Homemade Strawberry Donuts

This homemade strawberry donut recipe is simple and delicious. No dyes, as freeze-dried strawberries provide amazing taste and color to the donuts, and the strawberry lemonade glaze helps cut the sweetness of the donut. These baked donuts are ready in a half hour and make enough to share!

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 11

Additional Time: 7

Total Time: 28

Servings: donuts

Calories: 167kcal

Author: Michelle

Ingredients

For the donuts:

2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup freeze dried strawberries
3/4 cup buttermilk
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

For the strawberry lemonade glaze:

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup freeze dried strawberries
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter donut pans and flour them. Tap out as much flour as possible. Set aside.
Prep freeze dried strawberries. For the donuts, gently break up 3/4 cups of the freeze dried strawberries so the chunks are smaller. For the glaze, crush the 1/2 cup of freeze dried strawberries as completely as possible by placing in a bag and run a rolling pin over them.
Add flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and whisk together. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and eggs, then add to dry ingredients. Stir gently. When most of the white streaks are gone, add the chunks of freeze dried strawberries you prepped and stir again.
2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3/4 cup buttermilk, 6 tablespoons vegetable oil, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 3/4 cup freeze dried strawberries
Place donut batter in gallon zip top bag and seal. Snip a half inch hole in one corner. Pipe the batter into the pans.
Bake at 375 degrees for 11 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 2-3 minutes, then gently release and let cool fully on wire racks.
While donuts are baking, make the glaze. Add powdered sugar and completely crushed freeze dried strawberries to a bowl with lemon juice and stir. Add milk while continuing to stir with a fork.
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 cup freeze dried strawberries, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 2 teaspoons milk
Once donuts are cool, dip them in the glaze and gently twist to help the glaze stick to the donut. Gently pull it up, while still twisting and let excess glaze drip off. Return to cooling rack and let glaze harden, then serve immediately.
These are best the same day. If needed, store in an airtight container on the counter for up to 2 days.

Equipment

Full Size Donut Pans

Reusable Pastry Bags

Wire Cooling Racks

Notes

You can freeze these donuts between sheets of parchment paper for up to a month if needed.
For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.

Nutrition

This site uses an online source to provide nutrition estimates as a courtesy. If you need exact values, please calculate yourself.