Baked Blueberry Donuts (VIDEO)

These easy baked blueberry donuts with blueberry glaze are crazy moist, delicious, and bursting with lovely natural blueberry flavor. In addition to the glaze, they are also filled with juicy blueberries! They are a breeze to make, even if you are an inexperienced baker. 

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• 🌟 Why this is the best recipe
• 📝 Ingredient notes
• 👩‍🍳 How to make this recipe
• 🎓 Storage and Freezing
• 🍫 Flavor Variations and Substitutions
• 🎓 Expert tips to make baked blueberry donuts
• 🥣 Equipment notes
• ❓ Recipe FAQs
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• Baked Blueberry Donuts (VIDEO)

📝 Ingredient notes

For the blueberry donuts

1. Butter: Always use unsalted butter to control the quantity of salt fully. I like to use European-style 82% fat-content butter. The butter needs to be at room temperature and soft enough to cream. Avoid using melted butter.
2. Sugar: This baked blueberry donut recipe uses simple white granulated sugar. To learn about the different types of sugar and how to use them, refer to my sugar guide.
3. Egg: You will need two whole eggs, which must be at room temperature to emulsify correctly.
4. Flour: I like to use pastry flour since it has a low protein content and a delicate, tender texture. You can also use all purpose flour. See my flour guide to learn more about the different types of flour in baking.
5. Salt: This is an essential ingredient in all baking recipes to balance the sweetness. Do not skip it!
6. Baking powder: A small amount of baking powder helps the baked donuts to rise.
7. Vanilla (optional): Vanilla is an optional ingredient that helps to enhance the flavor. For the best flavor, avoid using artificial vanilla. I recommend Nielsen Massey vanilla extract or my home vanilla extract.
8. Blueberries: The fresh blueberry filling provides a delicious flavor and beautiful color. You can use fresh or frozen blueberries.

🛒 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 is powdered sugar-based, which helps enhance the blueberry flavor. If you do not have powdered sugar, you can try one of these substitutes for powdered sugar!
2. Blueberries: You can use either fresh or frozen blueberries.
3. Lemon juice: Use freshly squeezed lemon juice. The lemon will balance the sweetness of the powdered sugar and help to bring out the blueberry flavor. 

🛒 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 baked blueberry donuts

1. First, prepare your donut pan. I recommend the Silikomart Donut mold, which requires no greasing.
2. Next, preheat the oven. The baking temperature will be 175 C / 347 F, but you should preheat the oven to +20C / 68F higher as the oven temperature will drop when you open the door.
3. Whisk the room temperature butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer for five minutes until it becomes creamy and pale.
4. Add each egg one at a time, mixing with a hand whisk after each addition.
5. Fold in the vanilla.
6. Sift the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and salt) into the wet ingredients.
7. Fold the mixture together with a rubber spatula just until thoroughly combined. Do not overmix.
8. Next, gently fold in blueberries just until combined.
9. Pipe the batter into your donut mold. Do not fill the mold to the top, as you want space for the donuts to rise.
10. Bake the blueberry donuts at 175 C / 347 F for approximately 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Frozen blueberries can make the batter wetter and require more baking time.

💡 Top Tip: Chilling the donuts before glazing is important so that the glaze sets on them neatly instead of running off on the side.

2. How to glaze the baked blueberry donuts

1. Hand blend the fresh or frozen blueberries into a puree and pour it through a sieve to remove the seeds.
2. Heat the blueberry puree in a saucepan over medium heat with a small amount of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Cook for approximately 2-3 minutes until it slightly thickens and the flavor intensifies.
3. Sift the powdered sugar/icing sugar to remove any lumps.
4. Mix the puree with the powdered sugar. Start with a small amount of puree, then add more until it reaches the desired consistency. The exact quantity of the puree may vary. 
5. Move the glaze to a large container for dipping. The container should be large enough to fit the donut yet deep enough to cover it.
6. Holding the donut with your fingers, gently dip it into the glaze, and move it around for a few seconds to cover it. Then, carefully remove it.
7. Holding the donut glaze face down, use your opposite hand to remove any excess glaze.
8. Place the donut on parchment paper to let the glaze fully set at room temperature. If your kitchen is too warm, place them in the fridge.
9. Once the glaze sets, you can get creative and decorate them even further with melted white chocolate, freeze dried fruits, fresh mint or rosemary, or edible flowers.

💡 Top Tip: The glaze should not be too thin or too thick. You can control the consistency by mixing in more powdered sugar or puree.

🎓 Storage and Freezing

How to store?

Store leftover glazed blueberry donuts in an airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 days. They are also relatively stable at room temperature. I suggest covering the dessert so it does not absorb any smell from the fridge or the kitchen.

How to freeze?

After fully cooling to room temperature, place the baked donuts in a sealed bag or container in the freezer. I do not recommend freezing with the glaze on them.

🍫 Flavor Variations and Substitutions

Swap out the blueberries for other fruits, as in my baked raspberry donuts recipe. Or, add some lemon zest to the donut batter to make lemon blueberry baked donuts. You can also use other citrus zest or swap out the vanilla extract for almond or orange extract to give them a different flavor profile.

Add texture to your donuts by adding crushed nuts or white chocolate chips. You can make your baked blueberry donuts with lemon glaze by mixing lemon juice with powdered sugar. You can also coat the donuts in a white chocolate-based ganache for a more subtle flavor, as I do in my raspberry donut recipe.

For more fun ways to decorate and flavor donuts, check out my roundup featuring 30 different types of donuts.

🎓 Expert tips to make baked blueberry donuts

1. Refrain from overbaking, as it is the most common reason for dry donuts.
2. It is a good idea to first glaze one donut before continuing with the rest. If the glaze is too runny and does not set, wait until it cools a bit more, or mix in more powdered sugar with the glaze to make it thicker.
3. If the glaze sets in a "wrinkled" way, either the donuts were too cold, or the glaze was too thick and set too quickly. To fix, mix more of the blueberry jam puree into the glaze.
4. To make more or less donuts, multiply or divide the ingredient amounts accordingly. You can also make this baked blueberry donuts recipe in a muffin or mini loaf tin.

🥣 Equipment notes

Since this recipe does not use yeast-based dough, you will need a donut mold to bake them. I love my silicone Silikomart Donut mold that requires no greasing nor preparation and always results in perfect donuts that do not stick. Piping bags make it much easier and neater to pipe the batter into the mold than pouring or spooning.

For a consistent baking experience, always measure your ingredients with the help of a digital scale. Likewise, a digital oven thermometer is helpful to understand the actual temperature of your oven.

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