Frosted Gingerbread Baked Donuts
Frosted Gingerbread Baked Donuts make the best breakfast or brunch during the holidays! They even make a wonderful holiday dessert with a mug of cocoa.
Equipment
- Digital Food Scale
- Hand Mixer
- Mixing Bowl
- Donut Pans
- Piping Bag
- Whisk
Ingredients
Batter
- 382 grams all purpose flour
- 113 grams dark brown sugar (packed)
- 57 grams cane sugar
- 43 grams blackstrap molasses
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoons fine sea salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vanilla yogurt
- 85 grams salted butter (melted)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- olive oil cooking spray
Glaze
- 355 grams powdered sugar (sifted)
- ¼ cup milk
Topping
- India Tree Nature’s Colors White Sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- To make the batter: In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, dark brown sugar, cane sugar, molasses, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and sea salt and stir to combine the dry ingredients.
- Add the egg, milk, yogurt, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Mix on low until combined into a thick batter. Transfer the batter to a piping bag.
- Spray the donut pans with canola oil cooking spray. Pipe the batter into the pans, or if you don’t want to pipe, you can also just spoon it into the pans too!
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely in the pans.
- To make the glaze: In a medium bowl, add the powdered sugar and milk and whisk (or use a hand mixer) until you have a smooth glaze.
- Using a butter knife of spatula spread glaze on top of each donut and top with white sprinkles.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Notes
Tips
- Always weigh ingredients for the best results.
- You can use a hand mixer, stand mixer, or even just a bowl with a whisk or spatula. This recipe is super flexible.
- I always prefer using a cooking spray for greasing donut pans as I feel they just release so much better. But, if you don't have a cooking spray, you can use some melted butter or oil, but wipe it with a paper towel.
- Let the donuts cool completely before frosting, this ensure the glaze will not melt into the donuts.
- Sprinkles are optional, but they make them fun!
- High Altitude — Bake at 400°F for 10 to 13 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Nutrition
Calories: 378kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 241mgPotassium: 172mgFiber: 1gSugar: 48gVitamin A: 243IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 115mgIron: 2mg
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