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    Home » Donut Recipes

    Homemade Mini Baked Donuts

    Published: Apr 27, 2012 · Modified: Aug 4, 2022 by Vicky · This post contains affiliate links.

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    These homemade mini donuts are so yummy and easy to make with kids. No need to go to your local donut shop when you can make these tasty baked donuts at home!

    These homemade mini donuts are so yummy and easy to make with kids. No need to go to your local donut shop when you can make these tasty baked donuts at home!

    About a year ago I got this mini donut pan from Crate and Barrel. We had gotten a gift card and most things there were over the amount we had on the card, so we ended up with the mini donut pan. I had visions of making freshly baked donuts all the time. Well, it's been a year and I am packing up for our move and come across the UNUSED donut pan. So we made some homemade baked donuts. Don't forget to check out our Peanut Butter Recipes to Make with Kids for more tasty kid treats.

    donut pan

    I found a recipe for baked cake donuts on Allrecipes.com. I made a few tweaks and they turned out yummy, especially just out of the oven. This will make approximately 48 mini donuts.

    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease your donut pan. In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt.

    child pouring flour in bowl

    Stir in milk, eggs, vanilla and butter. Beat together until blended well.

    child mixing flour

    Fill each donut hole halfway full. This was the trickiest part for me. Mine ended up being filled more than halfway and they turned out bigger than I would have liked. The batter will be thicker than your normal cake/cupcake batter. Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.

    mini donut pan with dough

    Here they are just out of the oven. I overfilled mine so some of the holes were almost closed.

    donuts in a pan

    Pop them out of the pan and they are ready to decorate.

    baked mini donuts on plate

    We made three varieties of donuts: cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, and glazed with sprinkles. I mixed up some white sugar and cinnamon in a bag and coated the donut with a little bit of cooking spray. Next I dropped the donut in the bag and the kids shook it around.

    child shaking bag of cinnamon sugar

    To make the glaze, simply mix the confectioner's sugar with the hot water until it is no longer lumpy. Dip the top of the donut in the glaze and shake on some sprinkles.

    child dipping donut in glaze
    child putting sprinkles on donut

    The kids were excited to try the donuts they created. They loved them and I loved how they are way healthier than regular donuts.

    child eating donut

    Our yummy homemade baked donuts!

    baked mini donuts

    Homemade Mini Donuts

    These homemade mini donuts are so yummy and easy to make with kids. No need to go to your local donut shop when you can make these tasty baked donuts at home!
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    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes
    Total Time: 27 minutes
    Servings: 48
    Calories: 50kcal
    Author: Vicky

    Equipment

    • Mini donut pan

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups of flour
    • ¾ cup of white sugar
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg
    • 1 teaspoon of salt
    • ¾ cup of milk
    • 2 eggs beaten
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 Tbs of butter
    • For glaze:
    • 1 cup of confectioner's sugar
    • 2 Tbs of hot water
    • Sprinkles

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease your donut pan. In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt.
    • Stir in milk, eggs, vanilla and butter. Beat together until blended well.
    • Fill each donut hole halfway full.
    • Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.
    • Pop them out of the pan and they are ready to decorate.
    • We made three varieties of donuts: cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, and glazed with sprinkles. I mixed up some white sugar and cinnamon in a bag and coated the donut with a little bit of cooking spray. Next I dropped the donut in the bag and shook it around.
    • To make the glaze, simply mix the confectioner's sugar with the hot water until it is no longer lumpy. Dip the top of the donut in the glaze and shake on some sprinkles.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Vicky

      April 30, 2012 at 2:56 pm

      @Katie,thanks! We will be using our more often.

      @Deborah,thank you so much for the comment. The kids are much more invested in a food when they actually help cook it - - and when it's donuts.

      @Renee,What are your favorite kinds of donuts to make?

    2. School Sparks Renee

      April 27, 2012 at 7:19 pm

      I've done this with my grandsons and they are so proud of the results. We always have a great time. I agree with Deborah - lots of opportunities for learning while having fun! Renee

    3. Deborah@Teach Preschool

      April 27, 2012 at 3:24 pm

      Cooking activites provide so many great learning experiences, Math, Science, Reading, Discover, Vocabulary and my favorite...togetherness. What a nice post to see them enaged and learning together! Thanks for sharing:)

    4. Katie

      April 27, 2012 at 11:41 am

      those are so cute! and so are your kids! I need a donut pan!

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