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Christmas Doughnuts Recipe

These festive Baked Christmas Doughnuts with Sprinkles and cream cheese frosting are health-ish as they are baked and not fried but still as delicious. They are soft and cakey, dipped in a creamy cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with Christmas sprinkles. This is the perfect holiday breakfast or dessert recipe that your whole family will enjoy!
David Murphy
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Serving Size 16

Ingredients

For Doughnuts

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ½ cup vegetable oil like canola oil, melted coconut oil or melted butter
  • ½ packed brown sugar
  • ½ granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs at room temperature
  • ½ cup milk I used whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup Christmas sprinkles

For the cream cheese frosting:

  • 2 oz cream cheese softened
  • 2 tablespoons butter softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar sifted
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons Christmas sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a donut pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and set aside. In another bowl whisk together the oil or melted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla extract.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Add the sprinkles and give it a mix. Don’t overmix as the sprinkles are very fragile and they might break/melt in the mixture.
  • You can either spoon the batter into the donut holes or use a large piping bag or zipped-top bag which I highly recommend. Simply cut the corner off the bottom of the bag and pipe the batter into each donut hole, filling about halfway. With damp hands press them gently to smooth them out, this also prevents from burning the tops.

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges and tops are lightly browned. Cool donuts in the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. Repeat with the remaining batter. For the cream cheese frosting:

  • In a medium size bowl, combine the softened butter and cream cheese. Beat until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.
  • Spread the frosting over the top of the cooled donuts. Sprinkle the Christmas sprinkles over the donuts. They are best served fresh.
  • Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Notes

-You can use any milk you like. For a dairy free version soy milk or coconut milk works best.
Cover any leftover donuts tightly and store at room temperature up to 2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to one week. You can also freeze the donuts for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and warm them up a bit in the microwave.
If you don’t have a donut pan, make this recipe into muffins using a muffin pan. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. You can also make your own donut pan. All you need is a cupcake pan and some regular aluminum foil. Simply cut the foil into a 4x4 square and bend gently around your middle finger. Remove your finger and press the shape you are left with into the muffin pan.