Cinnamon Sugar Donuts have a fluffy baked cinnamon donut base and are rolled in cinnamon sugar for a simple but delicious donut.

Why Are Baked Donuts Better Than Fried Donuts?

• They are so easy to make. Baked donuts are so easy to throw together for a fun snack or a delicious breakfast treat.
• They are quick. From the time you gather all of your ingredients until you are eating these delicious cinnamon sugar donuts is less than thirty minutes.
• Baked donuts are healthier than fried donuts. You skip all of the oil, making these donuts better for you!
• No rising time needed. These donuts are made without yeast, so you don’t have to wait around for them to rise.

Tips for Making Baked Donuts:

• Use a silicone mold. There a million donut molds out there, but I prefer silicone molds by a long shot. They make it so easy to remove the donuts after baking.
• Don’t overmix. If you want tender and fluffy donuts make sure you only mix as much as you need to. Overmixing the batter will make the baked donuts tough.
• Use a piping bag to fill your mold. This is not necessary, but it will give your donuts a much cleaner looked and it’s easier to fill the molds this way.
• Oil the donut mold. A must! Oiling the mold will make it much easier to remove the donuts and clean the molds.

Ingredients for Cinnamon Sugar Donuts:

Ingredients for Baked Cinnamon Donuts:

• All-purpose flour. Measuring the flour correctly is very important. I suggest weighing your flour out (I use this scale). If you want to use a measuring cup, make sure you spoon the flour into the cup and level it off with a knife. Don’t use the cup to scoop directly from the flour.
• Light brown sugar. Brown sugar adds flavor and a softer texture to the final product.
• Salt. Salt is a must in baked goods. It will help to balance out the sweetness and improve the overall flavor.
• Baking powder. Baking powder will help the baked donuts to rise.
• Ground Cinnamon. This will add flavor to the baked donuts.
• Full-fat sour cream. Sour cream will make the donuts extra moist and fluffy.
• Unsalted butter.  I always make sure to use unsalted butter when baking because there is no “standard” for the amount of salt they can add to butter. So if you add salt to a recipe and then use salted butter you could end up with a very salty end product.
• Egg. It will be easier to incorporate the eggs into the batter if they are at room temperature. 
• Vanilla extract. Vanilla is a must in baked goods just like salt. Real vanilla adds a better flavor than imitation vanilla.

Ingredients for cinnamon sugar topping:

• Ground Cinnamon. See above note.
• Granulated Sugar. This will add sweetness to the topping.

How to make Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

BAKED CINNAMON DONUTS

STEP 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees (F). Spray your donut mold with non-stick spray and set it aside.

STEP 2: In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the flour, light brown sugar, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. Be sure there are no lumps.

STEP 3: In a separate bowl mix the wet ingredients.

STEP 4: Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until they are well combined. The batter will be thick.

STEP 5: Spoon or pipe the batter into your molds and fill them up about 3/4 of the way to the top.

STEP 6: Place your donuts in the pre-heated oven. They usually take about 15-17 minutes to bake, but I started checking them around 10 minutes to see if the pan needs to be turned. You’ll know they are finished when you lightly press on a donut and it springs back.

STEP 7: Remove from the oven and let the baked cinnamon donuts cool in the molds until cool enough to remove. Then cool the donuts completely before rolling in cinnamon sugar.

CINNAMON SUGAR TOPPING

STEP 1: In a small bowl combine the sugar and cinnamon. Mix until well combined.

CINNAMON SUGAR DONUT ASSEMBLY

STEP 1: When the donuts have mostly cooled roll each donut in the cinnamon-sugar mixture to coat fully.

Can I make baked donuts ahead of time?

I WOULDN’T RECOMMEND IT. Donuts are best eaten the same day that they are made.

You can, however, make the batter ahead of time, refrigerate it or freeze it (depending on how far ahead of time you are making the donut batter), and then bake the donuts when you are ready to eat them.

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