard to make!"

-What's Cooking?

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The Best Baked Doughnuts

"I've made this recipe several times now. The doughnuts are light, subtly flavored and totally delicious!"

-BevP

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Doughnut Shop Doughnut

If you're looking for a fluffy, bakery-style doughnut look no further. This is as close as you will come to a Krispy Kreme in your kitchen!

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Applesauce Doughnuts

"They serve old-fashioned applesauce doughnuts at our annual Folk Life Festival. These taste just like them!"

-Hannibal Homegirl

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Banana Churros (Spanish Doughnuts)

"These are tasty, crispy, sweet and exotic. I used rolled wax paper to squeeze the dough into the oil."

-tornadoes three

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Bread Machine Doughnuts

"My family loved these. I glazed the doughnuts and rolled the holes in powdered sugar."

-mtysinger

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Sour-Cream Doughnuts

"These were slightly crispy on the outside, and perfectly light inside. I loved the slight flavors of orange and cinnamon."

-Chef #1476203

Cereal Milk Doughnuts

Why choose one?

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Maple Bars

Forget running out to buy maple bars—this recipe ensures one epic Sunday morning.

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Bunuelo (Colombian Doughnuts)

"This recipe was delicious! The first few I made were a little mutated, but in the end they came out awesome! Thanks!"

-Yuuki

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Galactic Chocolate Donuts

These Galactic Chocolate Donuts are out of this world.

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Glazed Doughnuts

"These doughnuts are best eaten warm. Ice them, or brush with melted butter and sprinkle them with cinnamon sugar."

-Sara 76

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Danish Doughnuts

"We serve these with jam and powdered sugar. Try putting chopped apple in the middle before flipping them."

-Kristina_DK

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Panda Doughnuts

Panda panda!

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Old-Fashioned Cake Doughnuts

"Wonderful recipe! I will definitely use this anytime I make doughnuts. I swapped in cinnamon for nutmeg because I'm not a fan of like nutmeg."

-Sarah M.

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Pineapple Doughnuts

Tropical treats.

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Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts

"With my doughnut pan at my side I get rave reviews every time I make these. They're the best doughnuts ever!"

-Julieannie

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Shortcut Doughnuts

"I have been making this recipe for years. I dip them in a glaze made from powdered sugar, milk and a dash of vanilla."

-Junebug

Powdered-Sugar Doughnuts

"These are excellent. Our Sicilian grandmother made these for us, and I have been looking for a recipe for years!"

-Chef #857147

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Mexican Doughnuts

"These are so good, and they're easy to make. You can whip up a batch and be enjoying them in 30 to 40 minutes!"

-AZPARZYCH

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Brown-Sugar Apple Cider Doughnuts

"I decided to shape mine into sticks. This recipe makes a dense doughnut that would hold up well for dunking!"

-Darkhunter

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Buttermilk Doughnuts

"I know what you're thinking — buttermilk doughnuts? I thought the same thing, until I tried these. The taste is awesome!"

-WyomingMoonDust

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"This is a wonderful and easy dessert! I love the caramel sauce with just a hint of rum."

-Calee

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Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts

"These are great! I love the texture and the flavor."

-Mysterygirl

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Krafne (Croatian Doughnuts)

"This is a traditional carnival pastry in Croatia. They are very good when served warm."

-nitko

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Doughnut Birthday Cake

"My son wanted this for his birthday, and it was a big hit! I used cake doughnuts with sprinkles."

-ChefDLH

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Awwami

"I was looking for a quick and easy yeast glazed doughnut recipe, but came across these wonderful bites. These took care of my doughnut craving!"

-Ms. B

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Coffee and Doughnut Milkshakes

"I must admit, I tried this for breakfast — hey, it's coffee and doughnuts, why not?"

-Muffin Goddess

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Baked French Doughnuts

"Very very tasty! Though they remind me more of a cinnamon streusal than a doughnut. Everyone loved them."

-Dardus

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Ricotta Balls (Italian Doughnuts)

"Deliciously toasty on the outside and creamy cakey goodness on the inside, just like I remember them decades ago."

-eyolive

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Churros

"Super fun to make and not a bad little doughnut."

-Jamilahs_Kitchen

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Oven Doughnuts

"I've never made oven doughnuts like this before! They turned out great, really fab way to enjoy doughnuts without the guilt of frying!"

-anniesnomsblog

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Cinnamon-Sugar Italian Doughnuts

"This is the best doughnut ever. It's not too sweet and has a little bit of a crunch to it!"

-Cooking B

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Vanilla Filled Doughnuts

"These were very good, very easy to make, soft and tasty! I will be making them again."

-Cynna

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Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts

"Very cool! Good time of year for everyone apple picking to make something fun for the family. or for their office.....i hope someone from my office reads this!"

-gregsolonyc

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Candied Flower Donuts

Lemon poppy seed donuts become a sweet-looking garden when it's topped with sugary, brilliant edible flowers. Hello, Spring!

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37 Simple Doughnut Recipes - Food.com (2024)

FAQs

What makes old fashioned donuts different? ›

Old-Fashioned Doughnuts are basically cake doughnuts that have been fried. This gives them a slightly crunchy outer shell, that's usually lacquered with glaze or dusted with sugar. The inside tends to be less dense than the cake of your typical powdered doughnut and less airy than a Krispy Kreme-style glazed.

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Why are Amish donuts so good? ›

Amish doughnuts are always made from scratch with the baking basics—sugar, flour, milk, yeast and eggs. What sets them apart from other doughnut recipes is the method, which requires kneading, stirring and patience. The doughnuts themselves are usually fried in fat, but we'll use vegetable oil.

What makes old fashioned donuts crack? ›

It is typically deep-fried, and may be deep fried at a lower temperature compared to other doughnut styles, having a crunchier texture compared to other cake doughnut styles. Frying at a lower temperature contributes to its rough, cracked texture.

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What is the difference between baked and fried doughnut? ›

Either way, there are two popular ways to cook them - fried or baked. All the recipes we have seen differ slightly but have the same characteristics. Fried doughnuts are yeast recipes that rise, are light in texture and medium brown. Baked doughnuts are smaller, baking powder driven and more compact.

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What is the best flour for donuts? ›

Purchased cake flour will yield light and delicate doughnuts, just like the ones from a good bakery. DIY substitutions don't really cut it. AP flour will not create doughnuts with that same soft texture. Bleached cake flour will work best.

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What makes Krispy Kreme donuts different? ›

Most Krispy Kreme doughnut varieties are made of the same yeast-raised dough as the original glazed, but they're prepared differently. Some are dipped in chocolate, caramel or other toppings and some are loaded with filling. Some speciality doughnuts are ring-shaped original glazed coated with different toppings.

Are Entenmann's donuts baked or fried? ›

Baked, not fried

Entenmann's Donut Cakes are delicious, moist, old-fashioned-style doughnuts that offer something new—they're baked! Made with real ingredients like cinnamon and chocolate, they have no high fructose corn syrup or artificial colors.

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Do Dunkin donuts bake or fry their donuts? ›

Some Dunkin' locations bake their donuts in house, but not all. There are three ways Dunkin' locations can acquire donuts, according to TikTok user and franchise owner Amir Mohamed.

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Are Starbucks donuts baked or fried? ›

Yes, you read that right. These donuts are baked not fried.

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What is the difference between a cake donut and an old fashioned donut? ›

The Obvious Difference

Yeast doughnuts, as the name clearly spells out, are made from dough leavened with yeast (think brioche), whereas cake doughnuts are traditionally made from a kind of cake batter that uses a chemical leavener (i.e. baking powder or baking soda).

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Why do old fashioned donuts have sour cream? ›

Sour cream adds a bit of moisture and smoothness to the texture of these bakery staples.

What is the flavor of an old fashioned donut? ›

Slightly crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, these old fashioned donuts are perfect for breakfast or dessert. They have a crackly, craggy exterior that holds onto the tasty glaze, making them hard to resist. They're also sweet but not too sweet, and the sour cream and nutmeg add a wonderful flavor to them.

Are sour cream and old fashioned donuts the same? ›

Sour cream doughnuts – also known as old-fashioned doughnuts- are known for being the least dainty of the doughnut family. They're bulky doughnuts that are firm on the outside but oh-so-moist on the inside.

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