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4.7 from 129 reviews

Homemade Baked Sugar Donuts

30 minutes
By: Pamela Reed
Posted:2/6/17
Updated:6/27/23
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HOMEMADE BAKED Sugar Donuts recipe that is easy to make and ready in 15 minutes.  These simple and extra soft donuts taste just like raised sugar donuts from your favorite bakery! 

HOMEMADE BAKED Sugar Donuts recipe that is easy to make and ready in 15 minutes.  These simple and extra soft donuts taste just like raised sugar donuts from your favorite bakery! 

How to Make Sugar Donuts

We live in a world filled with crazy and exciting donut flavors and combinations. Remember the half donut/half croissant craze? Have you checked out the exotic flavors that bakeries are offering for donuts?

There’s Blood Orange, Cafe Au Lait, Hibiscus, Passion Fruit, Horchata, Matcha and more. And while these unique flavors are exciting, sometimes it’s just not practical nor economical to hunt down the ingredients.

Maybe I’m just not an adventurous foodie.  Sugar, Glazed, Chocolate  donuts – now you’re talking my language.  So, because I was craving donuts today, I came up with this simple Homemade Baked Sugar Donuts recipe. I think you’ll love it. Who else loves homemade baked donuts? Me, me, me!

Homemade Sugar Donuts Recipe

When you make your own donuts at home you know exactly what is going into them. There are no fillers and extra junk that donuts really don’t need. And let’s face it, as delicious as those exotic donuts are, do we really know what’s in them?

This recipe is so simple and requires almost nothing that you don’t already have around the house. You will need a donut pan!  Make the $10 investment and buy one because it’s worth it!

Homemade Baked Sugar Donuts recipe that is easy to make and ready in 15 minutes. These simple and extra soft donuts taste just like sugar donuts from your favorite bakery!

These homemade donuts are so delicious and extra soft! They are made with buttermilk so you know they are going to be moist and soft. These donuts are not heavy at all but instead have a light, airy texture to them, more like a raised donut.

Homemade Baked Sugar Donuts recipe that is easy to make and ready in 15 minutes. These simple and extra soft donuts taste just like sugar donuts from your favorite bakery!

Buttermilk Substitute With Vinegar

Not everyone keeps buttermilk around the house, but it is easy to substitute if you cannot make a run to the store. I know how it is when you want your donuts NOW! So instead, you can use 1 1/2 teaspoon of white vinegar or lemon juice plus enough milk to measure 1/2 cup. Stir it and let stand for 5 minutes. Then you’re good to go!

Buttermilk Substitute With Yogurt

Another option is using 1/2 cup of plain yogurt instead of the buttermilk. It’s much more common to have regular milk or yogurt in your house than buttermilk, unless you are someone who bakes all the time.

Homemade Baked Sugar Donuts recipe that is easy to make and ready in 15 minutes. These simple and extra soft donuts taste just like sugar donuts from your favorite bakery!

This recipe is so quick and easy. Mix up your batter, throw your donut pan in the oven for 15 minutes, let cool for a few minutes and then shake the donuts in a bag of sugar and your Homemade Baked Sugar Donuts are ready to be eaten and enjoyed! 

It really is that quick! You’ll be eating your own delicious donuts in no time. Eat them while they’re still warm, yummmm.

Homemade Baked Sugar Donuts recipe that is easy to make and ready in 15 minutes. These simple and extra soft donuts taste just like sugar donuts from your favorite bakery!

They are great for breakfast, a snack and dessert. They are so simple that you can make up a batch anytime you feel like it with no trouble at all. It’s so easy that many of my readers have told me they had fun baking them (and eating them!) with their kids too.

Homemade Baked Sugar Donuts recipe that is easy to make and ready in 15 minutes. These simple and extra soft donuts taste just like sugar donuts from your favorite bakery!

I hope you like them as I do (and I really, really like them)! Feel free to mix it up too. Add some raw cacao to make chocolate donuts. Make a simple glaze with powdered sugar and milk and glaze them. The possibilities are endless.

Enjoy!

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4.69 from 129 reviews

Homemade Baked Sugar Donuts

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HOMEMADE BAKED Sugar Donuts recipe that is easy to make and ready in 15 minutes.  These simple and extra soft donuts taste just like raised sugar donuts from your favorite bakery! 
By: Pamela Reed
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 30 minutes minutes
serves 12

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

For the sugar coating

  • 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray donut pan with nonstick spray.
  • Mix together oil, buttermilk, eggs, sugar, salt, baking powder and vanilla until combined.
  • Stir in flour and continue to mix until smooth.
  • Fill the donut pans up about 3/4 of the way.
  • Bake donuts for 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, let cool for 5 minutes, then remove donuts from pan.
  • Put sugar in a sandwich bag.
  • One at a time, drop your donuts in bag and shake lightly to cover.
  • Eat right away or store in container.

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Notes

Recipe makes 1 dozen 3 inch donuts.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 172kcal (9%)
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: sugar donuts
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  1. J Corl says

    May 8, 2021 at 11:08 am

    This recipe turned out fantastic!!!! I used einkorn flour instead of modern wheat and they were sooooooo good!!

    Reply
  2. Ronda McCall says

    February 24, 2021 at 2:51 pm

    Can i substitute any portion of the vegetable oil with applesauce to reduce the fat?

    Reply
  3. sophie says

    January 10, 2021 at 9:22 am

    What type of sugar do you use for these donuts?

    Reply
  4. Vel says

    November 25, 2020 at 10:27 pm

    This recipe is EXCELLENT! I wanted to eat them all they were SOOOOO Good! 5 stars isn’t enough. Make it 10 stars

    Reply
  5. Ana says

    November 16, 2020 at 1:43 pm

    I made this with gluten free flour and it was a success. They were moist and yummy! Next, I am trying your chocolate donuts. Thank you!

    Reply
  6. Janice Massey-Saylor says

    October 3, 2020 at 7:43 pm

    Even I could make these!!! I have a pan that makes donut holes. Would the baking time vary much from the donuts?

    Reply
  7. Scott Entrup says

    August 21, 2020 at 4:47 pm

    Great recipe! Made the first batch with buttermilk, second one with sour cream, worked perfectly, no change to the recipe. Thanks

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 22, 2020 at 2:17 pm

      Hey Scott, thanks for commenting, I’m so happy to hear you liked these donuts!

      Reply
  8. Vera W says

    July 6, 2020 at 10:46 pm

    Any way to substitute soy milk for the buttermilk? My family can’t have anything with lactose in it. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      July 7, 2020 at 10:01 am

      Hey Vera, disclaimer: I’ve never made these with soy milk but I don’t see why you couldn’t. I wouldn’t just add soy milk though, I’d make buttermilk soy milk. To do this use 1 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice plus enough soy milk to measure 1/2 cup. Mix and let stand for 5 minutes. Enjoy the donuts!

      Reply
      • Tracy says

        September 4, 2021 at 11:37 am

        I love your page. So inspired

        Reply
        • Pamela says

          September 4, 2021 at 2:25 pm

          Thank you Tracy! 🙂

          Reply
  9. Sandy A. says

    June 5, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    I was in the mood to bake today and it’s National Donut Day so these fit the bill! I made mini donuts instead of large. They are just like the minis you can buy at the fair! Excellent! I had to make a few standard ingredient amount modifications for high altitude.

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      November 6, 2021 at 7:26 pm

      I live at 9000 ft, what were your modifications?

      Thank you

      Reply
  10. Cathy says

    May 28, 2020 at 2:01 pm

    This is by far the best baked donuts. They are a real big hit in my house. Thank you so much for posting this recipe.

    Reply
  11. Sindu Christian says

    May 25, 2020 at 12:16 pm

    Thank you for the recipe. Family loved it. Ate it before I could take photos

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      May 25, 2020 at 2:53 pm

      Glad to hear you guys liked these donuts! Thanks for commenting! 🙂

      Reply
  12. Jrae says

    May 2, 2020 at 11:27 am

    This was so easy and delicious! I had tried another recipe and it was a total flop! These turned out fabulous!! Definitely a keeper 😊 Thank you for sharing your recipe!

    Reply
  13. Caitlin says

    April 26, 2020 at 3:44 pm

    I don’t have a donut pan so I made them in a mini muffin tin. I put 2 tablespoons of batter in each tin and got exactly 24 (the number in the pan). I baked at 350 for 15 minutes (though started checking them at 10 minutes) and they were perfect. Tossed them in some cinnamon sugar I already had, and they are delightful! I will say, they don’t really taste like a donut to me, (either raised or cake donuts) but almost more like a vanilla cupcake. Still, delicious!

    Reply
  14. Mitzi says

    April 26, 2020 at 10:42 am

    Can you use flavored yogurt in place of the buttermilk ?

    Reply
  15. Julie says

    April 25, 2020 at 12:48 pm

    Just tried this today, and they came out DELISH! I made a vanilla glaze, and a chocolate glaze, and my husband devoured them! 10/10, would recommend again and again!

    Reply
  16. Heather says

    April 21, 2020 at 3:36 pm

    While this tastes amazing! (I added some vanilla Bean paste to the batter and used vanilla infused sugar for the coating, it didn’t rise as high as yours. In fact, it barely rose above the doughnut pan. Not sure what went wrong as it was new baking powder, not over mixed. But still tastes amazing!

    Reply
  17. Karen Othen says

    April 18, 2020 at 9:10 am

    I made these in muffin tins, as we didn’t have donut ring tins. I hadn’t got buttermilk so I did them with yoghurt Instead. Husband, a real donut lover, thinks they are fab! Might need to buy some ring tins now!

    Reply
  18. Nia says

    April 17, 2020 at 12:43 pm

    Made this recipe, my only downfall was I forgot to grease the tins but otherwise these tasted amazing! Great recipie.

    Reply
  19. Maria says

    April 16, 2020 at 4:32 pm

    I tried them today with plain yogurt instead of buttermilk and they turned great. I’ve used a silicone muffin pan with 🦋🐝🐞 and they looked awesome! My son loved them!

    Reply
  20. Hanna says

    April 16, 2020 at 8:35 am

    Sooo nice, quick! Family loved it! I didn’t have a dougnut pan and since we are on lockdown with Covid-19 virus I could not get one, so I used silicone muffin pans – one with rose patern. It worked well, just have to spray real good with non-stick.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      April 16, 2020 at 11:54 am

      Hey Hanna, thanks so for sharing! So happy to hear you guys liked these donuts – in muffin pans! Stay healthy, thanks for stopping by! 🙂

      Reply
  21. Mary says

    April 7, 2020 at 12:28 pm

    Great, easy & quick recipe. Definitely a keeper. I also added cinnamon to the coating which my family loves.

    Reply
  22. Michelle estrada says

    April 4, 2020 at 12:59 pm

    They taste delicious. I had a blast making them with my daughter.
    Only problem I had was I waited the five minutes and even though I sprayed the pan real good they stuck and upon removing them they broke to 2 pieces. Any suggestions

    Reply
  23. Heather Hunt says

    February 23, 2020 at 12:44 pm

    These turned out great! Cakey and light. I dipped first batch in Sugar and the second batch in a cinnamon sugar mix. I also took your advice on making homemade butttermilk and used the lemon juice suggestion

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      February 24, 2020 at 10:05 am

      Hey Heather, thank you so much for commenting and letting me know you enjoyed the donuts! Those cinnamon sugar donuts sound SO good! 🙂

      Reply
  24. JP says

    February 22, 2020 at 4:14 pm

    Can the batter be mixed up and refrigerated ahead of time (and then used within 24-48 hours)? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      February 24, 2020 at 10:08 am

      Hey JP, 24 hours should be ok, although the donuts might not rise as nicely. On the day you plan on baking them, remove the batter from fridge and bring to room temperature before baking them.

      Reply
  25. Liz says

    January 25, 2020 at 5:37 pm

    Very easy to make and tastes so good. I can’t stop myself from eating!!!
    Liz H

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      January 26, 2020 at 1:57 pm

      Hey Liz, glad to hear you liked this donuts recipe! Thanks for commenting, keep on enjoying them! 🙂

      Reply
  26. Sandy H says

    January 13, 2020 at 2:05 pm

    This is my family’s favorite donut recipe, even my grandkids love helping me with them. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      January 14, 2020 at 9:20 am

      Thanks Sandy, I’m glad these are a hit with your family! 🙂

      Reply
  27. Cat says

    January 4, 2020 at 12:10 pm

    Hi! I just tried this recipe with Gluten Free All Purpose Flour. They were amazing!!! Now, I can finally have donuts, too! Thanks for the recipe…can’t wait to make a bunch for the grandloves. God Bless! 🙂

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      January 6, 2020 at 1:43 pm

      Hey Cat, thanks for the smile! Glad to hear these donuts were a hit! Keep on enjoying them! 🙂

      Reply
  28. Norma says

    January 1, 2020 at 5:15 pm

    These donuts are sooooooo good. I make them every year over Labor Day for our annual family weekend. I make at least 3 dozen and there isn’t a crumb left. I use the powdered buttermilk and they taste great. I just posted this recipe on the Weight Watchers website. It’s 4 Smartpoints if you’re on the 2019 Blue Plan. I usually get 16 donuts out of this recipe!

    Reply
  29. Judy says

    November 13, 2019 at 9:35 pm

    These were great! Turned out perfectly and that’s rare for me on the first time trying a new recipe. I even used the vinegar and milk substitute for the buttermilk. That’s something I never have in the house.
    No, the tops didn’t brown, but I simply flipped them over after baking and they looked and tasted fantastic!
    I’ll definitely make these again and probably try some different toppings, just to make them a little different each time! Although just using the sugar was delicious too!
    Also, no problem getting them out of the doughnut pan. I used the Pam baking spray and they popped out easily!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      November 16, 2019 at 4:03 pm

      Hey Judy, I’m so happy to hear you liked these Sugar Donuts and that they turned out perfect. I hope you keep on enjoying them! Thanks for commenting! 🙂

      Reply
  30. John says

    October 30, 2019 at 6:54 am

    Good morning
    I have 20 doughnut pan. How long do I cook them in a convection oven?
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      October 30, 2019 at 9:59 am

      Hey John, most people recommend lowering the temperature by 25°F when baking in a convection oven. I’d keep the time about the same, but I’d check on them regularly, as you might need to pull them 1-2 minutes earlier. Enjoy the donuts!

      Reply
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