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Donut Recipes

Whether you crave something classic and comforting or creative and over-the-top, you'll find a Donut Recipe here to match your mood and your morning.

From old-fashioned cake donuts and pillowy yeast donuts to baked mini donuts and donut muffins, this collection celebrates every sweet, glazed, and sugar-dusted possibility.

And if you're in the mood to mix things up, you'll also find donut-inspired twists like donut lattes that bring the bakery to your brunch table. No matter the flavor or the occasion, there's a perfect donut waiting for you!

Yeast Donuts

  • Glazed donut on a floral plate.
    Easy Homemade Yeast Donuts
  • Zeppole and with lemon curd along with fruit on a flowered plate.
    Zeppole with Lemon Curd
  • An orange glazed donut with a bite taken out of it on a wire rack.
    Easy Blood Orange Glazed Donuts
Glazed donut latte with whipped cream and sprinkles.

Skip the Dunk

Coffee meets donut in this Glazed Donut Latte recipe - no dunkin' required. Blend espresso, milk, and a homemade glazed donut syrup for bakery-fresh flavor in every sip. Oh and whipped cream + sprinkles because mornings should be fun!

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Baked Donuts

  • Baked glazed mini donuts on parchment paper.
    The Tiniest Baked Mini Donuts (With Glaze)
  • A glazed blueberry swirl donut on a white plate.
    Baked Blueberry Swirl Donuts - Easy 30 Minute Recipe
  • A pile of cinnamon sugar coated apple cider donuts.
    Simple Baked Apple Cider Donuts
  • Baked chocolate glaze donuts on a wire rack, one with a bite taken out.
    Baked Chocolate Glazed Donuts
  • banana apple cider donut with a bite taken out.
    Banana Apple Cider Donuts with Maple Glaze
  • A pile of cinnamon cardamom mini donut muffins one with a bite taken out.
    Cinnamon-Cardamom Mini Donut Muffins
A pile of mini muffins covered in cinnamon sugar.

Donut Adjacent

 The nostalgic flavor of a donut hole with the cozy aroma of cinnamon and cardamom, make these Cinnamon Cardamom Donut Muffins the perfect anytime treat.

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Baking Powder Donuts

  • Plain, glazed, and powdered sugar donuts on a wire rack.
    Old Fashioned Buttermilk Donuts
  • Donut holes on a wire rack.
    Homemade Buttermilk Donut Holes (without Yeast)
  • A glazed blueberry swirl donut on a white plate.
    Baked Blueberry Swirl Donuts - Easy 30 Minute Recipe
  • A pile of cinnamon sugar coated apple cider donuts.
    Simple Baked Apple Cider Donuts
  • Baked chocolate glaze donuts on a wire rack, one with a bite taken out.
    Baked Chocolate Glazed Donuts
  • banana apple cider donut with a bite taken out.
    Banana Apple Cider Donuts with Maple Glaze

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Hey, I'm Cynthia!

They call me the Biscuit Queen of New Jersey 👑

I'm a lifelong passionate cook who's turned my love of food into a career. I love watching someone's face when they taste and enjoy something I've created. Through my recipes, I want to help you feel confident that you can create delicious things too!

About Cynthia
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  • A stack of donuts, the top one with a bite taken out.
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In our house we get up with the sun, and most of us don't stop working until late in the night, so breakfast and brunch are our family meals. So join me at the kitchen counter, where I cook up delicious food for my busy family, starting first thing in the morning!

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