How To Make Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
These cinnamon sugar donuts bursts with sweetness and cinnamon spice, then baked until golden brown, for a grease-free and tasty sweet treat!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupall-purpose flour,spooned and leveled
- 1tspbaking powder
- ¼tspbaking soda
- ½tspsalt
- ½tspcinnamon
- ¼tspground nutmeg
- 1large egg,at room temperature
- ⅓cuplight brown sugar,packed
- ¼cupmilk
- ¼cupyogurt
- 2tbspunsalted butter,melted
- 1½tsppure vanilla extract
For Topping:
- 1cupgranulated sugar
- 1tspground cinnamon
- ½cupunsalted butter,melted
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a donut pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
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Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
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Whisk the egg, brown sugar, milk, and yogurt together until smooth. Add the melted butter and vanilla, whisking until fully combined.
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Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
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Spoon the batter into the donut cavities using a large zipped-top bag. Cut a corner off the bottom of the bag, then pipe the batter into each donut cup, filling ⅔ to ¾ of the way full.
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Bake for 9 to 10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.
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Allow to cool for about 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack set on a large piece of parchment paper or on a large baking sheet.
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Bake the remaining donut batter and once baked, transfer to the wire rack. Allow the donuts to cool down until they can be handled.
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Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Dip the donuts in the melted butter, then them dunk into the cinnamon-sugar mixture, coating all sides.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- For leftovers, keep them well covered tightly at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- Freeze the donuts for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and warm up to preference in the microwave.
Nutrition
- Calories: 326.15kcal
- Fat: 15.66g
- Saturated Fat: 9.65g
- Trans Fat: 0.58g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.10g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.75g
- Carbohydrates: 44.29g
- Fiber: 0.70g
- Sugar: 31.74g
- Protein: 3.09g
- Cholesterol: 63.14mg
- Sodium: 204.64mg
- Calcium: 80.75mg
- Potassium: 63.62mg
- Iron: 1.01mg
- Vitamin A: 136.98µg
- Vitamin C: 0.06mg
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