Doughnuts and strawberries are two of our all-time favorite foods. Strawberries are sweet, tart and summery, and doughnuts are decadent and delicious. When you put the two of them together, you get a treat that’s even sweeter.
These easy baked strawberry doughnuts are made in the oven with a trusty doughnut pan, so you don’t have to worry about the lingering smell of frying oil in your kitchen for days afterward. Since this recipe is yeast-free, there’s no need to wait for the dough to rise.
We provide all the tips and tricks you need to make these sweet strawberry doughnuts, whether you eat them for breakfast or dessert!
Ingredients for Strawberry Doughnuts
Doughnuts:
- All-purpose flour
- Sugar
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Egg
- Sour cream
- 2% milk
- Canola oil
- Vanilla extract
- Fresh strawberries
Strawberry glaze:
- Confectioners’ sugar
- Pureed strawberries
- Lemon zest, optional
Directions
Step 1: Mix the dry ingredients
Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Step 2: Combine the wet and dry ingredients
Combine the egg, sour cream, milk, canola oil, vanilla and strawberries. Then, stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until just moistened.
Step 3: Pipe the batter into the pan
Cut a small hole in the corner of a food-safe plastic bag and fill with the doughnut batter. Pipe the batter into two greased doughnut pans (each with six cavities), filling them half full.
Step 4: Bake the doughnuts
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Let the doughnuts cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Step 5: Make the strawberry glaze
In a small bowl, combine the glaze ingredients. Dip each doughnut halfway, allowing excess to drip off. Place on a wire rack and let stand until set.
How do you store strawberry doughnuts?
Keep the strawberry doughnuts in an airtight container for 2 to 3 days, although they’ll be best served the same day.
Can you freeze strawberry doughnuts?
Yes, you can freeze strawberry doughnuts. However, consider storing them unglazed to prevent the texture of the glaze from changing. You can keep them in a freezer bag or an airtight container in the freezer for a few months. Glaze the doughnuts after they’ve thawed for a fresher feel and better texture.
Strawberry Doughnuts Tips
How do you keep strawberry doughnuts from sticking to the pan?
Make sure you grease the doughnut pan—the right way and at the right time. Just before filling with the doughnut batter, spray each cavity heavily with cooking spray. Taste of Home food stylist Josh Rink says that waiting on greasing the doughnut pan is important because if you grease the pan too early, the spray will slide down and sit at the bottom of each cavity.
You can also use shortening to grease the pan, but the color of the baked doughnuts will be different than if you had used cooking spray. Doughnuts greased with shortening will be lighter in color and have a slightly different surface texture. You’ll cover up the top with glaze anyway, but it’s something to keep in mind.
How can you make the strawberry glaze pink?
The strawberry puree in the glaze will color the glaze pink naturally. If you want a more vibrant pink, use a drop or two of red food coloring to get closer to your desired color.
You can also double dip the doughnuts so the glaze is a little more opaque.
What else can you use to top strawberry doughnuts?
We think this strawberry glaze is lovely, but rolling the warm doughnuts in cinnamon-sugar is a delightful topping too. If you’d rather stick with the glaze route, skip the flavoring and use a classic doughnut glaze, or do the opposite and try a chocolate glaze, peanut butter glaze, browned butter glaze or even a lemon glaze for a strawberry-lemonade flavor.
