Baked Gingerbread Donuts
Sweet, cake-like and perfectly spiced, these baked gingerbread donuts will be a new favorite in your kitchen this holiday season! The flavors of ginger and molasses will remind you of gingerbread Christmas cookies!
Ingredients
Donut Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
Glaze Ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 °F and grease two 6-count donut pans with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the molasses, brown sugar, eggs and oil. Sift the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and gently stir together until just combined.
- Either pipe or spoon the batter into the donut pans until each cavity is about 2/3 full. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a donut comes out clean. Allow to cool a few minutes on a wire rack while you make the glaze.
- To make the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract in a small bowl. Dip the top of each donut in the glaze and place back onto the wire rack so any excess glaze will run off the sides of the donut. Allow the glaze to harden before enjoying.
Notes
*Store leftover donuts in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. After that, place in the freezer and freeze donuts for up to 3 months. Be sure to thaw before eating.
**Don't have a donut pan? You can bake this batter in a mini or regular muffin tin to make gingerbread cupcakes. Either ice with the glaze or use your favorite vanilla or cream cheese frosting recipe.