National Donut Day lands on Friday, June 6, and it started back in 1938 when the Salvation Army honored the “Donut Lassies” who boosted soldiers’ spirits in World War I with fresh-fried treats. Decades later, the celebration still gives everyone a delicious excuse to sprinkle a little extra joy on the first Friday of June.
Homemade donuts steal the show for good reason. They rise fluffy, taste oven-warm, and can be finished with anything from maple-bacon crumble to a glossy chocolate dip and rainbow sprinkles. Better yet, you control every ingredient, so each bite is fresher than anything waiting in a grocery bakery case. The 17 recipes ahead cover classics, filled favorites, and playful twists, giving you all the options you need to turn National Donut Day into a full-on kitchen party.
Sugar Donut
Sweet, crunchy, and hard to resist, these homemade sugar donuts are the perfect mid-day treat alongside coffee or tea or as a post-dinner dessert. This easy sugar donuts recipe is a breeze, requiring only eight ingredients and 30 minutes of your time. You’ll be craving another the very moment you sink your teeth into one of them!
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Baked Raspberry Donuts
These easy, baked raspberry donuts with raspberry glaze and juicy, fresh raspberries have an exceptionally moist texture and delicious flavor that will impress everyone and have them asking for more. Baked donuts are effectively cake doughnuts that are super easy to make, even if you are less experienced in the kitchen.
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Mochi Donuts
Mochi donuts, well known as Pon-de-ring In Japan, are delicious mochi-like ring-shaped donuts with a signature bouncy and chewy texture and colorful chocolate ganache glazings on top. Apart from their fun shape and versatility in flavoring them (that will mainly come from the glaze), I love them because of their texture: crisp outside with a bouncy, chewy, soft mochi-like inside.
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Beignets
Popular in French cuisine and a staple in the Louisiana city of New Orleans, these New Orleans-style homemade beignets are fun to make and hard to resist! Their light, sweet, and pillowy texture make them the perfect treat to enjoy any time of day: For breakfast, an afternoon snack, or dessert. Top them with sugar, fill them with cream, or dip them in your morning coffee.
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Brioche Donuts
Made with just eight simple ingredients you likely already have in your pantry, this easy brioche donut recipe is a breeze to make and the perfect addition to your breakfast or dessert menu. Believe me when I say that these deep-fried, melt-in-your-mouth treats are so soft, fluffy, and buttery that you may never return to eating regular donuts!
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Blueberry Donuts
These are the ultimate baked blueberry donuts with a blueberry glaze that is bursting with lovely natural blueberry flavor! The donuts are crazy moist and delicious, and on top of the glaze, they are also filled with blueberries. You will love them!
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Chocolate Donuts
These are the Ultimate baked chocolate donuts with a chocolate glaze that is simply out of this world! This crazy, delicious, must-try homemade doughnut recipe uses chocolate in the dough, the glaze, and the decoration (which might remind you of Brigadeiros)!
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Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
These are the best baked cinnamon sugar donuts to make when you want light and fluffy donuts but without the hassle of deep frying. Whether you enjoy donuts with coffee, for breakfast, or as a delicious dessert, this is the recipe for you.
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Bavarian Cream Donuts
There are many delicious types of cream-filled donuts out there, but these delightful bavarian cream donuts are hands down a treat that everyone will love! Made with buttery brioche donuts and then filled with a creamy, rich French vanilla cream, they are super light, flavorful, and perfect for breakfast or dessert! The vanilla-flavored cream is light and creamy, made with a Crème Anglaise base combined with gelatin and whipped heavy cream.
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Maple Donuts
Maple donuts are the cozy, sweet, and sticky treat you need to try. If you love maple syrup, you simply have to make this baked maple donut recipe. It is the most delicious breakfast the whole family will look forward to in the morning! The best part? Maple glazed donuts are actually really simple to make and take less than 30 minutes!
Go to the recipe: Maple Donuts
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