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Skip the trip to the doughnut shop. We offer 8 doughnut recipes so you can make these iconic treats at home.
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Grace Elkus
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Grace Elkus
Grace Elkus is a food writer and editor with over a decade of experience in culinary media. Highlights: * Associate food editor at Real Simple, where she developed recipes, wrote food stories, and assisted with styling * Deputy food director at Kitchn, where she and her team were responsible for 100 recipes a month * Currently the content lead for JOKR
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Updated on March 18, 2024
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Whether spelled "doughnuts" or "donuts," we have both classic and innovative recipes for you to make these iconic doughy treats at home. Sure, you can buy great-tasting doughnuts, but there's nothing like the taste of a fresh, just-cooked doughnut that warms you from the inside out.
There are not many treats with as many variations as a doughnut: They can be fried or baked, iced or glazed, rings or holes, yeast or cake, and filled, sprinkled, or not. And they're versatile: Pair them with coffee as a mid-morning treat, offer them up as an after-school snack, or serve as an unexpected but well-received dessert.
We compiled our favorite recipes, leaving you with a plethora of ideas and variations to play with. We have doughnut recipes for Halloween, Hanukkah, National Donut Day (the first Friday in June), and every occasion in between. Whatever kind of doughnut you want to make, read on to find a recipe for it that'll take the cake.
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Easy Doughnuts
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What's easy about making doughnuts at home? This recipe swaps homemade dough with a package of refrigerated biscuits, each cut in the middle with a 1-inch hole. (A shot glass works nicely). Fresh out of the fryer, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and you have warm, homemade doughnuts in just 15 minutes!
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Sufganiyot (Fried Hanukkah Doughnuts)
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These airy, no-rise doughnuts (pronounced soof-gahn-eeyot) are traditionally served at Hanukkah and filled with jelly, but you'll find them too good to enjoy only once a year. These are dusted with powdered sugar for serving, but try them drizzled with asweet raspberry jam,caramel sauce, or hot fudge.
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Jelly Sufganiyot
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There's nothing quite like the first bite into these jelly-filled doughnuts. While raspberry jam fills the pastries, feel free to customize it to your taste by using whatever smooth fruit jam you desire. Serve them warm for the tastiest experience.
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Classic Donut Recipe with 5 Amazing Fillings
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If filled yeast doughnuts are your passion, this one's for you. It provides one great dough recipe and five fabulous fillings—some creamy, some fruity. Pick your favorite filling or make them all for a Sunday brunch doughnut buffet your guests will never forget.
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Glazed Cake Donuts
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A fresh cake doughnut never tasted so good. Start by making a simple brown sugar and nutmeg-spiced dough, let it rest, and fry until golden brown. Finish with a dip in a vanilla glaze and top with sprinkles. Check the Chef's Note at the end of the recipe for a coffee-glazed doughnut variation.
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Coconut Cake Doughnuts
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If your go-to dessert used to be cookies, you may reconsider now that you've discovered doughnuts. Coconut cream in the dough and a coconut-cinnamon-sugar coating make these tasty gems the perfect finger food for your next tropical-themed co*cktail party.
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Apple Cider Donuts
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These sweet cake doughnuts are so tempting, they make the perfect Halloween party food! The apple cider in the dough adds a kick that's balanced with a sweet dusting of cinnamon sugar. Use this recipe to create a show-stopping apple cider doughnut tower.
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Pumpkin Doughnuts With Sour Cream Icing
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Another doughnut bursting with fall flavor, this batch is baked—not fried—in two six-compartment doughnut pans ($16; Amazon). Its sour cream icing is brightened with a hit of fresh lemon juice and then topped with orange (what else?) sprinkles.
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Churros With Chocolate Sauce
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Yes, we're cheating here, but we're compelled to include the doughnut's Mexican cousin on our list. It's fried dough covered in sweetness, just cooked in a different shape. This classic recipe adds a chocolate dipping sauce that whips up quickly in the microwave. Que bueno!
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