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32+ Best Homemade Donut Recipes You Have To Try

April 2, 2019 By Laura This post may contain affiliate links. For more information please read my disclosure

32+ Best Homemade Donut Recipes You Have To Try

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DOnut stress anymore, I have found the best homemade donut recipes for you to try! Master chef, or just starting out practicing your baking skills? No worries, there is a recipe no matter what your skill level is. Baking can be one of the many ways to make memories with the kids as they grow up, so start your day off with these delicious recipe ideas!

Once the donuts are in the oven and the clean-up is done, check out some of the free printables I created to get you organized at the end of the post!

Here are the recipes I found:

Chocolate Frosted Donuts

diy frosted donut recipe example
Source: Sallys Baking Addiction
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Servings: 8
Number of Ingredients: 15

Donut you love a delish and chocolati-ish breakfast? We all do, especially on Sunday morning, right?! With this recipe, every morning will be Sunday morning because it shows you how to make super tasty donuts with chocolate frosting and sprinkles on the top. Yum!

Mini Cake Mix Donuts

easy to make cake mix doughnut recipe
Source: Its Always Autumn
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Servings: 26
Number of Ingredients: 7

A donut heaven? Does that even exist?! Yes, it does. Donuts in different colors and flavors – can it get any better than that? Yes, it can! These mini donuts are made in less than 15 minutes. That makes them perfect for birthday parties, weekend gatherings with friends, or any type of special event. Perfect!

Fruity Pebble Baked Vanilla Donuts

homemade doughnut recipe for kids
Source: A Latte Food
Prep Time: 50 min
Cook Time: 12 min
Servings: 8
Number of Ingredients: 14

When your kids are asking for a tasty dessert and you have no idea what to prepare, whip together this delicious recipe. What’s not to love about some fruity pebble vanilla donut?! They’re baked and top with colorful crunchy cereal. Your kids will love them!

Espresso Donuts with Baileys Glaze

homemade espresso donut recipe
Source: A Classic Twist
Cook Time: 8 min
Servings: 12
Number of Ingredients: 14

There’s no better way to start off your morning than this coffee donut! They’re loaded with double chocolate and espresso and topped with Irish cream glaze… Plus, they’ll pair perfectly with your morning cup of joe! Your whole family will fall in love with these

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Raspberry Vanilla Baked Donuts

how to make baked donuts at home
Source: No Spoon Necessary
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 7 min
Servings: 6
Number of Ingredients: 17

Donuts and dark chocolate are a match made in heaven, but donuts with raspberries and vanilla are perfect even in summer! Combining fresh raspberries, vanilla, and white chocolate glaze… you get a breakfast worth getting out of bed in the morning. And the best part is they take less than 30 minutes to make!

DIY Filled Donut Recipe

how to make filled donuts at home
Source: Food Duchess
Prep Time: 55 min
Cook Time: 2 min
Servings: 12
Number of Ingredients: 18

If you love tiramisu as much as you love donuts, here’s a recipe that combines them both. These donuts are fried and filled with mascarpone filling with a bit of kahlua. And, they’re dipped in an espresso chocolate glaze that’s pretty easy to make. Love it!

Krispy Kreme Glazed Doughnuts Copycat

copycat recipe for homemade donuts
Source: Dinner Then Dessert
Prep Time: 60 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Servings: 12
Number of Ingredients: 14

Is your family coming over for the weekend? That’s a great chance to show off your cooking skills. Even if you’re not really into cooking, these original Krispy Kreme glazed donuts will turn out perfect! Start making them an hour and a half before your relatives arrive to serve them fresh… because the best way to enjoy is Krispy Kreme is that red light fresh!

Easy Halloween Donuts You Can Make Today

halloween frosted doughnuts to make at home
Source: Savvy Saving Couple

Haunting for a Halloween dessert? What about a few donuts? If you want a quick recipe to enjoy, check out these semi-homemade donuts. They are made using store-bought donuts but everything else is homemade. Time-saving and delish!

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Cinnamon Sugar Twist Doughnuts

recipe for making twist donuts at home
Source: The Little Epicurean
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Servings: 12
Number of Ingredients: 10

Love the fluffiness of donuts but want to try something new? Then, add a twist to the traditional donuts with this easy to follow cinnamon sugar twist recipe… Your kids and husband will devour these in no time!

Oreo Donuts

homemade donut recipe with oreo cookies
Source: Onion Rings & Things
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 5 min
Servings: 14
Number of Ingredients: 14

Want to add Oreo’s to just about any dessert?! Why not make some Oreo doughnuts! This recipe shows you how to make airy and soft donuts with vanilla icing… and of course, Oreo cookies on top. It’s pure perfection!

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Baked Chocolate Pumpkin Donuts

pumpkin donut recipe idea for fall
Source: My Sequined Life
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Servings: 6
Number of Ingredients: 20

Looking for the perfect fall dessert? These baked donuts are it! Made of pumpkin and chocolate, they combine the best and most beloved flavors. Prepare them for breakfast or a dessert, they’ll be gone before you know it!

Baked Peanut Butter Nutella Donuts

peanut butter and nutella recipe
Source: Recipes From A Pantry
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Servings: 8
Number of Ingredients: 12

If donuts with chocolate are your fav, imagine how these peanut butter Nutella donuts will taste. Incredibly delish, that’s how! We all know that donuts go perfectly with chocolate and adding peanut butter to that combo triples the flavor. Yummy!

Glazed Strawberry Doughnuts Recipe

easy way to make glazed doughnuts at home
Source: A Few Shortcuts
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 13 min
Servings: 12
Number of Ingredients: 12

Donuts my go-to cheat “meal” when I need something sweet on the weekends. This strawberry recipe is simple so you don’t have to be an expert baker to make these. Plus, it shows you how to make them gluten-free and dairy-free. Delish and healthy!

Berry-Glazed Baked Doughnuts

homemade pink dounut recipe idea
Source: Our Best Bites
Number of Ingredients:

Choosing donuts over a cake for a birthday? Take a look at these berry-glazed baked donuts. They’re a bite sized dessert that’s the perfect hand-held treat for any party! Plus, they are very easy to whip up and allow you to try out different flavors, toppings, and glazes

Baked Red Velvet Doughnuts

valentines day doughnut recipe
Source: Just So Tasty
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Servings: 8
Number of Ingredients: 16

If you love the classic red velvet cake but don’t have much time to prepare an entire cake, these donuts will do the job! They’re soft and have a delicious red velvet flavor with a cream cheese glaze. Prepare them for your birthday or as a side dish for your kids’ birthday party

Homemade Jelly Doughnuts

homemade donut recipe with jelly filling
Source: Cake Wiz
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Servings: 40
Number of Ingredients: 13

Crave the traditional donuts filled with jelly? This recipe shows you how to make them in a few easy steps… It also includes several tips and tricks if you’re a new baker. Although they take 3 and half hours in total, boy, they’re worth the wait!

Easy Rainbow Donuts

how to make rainbow colored donuts at home
Source: Play Party Plan
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Servings: 36
Number of Ingredients: 16

Are you throwing a rainbow-themed birthday party for your little princess? These donuts are the perfect side dish! Each donut is in a different color of the rainbow, so when you stack them on top of each other, you get a donut rainbow. Best of all, they’re simple to make!

Powdered Sugar Donut Holes

homemade donut hole recipe example
Source: Shugary Sweets
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 13 min
Servings: 24
Number of Ingredients: 10

Donuts are one of the tastiest desserts ever! But, if you don’t have much time to prepare them, you’ll love these powdered sugar donut holes. They’re the perfect mini treat if you want something small and sweet! Plus, they’re made in less than 30 minutes. Awesome!

Baked Pumpkin Donuts With Maple Cinnamon Glaze

pumpkin spice recipe tutorial for doughnuts
Source: Live Well Bake Often
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Servings: 6
Number of Ingredients: 15

Is there a better way to welcome fall than with a pumpkin-cinnamon dessert? I think not! They’re made with pumpkin and topped with a maple cinnamon glaze. Make sure to save this recipe for next time you need a few homemade desserts for the pumpkin decorating party!

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Homemade Honey Cruller Donuts

homemade honey cruller breakfast sweet recipe
Source: Life is a Party
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Servings: 18
Number of Ingredients: 9

Need a sweet breakfast treat to switch things up with? Check out this homemade honey cruller donut recipe… With just a handful of basic ingredients, you’ll have yourself the perfect little treat to go with your coffee!

Halloween Gingerbread Doughnut Recipe

halloween themed diy donut recipe
Source: A Magical Mess
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 14 min
Servings: 6
Number of Ingredients: 17

Looking for a recipe to welcome Fall properly but that doesn’t involve pumpkin? Here’s one! This recipe is all about spreading gingerbread love ‘cos some of us have had enough of pumpkin recipes. The recipe shows you how to make gingerbread donuts with dark chocolate glaze. Delicious!

Handmade Sour Cream Donuts

recipe tutorial for sour cream doughnuts
Source: Sugar Spun Run
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 3 min
Servings: 7
Number of Ingredients: 16

DOnut give up on your dream to make delicious savory and cakey dessert. You can do it with this recipe! It shows you how to make sour cream donuts without yeast. They’re perfectly fried and dipped in a simple vanilla glaze. Most importantly, they are EASY to make

Mocha Chocolate Chip Donuts

donut recipe with homemade frosting
Source: Inside BruCrew Life

Start your day with a cup of coffee in one hand and a donut in the other. These donuts are a perfect addition to your morning routine, especially since they contain coffee. And, the combination of mocha and chocolate chip is what makes them a must-make!

Maple Bacon Donut Recipe

autumn donut recipe idea with maple
Source: Will Cook For Smiles
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Servings: 10
Number of Ingredients: 16

Have some friends coming over tonight but you don’t have time to prepare any dessert?! Quickly whip these baked donuts. They have bacon and maple syrup inside and are topped with maple glaze… And, best of all, they’re made in only 35 minutes. Perfect!

Glazed Donut Bites

homemade donut recipe for mini glazed bites
Source: I am Baker
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 6 min
Servings: 32
Number of Ingredients: 5

Love donuts but not have time to prepare them? DOnut despair! These glazed donut bits will do the job. They’re made of only 5 ingredients and save you from the trouble of preparing dough. Still, they’re covered in a homemade glaze you can easily make. How convenient!

Baked Peppermint Mocha Donuts

christmas doughnut recipe to make at home
Source: A Latte Food
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 9 min
Servings: 7-8
Number of Ingredients: 19

Looking for an a-dough-rable recipe you can make with ease? Check out these baked peppermint mocha donuts. As their name suggests, they are filled with coffee and chocolate and topped with a chocolate peppermint glaze. They are simple and extra tasty!

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S’mores Doughnuts

best donut recipe with smores
Source: Julie’s Eats & Treats
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Servings: 6
Number of Ingredients: 12

Do you love s’mores as much as I do but don’t want to make a fire? Sometimes you just have to change the recipe and go for something new. This fun recipe shows you how to make s’mores donuts! They’re filled with marshmallow icing, drizzled with chocolate, and topped with crushed graham crackers. A perfect memory making recipe!

Bavarian Cream Donuts

homemade donut recipe with bavarian cream filling
Source: Pies and Tacos
Prep Time: 90 min
Cook Time: 40 min
Servings: 20
Number of Ingredients: 17

Looking for a donut recipe that is filled with vanilla bean pastry cream? These Bavarian cream donuts are for you! They may put your baking skill to the test, but there’s nothing better than a challenge!

Mint Chip Donuts

homemade chocolate doughnut recipe idea
Source: Dessert for Two
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 8 min
Servings: 6
Number of Ingredients: 14

Already feeling the summertime sadness? Those long hot days and mint chocolate chip ice cream… yum. No worries, replace your favorite ice cream with donuts. Indeed, this recipe shows you how to make mint chocolate chip donuts. Indulge in your pleasure!

Chocolate Glazed Baked Donuts

homemade baked donut recipe with chocolate frosting
Source: The Kitchen Is My Playground
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Servings: 16
Number of Ingredients: 12

Looking for a new recipe to try out? Check out these donuts with chocolate glaze! They’re perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert. So, grab your donut baking pan and get down to baking… no frying here!

Homemade Blueberry Lemon Donuts

doughnut diy recipe with blueberries
Source: Lady and the Blog
Prep Time: min
Cook Time: min
Number of Ingredients: 16

Looking for the perfect refreshing summer treat? Add a twist to the traditional donuts and make these blueberries and lemon donuts. It’s much tastier than you can ever imagine!

Homemade Caramel Apple Doughnuts

creative doughnut recipe with caramel
Source: Nerdy Mamma
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Servings: 18
Number of Ingredients: 17

These donuts are dairy-free and eggless and don’t have the common chocolate glazing on them. Instead, they’re made with apple sauce and topped with caramel icing and white icing drizzle. And, that color… mmmmm!

Baked Glazed Lemon Donuts

lemon flavored breakfast doughnut recipe
Source: An Affair from the Heart
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Servings: 10
Number of Ingredients: 13

Looking for a tasty and refreshing breakfast idea that will help you get up in the morning? Check out these lemon donuts. They’re baked and dipped in tart lemon glaze. Sweet and refreshing – the perfect cheat breakfast meal!

Coffee Cake Donuts with Vanilla Glaze

handmade coffee cake donut recipe
Source: Baker by Nature
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 11 min
Servings: 6
Number of Ingredients: 14

Who said that donuts take a lot of time? These coffee cake donuts don’t, that’s for sure! They’re baked, so you won’t spend a lot of time preparing the dough, and have a vanilla glaze. Did I mention that they are made in less than 30 minutes? Uh-mazing!

Baked Churro Donuts

do it yourself baked churro donuts
Source: Kleinworth & Co
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 24 min
Servings: 24
Number of Ingredients: 10

Longing for some churros but just can’t make them? Why not replace them with churro donuts like these? They taste like churros with that cinnamon and sugar coating, yet are easy to make like baked donuts. Combine the best of two worlds and enjoy these donuts!

My mouth is watering looking at all these delicious donut recipes! There are so many to choose from I might just have to make them all. Donuts are a perfect breakfast, dessert, or a small sweet treat during the day. Don’t forget to check out and download the free printables to help you easily get organized!

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