These Gingerbread Donuts with Gingerbread Glaze have the rich, deep flavors of ginger and molasses. They’re the perfect holiday breakfast treat!
It’s December folks, and that calls for Gingerbread! Are you in? I hope so, because I’ve got some yummy recipes I’ll be sharing this month that you won’t want to miss.
December is a busy baking month at the BHK, and the aroma of ginger permeates the air in our house all month long! It’s such a heavenly, warm, cozy smell. It’s a holiday smell! Don’t ya think? We’ll be whipping up the usual gingerbread men, gingersnap cookies, gingersnap ice cream sandwiches and these Gingerbread Donuts with Gingerbread Glaze. These donuts are a special holiday treat. They’ve got the warm taste of spices like cinnamon, ginger and cloves along with the rich, deep taste of molasses and dark brown sugar. To top it off the glaze has a little hint of cinnamon and ginger too. These will be perfect with your morning cup of coffee or tea, or even as a dessert. You’ll have a hard time eating just one. Take it from one who knows friends!
I love this recipe because, #1 these donuts are baked and not fried, which means we CAN eat two instead of one! #2 this recipe only makes 8 donuts, so we won’t be tempted by lots of extras lying around (trust me they go quick), and #3 I get to use my handy dandy Nordic Ware donut pan. It makes making donuts so easy, quick and fun. And we all know since December is one busy month, the quicker and easier the recipe, the better! Right?!
I’m thinking after all the cookies Santa eats on Christmas night, maybe a delicious baked Gingerbread Donut with Gingerbread Glaze would be a welcome treat!
Gingerbread Donuts with Gingerbread Glaze
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- 2 Tbsp. molasses
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 vegetable oil
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. ground ginger
- 2-3 Tbsp. whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray donut pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
- In small bowl mix together egg, molasses, brown sugar, buttermilk and vegetable oil. Add to dry ingredients and mix just until moistened.
- Spoon batter into prepared donut pan.
- Bake 8 minutes or until baked through.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
- For glaze: In medium bowl whisk powdered sugar, cinnamon, ginger and milk until smooth. Add more milk, if needed, to get to desired consistency. Invert donut into glaze, letting excess drip off. Place on wire rack and top with sprinkles. Serve.
These look like a festive hug that would warm you from the inside house. Your kitchen must smell so unbelivably good right now x
Absolutely Ruby! Thanks for the comment!
So wonderfully festive! I’m always in for anything gingerbread :)
Me too Jennifer! Enjoy your weekend!
Dear Mary Ann, thank you so much for sending me Mindy Segal’s book Cookie Love . It was in my mailbox yesterday when I returned from Germany. The book is beautiful and I was happy to be the winner in your contest. It was very sweet of you to do this. Again, thank you very much .
Your gingerbread donuts are very tempting , they look so festive. Have a wonderful week.
Welcome home Gerlinde! So glad you received the cookbook. The holiday baking essentials should be on their way from Rodelle too. Enjoy your holiday baking from the BHK!
These look sooo good, Mary Ann. I’m a big gingerbread fan and I never thought of flavoring donuts with gingerbread – genius! Love how they are decorated, too – so festive. I think I may have to make these and bring them to work for the holidays!
Thanks so much Geraldine! I LOVE gingerbread too! Hope you enjoy them!
Buttermilk is all that’s needed to suck me in!! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas my dear! What a delicious recipe you’ve created for us… and those sprinkles, well you know, they’re just so darn festive! These would be so tasty on Christmas morn!
Thanks so much Traci! Enjoy your weekend!
I am most definitely down for gingerbread flavored everything, Mary Ann. So bring it on! I LOVE these donuts! Not only are they really pretty, the gingerbread overload is amazing! Plus, they are baked, which is always winning, because I don’t know about you, but I can’t eat just ONE donut!! Pinned! Cheers, my dear – to a fabulous weekend! <3
Thanks Cheyanne! Have fun with your mom!
I LOVE baked donuts!! And of course gingerbread too so basically these will not survive in my house.
Glad you like them Zainab! Can’t get enough gingerbread at our house either!
these look outrageous! i adore gingerbread and love the idea of a baked donut. one of these and a cup of coffee sounds like the perfect christmas morning breakfast to me! yum.
Thanks Cathy! I hope you enjoy them! Have a great weekend!
These look delicious, Mary Ann! I love my donut pan and don’t use it enough! I think I need to break it out for these! YUM!
I think you’ll really love them Jessica! So holidayish!!
Hi Maryann,
Can I double/triple this recipe?
I have a 20 cavity donut pan and would rather make them all at once.
Thank you!
Yes you may! Enjoy!
Eeks… these turned out terrible for me. :( Just FYI— these have a very tender crumb, more like a cupcake. Nothing like a cake donut. They’re too delicate for my silicone donut mold. Ended up with a bunch of scraps. Enjoyed the flavor. Thankfully my husband will eat anything. ????
Sorry they didn’t work out for you Mandi. I used a Nordic Ware donut pan. Glad your husband enjoyed the scraps and the flavor.