Baked Cinnamon Donuts with Vanilla Glaze

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You have never had a baked donut as good as these Cinnamon Baked Donuts with Vanilla Glaze! Spiced with a bit of cinnamon and topped with a sweet vanilla glaze, these donuts are the best I have ever made!

Plate of cinnamon baked donuts.

Easy Baked Donuts

Is your mouth watering while just looking at these Cinnamon Baked Donuts? Or DouGHnuts? Mine sure IS! Beeeecause, these iced donuts are an awesome treat! It took a few batches before I got them right, but, now, they’re definitely winners. Make them as a decadent breakfast, a sweet dessert, or a mid day snack!

Just don’t forget the vanilla glaze. That would be a big…NO… a huge mistake! 👈 Pretty Woman reference. Ob.sessed!

Anywho. The glaze makes the donut, of course, and the whole thing will make your day. Promise.

Plate of vanilla-glazed cinnamon donuts.

What You’ll Need

What do you need to make baked donuts? Here’s the comprehensive list of donut-essential ingredients:

For the Donuts:

  • Flour: I used all-purpose flour for this recipe.
  • Sugar: You’ll need just half a cup of granulated sugar.
  • Baking Powder: To help the donuts rise up nice and tall.
  • Salt: To enhance and balance out the sweetness in these donuts.
  • Cinnamon: Why make plain donuts when you can make cinnamon donuts?
  • Milk: 1% or 2% milk is fine.
  • White Vinegar: A little acid will help your donuts turn out soft and fluffy.
  • Vanilla Extract: For extra sweet flavor.
  • Egg: To bind the batter together.
  • Butter: You can use either salted or unsalted butter.

For the Glaze:

  • Milk
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Powdered Sugar: Spoon this out into the measuring cup so that it doesn’t get too packed.

Cinnamon donuts with vanilla glaze.

How to Make Cinnamon Donuts with Vanilla Glaze

  • You might be thinking: Are baked donuts as good as fried donuts? The answer is a resounding YES! The reviews on these cinnamon donuts prove that you can enjoy BAKED donuts just as any other. AND! They’re healthier, too, because there’s no oil/frying involved.

For the Cinnamon Baked Donuts

  • Preheat Oven to 350: Then, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon; set aside.
  • Mix: In a small saucepan bring together the milk, white vinegar, vanilla, egg, and butter. Cook over medium-heat, stirring constantly with a whisk until the butter melts, about one minute. Remove from heat.

Dry and wet ingredients for baked donuts.

  • Combine Wet & Dry Ingredients: Add the milk mixture into the flour mixture; mix until combined.
  • Fill the Pans & Bake: Using a large tablespoon, spoon the donut mixture into an ungreased donut pan. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Unbaked pan of cinnamon donuts.

  • Let Donuts Cool: Remove and immediately invert the pan onto a cooling rack. While the donuts are cooling, begin to work on the glaze.

Cooling rack with cinnamon baked donuts.

For the Vanilla Glaze

  • Heat Ingredients: Place all the ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium-heat, stirring constantly just until combined and no lumps appear. Set the saucepan over a bowl filled with hot water.
  • Dip the Donuts: Dip the donuts into the glaze, one at a time, and set on a rack, glaze side up. Word of advice: put some parchment paper or wax paper underneath the rack because some of that glaze will drip off. Give it a few minutes before you dig in.

Cinnamon baked donuts with vanilla glaze.

Tips for the Best Baked Donuts

Not too difficult of a process, right? Even so, here are a couple of tips that will get you the best results with your cinnamon baked donuts:

  • Filling the Donut Pan: I recommend using a tablespoon, but you could also use a regular spoon or a spatula.
  • If You Don’t have a Donut Pan: You could try making muffins! I bet they would be delicious, and you could top them with cinnamon and sugar instead of the vanilla glaze.
  • Don’t Over-Bake the Donuts: Baked donuts can become dry really easily, so check them with a toothpick a couple minutes early just to make sure you don’t over-bake them.

Serving Suggestions

Wondering what to serve with your donuts? I generally like to enjoy mine with a big glass of cold milk, a hot cup of latte, or a regular black coffee. You could also sprinkle a little extra cinnamon over the glaze to have a super-cinnamony donut experience.

How to Store Glazed Donuts

  • Store these donuts in an airtight container, or in these cute Donut Containers! Keep in the fridge – because of the dairy in the glaze – for 3 to 4 days. You can also freeze the donuts without glaze for up to 2 months.

Stacked vanilla-glazed donuts.

ENJOY!

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Baked Cinnamon Donuts with Vanilla Glaze

You have never had a baked donut as good as these Cinnamon Baked Donuts with Vanilla Glaze! Spiced with a bit of cinnamon, and topped with a sweet vanilla icing, they're the best quick and delicious dessert.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients 

For the Doughnuts

For the Glaze

  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
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Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350˚F.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon; set aside.
  • In a small saucepan bring together the milk, white vinegar, vanilla, egg, and butter.
  • Cook over medium-heat, stirring constantly with a whisk until the butter melts, about one minute. Remove from heat.
  • Add the milk mixture into the flour mixture; mix until combined.
  • Using a large tablespoon, spoon the doughnut mixture into an ungreased doughnut pan.
  • Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and immediately invert the pan onto a cooling rack.
  • While the doughnuts are cooling, begin to work on the glaze.

Glaze

  • Place all the glaze ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium-heat, whisking constantly just until combined and no lumps appear.
  • Set the saucepan over a bowl filled with hot water.
  • Dip the doughnuts into the glaze, one at a time, and set on a rack, glaze side up. Put something underneath the rack because some of that glaze will drip off.
  • Give it a few minutes before you dig in.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1doughnut | Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 157IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg

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149 Comments

  1. Quita says:

    Picked up a used Wilton donut pan yesterday and I made these this morning. They are so delicious. Perfect amount of sweetness combined with the glaze. Makes a wonderful morning dessert.

  2. Diane says:

    followed recipe exactly. Only made 9 donuts (used donut pan). Baked for 10 minutes and they were done. Donuts are very small compared to most recipes. Tasted okay and nice and moist but probably will not use this recipe again. Apple Pie baked donuts from Pinterest so far are the best.

  3. Sandra says:

    My kids couldn’t stop eating these doughnuts!

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      That’s great! I’m very glad you enjoyed them! Thank YOU! 🙂

  4. Beth says:

    Yummy! My family is going to love these especially my son! Can’t wait to make these!

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      I hope you enjoy them! Thank YOU! 🙂

  5. Catalina says:

    I would like to wake up with these donuts tomorrow! I am sure that my family will love them!

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      Thank YOU! I hope you and your family enjoy them! 🙂

  6. Jo says:

    My husband loves cinnamon and he’s crazy about these doughnuts! My kids love it as well, We’ll be making these again!

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      I’m very glad you enjoyed them! Thank YOU! 🙂

  7. Amanda says:

    Thank you so much for sharing, I cannot wait to make these this weekend!

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      I hope you enjoy them! Thank YOU! 🙂

  8. Katie says:

    I always love a baked donut because they don’t feel as heavy in the tummy! Gotta try these.

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      I hope you enjoy them! Thank YOU! 🙂

  9. Lily says:

    These were divine, soft and delicious inside, I could not stop eating them! They are so addicting!!

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      That’s great! I’m very glad you enjoyed them! Thank YOU! 🙂

  10. April says:

    Donuts are my weakness. I had to stop myself from eating the whole batch by myself, lol. They were AMAZING.

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      I’m very glad you enjoyed them! Thank YOU! 🙂