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Strawberry Lemonade Donuts

Four homemade strawberry baked donuts sitting on a cooling rack, drizzled with glaze. Text overlay says, "Strawberry Lemonade Donuts"
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This strawberry lemonade baked donut recipe tastes like summer! Skip the cake mix and make these easy homemade glazed strawberry donuts instead.

Ingredients

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  • ¼ cup milk (60g)
  • 2 tsp lemon juice (about 1 large lemon, with extra) (10g)
  • ¼ tsp vanilla (how to make homemade vanilla) (1.25g)
  • ⅓ cup honey OR maple syrup (if you use honey, you will taste it in the final donut) (113g)
  • 3 ½ Tbsp butter, melted (50g)
  • 2 eggs (100g)
  • 1 cup flour (I used all-purpose flour) (120g)
  • 1 tsp lemon zest (about 1 large lemon, with extra) (2g)
  • ¼ tsp salt (1.5g)
  • 1 tsp baking powder (4g)
  • ½ cup finely diced strawberries (83g)

Lemon Glaze Ingredients

  • 1 cup powdered sugar (120g)
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice (about 1 large lemon) (30g)
  • 1 tsp lemon zest (2g)
  • 1-3 tsp milk (only if necessary) (5-15g)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and grease the donut pan(s).
  2. In a small bowl, combine milk, lemon juice, vanilla, honey OR maple syrup, melted butter, and eggs. Whisk well and set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, lemon zest, salt, and baking powder.
  4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring JUST until they are mixed. Do not overmix!
  5. Fold in the strawberries gently.
  6. Portion dough into the donut pan(s), about 3½ tablespoons per donut, or 1 slightly heaping Tablespoon per donut hole.
  7. Bake for 12-14 minutes for donuts, or 9-11 minutes for donut holes, or until the donuts have risen and are lightly golden brown in color.
  8. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan, and then allow to cool completely before glazing.
  9. Make the Lemon Glaze: In a small bowl, whisk powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest very well. Only if necessary, thin by adding milk 1 teaspoon at a time. Adding milk dilutes the lemon flavor, so use it sparingly and only if necessary.
  10. Dunk completely cooled donuts in glaze and enjoy!

Notes

Inspired by Chocolate Covered Katie.

Find it online: https://dontwastethecrumbs.com/strawberry-lemonade-donuts/