How to Make Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the aroma of freshly baked donuts wafting through the kitchen. And when those donuts are infused with warm cinnamon and coated in sweet sugar, well, it's a recipe for pure bliss. Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts are a delightful treat that are easy to make and perfect for satisfying a sweet tooth.

These soft, pillowy donuts are baked until golden and then sprinkled with a generous amount of cinnamon sugar. They're a wonderful alternative to traditional fried donu...

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Ingredients

  • nonstick cooking spray
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ⅓ cup butter, softened
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • ⅔ cup white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Servings: 9
  • Yield: 9 doughnuts

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 9 cavities of a 12-cavity doughnut pan with cooking spray.
  • Combine sugar, butter, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Add egg and mix until incorporated.
  • Combine flour and baking powder in a small bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture in batches, alternating with milk, beating batter briefly after each addition. Pour batter into a large resealable plastic bag. Snip off one corner of the bag and pipe batter into the 9 prepared cavities of the doughnut pan, filling each halfway.
  • Bake doughnuts in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 7 to 9 minutes.
  • While the doughnuts are baking, place melted butter for topping in a shallow bowl. Mix together 2/3 cup sugar and cinnamon in another shallow bowl. Roll warm doughnuts in melted butter and then in cinnamon sugar to coat.
  • Nutrition

    343 cal.

    • Total Fat: 18g
    • Saturated Fat: 11g
    • Cholesterol: 65mg
    • Sodium: 334mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 43g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 27g
    • Protein: 3g
    • Calcium: 107mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 58mg