These Mini Powdered Sugar Doughnuts will make you finally look forward to your mornings! They’re so soft, moist and sweet – just like powdered donuts should be.
Mini Powdered Sugar Donuts
Jorge is out of town this week and — in classic Jessica form — I have been eating like a single girl again. After I feed the girls dinner, give them their baths and send them off to bed…I find myself getting sucked into reality tv and eating things like cereal for dinner. Or cheese and salami for dinner. Or better yet, donuts for dinner…as I stand over the kitchen sink so I don’t get powdered sugar everywhere.
Speaking of TV, did y’all watch American Crime Story – The People vs OJ Simpson? I am OBSESSED. No, seriously. I have always been into crime shows. I love the ones telling real stories, the made up crime dramas and the ones based on true stories.
I was a kid when the OJ Simpson trial happened, so besides general common knowledge of what happened, it’s a mostly new story to me. Plus, Ross is killing it as Robert Kardashian. Also, John Travolta looks terrifying. He could almost be Arnold Schwarzenegger brother with that wig.
I may or may not have watched it while eating the leftover donuts from earlier. In bed. Please don’t tell Jorge.
Y’all know I am in love with mini donuts. Heck, I even wrote a whole Mini Donuts Cookbook! This is a great quick recipe to make baked powdered sugar donuts at home. You can use a mini donut pan or a mini donut maker.
I have the mini donut maker and my one helpful tip is to use the little fork/prong tool they give you to flip the donuts about halfway through cooking. It will provide the most evenly cooked donut.
Mini Powdered Sugar Doughnuts
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar
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Instructions
- If using an electric doughnut maker, preheat according to manufacture’s instructions. If using mini doughnut pans, preheat oven to 350°F and grease pans.
- In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together egg and sugar. Then add milk, oil and vanilla extract, mixing until thoroughly combined. Gently stir in the flour mixture, stirring until there are no lumps.
- Add powdered sugar to a brown paper bag or a plastic bag. Set aside.
- If using mini doughnut pans, carefully fill each indention 3/4 full. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a doughnut comes out clean.
- If using an electric mini-doughnut maker, carefully fill each indention 3/4 full. Bake according to manufacturer’s instructions or until a toothpick inserted into a doughnut comes out clean.
- Transfer donuts to bag with powdered sugar and shake to coat in powdered sugar.
- Serve immediately!
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Love these! Although the powdered sugar keeps seeping into the donuts and doesn’t stay powdery like the pictures show. Maybe mine are too moist? I keep having to reapply powdered sugar just so they keep that look. They’re delicious though!
You can either purchase non-melting powdered sugar or you can make your own using one cup flour and one tablespoon cornstarch.
Loved this recipe! Sooo good!!! My parents loved them!
What do you do if you don’t have a donut pan?
You could use a mini cupcake pan, but of course they will be like little cakes – not donut shaped with a whole in the center. They will taste the same though!
I made a batch this morning. Perfect!! I would also like to make this recipe again and glaze them with a honey crunch toasted coconut glaze. Would you have a recipe for that type of glaze? Thank You.
Hi J! I don’t, but it sounds delicious! Good luck!
Can you coat these with cinnamon/sugar also?
Yes! You may need to dunk the donuts into melted butter and then into the cinnamon sugar mixture if it’s not sticking!
Hi,
If I am making these to decorate a number cake, how far in advance can I make them and still taste fresh?
Thank you,
Angela
If I wanted the cinnamon style powered sugar donuts would I just add cinnamon to the powdered sugar?
For cinnamon sugar donuts, skip the powdered sugar and coat them in a mixture of granulated sugar and cinnamon instead!
They really are best the same day or within the first 24 hours.
Can I substitute applesauce for the egg? My granddaughter can’t have eggs yet!!
Hi Lois, I believe you can, but I haven’t tried it in this recipe. My apologies!
What is the trick to getting the powdered sugar to stick like this? I used a plastic bag (maybe paper works better?). The first batch I put four donuts in at a time. The second batch I put them all (12) in, and the powdered sugar soaked into the donuts even more.
I only shake a few donuts at a time to coat them and I do it quickly, right after they cooked! It’s the best way to get the powdered sugar to stick!
Can you use a regular doughnut pan or just roll them I your hand and put on a cookie sheet?
The dough will not roll, it is too soft. But you can use a regular sized doughnut pan, they will just take longer to cook!
Saw this recipe on Dixie Crystal, looks just like the store bought powdered sugar donuts, yum! I need to get a mini donut pan or maker! I do have a regular size donut pan but these looks so cute in mini form! I was laughing out loud reading your comment about cheese and salami for dinner, I have totally eaten that for dinner before & I can totally relate to eating these over the sink, if I’m snaking on something messy I do the same thing. 🙂
I love donuts and these look so yummy right now! I’ll have to try these favorites out!
These remind me of my youth when my mom would treat us with these – they look awesome!
Woah. These look so perfect!
So yeah, these look absolutely perfect. Apparently I need to get myself a mini doughnut pan, because just one look and I know my kids would flip if I made a batch of these!
I’d be eating these for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! Gorgeous!
These doughnuts are picture perfect! LOVE them!