Cinnamon Bun Baked Donuts

It had been a few months since we made baked donuts for breakfast. Hubs has been on a pancake kick lately, which is fine by me. For Father's Day I decided to take back the kitchen and make these donuts, along with eggs and bacon. Usually when I make donuts, I use a cake mix with a few added ingredients. While these took longer to make, they were much better than any of the cake mix baked donut recipes we've tried. They weren't as dense as cake mix donuts, much easier to handle and eat.  I also loved that it only made 6 donuts. I have a tendency to make an entire batch with the cake mix recipes and the extras end up sitting in the freezer until they're thrown out. 

Hubs and the little one both ate their fair share. It's safe to say this recipe will be around for a while! 

Cinnamon Bun Baked Donuts

Adapted from Averie Cooks 

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup granulated sugar

3 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoons cinnamon 

1/4 teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons almond milk

1 large egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

1 tub of cream cheese icing plus an additional few dashes of cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:

1. Pre-heat oven to 325 and lightly grease donut pan. I use coconut oil spray. 
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
3. Add milk, egg, vanilla and melted butter.  Mix to combine. 
4. Using a quart or gallon size plastic bag with a corner cut off, pipe the batter into a 6-donut pan.  After attempting many other ways of doing this, this is the easiest I've found. You could also use a pastry bag if you prefer, I like the clean up with the plastic bags better. 
5. Bake 8 to 11 minutes, or until doughnuts spring back when touched, indicating they're set.  Allow to cool for a few minutes before you remove them to a cooling rack. 
6. Make the glaze by melting the cream cheese icing for 10-20 seconds in a microwave safe dish.  Mix it to get a smooth consistency. I added a dash of cinnamon to the mixture before dipping. I also use a low bowl, which makes it easier for dipping the donuts. 
7. Dip the donuts into the glaze once they've cooled. Immediately top with sprinkles if desired. 

Crumb Cake Donuts

Over the past few months we've fallen out of our Saturday donut tradition.  It's mostly because I'm starving when I get up and don't feel like a. making them and b. waiting the ten minutes for them to bake. It is a goal this summer to get back to that tradition.  

Before our donut hiatus, we made these crumb cake donuts. I love cinnamon sugar, especially on a donut. I usually use this muffin mix to make muffins, which disappear in a flash at our house.  I decided to try to make them in the donut plans this time.  They did not disappoint. Not only were they easy to make they went perfectly with a warm cup of coffee.  Enjoy!

Ingredients: 
1 box of cinnamon swirl crumb cake muffin mix
2/3 cup of water
1 egg

Directions: 
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a bowl, combine the muffin mix, water and egg.  Mix well, getting rid of the clumps.
3. Using a plastic bag (I use sandwich size with a tip cut off) spread the mix into greased donut pans.
*This is the easiest way I have found to put the mix in the pans. It is mess free and makes perfectly round donuts.  Make sure they are about 3/4 full.
4. Top the muffin mix with the crumb cake mixture.  I made sure I pressed it into the top of the muffin mix.
5. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

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Caramel Apple Baked Donuts

I took the week off work this week, which means I have some time to catch up on my blogging.  I made these donuts back in October.  Back then, we were doing good with making donuts at home on Saturday mornings.  It's a tradition we've been slacking on the past month!

I picked up this cake mix from Target.  I had never seen it before and knew I could put it to good use, not really having an idea what I would make with it.  Since there was an icing that paired with it, I picked it up too.  

While going through my cake mixes to see which one I was going to use for donuts, I decided to give this one a try.  I was hoping they would be the perfect fall donut.  The baked donuts are so simple to make.  This is the recipe I used as my guide for making these donuts.  I was very pleased with how they came out.  Hubs preferred the chocolate ones, but my mom and I enjoyed these.  Definitely perfect for a cool fall morning. Enjoy! 

Caramel Apple Baked Donuts

Ingredients:

1 box of caramel apple cake mix 

1 cup of milk 

2 large eggs

1 stick of butter (melted) 

1 can of caramel apple frosting 

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 350. Grease donut pan.  

Mix eggs, butter, milk and cake mix.  

Stir until smooth. 

Pour batter into donut pan (1/3 filled). 

Bake 11-13 minutes.  

Let them cool completely.  

Put about half of the container of frosting in a microwavable bowl. 

Microwave for about 20 seconds and stir.  Repeat until the frosting is melted enough for you to easily dip and coat the donuts.  

I dipped some of the donuts and drizzled frosting over the others. 

 After I was done with the frosting, I let them cool a bit.  

Store in an air tight container for 3 days.  I also froze the leftover donuts in a freezer bag.  

German Chocolate Baked Donuts

Saturday morning donut dates are something I look forward to each week.  

Last month my family moved from FL to TX.  

We went from having a Dunkin Donuts on every corner to having 3 in our city.  

Closest one to us is 20 minutes away. 

So I went out and bought a donut pan, similar to this one.  

I decided if we couldn't go out for donuts, we would make them at home.  

It would become a little tradition of ours.  

It's much cheaper than our weekend trips to Dunkin Donuts and also a {bit} healthier.  

The first week we made them, I made pumpkin donuts.  They were good, little one and I loved them. 

Hubs wasn't a huge fan.  He doesn't share the same love for pumpkin that I do.  

Last weekend, I let the husband choose the kind he wanted.  

He picked chocolate and chocolate is what he got!

I love making donuts now.  Even my one year old loves them.  

I use the spice cake mix with a can of pumpkin for hers.  

It's fun to make different kinds each weekend, while in pajamas enjoying coffee as the little one tears up the house.  It's our new Saturday tradition, one that I hope is around for many years to come.  

Enjoy! 

German Chocolate Baked Donuts

Adapted from Duncan Hines 

Ingredients:

1 box of german chocolate cake mix (or any cake mix)

1 cup of milk (I used almond milk)

2 large eggs

1 stick of butter (melted) 

1 can of frosting (I used chocolate)

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 350. Grease donut pan.  

Mix eggs, butter, milk and cake mix.  

Stir until smooth. 

Pour batter into donut pan (1/3 filled). 

Bake 11-13 minutes.  

Let them cool completely.  

Put about half of the container of frosting in a microwavable bowl. 

Microwave for about 20 seconds and stir.  Repeat until the frosting is melted enough for you to easily dip and coat the donuts.  

I dipped them upside down, put them on a cooling rack, coated with sprinkles and let them cool a bit.  

Store in an air tight container for 3 days.  I also froze the leftover donuts in a freezer bag.