Baked doughnuts are incredibly easy to prepare, and they are equally delicious as an on-the-go breakfast or a tasty afternoon snack. These Baked Cranberry-Orange Doughnuts with Orange-Vanilla Glaze contain plenty of lively, citrus-infused flavor without being cloyingly sweet. This is an easy, family-friendly recipe you will want to prepare again and again!
Baked Cranberry-Orange Doughnuts with Orange-Vanilla Glaze
Print recipe | Serves | 18 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 12 minutes |
| Total time | 27 minutes |
| Meal type | Breakfast |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 Large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream (preferably not low-fat)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries (finely chopped)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoon orange juice (more if needed to achieve drizzling consistency)
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, stir together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, and sugar. Stir in oil. | |
| Step 3 | |
| Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla, orange zest and dried cranberries. | |
| Step 4 | |
| Spoon batter into a lightly greased doughnut pan, filling each cavity about 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for approximately 12 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of one of the doughnuts comes out clean. Dump doughnuts from pan immediately and cool on a wire rack. While doughnuts are cooling, prepare the glaze. | |
| Step 5 | |
| For the glaze, stir together powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and orange juice, adding the juice 1 tablespoon at a time until the glaze is a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over doughnuts. | |
These little gems are so delicious, we devour them almost as fast as I can pull them out of the oven! These are best served warm, but they will save in an air-tight container for up to one week.
For more baked doughnut tips and tricks, check out my Baked Chocolate Cake Doughnut recipe.
Or, for a deceptively healthy baked doughnut loaded with good-for-you carrots and bananas, check out my Baked Banana-Carrot Doughnuts.
Thanks for stopping in!
Having grown up in a home brimming with sewing notions and paintbrushes, Amy has a deep love for all things creative. On any given day, you’ll find her knee-deep in her latest creative endeavor, with projects ranging from sewing and crafts to home decor and kid-friendly ideas. Amy believes that everyone, regardless of skill level or experience, possesses the ability to create something beautiful, and Positively Splendid was born of her passion for helping others harness their innate creative potential.
Your doughnuts look amazing. Thank you for sharing the recipe! 🙂
These sound wonderful! I have a donut machine that I recently purchased at Target. Do you know if this recipe would be compatible with the donut machine? Just curious……..
These sound wonderful! I have a donut machine that I recently purchased at Target. Do you know if this recipe would be compatible with the donut machine? Just curious……..
Thanks,
Lanita
I’m not familiar with a machine, but I can’t see any reason it wouldn’t work. Thanks for stopping in!
Super delicious!! Thanks for the recipe!!
Oh, my word. These look absolutely, positively scrumptious! I love anything cranberry-orange. I didn’t know you could make baked doughnuts–thanks so much for the recipe!