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Have you ever made your own donuts? Grab a donut pan and give it a shot! These Maple Baked Donuts are one of my favorites to make from scratch!

Try making homemade donuts with this recipe! Maple Baked Donuts.

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These donuts have maple in the dough and in the glaze. Double maple! The combination of maple with the cake donut gives you the flavor of a pancake. The only thing that would make this better would be to top it with bacon!

One of the best things about baked donuts is that you can make them ahead of time. That way, you can enjoy them for breakfast the next day without having to bake right when you wake up.

This recipe is so easy to whip up without yeast! Before long, you’ll have the donuts in the oven, filling your house with their tasty aroma. These Maple Donuts have such a delicious, fluffy texture.

Maple Baked Donuts recipe

Tools You Will Need to Make Baked Donuts

  1. A Donut Pan. There isn’t really a hack to get by without a donut pan for making baked donuts, but trust me when I say it’s worth the investment!
  2. A mixing bowl and measuring cups and spoons. You can find all my favorites on my Kitchen Essentials page!
  3. A piping bag to drizzle the glaze on. If you don’t have one, you can put the glaze in a sandwich bag and cut the tip off of one of the corners instead! Or just drizzle the glaze on using a spoon.
How to make baked donuts

Why Bake Donuts Instead of Frying Them?

Making baked donuts is so much simpler than frying them! It takes less time and doesn’t make as much of a mess. You don’t have to spend time over a hot pot of oil frying up donuts, either.

You’ll love how simple these baked donuts are to make. Once you try this recipe, mix things up by coming up with your own baked donut flavors and toppings.

Are Baked Donuts Healthier?

Baked donuts are technically healthier for you because they aren’t fried in oil! But they typically still have a high amount of sugar and carbs. So these donuts are still a special treat but a little better for you than fried donuts.

Easy Maple Baked Donuts
Maple Baked Donuts for a fun breakfast!

More Donut Recipes!

Toffee Chocolate Baked Donuts

Chocolate Crumble Baked Donuts

Lemon-Stuffed Ricotta Donut Holes

Healthy Blueberry Lavender Almond Donuts

Making homemade donuts is lots of fun! Get a donut pan and try these Maple Baked Donuts. They are baked instead of fried and taste like a pancake in donut form.
Maple Baked Donuts

Maple Baked Donuts

Yield: 12 mini donuts
Prep Time: 14 minutes
Cook Time: 16 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Homemade donuts with a sweet cake-like texture! Maple Baked Donuts are flavored with maple syrup and topped with a maple glaze.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter,, melted
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg

For the glaze

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a donut pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Mix in the butter, milk, maple syrup,vanilla and egg. Stir until no longer lumpy.
  3. Pour the dough into a piping bag or sandwich bag and pipe into the donut pan.
  4. Bake for 12-16 minutes or until browned. Let cool for 5 minutes, transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

For the glaze

  1. In a small bowl, combine the powdered sugar, maple syrup and milk. You can add more milk if it's too thick, or more sugar if it's too thin.
  2. Drizzle glaze over the donuts and let harden. Store in a container on the counter for about 3 days.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 122Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 156mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 0gSugar: 14gProtein: 2g

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© Jenna Owens
Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert

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  6. Jenny @ Honey and Birch says

    Maple + donuts is delicious! And I love making baked donuts at home – can’t wait to try this recipe. Thank you for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board.

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  7. Kirsten @ Treat Yourself Sweet says

    Ah, I am excited! As dedicated baker- I have never seen donut pans! I will have to start the search here in Oz. I was gearing myself up to make my Grandma’s traditional Easter donuts this year (they take about 2 days from start to finish and 1 day to be demolished!) A donut pan might keep me satisfied until then!

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  9. cathy says

    Yummy, looks so good! THanks so much for sharing this amazing recipe on Wined Down Wednesday! 🙂
    Cathy @ three kids and a fish

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  10. Adrian says

    Hey Jenna! Stopped by to let you know how delicious these donuts look;) They are going to be my featured favorite at this weeks Teach Me Tuesday Linky Party! Hope to see ya there!

    Reply

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