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Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes Recipe

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes are so easy to make at home in a mini muffin pan. One batch and you’ll be hooked.

If you have a sweet tooth, check out our other dessert recipes.

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes are so easy to make at home. One batch and you'll be hooked. Get the recipe at www.drugstoredivas.net.

We were watching Ozark recently, and (spoiler alert) Ben asks Ruth on a date. He asks her to dinner, then lunch, then a snack. And I said to Pete that if someone asked me on a snack date, I’d agree because I love snacks. Which is why I love these Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes.

So if you want to date me, just ask me out on a snack date.

Or don’t. Honestly. I’m married. And my husband loves my Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes.

That’s funny too because Pete generally doesn’t love sweets. He craves vegetables more than dessert. So he was praising these and I was taken aback. “Of course they’re delicious,” I said. “I’m really good at cooking and baking.”

“Yes,” he agreed with me. “But I usually don’t care about dessert.”

And then, not too long later, he popped another doughnut hole in his mouth.

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes

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These were inspired by a similar recipe I saw on MerryAboutTown.com.

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes Ingredients:

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes Coating Ingredients:

How To Make Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes:

Pre-heat the oven to 375 F.

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes are so easy to make at home. One batch and you'll be hooked. Get the recipe at www.drugstoredivas.net.

Melt the butter in the microwave.

Add the milk and vanilla to the melted butter. Stir until combined.

In a separate bowl, mix together the white sugar, nutmeg, baking powder, and flour. Slowly add them to the wet ingredients until they’re all combined.

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes are so easy to make at home. One batch and you'll be hooked. Get the recipe at www.drugstoredivas.net.

Grease a 24-count muffin pan.

Use a melon baller to add a heaping scoop of mix into each cavity in the muffin pan. Don’t worry if the mix doesn’t stay round when it gets into the pan. When you add the coating, you won’t notice.

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes are so easy to make at home. One batch and you'll be hooked. Get the recipe at www.drugstoredivas.net.

Bake for 15 minutes.

Remove the doughnut holes and set them on a wire cooling rack.

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes are so easy to make at home. One batch and you'll be hooked. Get the recipe at www.drugstoredivas.net.

Melt the butter for the coating in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, mix together the white sugar and cinnamon.

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes are so easy to make at home. One batch and you'll be hooked. Get the recipe at www.drugstoredivas.net.

Coat the doughnut holes in the butter, then the cinnamon sugar mixture. Set them back on the wire cooling rack to cool completely.

These will last in an air tight container for up to a week.

If you want a variation, I also made these as powdered doughnuts. Instead of the cinnamon sugar mix, coat the doughnut holes in butter followed by powdered sugar (the full recipe calls for 2/3 cup of powdered sugar).

Six elephant ear cookies on a blue tray with the words "Elephant Ear Cookies (aka French Palmiers)" digitally written on top.

More Cinnamon Sugar Recipes:

If you love the combo of cinnamon and sugar, we have a few other recipes you’ll want to try. There’s our Elephant Ear Cookies, which are covered in cinnamon sugar before baking, and our Cinnamon Rolls, which are a classic cinnamon sugar recipe.

Yield: 24 Doughut Holes

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes are so easy to make at home. One batch and you'll be hooked. Get the recipe at www.drugstoredivas.net.

Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes are so easy to make at home in a mini muffin pan. One batch and you'll be hooked.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

For The Doughnuts

  • 1/2 stick unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon real vanilla
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup flour

For The Coating

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 F.
  2. Melt the butter in the microwave.
  3. Add the milk and vanilla to the melted butter. Stir until combined.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix together the white sugar, nutmeg, baking powder, and flour. Slowly add them to the wet ingredients until they’re all combined.
  5. Grease a 24-count muffin pan.
  6. Use a melon baller to add a heaping scoop of mix into each cavity in the muffin pan. Don’t worry if the mix doesn’t stay round when it gets into the pan. When you add the coating, you won’t notice.
  7. Bake for 15 minutes.
  8. Remove the doughnut holes and set them on a wire cooling rack.
  9. Melt the butter for the coating in a bowl.
  10. In a separate bowl, mix together the white sugar and cinnamon.
  11. Coat the doughnut holes in the butter, then the cinnamon sugar mixture. Set them back on the wire cooling rack to cool completely
  12. These will last in an air tight container for up to a week.

Nutrition Information

Yield

24

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 98Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 13mgSodium 24mgCarbohydrates 13gFiber 0gSugar 9gProtein 1g

Did you make this Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Holes recipe? Let us know how it went in the comments.

Lara

Thursday 28th of May 2020

Thank you!

Lara

Tuesday 26th of May 2020

How do you modify for high altitude?

drugstore diva lisa

Wednesday 27th of May 2020

I've never lived anywhere that was high altitude (only visited), so I've never gotten a chance to really test any recipes at a high altitude. This post might be able to help you, though: https://www.allrecipes.com/article/high-altitude-cake-baking/

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