Baked Blueberry Donuts with Blueberry Glaze (VIDEO)

These are the Ultimate Baked Blueberry donuts with blueberry glaze that is bursting in 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!

These Blueberry glazed donuts are effectively cake doughnuts that are super easy to make even if you are less experienced in the kitchen! They are also healthier vs. traditional fried donuts and come together in no time, so let´s get started!

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• 📖 Difference between baked and fried donuts
• 🌟 Why this is the Best recipe
• 📝 Ingredient notes
• 👩‍🍳 How to make this recipe
• 🎓 Expert tips
• 🥣 Equipment notes
• ❓ Recipe FAQs
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• Baked Blueberry Donuts with Bluberry glaze (VIDEO)

📖 Difference between baked and fried donuts

Apart from the obvious fact that one is baked in the oven, the other is fried in hot oil, there are other major differences between the two.

Fried donut is typically made using high protein content bread flour and yeast as leaving agent. Similarly to bread, usually it takes a while to make them as first the raw dough needs to rise. They are more difficult to make however have an amazing pillow texture.

Baked donuts or cake donuts (like this Baked Blueberry Donuts with Bluberry glaze), on the other hand, are effectively made using similar ingredients as cakes and baking soda or powder is making them rise. Making baked doughnuts is rather quick and simple, the shape of the donuts is uniform because they are made in a donut pan. They are also considered to be healthier than fried donuts that are made in oil.

And there is a 3rd version, the mochi donuts that are fried yet the texture is different from American fried donuts. Mochi donuts, well known as Pon-de-ring In Japan, are delicious mochi-like ring shape donuts with a signature bouncy and chewy texture and colorful chocolate ganache glazings on top. Check my Japanese mochi donut recipe!

📝 Ingredient notes

For the donuts

1. Butter: Use always unsalted as you want to be in control of the quantity of the salt. I am using European-style 82% fat content butter in all my recipes. In this Baked Blueberry Donuts recipe, the butter needs to be at room temperature which technically means soft enough to be able to cream but not too soft or runny so avoid last-minute microwaving
2. Sugar: I am using simple white granulated sugar. If you want to learn about the different types of sugar and how to use them in baking, please read my sugar guide
3. Egg: Room temperature as always
4. Flour: Pastry flour works very well in this recipe with low protein content resulting in a delicate, tender texture but All purpose flour can be used too. If you want to be a Pro when it comes to deciding what type of flour to use in your baking, please read my flour guide
5. Salt: Essential ingredient in all dessert recipes, its main function is to balance the sweetness of the cakes
6. Baking powder: Baking powder is responsible for the Blueberry Baked donuts to rise. We will use a relatively small amount as no need for a high rise
7. Vanilla (optional): Please please avoid using artificial vanilla. There are several great brands for fine, pure vanilla, I use Nielsen massey which I love and recommend. I use vanilla bean paste instead of vanilla extract which has lovely vanilla bits in there too
8. Blueberry: The blueberry filling makes the donuts wonderfully flavourful and also colorful. Preferably use it fresh, frozen can work too, however, might make your donuts more wet (need longer baking time).

🛒 You’ll find detailed measurements for all Ingredients in the printable version of the Recipe Card at the bottom of this post

For the blueberry glaze

1. Powdered sugar: The blueberry glaze will be prepared using traditional powdered sugar-based icing. I have tried the glazing using white chocolate-based ganache like in my Raspberry donut recipe, however, the blueberry flavor comes through more vivid using a simple icing sugar glaze. Out of powdered sugar? Check my substitutes for powdered sugar article!
2. Blueberries: Fresh or frozen both work, we will need to make a puree out of the fruit by hand blending then running it through a sieve to get rid of the seeds
3. Lemon juice: Use freshly squeezed lemon juice. The lemon will balance the sweetness of the powdered sugar and helps to bring out the blueberry flavor. You can even turn this blueberry glaze into a lemon glaze by simply mixing lemon juice with powdered sugar, without the blueberry puree

🛒 You’ll find detailed measurements for all Ingredients in the printable version of the Recipe Card at the bottom of this post

👩‍🍳 How to make this recipe

1. How to make moist Blueberry Baked Donuts

The Baked Donut recipe contains 4 basic cake-like ingredients; butter, sugar, egg, and flour and the volume will be supported by baking powder. Besides the basic ingredients, I am also using blueberries to make the donuts even more moist and flavorful.

1. Prepare your donut mold, I am using Silikomart Donut mould, a silicone version from Silikomart that is very flexible and require no greasing
2. The baking temp will be 175 C / 347 F but preheat the oven +20C / 68F as the oven temp will drop when you open the door and place the baking tins in
3. Use Digital oven thermometer to understand your real oven temp
4. Ingredients must be all measured with a Digital scale
5. All ingredients must be at room temperature, otherwise, they won´t properly emulsify if eg. if butter is too cold, the batter might even break
6. Whisk room temp butter and sugar with an Electric hand mixer for 5 minutes until creamy and pale
7. Add in egg, one at a time, mix with a hand whisk after each addition
8. Fold in vanilla, if using
9. Sift in dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt
10. Fold the mixture with a rubber spatula just until fully combined, do not over mix
11. Fold in blueberries just until combined
12. Pipe batter into your donut mold. Do not fully fill the mold as the donuts will rise
13. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Please note that frozen blueberries can make the batter wetter, meaning more baking time will be needed

💡 Top Tip: Important that you chill these donuts before glazing them so the glazing will set on them neatly

2. How to make blueberry glaze for donuts

For this blueberry glaze, I actually tested two different glazings; a white chocolate-based ganache that I used in my raspberry donut recipe, and a simple powdered sugar-based icing. Since the blueberry flavor is much more prominent with the powdered sugar icing, I recommend making that.

How to make the blueberry glaze

1. Sift powdered sugar/icing sugar
2. Hand blend blueberry into a puree, and pour it through a sieve to get rid of seeds. Frozen or fresh both work
3. Heat blueberry puree with a small amount of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Cook it for a 2-3 minutes over medium heat until slightly thickens and the flavor intensifies
4. Mix puree with powdered sugar. The exact quantity of the puree will depend on your kitchen humidity, etc. Add a small amount of puree at once, then keep adding more until desired icing consistency achieved

💡 Top Tip: You won´t need all the glaze that is mentioned in the recipe card below, however, since we dip the donuts into the glaze, we need to make a bit more glaze than what is actually needed. Any leftover blueberry glaze can be stored refrigerated or used on cakes, pancakes, etc.

3. How to glaze donuts (neatly)

Glazing Donuts does not have to be a mess if you follow some basic principles that are mainly related to the "right temperature".

Make sure that your donuts are cold (5C / 41F fridge temp) when glazing so the glaze can quickly be set on them instead of running on the side. The glaze must be not too thin, nor too thick

I recommend trying to glaze one donut first and see how it feels. If the glaze stays stable on the donut, continue with the rest. If the glaze is too runny and does not set on the doughnut, mix in some more powdered sugar. If the glaze is too thick and not able to smoothly cover the donut, mix in more blueberry puree

Process of glazing the donuts

1. Place the glaze into a big enough container so you can comfortably dip the donuts into it, however, it should not be too big either as the glaze should have some "depth" when you will dip the donut into it
2. Hold the donut with your fingers and dip it into the glaze. Move the donut a bit for a few seconds, then carefully remove it from the glaze.
3. While still holding the donut with your fingers (glazing facing down), carefully remove any excess glaze from it with the help of your fingers on your other hand
4. If the glaze consistency was correct, the glaze should stay on the donut without running on the side, however, it will take some time until it feels "dry" as you touch it
5. Place the donuts on parchment paper and let the glaze fully set at room temp, or in case your kitchen is too warm, place it in the fridge

💡 Top Tip: Make sure that your donuts are cold (5C / 41F fridge temp) so the glaze can quickly be set on them instead of running on the side. The glaze must be not too thin and not too thick, you can control the consistency by mixing in more powdered sugar or liquid (blueberry puree)

4. How to decorate the Blueberry glazed donuts

Decoration can really take your Blueberry cake donuts to the next level and the sky is the limit!

Few ideas you can use:

• Melted white chocolate
• Fruit, eg. a smaller size blueberry
• Herbs, eg. fresh mint or rosemary
• Edible flower
• Freezed dried blueberries

Use your creativity and feel free to decorate your donuts according to your liking!

🎓 Expert tips

1. Do not overbake these donuts as that is the most common reason for dry texture on this kind of dessert
2. If the glaze runs on the side of the donut – either the donut was too warm (not fridge temp) or the glaze was too runny and therefore too runny to set on the donuts. How to fix it? Wait for either donut to cool or mix in more powdered sugar into the glaze to make it thicker
3. If the glaze is too thick and set in a “wrinkled” way – either the donut was too cold or more likely that the glaze was too thick therefore it sets too quickly. How to fix it? Mix more liquid (blueberry puree) into the glaze
4. You can experiment with filling these donuts eg. with white chocolate chips
5. These cake donuts can easily be made in a muffin tin or even in a mini loaf tin
6. Feel free to try a different glazing eg. this chocolate glaze

🥣 Equipment notes

For baked donuts - since it is not yeast-based dough - you will need a donut mold to bake them. I love my Silikomart Donut mould that is made of silicone, therefore, no greasing nor preparation is needed and the donuts always come out perfect without being stuck into the pan.

I also recommend investing in some Piping bags, as a home baker, you will need it all the time as it is much easier and neater to pipe the batter into the mold than anything else like pouring or spooning.

Last not but least, for a consistent, happy baking experience always measure your ingredients with the help of a Digital scale. Cup measurement is an indicative figure only and not the most accurate to achieve best-in-class results.

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