Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
You’re going to love these baked cinnamon sugar donuts. They are soft, fluffy and just bursting with warm, comforting flavors like cinnamon and nutmeg .
Make these cinnamon donuts, then check out our Vanilla Glazed Baked Donuts and Strawberry Lemon Donuts.
Baked donuts are quick and easy to whip up for breakfast in the morning. Add the dry to the wet ingredients, mix them together until just combined, and bake for about 10 minutes. Once the donuts are cool enough to be handled, brush with melted butter and dip into a cinnamon-sugar mixture.
The only special tool you need is a donut pan. Haven’t you got a donut pan yet? A muffin pan will work just fine!
To get the batter into the pan, I used a large ziplock bag. Spoon the batter into the bag, seal it, cut off one of the bottom corners and pipe the batter into the pan. Fill the cavities only about 3/4 full or the holes in the middle will close up while baking.
Donuts are best served fresh the same day, but you can keep them for up to 3 days in an airtight container or freeze them for up to 2 months. To defrost, thaw overnight in the refrigerator and warm up in the microwave.
Give these baked cinnamon sugar donuts a try and let me know what you think! Leave a comment and don’t forget to take a picture and tag it #aseasyasapplepie on Instagram! I’d love to see what you come up with. :)
How To Make It: Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup+1 tablespoon (65 g) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅓ cup+1½ tablespoon (100 ml) skim milk feel free to use full fat milk
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) unsalted butter melted
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the cinnamon-sugar topping:
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- In a small bowl whisk together the milk, butter, egg and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula just until combined. Be careful not to overmix the batter.
- Spoon the batter into the donut cavities or use a large ziplock bag. Cut a corner off the bottom of the bag and pipe the batter into each donut cavity, filling ¾ of the way full.
- Place the pan in the oven and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool down until you can handle them.
- Make the cinnamon-sugar topping. In a small bowl mix together the sugar and cinnamon.
- Brush each donut with melted butter, then dip in the cinnamon sugar mixture until well coated.
- Enjoy these delicious baked cinnamon sugar donuts!
Yummy! They didn’t taste overly sweet.
My new favorite donut!
Loved the recipe!! Just got the donut pan and they turned out so good!! Thank you for sharing!!!
So glad you liked this recipe, Diane! Thank you for the feedback! :)
I loved these donuts i just finished baking them delicious.
Glad to hear that, Noa! :)
Hi! May I ask can I omit nutmeg in the recipe? Because I can’t find it in my country due to stocks issue. I only have cinnamon, so will it affects the flavour if I omit nutmeg? Appreciate if you could get back to me. Thank you.
Hi Rachel! You can omit nutmeg and use only cinnamon.
Happy baking! :)
I made these yesterday, using vegan ingredients, and they came out AMAZING! My teens loved them! Thanks for posting an easy donut recipe.
So glad they loved these donuts! :) Thank you for the feedback, Malinda!
Do you have to use nutmeg
No, you can omit it
Ahhhmazing!! Just made these for my daycare provider (tomorrow is her birthday), the kids think they’re wonderful even before the cinnamon sugar! Thank you!!
So glad they liked them! :D Happy birthday to your daycare provider!
Thanks for this GREAT recipe… my family loved the donuts!!!
So glad to hear that, Cheyanne! :) Thank you for the feedback!