These soft, cake-like Strawberry Frosted Donuts feature fresh strawberries and a delicious fresh strawberry glaze frosting. Pretty enough for company and the perfect treat to satisfy your sweet tooth.
These baked strawberry frosted donuts have been a labour of love and I'm really happy with the outcome.
Not quite a breakfast donut, enjoy them later with a cup of coffee or tea.
If you love baked donuts, try my blueberry baked donuts next!
ingredients
A full list of ingredients and amounts needed may be found at the bottom of this page. Below you will find a few notes about specific key ingredients.
- large egg - at room temperature. Take egg out of refrigerator 30 to 60 minutes before starting the recipe.
- buttermilk - use fresh buttermilk or you can make a buttermilk substitutes. (see notes section on recipe card)
- powdered sugar or confectioners sugar, icing sugar
- vanilla extract - I highly recommend using pure vanilla extract for best flavour or you can use artificial vanilla extract.
- fresh strawberries - I do not recommend using frozen strawberries in donuts. They tend to be a bit mushy.
step by step instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease donut pan or spray with cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
In a separate mixing bowl, beat egg then whisk together buttermilk, melted butter and vanilla extract.
Add dry ingredient to wet ingredients and stir just until moistened. Gently fold in the diced strawberries.
Transfer batter in three separate batches to a decorating bag or ziplock bag. Once filled, cut a hole in the bottom of the bag that is just a bit smaller than the size of the donut shape.
You can also spoon in the batter by hand using a small spoon instead of using the bag. Do not overfill.
Bake in 350°F oven for 15 minutes.
Cool for five minutes. Remove from pan and set on wire rack with a piece of parchment paper underneath it.
For the frosting:
In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, finely chopped strawberries, vanilla and two tablespoons of the milk. You may need to add another tablespoon to reach a consistency that is suitable for dipping the donuts.
Turn the donuts upside down and dip into the frosting and allow to drip off. Place back on wire rack and allow to set for 15 minutes.
storage and freezing instructions
Store cooled donuts in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.
Donuts can be placed without frosting in an airtight container and frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw, then prepare frosting and frost when ready to eat. I do not recommend freezing frosted donuts.
variations
Stir strawberry jam into frosting instead of the diced strawberries. (2 to 3 tablespoons)
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Strawberry Frosted Donuts
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 18
Description
These soft, cake-like Strawberry Frosted Donuts feature fresh strawberries and a delicious fresh strawberry glaze frosting. Pretty enough for company and the perfect treat to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
1 and ½ cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 large egg, room temperature, beaten
1 and ⅓ cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup fresh strawberries, diced
Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons finely chopped strawberries
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease donut pan or spray with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- In a separate medium mixing bowl, beat egg, then add in buttermilk, melted butter and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until combined.
- Gently fold in the strawberries.
- Transfer batter, in three separate batches to a decorating bag or ziplock bag. Once filled, cut a hole in the bottom of the bag that is just a bit smaller than the width of the donut shape. You can also spoon in the batter by hand into the donut pan using a small spoon. Be careful not to overfill.
- Bake in 350°F oven for 15 minutes.
- Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and set on wire rack.
- For the glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla, finely chopped strawberries and 2 tablespoons of milk. One to two additional tablespoon of milk may be required to reach a consistency that you can dip the donuts into for glazing.
- Turn donuts upside down and dip donuts into glaze, then place on wire rack.
- You can also drizzle the glaze over top with a fork or spoon.
- Turn donuts upside down and dip donuts into glaze.
- Place on wire rack with piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap place under the rack for easy cleanup.
Notes
- Buttermilk Substitute: For 1 cup of buttermilk, put 1 tbsp. lemon juice or white vinegar into measuring cup. Add enough liquid to fill to the 1 cup measuring line. Stir. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Store donuts in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.
- Donuts can be placed unglazed in an airtight container and frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature and glaze.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 31.5 g
- Sodium: 90.9 mg
- Fat: 2.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43.2 g
- Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 15.8 mg
Keywords: Strawberry Frosted Donuts
Healthy Hungry Cat
These look beautiful! I'm going to make these for my next gathering!
★★★★★
Tara
Oh yum! Such a fantastic use for fresh strawberries! They sound amazing paired with the cake-like texture of the doughnuts and so easy too.
★★★★★
Marisa Franca
We had these donuts for breakfast this morning and they were amazing. The color was gorgeous and the taste was redolent of berries. We took your advice about using the strawberry jam in the icing. It was so good. Unfortunately we don't have any left.
★★★★★
Sandra
That's fantastic, Marisa! I'm so happy to hear that!
Kechi
I have bookmarked this recipe to make on Mother’s day! I just love how pretty it looks!
★★★★★
Sandra
Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy them 🙂
Michelle
I love the frosting on these even more than I love the donuts themselves!
★★★★★
Sandra
Oh I hear you!! I could eat the frosting with a spoon 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!! Sandra
Tim
Your pictures looks so good we had to make these!! They came out amazing and went as fast as we made them. Really delicious strawberry donuts thank you!!
★★★★★