Baked Strawberry Donuts are a deliciously easy way to start the day! Made with fresh strawberries, these homemade donuts are baked to perfection and topped with a sweet strawberry glaze.
Easy Strawberry Donuts Recipe
As much as I love a traditional old-fashioned fried donut, I don’t always enjoy waiting for the dough to rise and cleaning up the frying oil. Baked donuts are a quick and easy alternative, and just as delicious!
It’s easier than you think to have homemade donuts on the breakfast table. These baked donuts come together in just a few simple steps, no frying or oil required! Baked donuts are still a treat for breakfast but made without all of the oil traditional donuts require.
Homemade strawberry donuts are crispy on the outside and warm, fluffy, and soft on the inside. Besides having perfect texture in every bite, they’re loaded with fresh strawberries. Made with fresh berries and no artificial flavors or coloring, they’re simply irresistible!
Why You’ll Love this Baked Strawberry Donuts Recipe:
- Easy: From start to finish, this easy recipe takes less than an hour. There are no complicated steps – this is truly a hassle-free recipe.
- Fresh: These fresh, warm donuts are made with juicy berries and simple ingredients. What’s better than that?!
- No Oil: Baked in the oven instead of fried in oil, these are a delicious option instead of fried donuts.
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How to Make Strawberry Donuts in the Oven
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Preheat the oven and prepare a baking pan.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients.
- Mix the wet ingredients together.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients.
- Fold in the fresh strawberries.
- Fill the donut cavities with a piping bag or spoon.
- Bake the donuts.
- Cool the donuts for at least 10 minutes in the pan before transferring them to a wire rack.
- Make the strawberry glaze.
- Drizzle or dip the donuts in the glaze.
For best flavor and texture, avoid using frozen berries. Frozen strawberries tend to lose their shape once baked and are more watery than fresh berries.
If you don’t have buttermilk, you can replace it with an equal amount of regular milk, or try this easy homemade buttermilk recipe!
If your donuts are dense and tough, chances are that you over-mixed the batter. Mix the batter until *just* combined for light and fluffy donuts.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Use your favorite berries! Substitute the strawberries for blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries for a different kind of baked berry donut.
- Keep an eye on the donuts as they bake. Do NOT bake them for longer than 10 minutes or they will burn and dry out.
- To easily fill the donut pan, pour the batter into a piping bag and pipe the batter into each cavity.
Next time you want to surprise your loved ones with a breakfast they’ll love, use this easy recipe for baked strawberry donuts!
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Baked Strawberry Donuts Recipe
Ingredients
For the Donuts
- 13.25 ounces vanilla cake mix 375 grams (1 box)
- ¾ cup water 170 grams
- ¼ cup vegetable oil 50 grams
- 2 large eggs 100 grams
- ½ cup chopped fresh strawberries 84 grams
For the Strawberry Glaze
- 2 strawberries finely diced
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 grams
- 1-2 tablespoons milk 14-28 grams
- 2 cups powdered sugar 226 grams
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- Donut Tin
- Piping Tip Set (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a donut tin with nonstick baking spray. Set aside.
- Mix the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs together in a medium bowl.13.25 ounces vanilla cake mix, ¾ cup water, ¼ cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs
- Gently fold in the chopped strawberries.½ cup chopped fresh strawberries
- Pour the batter into a piping bag or Ziplock bag. Cut the end off of the piping bag or corner of the Ziplock bag and fill the donut cavities ¾ full.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the donuts comes out clean.
- Allow the donuts to cool for 10 minutes in the tin. Flip the donut tin upside-down over a wire rack to completely cool.
- Make the glaze. Place the finely diced strawberries into a medium bowl. Use a fork to mash and puree the strawberries until almost smooth. Add the vanilla, milk, and powdered sugar and mix until combined. If the glaze is too thin, add more powdered sugar. If the glaze is too thick, add milk.2 strawberries, ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 2 cups powdered sugar, 1-2 tablespoons milk
- Dip the donuts into the glaze or drizzle the glaze over the donuts.
Notes
- Use your favorite berries! Substitute the strawberries for blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries for a different kind of baked berry donut.
- Keep an eye on the donuts as they bake. Do NOT bake them for longer than 10 minutes or they will burn and dry out.
- To easily fill the donut pan, pour the batter into a piping bag and pipe the batter into each cavity.
So good!