Name: Homemade Powdered Sugar Donuts Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2.25 cups all-purpose flour; 1.5 teaspoons baking powder; 0.25 teaspoons baking soda; 0.5 teaspoons salt; 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 0.67 cups granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 0.75 cups milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 0.33 cups melted butter; 1.25 cups powdered sugar

Description

These Homemade Powdered Sugar Donuts are soft, fluffy, and perfectly coated in sweet powdered sugar. Baked to a golden finish instead of fried, they’re a lighter, easy-to-make treat that delivers classic donut flavor with less mess. Ready in just 22 minutes, these donuts are an ideal sweet snack or breakfast delight made from simple pantry ingredients.

Ingredients

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Dry Ingredients

2.25 cups all-purpose flour
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
0.25 teaspoons baking soda
0.5 teaspoons salt
0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
0.67 cups granulated sugar

Wet Ingredients

2 large eggs
0.75 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
0.33 cups melted butter

Topping

1.25 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven: Set your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it reaches the correct temperature for baking the donuts.
Mix dry ingredients: In a medium-sized bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground nutmeg. Stir these together and set aside.
Mix wet ingredients: In a separate large bowl, whisk together granulated sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and melted butter until fully combined and smooth.
Combine wet and dry: Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredients, stirring gently until just combined. Be careful not to over-mix to preserve the donuts’ fluffy texture.
Prepare donut pans: Lightly spray your donut pans with a nonstick cooking spray to prevent sticking.
Fill pans with batter: Transfer the batter into a gallon-sized plastic bag, then cut a small hole in one corner. Pipe the batter gently into each donut cavity, filling approximately three-quarters full.
Bake donuts: Place the pans in the preheated oven and bake for 11-13 minutes. Check doneness by inserting a toothpick into the donut; it should come out clean.
Cool donuts: Allow the donuts to cool in the pan for 5-7 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack.
Coat with powdered sugar: Pour the powdered sugar into a separate gallon-sized plastic bag. Add one warm donut at a time into the bag and shake gently to coat it evenly with powdered sugar. Place the coated donut back on the cooling rack and repeat with remaining donuts.
Final cooling: Let the powdered sugar coated donuts cool completely before serving to ensure the coating sets well.

Notes

Do not over-mix the batter; a few lumps are fine and will help keep the donuts tender.
Ensure the oven is fully preheated before baking for even cooking.
If you don’t have donut pans, you can use a muffin tin but the shape will vary.
For a lighter coating, dust powdered sugar with a fine sieve instead of shaking in a bag.
Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Category: Desserts
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Keywords: powdered sugar donuts, baked donuts, homemade donuts, easy donut recipe, oven-baked donuts, sweet breakfast