Glazed Carrot Cake Donuts
These Baked Carrot Cake Donuts are warmly spiced, moist, sweet, and way better for you than traditional fried donuts. Made using simple ingredients and real carrots, this delicious treat can turn any morning into a reason to celebrate!
Servings 12
Calories 200kcal
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- 1 ¼ cup shredded carrots
For the glaze
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cups confectioners powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 2 donut pants with nonstick spray (this recipe makes 12 donuts).
- Beat egg in large bowl. Add orange juice, butter, vanilla and sugar, beat well.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice and mix till moistened. Gently fold in shredded carrots.
- Add batter to donut pan, filling up about 3/4 of the way.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool in the donut pan for 5 minutes before removing then from the pan to cool completely.
For the glaze
- Combine milk and vanilla in a saucepan and heat over medium heat.
- Stir in powdered sugar into milk mixture, whisking until well combined. Remove from stove.
- Once donuts are cooled down, carefully dip each donut into the glaze.
- Set on cooling rack or parchment paper until cooled down.
Nutrition
Calories: 200kcal