Strawberry Donuts with Lemon Glaze

Name: Strawberry Donuts with Lemon Glaze
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 18 donuts
Ingredients: 1/4 cup unsalted butter (melted and cooled); 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup whole wheat flour; 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 cup finely chopped strawberries; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (melted); 1 tablespoon lemon zest; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 4-5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

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March 12, 2018

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These strawberry donuts are full of fresh strawberries and smothered with a sweet lemon glaze. Sweet and summery, these donuts are perfectly acceptable for breakfast!

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Strawberry Donuts with Lemon Glaze

This strawberry donut recipe has become a favorite weekend breakfast treat. When you hear homemade donut you may automatically assume they are complicated. However, surprisingly enough they are one of the simplest things to make. They only take about 20 minutes from start to finish.

Like my strawberry cake donuts, these strawberry donuts are baked instead of fried. The clean up after frying something is the thing I dread the most, so I avoid it if I can.

You’ll need a 6-cavity donut pan to make these and you can usually find one for less than $10. I would highly recommend grabbing two though. This recipe yields 18 donuts and it will take forever to make them all with just one pan.

The strawberry donut is soft, moist, and cake-like. I used butter, oil, and buttermilk to keep the donuts moist. And they are definitely not lacking in the flavor department. Every bite contains bits of fresh, ripe strawberries.

The baked donuts are dipped into a homemade lemon glaze. The lemon glaze recipe consists of butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, and confectioners’ sugar. You can literally toss everything into the bowl at once and stir it with a whisk.

Lemon glaze in glass bowl

Dip the strawberry donuts in the glaze while they are still slightly warm. Doing this will allow the glaze to sort of melt over the donuts and form a thin layer. I prefer it this way so the lemon doesn’t overpower the strawberries.

This recipe yields only about 18 donuts. They are so good, you will be reaching for seconds and thirds.

Strawberry Donut Recipe with Lemon Glaze

MORE BAKED DONUT RECIPES:

Baked Chocolate Donuts with Peanut Butter Frosting

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Recipe and photo updated March 12, 2018.

TIPS FOR BAKING STRAWBERRY DONUTS WITH LEMON GLAZE

When measuring the flour, it’s best to weigh it. But if you don’t have a scale, stir the flour, spoon it into your measuring cup, and level it off with the back of a knife.
Chop the strawberries super fine. This will give you more bits of strawberry in each bite.
The easiest way to get the batter into the pan is by using a piping bag or ziplock bag with the corner cut off.
If the glaze begins to stiffen while dipping the donuts, try warming it in the microwave for a few seconds to loosen it back up.

These strawberry donuts are full of fresh strawberries and smothered with a sweet lemon glaze. Sweet and summery, these donuts are perfectly acceptable for breakfast!

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