Baked Birthday Donuts Recipe

Birthday donuts are the perfect celebratory treat! With funfetti sprinkles inside and out, these baked donuts are simply delicious.

And the birthday festivities have begun! Yes, I’m one of those people who takes full advantage of the birthday month. With my big day falling in the middle of January, I pretty much start the celebrations soon after New Year’s Day. This year I treated myself by baking birthday donuts!

This was my first time attempting donuts in the kitchen. I had been meaning to try for quite some time now, but it wasn’t until I was scouring the post-Christmas retail at Home Goods when I came across a donut pan. It was a sign. I was meant to bake birthday donuts.

How to make birthday donuts

Birthday donuts require the following ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground nut meg, granulated sugar, brown sugar, milk, Greek yogurt, egg, butter, vanilla extract and sprinkles.

1. In a medium bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, granulated sugar and brown sugar). Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk the milk, yogurt and egg together until smooth, then add the melted butter and vanilla. Whisk until incorporated.
3. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and stir until combined. The batter will be thick. Don’t over mix. Gently stir in the sprinkles so the colors don’t bleed.
4. The easiest way to transfer batter to a donut tin is using a frosting bag with a regular tip (or a plastic zipped-top baggie with the corner cut off). Pipe the batter into each donut cup until three-quarters full. Alternatively, use a spoon to transfer batter into the donut cups.
5. Bake for 8–10 minutes or until the edges are golden. Allow the donuts to cool for two minutes in the pan and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Homemade glaze for baked donuts

Donut glaze is made with confectioners’ sugar, milk and vanilla. Whisk these ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat. The low heat will thin the glaze making it easy to spread over the baked donuts. Then the glaze will harden as the glaze cools.

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The donuts were so tender and sweet—exactly what I wanted to indulge in on my birthday. And with all the colorful rainbow jimmies, I couldn’t help but smile every time I took a bite!

Get the Recipe: Baked Birthday Donuts

Yield: 8 donuts

Prep Time: 20 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 30 minutes mins

Birthday donuts are the perfect celebratory treat! With funfetti sprinkles inside and out, these baked donuts are simply delicious.

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Ingredients

Birthday Donuts

• ▢ 1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ▢ ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon (13 g) brown sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup (60 ml) milk
• ▢ ¼ cup (60 g) Greek yogurt, plain
• ▢ 1 large egg
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons (30 g) unsalted butter, melted
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ▢ ½ cup rainbow sprinkles

Glaze

• ▢ ¼ cup (60 ml) milk
• ▢ 2 cups (240 g) confectioners’ sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ Extra sprinkles to sprinkle on top, optional

Instructions 

Birthday Donuts

• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray a donut pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk the milk, yogurt, and egg together until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the melted butter and vanilla, and whisk until combined.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Do not to over mix (the batter will be thick). Fold in the sprinkles very gently so the colors don’t bleed.
• Transfer the batter to a frosting bag with a regular tip (or into a plastic zipped-top baggie with the corner cut off) and pipe batter into each donut cup until 3/4 full. Alternatively, use a spoon to transfer batter into the donut cups.
• Bake for 8–10 minutes or until the edges are golden. Allow the donuts to cool for two minutes in the pan and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Glaze

• In a medium saucepan, combine milk, confectioners’ sugar and vanilla over low heat. Whisk until smooth.
• Remove pan from heat and immediately dip the top of one donut into the glaze. Move the donut slightly to coat evenly. Transfer to a wire rack and add sprinkles. Repeat with remaining donuts. If the glaze gets too thick, simply return the saucepan to the heat and whisk until a thinner consistency is reached.

Notes

· Whole milk, low-fat milk and nonfat milk will work in this recipe. Non-dairy ingredients what work include almond milk and soy milk.
· Greek yogurt (nonfat or low fat) and regular yogurt (plain or vanilla) are acceptable.
· Donuts are best eaten the day they are baked. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
· No donut pan? Use your regular sized muffin tin and increase baking time to 15 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean).

Serving: 1donut, Calories: 296kcal, Carbohydrates: 60g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 30mg, Sodium: 125mg, Potassium: 112mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 47g, Vitamin A: 142IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 56mg, Iron: 1mg

Author: Haley D Williams

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Recipe adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction.

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