Holidays & Events
It’s time to celebrate! Get inspired to go above-and-beyond with our special recipes for holidays and events that take you from appetizers to dessert.
No-Fry Doughnuts
Meet the Cook: We have four boys - 13, 7, 6 and 5 - and these doughnuts never last long at our house. I like making them because I don't have to clean up a greasy mess.
-Susie Baldwin, Columbia, Tennessee
Springtime Beignets & Berries
I've always loved beignets, but never thought I could make them myself. Turns out they're easy! Sometimes I'll even make...
Pumpkin Doughnut Drops
I always have a few special treats handy when the grandchildren visit. These cake doughnuts are one of their favorite...
Spiced Pumpkin Doughnut Bites
You can try different flavors and coating colors in this recipe to suit any occasion. For Halloween at my house,...
Chocolate Cinnamon Doughnuts
These doughnuts are a favorite of our three grown children. Make them up at night—next morning, it's quick and easy...
Apple Cider Doughnut Holes
Their light, tender texture and apple cider flavor make these small bites a big hit! My mom made them every...
Spiced Cake Doughnuts
As part of our family’s Halloween tradition, I make these delicious frosted doughnuts to serve with warm, spiced cider. Grated...
Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Doughnuts
My relatives have been making these tasty doughnuts for years. The potatoes keep them moist, and the glaze provides just...
Snowflake Doughnuts
My family never cared for doughnuts much until they tried these. Their light-as-a-feather texture and golden brown color are so...
Portuguese Doughnuts
Fresh warm doughnuts—felozes (fell-o-ses)—are a tradition in my Portuguese heritage, especially during the Easter season. Some people like to roll...
Drop Doughnuts
For 30 years, I've been using leftover mashed potatoes to make these light and fluffy doughnuts. The recipe was originally...
Old-Fashioned Doughnuts
These finger-licking good delicacies are so light and luscious, my family has always referred to them as "Angel Food Doughnuts!"...
Maple-Glazed Long Johns
“This is a very old recipe from my aunt that I revamped to use my bread machine,” writes Peggy Burdick...
Mini Nutella Doughnuts
You can make these bites in advance and refrigerate them before frying. Just be sure to bring the dough to...
Sweet Potato-Cranberry Doughnuts
I grew up near Idaho, which is famous for spudnuts, a doughnut made from mashed potatoes. I reworked a recipe...
Classic Long Johns
I came across the recipe for these wonderful raised doughnuts many years ago. I remember Mom making some similar to...
Jelly Doughnuts
There's no need to run to the bakery for delicious jelly doughnuts! These sweet treats are lighter than air. I've...
New Orleans Beignets
These sweet, square and holeless French doughnuts are known as beignets. New Orleans’ traditional breakfast always includes a few of...
Banana Beignet Bites
When I was a little girl, my grandmother took me aside one day and taught me how to make her...
Pumpkin-Cranberry Cake Doughnuts
Pumpkin and cranberry really say holiday in these moist, spiced-filled doughnuts. They are so good—try not to eat them all...
Brunch Beignets
Enjoy breakfast the New Orleans way with these warm, crispy bites. Topped with powdered sugar, they are a delight! —Lois...
Old-Time Cake Doughnuts
This tender cake doughnut is a little piece of heaven at breakfast. For a variation, add 1 tablespoon dark rum...
Sunny Morning Doughnuts
I love, love, love doughnuts but buying them can get expensive. This recipe is economical and so delicious. It beats...
First-Prize Doughnuts
"One year I entered 18 different baked goods in the county fair and all of them won a ribbon. Here...
Apple Cider Doughnuts
Apple donuts remind me of family trips to South Dakota. We’d stop at Wall Drug for a dozen or so...
Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Doughnuts
Guests will have a touch of nostalgia when they bite into one of these old-fashioned doughnuts. Accents of nutmeg and...