Doughnuts

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Glazed Pumpkin Donuts

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Pumpkin + donuts = awesome! These cake donuts are baked and then glazed lightly or covered in cinnamon-sugar.
By RainbowJewels

Glazed Yeast Doughnuts

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Yeast doughnuts covered with glazed icing... even better than the store bought ones! Easy and fun to make.
By Sanah

Jelly Doughnuts

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You can use any flavor of jelly or jam to make this recipe. Serve plain, sugared, or frosted.
By Charlie McHugh

French Crullers

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Fried doughnuts glazed with a confectioners' sugar frosting.
By Kathy

Beignets

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A traditional New Orleans-style recipe for their famous beignets! Grab a cafe au lait and you're set!
By ginampls

Crispy and Creamy Doughnuts

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I have tried so many versions of glazed doughnuts, and this one finally came out perfect! Just like the ones at my favorite doughnut shop.
By Kelly

Plain Cake Doughnuts

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A simple cake doughnut lightly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Coat with cinnamon-sugar, or a confectioners' sugar glaze.
By Jennifer Long

Oliebollen (Dutch Doughnuts)

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Ollie-bollen, or Oliebollen, are a Dutch pastry similar to a doughnut. It's typically a deep-fried pastry filled with raisins and dusted with powdered sugar. Some modern variations serve them topped with berry filling, but this is a traditional recipe. Oliebollen are a traditional treat on New Year's.
By FlourGirl

Funnel Cakes

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You don't need to wait for the county fair to enjoy delicious old-fashioned funnel cakes. You just need a funnel with a 1/2-inch opening that can hold a cup of batter.
By TARMIA

Super Easy Doughnuts

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Really quick and easy donuts made from ingredients you probably already have. My 3 year old loves these because he can have them whenever he wants. There's hardly any waiting time. Use any topping you want. Our favorite is powdered sugar!
By STEPHY800

Fluffy Cake Doughnuts

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This recipe is very quick and easy to make. I have a donut pan, which is like a muffin pan, but has donut shaped holes rather than muffin shaped holes. These donuts are baked not fried, so they don't have so many calories. I mix up either a powdered sugar glaze or a chocolate icing to top these with. They can also be rolled in cinnamon and white sugar, but it doesn't stick very well. My husband likes them just plain. For a chocolate glaze, simply stir 1/2 cup melted chocolate chips into the glaze mixture.
By SYNEVA B

Air-Fried Cinnamon and Sugar Doughnuts

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I love hot cinnamon doughnuts, but don't like or have all the oil to make the recipes. This version uses an air fryer. By using less oil, I can use tastier oil, thus my choice is butter. Serve and eat hot. Like traditional doughnuts they are much better hot than cold.
By MumAndMe

Inspiration and Ideas

Cake Doughnuts

Cake Doughnuts

"I am a HUGE doughnut fan, but only like cake doughnuts like these. Great texture and flavor; very easy! We frosted them and dipped them in sprinkles." – Joni
Baked Mini Doughnuts

Baked Mini Doughnuts

"I love this recipe! I've make it a ton of times." – alon-bakes
My Mom's Raised Doughnuts

My Mom's Raised Doughnuts

Churros

Churros

20 Different Types of Doughnuts You Need to Know

20 Different Types of Doughnuts You Need to Know

Baked Mini Doughnuts

Baked Mini Doughnuts

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Baked Apple Cider Donuts

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All the world's great donuts are fried, except there are a few rare examples of when they're not--and this incredibly delicious and easy-to-make apple cider donut is one notable exception. Since we're not going to fry these, not only are they easier, but they're way less messy. Less time cleaning up means more time eating donuts.

More Doughnuts

Air Fryer Churros

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16
Who doesn't love churros? They're a delicious cinnamon-sugar treat, and making them in an air fryer takes them from a guilty treat into a sweet treat. After over 7 experiments, I do NOT recommend using a parchment paper liner. I do NOT recommend adding the cinnamon sugar to the dough.
By thedailygourmet

Mom's Apple Fritters

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My mom made these for us after school in the fall with the apples we'd pick and buy from a fruit farm. Warm, crisp, and sweet, a perfect fall treat.
By ABBY9

Air Fryer Donut Sticks

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Turn a sheet of crescent dough into homemade cinnamon and sugar doughnut sticks, cooked in the air fryer, and served with fruit jam, syrup, honey, or melted chocolate for dipping!
By Allrecipes

Air Fryer Cinnamon-Sugar Doughnuts

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If you have been looking for a healthier way of making doughnuts, this recipe is for you. Air-fried and dusted in cinnamon-sugar or dipped in a glaze--all the flavors are there, but the calories of frying are not!
By Yoly

Chef John's Apple Fritters

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I didn't think I liked apple fritters, but turns out I just don't like chunks of almost raw apple, surrounded by a doughnut. Maybe I've just been going to the wrong shops, but I've never enjoyed the texture, and always wanted to try them with cooked apples.
By Chef John

How to Make Cronuts, Part I

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Cronuts are the donuts that make people go nuts! They have the shape and flavor of a doughnut, yet feature the crispy, flaky texture of a buttery croissant. In Part I, I'll show you how to make the dough; in Part II, we'll fry, eat, and analyze.
By Chef John

Mandazi (African Donuts)

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These amazingly soft triangle-shaped donuts are very famous in East Africa where I come from. They are excellent with a cup of tea or coffee. The dash of cardamom adds an authentic taste which makes it different from regular donuts. You can serve it with either honey or jam. Could be also served with curry - that is how we like it...
By chiakitchen

Thera's Canadian Fried Dough

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If you have ever been in Canada, especially Ottawa, Ontario, we have a pastry called BeaverTails® -- a whole-wheat pastry, fried and covered in an assortment of goodies. The Indians originally made these, but they were called pigs' ears. Over the years I have perfected the recipe to the point where I and my friends no longer go out to get them. I just make 'em at home! Enjoy, EH!
By Thera Holmes

Costas French Market Doughnuts (Beignets)

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As kids, we always put in a heart-filled request for these on Christmas Eve. It was quite a family affair - my mom would make up the dough, my dad would roll them out and cut them and then after frying them up, us kids would take turns shaking them in a paper bag with powdered sugar! I finally got to go to New Orleans and I was excited to get to try 'the real thing' at the famous Cafe Du Monde...I was SO HAPPY because my husband and I both said our recipe was a near carbon copy of CAFE DU MONDE! We've made this recipe for over 40 years and I promise it won't disappoint!
By PREGOCOOK

Nana's Fastnachts

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These are similar to doughnuts but much tastier! They are usually made on Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday).
By Sandy

Baked Buttermilk Donuts

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Finally a recipe for a baked buttermilk doughnut that is crispy on the outside and light and airy on the inside! You won't think you're eating a donut-shaped muffin with this one! You could also toss the donuts in a cinnamon-sugar mix, glaze them with a powdered sugar-water icing, or frost them with chocolate frosting.
By brownie

Pineapple Fritters

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Something yummy and easy to make. My mom makes these every New Year's Day. These fritters are best served immediately.
By William

Cake Doughnuts

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Lightly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Preparation time is short and well worth the effort.
By Christina

Air Fryer Apple Cider Donut Bites

These apple cider donut bites have a delightful autumn flavor thanks to the incorporation of apple pie spice and sparkling apple cider. Plan ahead as it requires a silicone mold, which can be bought from Amazon. I got a total of 21 bites, your serving size may vary.
By thedailygourmet

Grandma's Doughnuts

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My grandmother passed this delicious recipe for making doughnuts along to me, and I thought I would share it.
By Tiffany H.

Funnel Cakes IV

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This recipe for homemade funnel cakes brings the deep-fried carnival treat home to you!
By Tina

Churros II

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Spanish crullers.
By DIZZYTOE

Bread Maker Doughnuts

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Light and fluffy doughnuts, made with a yeast dough. I finally found a good doughnut recipe!
By rachel :D

Buttermilk Doughnuts

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Cake-like buttermilk doughnuts are fried and topped with an optional vanilla sugar glaze. Decorate with nuts or candy sprinkles, if desired.
By krisyk

Struffoli

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Struffoli are little balls of dough in a honey/sugar glaze, with nonpareil sprinkles. My grandma always made them for Christmas, but since she can't do it anymore, I came up with my own variation that she loves because mine are a little bit sweeter than the traditional bread-like ones. Also, they have to be formed into a tower...it's tradition.
By Jess

Applesauce Doughnuts

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Try these delicious doughnuts for an old-fashioned taste treat. Serve sprinkled with confectioners sugar, if you wish.
By RAINVILLE

Pumpkin Zeppole

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As in virtually every other pumpkin dessert, I think using pure canned pumpkin will give you the best results--it has more concentrated flavor than freshly roasted pumpkin. These light, not-too-sweet Italian doughnuts were adapted from a recipe by my old friend, Jennifer Perillo. I usually toss these in cinnamon sugar when they're still slightly warm.
By Chef John

Easy Banana Fritters

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I was craving apple fritters but wasn't able to get to the donut shop. So I looked around to find on hand ingredients to satisfy my craving. I didn't have apples, but I had some very nice ripe bananas. That's when I came up with these. You won't be disappointed!
By MY2ANGELS

Zeppoli

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Italian fried bread dough is traditionally part of an Italian Christmas Eve celebration.
By Carmela Sagendorf
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