Baked Mini Doughnuts

These mini donuts that are baked and coated in cinnamon and sugar are a lighter and equally delicious version of donuts without the mess of frying!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 76 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 tablespoons softened butter
• 0.25 cup milk
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.33333334326744 cup white sugar
• 0.125 teaspoon salt
• 0.66666668653488 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease donut baking pans or miniature muffin cups.

Step 3

To make the donuts: Whisk flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl. Stir milk and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Beat butter and sugar together in a third bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in egg.

Step 4

Stir flour mixture, alternating with milk mixture, into butter mixture until batter is smooth. Spoon batter into a piping bag and pipe into donut pans or muffin cups.

Step 5

To make the coating: Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl.

Step 6

Add warm donuts to cinnamon-sugar mixture; gently toss with hands until coated.