Doughnut Recipes

Forget your morning doughnut run—we have plenty of delicious doughnut recipes you can make right at home, including ring doughnuts, baked doughnuts and fried doughnuts. Sprinkles optional (but encouraged!).

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Jelly Doughnuts

There's no need to run to the bakery for delicious jelly doughnuts! These sweet treats are lighter than air. I've...


Long John Doughnut

Try this homemade long john doughnut recipe. These long john doughnuts taste as if they were just purchased from your...


Mashed Potato Doughnuts

As a special treat in winter, my parents would make a double batch of these doughnuts to welcome us six...


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Homemade Doughnut Holes

You can have fresh homemade doughnut holes ready in just 20 minutes. Cover them in powdered sugar or a sweet...


Buttermilk Doughnuts

It doesn't take long for a platter of these buttermilk doughnuts to vanish. Our grandkids go for them in a...


Spudnut Doughnuts

These spudnut doughnuts have been popular in the U.S. since the 1940s. Make them as directed or check out the...


Cinnamon Breakfast Bites

This cinnamon bites recipe is the perfect breakfast treat with a sweet, crispy coating.—Ruth Hastings, Louisville, Illinois


No-Fry Potato Doughnuts

Jill Shramek of Powell, Wyoming adapted a recipe from her Czechoslovakian in-laws to make the dough for these sweet treats...

Frosted Pumpkin Doughnuts

Our three children grew pumpkins to sell. During harvest, it was time to make these scrumptious doughnuts. The orange frosting...


Orange-Glazed Crullers

I enjoy preparing this lovely cruller recipe with my grandchildren. The make-ahead dough is great for a gathering. —Muriel Lerdal,...


Applesauce Drop Doughnuts

"I made these tasty cake doughnuts often when our children were growing up," says Frances Poste of Wall, South Dakota....


Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Doughnuts

My relatives have been making these tasty doughnuts for years. The potatoes keep them moist, and the glaze provides just...


No-Fry Doughnuts

Meet the Cook: We have four boys - 13, 7, 6 and 5 - and these doughnuts never last long...


Snowman Doughnuts

No need to bundle up to build this snowman—you construct it in the kitchen out of doughnuts and candy! These...


Feather-Light Doughnuts

When I was growing up, our farm family always had an abundance of mashed potatoes at the supper table. We...


Delicious Potato Doughnuts

I first tried these tasty treats at my sister's house and thought they were the best I'd ever had. They're...


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Apple Cider Doughnuts

A batch of these apple cider doughnuts will have you feeling like it's peak fall season, no matter the time...

Maple-Bacon Doughnut Bites

While these delicious bite-size treats are ready in minutes, they’ll disappear in a flash. And don’t relegate the deep-fried goodness...


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Sufganiyot

These light and fluffy jelly-filled doughnuts are part of the Hanukkah celebration. With just enough sweetness, it's a specialty worthy...


Gluten-Free Apple Cider Doughnuts

I wanted to make a gluten-free apple cider doughnut that tasted so good, the fact that it’s gluten-free is beside...


Sweet Potato-Cranberry Doughnuts

I grew up near Idaho, which is famous for spudnuts, a doughnut made from mashed potatoes. I reworked a recipe...


Banana Beignets

When life hands you ripe bananas, make banana beignets! These mini beignets are so easy and so good, you may...


Brunch Beignets

Enjoy breakfast the New Orleans way with these warm, crispy bites. Topped with powdered sugar, they are a delight! —Lois...

Carrot Cake Doughnuts

For an easy doughnut recipe which everyone will love, I make these doughnuts. I love carrot cake so I wanted...


Pumpkin Doughnut Drops

I always have a few special treats handy when the grandchildren visit. These cake doughnuts are one of their favorite...


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Beignets

The Big Easy is known for its fresh, doughy beignets. Here is our recipe for making these iconic doughnuts at...


Sugar Doughnuts

A breakfast classic! Our recipe for homemade sugar doughnuts will have you frying up rounds like a pro.


Swedish Doughnuts

One day, my father got a hankering for doughnuts and asked me to make him some. I ended up trying...


Glazed Doughnuts

The light coffee flavor in these tasty sugar-glazed doughnuts makes them a perfect start to the morning...on Christmas Day or...