Powdered Donuts

These powdered donuts are fluffy, cakey, and need just 5 ingredients to make! No eggs and no yeast needed, they are baked to perfection!

Using your donut pan to make some donuts should be a weekly occurrence. They are faster to bake than a cake or brownie and are easy to boot! Some of our more unique favorites include mochi, protein, and air fryer donuts, and recently, we’ve added powdered sugar donuts into the mix! 

Why you’ll love this recipe

• Quick and easy. The entire recipe takes less than 20 minutes to make! 
• Baked or air-fried. Similar to donut holes, you can either bake these in the oven or do like we do with air fryer donuts and air fry them! 
• Just 5 ingredients. Count them yourself- this is seriously such a simple ingredient list.  
• Healthy. Unlike traditional donuts, baking them skips the excess oil frying provides, and there is also no butter in the dough itself!

 If you’ve been intimidated by making donuts, don’t be- these turn out perfect every single time. The texture nails it out of the park: fluffy, cakey, and soft in the middle! 

Ingredients needed

You’ll love the simple and basic ingredient list. In fact, you probably have everything in pantry right now! Here is what you’ll need: 

• Self rising flour. Skip the expensive pre-packaged kind and make your own!
• Maple syrup. Provides sweetness to the donuts, and helps keep the center soft and fluffy. 
• Coconut oil. Refined coconut oil, measured at a melted state. You can also use butter. 
• Milk of choice. I used unsweetened almond milk but any milk works. 
• Powdered sugar. To roll the donuts in once they are cooked. 

How to make powdered donuts

This entire recipe takes less than 20 minutes from prep to plate! It follows a simple 4-step process and in no time, you’ll be tucking into one of these beauties! Ready to make some donuts? 

Step 1- Make the donut batter

Start by adding all the ingredients, except for the powdered sugar, in a mixing bowl. Whisk everything together until a smooth batter remains. 

Step 2- Add them to donut molds

Next, pour the batter into a ziplock bag and cut one corner off. Distribute the batter amongst a generously greased 12-count donut pan (or 2 6-count ones).

Step 3- Bake the donuts

Now, bake the donuts for 12-15 minutes, or until the tops lightly bounce back when touched. Let the donuts cool in the pan for 10 minutes, before carefully transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. 

Step 4- Coat them in powdered sugar

Finally, once the donuts have cooled down, dip them completely in the powdered sugar, to cover them. 

Tips to make the best recipe

• Make sure you grease your donut pan thoroughly. This ensures there is no risk of the donuts sticking to it. Alternatively, if you have a silicone donut pan, use that instead. 
• Pour the batter into a ziplock bag and cut off one end of it. Squeeze out the batter from it, to make transferring the batter into the donut pan seamless. 
• Avoid over-baking the donuts as they continue to cook as they are cooling down. 
• If you’d like to ensure the powdered sugar sticks on the donuts, lightly brush the exterior with some melted butter or cooking spray. 

Dietary swaps and substitutions

If you have dietary restrictions or don’t have all the standard ingredients on hand, you can make the following tweaks: 

• Make them gluten free. Instead of traditional self rising flour, use a gluten free version like Dove Farms. 
• Cut the carbs. Instead of using this dough, make keto donuts and instead of a frosting, dust them in keto powdered sugar. 
• Skip the sugar. Use a sugar free syrup in the dough and use a sugar free powdered sugar. 
• Make mini donuts. Instead of full-sized donuts, use a mini donut pan and reduce the cooking time. 

Storage instructions

• To store: Leftover donuts can be stored at room temperature, covered, for up to 3 days. If you’d like to keep them longer, store them in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. 
• To freeze: Place donuts in a ziplock bag and store in the freezer for up to 6 months.

More donut recipes to try

• Healthy donuts
• Blueberry donuts
• Breakfast donuts
• Krispy kreme donuts

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