Easy 20 Recipes To Make Delicious Donuts

Are you fond of sweets? Does the word ‘Donut’ makes you feel hungry the instant you hear it? If yes, here is a good news! You can prepare these tasty Donuts at your home very easily!

Classic Donut

Here is the basic Donut recipe which is very easy to make and equally tasty to eat!

Ingredients –

Maida- 2 cups
Milk- ¾ cup
Butter
Sugar and powdered Sugar- 2 tablespoons each
Yeast- 1 teaspoon
Salt
Oil

Procedure –

Put Flour, Sugar, Salt, yeast and Butterin a bowl and mix well. While mixing, add lukewarm Milk and start kneading the dough.
Knead the dough for another 5-7 minutes so that the dough is soft.
Take a small round from the dough. Place some dry Flour on the board and start making a round circle of the dough using a rolling pin.
When it is about a ½ cm thick, make round Donuts from the circle. Once you are done doing this with entire amount of Flour, brush some oil on them and let them aside for about 2 hours.
After 2 hours, they become puffy. Now, take a frying pan and put some oil into it. Fry the Donuts on low flame. Once all the Donuts are fried, put powdered Sugar over them! The simple and sweet Donuts are ready to eat!

Pumpkin Donuts

A unique combination of pumpkin and Donuts is here! If you love Donuts, you should definitely try this recipe!

Ingredients-

Flour- 1 & ¾ cup
Baking powder- ½ cup
Salt
Ground Cinnamon- ¾ teaspoon
Ground Nutmeg- ¼ teaspoon
Ground Ginger – ¼ teaspoon
Sugar
Oil
Eggs- 3
Pumpkin puree- 1 & ½ cup
Vanilla extract

Procedure –

Prepare the dough of the Donuts with the ingredients as mentioned in the first recipe. Make wells in the centre of the Donuts.
Take a bowl, add all the dry ingredients and mix. Now, take another bowl in which you need to add Sugar, eggs, Vanilla extract and pumpkin puree. Mix it using a mixer/blender. Add the dry mixture to this bowl and again mix them well using a mixer.
Fill the Donut wells with this Puree. Bake these Donuts in an oven for 13-16 minutes. Allow them to cool and coat them with granulated Sugar!
Yummy pumpkin Donuts are ready to be eaten!

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Donuts

Most of you like Peanut Butter and when it is combined with your favourite Donuts, you just can’t resist to have them!

Ingredients-

Dry yeast- 2 & ¼ tablespoon
Warm Milk- 1 cup
Bread Flour- 2 & ½ cups
Vanilla extract- 1 teaspoon
Eggs – 3
Granulated Sugar- 1 cup
Salt
Butter that is cut into small cubes
Oil
Cream cheese- 2 cups
Cream- 1/3 cup
Peanut Butter- ¾ cup
Chopped dark Chocolate- ½ cup
Caramel- ½ cup

Procedure-

Take a bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of yeast and ¼ cup of Milk. Now, add ¼ cup of Flour to it and make a smooth paste. Let it stand for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, add the remaining Yeast and Milk to this paste. Along with Vanilla and Eggs, add the remaining Flour too. Whisk till it becomes smooth.
Again add 1 cup of Flour with Salt and Sugar to it. Mix in a mixer for about 1 minute, after adding Butter to it.
After you are done mixing, start adding ¼ cup at a time and knead for about 1 minute. After this is done, cover the dough and keep it aside for 1 hour.
For the Cheesecake filling, add the Cream Cheese, Cream, Vanilla, Sugar and Peanut Butter in a mixer bowl. Mix it till it becomes fluffy.
Make the Dough into round shape using rolling pin and cut round Donuts out of it. Heat a pan and fry the Donuts on medium heat.
Once the Donuts are cooled, use a piping tube to pipe the Cheesecake filling prepared initially. After filling them, top them with a little Caramel and Chocolate and enjoy!

Funky Donuts

Everything nowadays is turning ‘Funky’. So, why shouldn’t our Donuts get funky? Let’s look at an easy recipe which will make our classic Donuts totally funky!

Ingredients-

Yeast- 1 & ¾ teaspoons
Warm water- 6 teaspoons
Milk- 2 &½ cup
Butter
Egg – 1
Granulated Sugar- 1 cup
Salt
Flour- 2 & ½ cup
Oil
Thick sliced bananas – 3
Cream Cheese- 1 cup
Nutella- ½ cup

Procedure-

Make the Dough for Donuts using the instructions that are explained in the recipe 3.
After the Dough is ready, spread the dough into a round shape using rolling pin and take out round shaped Donuts out of it.
Fry these Donuts on medium heat in a preheated pan. Allow them to cool for 15-20 minutes.
While the Donuts are cooling, melt Butter in a pan and add Sugar to it. Put bananas in the pan and allow them to cook.
Add Butter and CreamCheese in a bowl and mix with a blender. Add Sugar to it according to the taste and mix for 2 minutes using a mixer.
Spread the Cream cheese and Nutella on the Donuts using a knife. Top it with the grilled bananas. Serve immediately to enjoy to the best!

Baked Gingerbread Donut

Do you feel hungry frequently and need a quick snack to fill your stomach? If yes, then these mini Donuts are the best for you! Carry them in your bag and have it whenever you feel hungry!

Ingredients-

Flour- 1 cup
Baking powder- ¾ teaspoon
Cinnamon- ¼ teaspoon
Ginger- ¼ teaspoon
Pinch of cloves
Salt
Sugar- ½ cup
Egg -1
Applesauce- ¼ cup
Milk- ½ cup
Butter
Maple syrup- 2 tablespoons

Procedure-

Take dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Once done with the dry ingredients, one by one add the wet ingredients and stir continuously.
Put this batter in a zip lock bag and cut a corner off. Using this plastic bag,pour the batter in the shape of mini Donuts in a pan.
Place this pan in an oven and let it bake for 7-8 minutes. Once baked properly, allow them to cool for some time.
Take a small pan and add Butter and ¼ cup Sugar into it. Let it boil for about 2 minutes and then add maple syrup, 1 tablespoon Milk to it.
With the last spoon of Milk, add powdered Sugar to thin out frosting. Now, keep this pan on low heat and dunk mini Donuts into the frosting.

Your mini Donuts are ready!

Eggless Donuts

For all the vegetarians, here is a recipe for completely eggless Donuts which allows you to enjoy Donuts!

Ingredients-

Flour- 3-4 cups
Salt
Milk powder- 4 tablespoon
Warm Milk- 1 cup
Sugar
Butter
Dry yeast- ½ teaspoon
Vanilla essence- 1 & ½ teaspoon
Oil
Chocolate sauce- ½ cup
Chopped Nuts- ½ cup

Procedure-

Mix Yeast, warm Milk, Sugarand Vanilla essence in a bowl and leave it for 5 minutes.
Take another bowl, add Flour, Salt, Milk powder to it. After mixing them well, add the Milkso that it becomes sticky.
Add Butter to it and mix well. Cover it with a clean cloth and let it rise to its double size.
Add more Flour and knead so as to make it into a soft dough.
Roll this dough on a parchment paper using rolling pin and cut them into Donut shapes. Let the Donuts stand and rise for another 30 minutes.
Fry these Donuts. Top it with Chocolate sauce and chopped nuts.

Coconut Lime Donuts

Coconut always adds a new taste to any dish it is added to. So, in this recipe we add Coconut and lime to the Donuts to prepare yummy Donuts!

Ingredients-

Flour- 1 cup
Sugar
Lime zest – ¼ cup
Baking powder- 1 teaspoon
Salt
Butter Milk- ¼ cup
Fresh lime juice- ¼ cup
Egg-1
Vanilla essence
Butter
Coconut extract- 2 teaspoons
Heavy Cream- ¼ cup
Shredded Coconut- ½ cup

Procedure-

Put Sugar and Lime zest in a bowl and press it with the back of the spoon. This will let the flavour merges in the Sugar.
Add this to mixture of Flour, baking powder, Salt and Sugar. Beat eggs, lime juice, Vanilla, Milk and Butter in the bowl.
Mix them well. Pour this batter in a zip lock bag and cut one corner. Using this bag, put round shaped Donuts in a pan. Bake them for 8-10 minutes.
Add Coconut extract, Cream and Sugar in a bowl, and mix well. The icing is ready!
Dip the Donuts in the icing. Sprinkle the shredded Coconutand lime zest on top of Donuts.

Jam Donuts

Jam is an all-time favourite for all the kids! So, cook these Jam Donuts and give your kids a treat!

Ingredients-

Flour- 3 cups
Sugar
Egg – 1
Warm Milk- ¾ cup
Yeast- 2 teaspoons
Butter
Vanilla Essence
Oil
Jam- 1 & ½ cups
Cinnamon powder- 2 teaspoons

Procedure-

Start by taking yeast in a bowl, 1 teaspoon of Sugar and 3-4 tablespoons of warm Milk. Let the mixture become foamy.
Take another bowl and mix egg, Sugar, Vanilla, Milk and Salt in it till Sugar is melted.
Pour the yeast mixture in this bowl. Now, add Flour to this bowl and knead till the dough becomes soft. Let the dough rise for 1 hour.
Once done with this, punch off the air and spread it on a parchment paper. Cut it into round Donuts and fry them in a pan.
Mix Cinnamon powder and Sugar together to make CinnamonSugar. Now, take any flavoured jam of your choice and warm it in an oven for 30 seconds.
Using a piping bag,put the jam inside the Donuts. Roll them in Cinnamon Sugar again and serve.

Glazed Donuts

Not only fillings in the Donuts but the glazed Donuts are also very tasty and delicious! Try cooking them with this simple recipe at your home!

Ingredients-

Milk- 1 cup
Granulated Sugar- 2 tablespoon
Yeast- 2 & ½ cup
Flour- 3 cups
Ground Nutmeg- ½ teaspoon
Salt
Egg- 1
Butter
Oil
Vanilla extract

Procedure-

Add warm Milk, Sugar, yeast in a mixer bowl and blend it. Let the yeast dissolve for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, add Flour, Salt, Nutmeg powder, Butter and egg to this mixture. Blend it in the mixer till it mixes completely.
Pour this mixture in a bowl and knead for 5-7 minutes. Let it rise for 1 hour till it becomes double its size.
Roll the dough on a surface and cut round Donuts from it. Cover these Donuts in a towel and set aside for another 30-40 minutes.
Heat a pan and fry these Donuts till they become golden-brown in colour.
After frying, allow them to cool. Till then, mix Sugar, Vanilla extract in a bowl till the Sugar mixes. Once this is ready, dip the Donuts in the glaze and serve warm!

10.

Banana Peanut Butter Donuts

We all are aware that Banana is a very healthy fruit. So, let’s make our tasty Donuts a bit healthier!

Ingredients-

Flour- 1 & ¾ cups
Baking powder- 2 teaspoons
Salt
Sugar- ½ cup
Peanut Butter- ½ cup
Mashed Banana- 1
Almond Milk- ½ cup
Oil
Egg-1
Vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar

Procedure-

For preparing dough, mix Flour, Salt, baking powder, Sugar and peanut Butter in a bowl. Put the banana, almond Milk, oil, Vanilla and egg to this bowl. Mix all these ingredients in a mixer.
Pour this batter in a bag and cut the corner off. Put the batter on a pan in the shape of circle. Bake them for about 8-10 minutes. Allow the Donuts to cool.
Top the Donuts with Cinnamon Sugar and serve warm.

11.

Whole Wheat Donuts

Not only by changing the fillings, but by changing the Flour, we can make Donuts healthier. And the best part is they have the same yummy taste!

Ingredients-

Whole Wheat Flour- 1 cup
Brown Sugar- 1/3 cup
Baking powder- 1 & ¼ teaspoon
Salt
Milk- ¼ cup
Greek Yoghurt- ¼ cup
Egg- 1
Vanilla extract
Butter
Cinnamon Sugar

Procedure-

Add Flour, baking powder and Salt to a large bowl. Mix them and add Sugar, Greek Yoghurt, Vanilla and egg and mix till the mixture becomes fluffy.
Once this batter is ready, pour it in a preheated pan using a bag or a spoon. Let them cook for about 8-10 minutes.
After the Donuts are ready, top them with Cinnamon powder. You can top it with Chocolate sauce or jam or anything of your choice.

12.

Butter Caramel Donut

Caramel has an awesome flavour of its own. So, this recipe brings you Donuts that are topped with Caramel!

Ingredients-

Egg-1
Sugar- ½ cup
Oil
Sour Cream – ½ cup
Vanilla extract
Mashed bananas- 2
Flour- 1 & ¼ cup
Baking powder
Butter
Cream- 3 tablespoons
Caramel- ¼ cup

Procedure-

Prepare the dough by mixing all the ingredients given above other than the last 2 ingredients. Do not over mix and put this batter into a pipe bag.
Put the batter in the form of round Donuts in a pan. Bake them for about 10-15 minutes. Allow them to cool and meanwhile prepare the glaze.
Put Butter in a pan and cook it to brown for 5 minutes. On low heat, pour Sugar and stir well. Let it cook for 1 minute.
Now, let the pan cool for another minute and later add Cream, Salt and Vanilla to it. Mix it well.
Dip the Donuts in this glaze and top it with Caramel. Serve warm to enjoy!

13.

Caramelised White Chocolate Donut

For all the white-Chocolate lovers, these Donuts are a real treat for you!

Ingredients-

Flour- 1 cup
Baking Powder
Ground Nutmeg- 1 teaspoon
Sugar
Milk- ¼ cup
Greek Yoghurt- ¼ cup
Egg – 1
Butter
Vanilla extract
Caramel- ¼ cup
White Chocolate – ½ cup
Chocolate sprinkles
Cream- ¼ cup

Procedure-

Add first four ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Then, combine Milk, eggs and Yoghurt to this mixture.
Add Butter and Vanillain this bowl and mix them till the batter becomes very thick.
Pour this bag into a pipe bag and put it into a pan in the shape of small circles. Bake these Donuts for 9-10 minutes.
For Caramelised white Chocolate, boil Cream over medium heat. After boiling, turn off the gas and add Chocolate to it. Keep stirring it for 5 minutes. Let it cool for some time.
Now, dip the Donuts in the mixture and warm them slightly so that the Chocolate melts a little!

14.

Raspberry Donut

Raspberry filled Donuts are a great choice for trying something new!

Ingredients-

Flour- 1 cup
Baking powder- 1 teaspoon
Egg-1
Milk- 1 cup
Sugar- ½ cup
Zest of 1 Lemon
Smashed Raspberries- 1 cup
Oil

Procedure-

Heat a pan with some oil. Prepare the dough as instructed in the recipe 3. Place this batter in the pan and fry them till golden-brown.
Till then, stir Sugar and Lemon in a bowl. In another bowl, mix raspberries and Sugar. Now, put this mixture in a pipe bag.
Slice the Donuts after they are cooled and fill the raspberry filling in the Donuts.
Once they are filled, roll these Donuts in the Lemon mixture and serve!

15.

Popcorn White Chocolate donut

With a very different combination of popcorn and white Chocolate, tasting these Donuts is an altogether different experience!

Ingredients-

Flour- 1 cup
Granulated Sugar- ½ cup
Baking Powder- 1 teaspoon
Salt
Vanilla extract
ButterMilk- ¾ cup
Eggs- 2
Oil
White Chocolate Chips- 1 cup
Unpopped Popcorn Kernels- ¼ cup

Procedure-

Take Flour, baking powder, Salt and Sugar and combine in a bowl. Add eggs, Butter, Milk, oil and Vanilla to this bowl.
Let the batter be lumpy. Pour this batter in a bag and cut one corner. In a pan with oil, put the batter in the form of small circles.
Bake them for about 10-11 minutes.
After baking, allow them to cool. Pop the popcorn and melt white Chocolate. Spread this Chocolateand popcorn on top of Donut.
Sprinkle the Donut with Chocolate chips if you like and serve!

16.

Apple Cider Donuts

When the Donuts are dipped with home-made applesauce, Apple Cider Donuts are worth trying at home!

Ingredients-

Apples – 2
Apple Cider – 1 cup
Flour- 2 cups
Baking powder
Ground Cinnamon- 1 teaspoon
Salt
Ground Nutmeg- ¼ teaspoon
Sugar
Egg- 1
ButterMilk- ¼ cup
Vanilla extract
Oil

Procedure-

Peel the apples and chop them with cider in a saucepan. Set it over medium heat. Cover the pan and let the apples cook till they get soft. Let it cook till the cider is reduced completely. The applesauce is ready!
Take a bowl and mix baking powder, Flour, Cinnamon, Salt and Nutmeg. Beat egg and Applesauce to this mixture. Add Sugar and stir well. Beat the batter till it mixes properly!
Pour this batter on a parchment paper and refrigerate it overnight.
The next day, heat a pan with some oil in it. Put another cup of cider in a pan over medium heat until it gets reduced to ¼ cup. After this, mix powdered Sugar till it becomes sticky.
Lightly roll the dough on the surface and cut Donuts out of it. Fry these Donuts for 2-3 minutes.
Once they are properly cooked and cooled as well, top the Donuts with the Apple Cider glaze that we prepared initially.

17.

Strawberry Donuts

We all love strawberries and so here is a recipe that will add strawberry flavour to your Donuts making it tastier!

Ingredients-

Flour- 2 cups
Sugar- 1 cup
Baking powder
Nutmeg- ¼ teaspoon
Cinnamon- ¼ teaspoon
Salt
Milk- 1 cup
Lemon Juice – ¼ teaspoon
Eggs- 2
Butter
Chopped Strawberries- ¾ cup

Procedure-

Mix Lemon juice and Milk which acts as a substitute for ButterMilk.
Mix Flour, Sugar, Baking powder, Nutmeg, Cinnamon and Salt in a bowl. Add all the wet ingredients to this mixture and stir well.
Pour the chopped strawberries in it and mix well. Pour this batter in a pan and let the Donuts cook for 5-8 minutes.
Top these Donuts with strawberry syrup and serve cool!

18.

Breakfast Cereal Donuts

If you love Donuts very much, then you can have it for breakfast as well! Combined with cereals, these Donuts are a great choice for breakfast! Don’t believe me? Then, try it yourself!

Ingredients-

Flour- 2 cups
Granulated Sugar- ¾ cup
Baking Powder
Salt
ButterMilk- ¾ cup
Vanilla extract
Eggs- 2
Butter
Milk- ¼ cup
Cereals- 1 cup

Procedure-

Prepare the dough using given ingredients and as instructed in the first recipe. Bake these Donuts for 8-10 minutes and allow them to cool.
For preparing Vanilla glaze, mix Milk and Vanilla extract. Using a rubber spatula, stir the mixture till you get a paste like mixture.
Spread this Vanilla glaze on top of the Donuts using a spatula or knife.
Sprinkle them with the Cereals of your choice and your breakfast is ready!

19.

Caramel Apple Donuts

With Caramel and Apple together, here is a completely different type of Donut, which should be tasted once for sure!

Ingredients-

Flour- 2 cups
Sugar- ¼ cup
Baking Powder
Nutmeg- ¼ teaspoon
Cinnamon- ¼ teaspoon
Salt
ButterMilk- ¼ cup
Eggs- 2
Butter
Shredded apples- 1 cup
Chopped nuts- ¼ cup

Procedure-

Prepare the Donut batter using the first six ingredients and as instructed in the recipe 3.
Once the basic batter is ready, add shredded apples to it.
Pour this batter into a preheated pan and cook them for about 8-10 minutes.
After the Donuts are baked, unwrap the Caramel and put them in a small pan.
Add Milk and let it heat while stirring.
Dip the Donuts in this Caramel and sprinkle chopped nuts over them. The Caramel Apple Donuts are ready!

20.

Lemon Donuts

Add a twist to your Donuts using this recipe which uses Lemon in it!

Ingredients-

Flour- 1 cup
Sugar- ½ cup
Baking powder- ¾ teaspoon
Salt
Lemon zest- 2 teaspoons
Eggs- 2
Almond Milk- ½ cup
Sour Cream- 1/3 cup
Vanilla essence
Lemon juice- 3 teaspoons
Oil

Procedure-

Add Lemon zest and all the dry ingredients to a large bowl and mix. Beat eggs in this bowl.
After eggs, put all the remaining ingredients and mix them well. Put this batter in a pan and fry them till they become golden-brown in colour.
Prepare Lemon glaze by mixing Lemon juice and powdered Sugar. Once cooled, these Donuts should be dipped in the Lemon glaze.
With altogether different set of recipes that give you a change from the usual Donuts you have, these recipes are worth trying!