Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

a close up of a cinnamon sugar donut balanced on the edge of a white dish with other donuts in the background

Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

Cinnamon Sugar Donuts have a fluffy baked cinnamon donut base and are rolled in cinnamon sugar for a simple but delicious donut. These donuts can be ready in less than 30 minutes and are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a sweet snack!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 17

Total Time 27

Servings donuts

Calories 188kcal

Author Ellie Haley

Ingredients

For Cinnamon Donut:

1 cup (120 grams) all-purpose flour
½ cup (107 grams) light brown sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup (114 grams) full-fat sour cream
2 ½ tablespoons (35 grams) unsalted butter melted
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For Cinnamon Sugar Topping:

¼ cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

For Cinnamon Donuts:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Spray your donut mold with non-stick spray and set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the flour, light brown sugar, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon.
In a separate bowl mix the wet ingredients, make sure the melted butter has cooled or it will curdle the sour cream and cook the egg.
Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until they are well combined. The dough will be much thicker than you think it will be, so don’t be alarmed. Also, be sure not to overmix your dough or your baked donuts will be tough.
Spoon or pipe the batter into your molds and fill them up to the top. If you’re using a silicone mold, place it on a cookie sheet before you put them in the oven, this will make it easier to get them in and out of the oven.
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.
Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then remove from pan and allow to cool.

For Cinnamon Sugar Topping:

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

For Assembly:

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

Notes

The provided nutrition information is an estimate. The calorie accuracy is not guaranteed.
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.

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