These baked buttermilk donuts are inspired from the taste of a classic old-fashioned donut. Β It is a super easy batter to mix up, and the buttermilk in the donut batter, and glaze, adds a nice tang.
The batter is the texture of cake batter…not super thick, but not super runny.
I put the batter into a large ziplock bag, snipped off a corner, and piped the batter into the donut cavity. Β I have found this is the quickest and easiest way to fill the donut pans.
Baked Buttermilk Donuts with Vanilla Buttermilk Glaze
Print RecipeIngredients
- DONUTS:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (I used Rodelle)
- pinch of ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
- GLAZE:
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- warm water (if needed and added in small increments)
- food coloring, optional
- sprinkles
Instructions
DONUTS: Preheat oven to 425-degrees. Spray two-three donut baking pans with baking spray and set aside. In a large bowl, stir together the butter, oil, white sugar and brown sugar. Stir in the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla extract, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir until ingredients are incorporated. Stir in half the flour, the baking powder, baking soda, salt and half of the buttermilk, mixing until incorporated. Stir in the remaining flour and buttermilk.
Mix until combined and then transfer batter into a large ziplock bag. Snip off the corner of the ziplock bag and pipe the batter into the donut pan cavities.
Bake donuts one pan at a time, in 425-degree oven, for 8-9 minutes. Remove from the oven when the donuts spring back when you press on them. Let donuts rest in the pan for 5-minutes before removing and transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Continue baking process with remaining donut batter. Let donuts cool completely before glazing.
GLAZE: In a medium bowl, melt the butter. Stir in the vanilla extract, buttermilk and powdered sugar to the melted butter. Add more powdered sugar or water, a little at a time, to get your desired consistency. You are looking for a not-too-thick, not-too-thin consistency. Dunk the tops of cooled donuts in the glaze, add sprinkles and let set on wire rack until the glaze sets.
Notes
Enjoy donuts immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature. Donuts are best eaten the day of, or within a day or two of baking.
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37 Comments
Milena Perrine
March 1, 2018 at 6:07 AMYou really make donut baking look simple! They look perfect, Kelly. I loved your “I brought these to work’ comment:) Have a fabulous weekend!
Kelly
March 1, 2018 at 7:25 AMThank you Milena!! They really are easy π Have a great weekend too!! XOXO
Kim | The Baking ChocolaTess
March 1, 2018 at 4:31 PMLove baked donuts! I really enjoy making them because they are easy and quick but most of all, they’re delicious! Buttermilk cake donuts are the best!!! That glaze is so pretty too! YUM! Pinning!
Kelly
March 2, 2018 at 7:42 AMThank you Kim! I love baking donuts….I can’t believe it has been so long since I have made some! Thanks for pinning! XOXO
heather (delicious not gorgeous)
March 1, 2018 at 6:57 PMthese are so cute! you can never go wrong with non pareils (: well, at least until you spill a whole jarful….
Kelly
March 2, 2018 at 7:43 AMThank you Heather! OMG…..right?!?! I don’t even have to spill a jar of em….just sprinkling the non pareils on top makes a mess hahaha π
Beverly Roderick
March 1, 2018 at 7:32 PMWhen this popped up in my email, I had to come have a closer look. They look so pretty and I’m sure they are delicious! Pinning.
Kelly
March 2, 2018 at 7:43 AMThank you Beverly!! They are definitely yummy. I appreciate you pinning them π XOXO
Katherine | Love In My Oven
March 1, 2018 at 7:58 PMLooove the colour!! Buttermilk makes everything better – these are so perfect!
Kelly
March 2, 2018 at 7:45 AMThank you Katherine! I was going for a St. Patrick’s Day vibe without being too obnoxiously green hahaha π XOXO
Amy
March 1, 2018 at 8:44 PMSo fun! Where did you buy your pan? They look perfect for Easter coming soon!
Kelly
March 2, 2018 at 7:46 AMThank you Amy!! I think I got my pan off Amazon…but you can also buy them at Hobby Lobby and Joann’s Fabrics (and maybe Michael’s??). My BFF bought me a heart shaped donut pan too π
Susan @ Culinary Envy
March 2, 2018 at 6:14 AMI will take a dozen to go please! I wish. Can’t wait to try these and Pinned!
Kelly
March 2, 2018 at 7:47 AMThank you Susan!! I appreciate you pinning and I’ll be right over with a dozen π XOXO
pglooney
March 2, 2018 at 6:49 AMI can’t get over how much I like the color of these!
Kelly
March 2, 2018 at 7:49 AMThank you Patrick! It has a cool, minty kind of green color to them huh? I wasn’t sure they were green enough, but now I am happy I left them that color π XOXO
Christina
March 2, 2018 at 10:01 AMFirst, great photos! You make the donuts look irroestiable! Second, I have a donut mold but the recipes I’ve tried in the past didn’t produce enough batter to actually fill the entire mold. I don’t want to give up so I’m excited to give your recipe a try!
Kelly
March 6, 2018 at 12:58 PMThank you Christina! I fill my donut cavities all the way to the top and I get big puffy donuts hahaha. Using a ziplock bag to pipe the batter into the pan helps too. Let me know if you make this π XOXO
laura70ak
March 2, 2018 at 9:05 PMAnd I was JUST looking for a new baked doughnuts recipe! Now I have one. Yum–pinned it!
Kelly
March 6, 2018 at 12:58 PMThanks Laura!! XOXO
Amy
March 3, 2018 at 8:21 AMOh my goodness, can I just tell you that I am in love. I love that these donuts are baked, not fried. I love the “Glaze”, (I like a little more “glaze” on my donuts. I’ll just say it. I love frosting. I love that they are buttermilk. And for a bonus, they are so pretty! Thank you for sharing.
Kelly
March 6, 2018 at 12:59 PMAwww thanks Amy!! I like a lot of frosting or glaze on my donuts too hehehe π XOXO
Colleen
March 5, 2018 at 8:02 PMIs it bad that I don’t even care what these taste like? They’re just so pretty, I have to have one!
Kelly
March 6, 2018 at 12:59 PMHahahaha right?! I’m with ya there girl π XOXO
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November 28, 2018 at 4:44 PMI’m sure these are absolutely delicious but they’re also just so darn pretty. Love that color!
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Dana
December 7, 2018 at 2:04 PMhaha that’s so funny, as soon as I saw this post I thought….ooh now THESE are the perfect treats for you to bring into your coworkers! haha I just can’t help myself when it comes to the joke that all cops love donuts (though I’m sure you all do, who doesn’t right? lol). These look so fun and tasty! I always make baked donuts only because I don’t have a fryer, but love that they’re just as good when baked. The buttermilk is a great idea, I’m going to try that for my next batch. oh and glaze on a donut is a necessity for me, so you can put on extra for me please! π xo
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Melissa Gnyp
December 9, 2020 at 6:07 PMThese were delicious and so easy to make with my 8 year old daughter! She declared these donuts “the best ever and better than Dunkin donuts”! I love how simple the recipe was to follow for the both of us and in no time at all we had delicious fluffy donuts. thank you. this is going to be added to our Christmas morning buffet π
Kelly
December 10, 2020 at 5:53 AMAwww thank you so much Melissa!! Your comment made me so happy and Iβm excited these donuts will be part of your Christmas celebration! And I love that you made these with your daughter too…so special!! Have a Merry Christmas! Xoxo
Brown Sugar Doc
March 30, 2021 at 1:40 PMThese came out great! I added a little spin to it:
https://youtu.be/RpYROAMdBzU
Trisha
February 9, 2022 at 1:43 PMCanβt wait to make them They look so delish.
Kelly
February 10, 2022 at 9:15 AMThank you! Let me know what you think after you make them π XOXO