Baked Gingerbread Donuts

12 donuts
24 min

It's the season for all things gingerbread including these easy Baked Gingerbread Donuts! These Gingerbread Donuts are topped with a cream cheese frosting and festive sprinkles that will make any Christmas or holiday morning even better! This easy doughnut recipe takes 30 minutes from start to finish and is something the kids can help with too! This is the perfect breakfast for the holidays and everyone will love them. Gingerbread Donuts are delicious with coffee and last for 2-3 days...if they make it that long! Once you make these Baked Gingerbread Donuts you will want to make them every year!

Baked Gingerbread Donut with cream cheese frosting and holiday sprinkles!

Baked gingerbread donuts cooling on a rack

Baked Gingerbread Donuts

Baked Gingerbread Donuts
Recipe details
  • 12  donuts
  • Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 14 Minutes Total time: 24 min
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Ingredients
Gingerbread Donuts
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • ⅛ tsp ground cloves
  • ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg (I grated my own for more flavor)
  • 3 tbsp molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg
Cream Cheese Frosting
  • ⅓ cup cream cheese
  • ½ cup confecrtioners powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • festive sprinkles
Instructions
Gingerbread Donut Batter
Preheat the oven to 350° and prepare the donut pan with non-stick spray.
Add the flour, baking soda, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg to a large mixing bowl and whisk to fully combine. Set aside.
In another mixing bowl, add the molasses, vanilla, sour cream, milk, vegetable oil, and egg and whisk together.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Don't overmix or your donuts will be dense and tough. The batter may be a little lumpy and that's ok.
Spoon the batter into the prepared donut pan. Bake for 14 minutes and then remove to cool on a rack.
Cream Cheese Frosting
In a medium mixing bowl, add the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and milk and whisk until fully combined and smooth.
Spread on top of each cooled donut, add some sprinkles and enjoy!
Tips
  • Baked Donuts don't always end up with a traditional hold in the middle based on your pan, how the batter rises, etc. Don't worry, they still taste amazing and the only one who will really notice is you!
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Comments
  • Lindy Lindy on Nov 02, 2021

    This sounds delicious. I’m going to try. Can these be frozen?

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    • Lindy Lindy on Nov 02, 2021

      Thank you so much for your info.Can’t wait to try them😋

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