This Baked Mini Cinnamon Sugar Donuts recipe is made in a mini donut pan. These baked cinnamon sugar donuts will be a favorite sweet treat or breakfast staple!
It is a good morning now that I have these Baked Mini Cinnamon and Sugar donuts. They are fresh out of the oven, dipped in melted butter, then rolled in cinnamon and sugar. It is sweet morning bliss. Let’s not forget the coffee either.
Mini Donut Recipe
These are mini donuts. I bought the mini donut pan and developed the recipe for this pan. So you need to get yourself a mini donut pan. This is the one I have and love: Wilton’s Mini Donut Pan it is really inexpensive and it makes perfect mini donuts.
For mor donut recipes, check out my Savory Donuts and Boxed Muffin Mix Hacks! For more cinnamon recipes, try my crockpot cinnamon roll casserole recipe or crockpot oatmeal with apples and cinnamon.
Baked donuts are crunchy outside, fluffy inside, and can be custom-made with an irresistible combination of flavors. You can use this basic cake donut recipe as a base. Then get crazy with topping and donut cake flavors.
Storing Leftovers
Store in an airtight bag or container. The donuts are good for 2 days.
Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
Mini Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts. This recipe is written for a mini donut pan.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 Tbs melted butter
- 1 teaspoon pure bourbon vanilla extract
For the Cinnamon Sugar Donut Coating
- 4 Tbs melted butter
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Spray the pan with cooking spray then lightly dust the pan with flour.
- In a large mixing bowl mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
- In another mixing bowl whisk together the egg, buttermilk, butter, and vanilla.
- Pour the buttermilk mixture into the dry flour mixture and mix until well combined.
- Pour batter into a piping bag or ziplock bag and cut the end off.
- Pipe batter into the donut molds about ¾ of the way full.
- Place pan into the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Let mini donuts cool for a few minutes and flip them out onto a tray.
For the Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- For the topping place melted butter in a shallow bowl.
- In a separate shallow bowl blend together the sugar and cinnamon.
- One donut at a time dip both sides of the donut into the melted butter. Repeat the same process with the cinnamon and sugar.
Notes
This recipe is for baked mini donuts using a mini donut pan.
You can spoon the mini donut batter into the molds but the bag method is a lot cleaner, faster, and easier.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 478Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 421mgCarbohydrates: 77gFiber: 1gSugar: 52gProtein: 7g
All amounts are estimates and DailyAppetite takes no responsibility for actual figures since calculations vary by packaging and supplier.
