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With my kids, I tend to hear the same refrain over and over. It’s usually one of two things.
“Mom, what’s for (insert next meal here)?” and “Mom, can we see a movie tonight?”
Note that they ask me and not their father. They know I’m the one with the answers.
Weekends provide the most fun since they want more unique meals and we have more time for movies.
Weekends mean a change from the sourdough pancakes I make in big batches for them to reheat all week long. I may make chocolate cherry scones or asiago cheese bagels.
But what really makes them happy is donuts. I love having fun making different kinds for them, and this is a great change up, reminiscent of the make your own donut bars we’ve been to.
I love to make mini donuts because they’re cuter and more fun – really, these sprinkle donuts? How do you go wrong? Baked lemon donuts? YUM!
For strawberry cereal donuts, however, you want to use full size donut pans. I may own three so the baking goes faster.
I adapted my cake donut recipe slightly so that I could make these cereal topped donuts even more tender like bakery style donuts. And the cornstarch? That was the winner.
Freeze dried strawberries in the donut and its glaze plus the cereal on top? That pretty much solidified these strawberry cereal topped donuts as their new “must have” weekend breakfast.
How to Make Cereal Topped Donuts
Preheat oven to 425 degrees and grease donut pans. This makes 15 full size donuts.
In your bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and 1/2 cup of chopped freeze dried strawberries.
In a separate bowl, add buttermilk, eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs. Whisk until thoroughly incorporated, then add to dry ingredients and stir until just incorporated.
You want some lumps; don’t overmix these!
Pro tip: Place a gallon zip top bag over a small bowl and fold over the outside of the bowl. This makes it easier to add the batter to the bag for piping into your donut pans.
No mess anywhere! Then just close up the zip top bag without much extra air, and snip off a quarter inch from the corner.
Pipe the batter into your donut pans, but don’t overfill them.
Bake in your 425 degree oven for 9-11 minutes, until they spring back when you touch them. Let cool in the donut pans for a few minutes, then move to cooling racks to finish cooling.
While donuts are baking, mix up your glaze. Completely pulverize to a powder another 1/4 cup of freeze dried strawberries, then place in a small bowl with powdered sugar and stir to mix.
Add the last 1 teaspoon vanilla and the milk. Stir until mixed, adding a touch more milk to thin the glaze if needed.
In a separate bowl, add the Honey Bunches of Oats Strawberry cereal. Find the full size strawberry pieces, and break them into 3 or 4 pieces each to make it easier to eat the donut.
Once your cereal topped donuts are cool, dip in the strawberry glaze and twist as you remove them.
Pop them in the cereal for a last topping, and let them dry.
Pro tip: Serve the same day, or the cereal will absorb moisture from the strawberry glaze.
Optionally, you can make the donuts ahead of time and freeze or store for a day on the counter in a sealed container, then glaze and dip later.
Voila, strawberry cereal topped donuts!
Have you ever had cereal topped donuts? What’s your favorite donut?
Strawberry Cereal Topped Donuts
Ingredients
For the donuts:
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup freeze dried strawberries chopped
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the topping:
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup freeze dried strawberries pulverized
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups Honey Bunches of Oats Strawberry
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and grease donut pans.
- In a bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and 1/2 cup of chopped freeze dried strawberries.1 3/4 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup freeze dried strawberries, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- In a separate bowl, add buttermilk, eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs. Whisk until thoroughly incorporated, then add to dry ingredients and stir until just incorporated.3/4 cup buttermilk, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Add batter to piping bag and snip the corner. Pipe the batter into your donut pans, being sure to not overfill them.
- Bake in 425 degree oven for 9-11 minutes, until they spring back whentouched. Let cool in the donut pans for a few minutes, then move to cooling racks to finish cooling.
- While donuts are baking, mix up the glaze. Pulverize to a powder 1/4 cup of freeze dried strawberries. Place in a small bowl with powdered sugar and stir to mix. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and milk. Stir until mixed.1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 cup freeze dried strawberries, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 tablespoons milk
- In a separate bowl, add the Honey Bunches of Oats Strawberry cereal. Find the full size strawberry pieces and break them into 3 or 4 pieces each. Once donuts are cool, dip in the strawberry glaze and twist as you remove them.2 cups Honey Bunches of Oats Strawberry
- Pop them in the cereal for a last topping, and let dry. Serve the same day so the cereal will stay crisp.
Notes
- Store on the counter in a tightly sealed container. If you won't eat all donuts the same day, freeze extra donuts before glazing and adding the cereal topping. Store extra glaze tightly sealed in the fridge and let donuts thaw overnight, then glaze and top just prior to eating so the cereal don't absorb moisture from the glaze.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
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