These easy baked cranberry donuts make a fabulous sweet breakfast treat or mid-morning snack, the perfect beginning for fall and winter holiday mornings.
Use finely chopped fresh or frozen cranberries in the donuts and some orange zest. The donuts are moist and cake-like, and the vibrant orange glaze is fantastic. Serve them for breakfast or as a snack or dessert!
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PrintCranberry Orange Donuts
Cranberry orange donuts are made with fresh or frozen cranberries. Bake a batch of cranberry orange donuts for your family’s holiday breakfasts or snacking!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 15 servings 1x
- Category: Donuts, Breakfast and Brunch
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 9 ounces all-purpose flour, 2 cups
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup milk
- 5 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup finely chopped cranberries
For the Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 to 4 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 F and spray donut pans with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to mix thoroughly.
- In another bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk, melted butter, 1 tablespoon of orange zest, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture along with the finely chopped cranberries. Stir just until the ingredients are moistened.
- Spoon batter into the donut pan wells, filling them about half full.
- Bake the cranberry orange doughnuts for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into a doughnut.
- Let the donuts cool for about 5 minute; carefully remove them to a rack to cool completely.
