Donut Archives - Sugar Spun Run

Sourdough Donuts

Sam Merritt — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Make the most INCREDIBLE homemade sourdough donuts with my trusted sourdough donut recipe! Pillowy soft, appropriately chewy, and perfectly sweet with a homemade glaze. Recipe includes a how-to video!

If you read through my sourdough soft pretzel post last year, you may remember me hinting about this sourdough donut recipe. We make these sourdough donuts a LOT! They are a family favorite and have officially outranked my classic homemade donuts and pretty much any other donuts out there (for us, at least!).

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Donuts

Sam Merritt — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

My chocolate donuts are made the old fashioned way with sour cream and NO yeast! We'll fry them on the stovetop before dunking them in a sweet vanilla glaze. Recipe includes a how-to video!

A chocolate variation of my sour cream donuts, these old-fashioned chocolate donuts are my new favorite breakfast treat. They are cake donuts (meaning no yeast needed!) and are perfectly chocolatey with a flavorful vanilla coating. There's nothing better than a freshly fried donut--especially when there's chocolate involved!p>

Baked Chocolate Donuts

Sam Merritt — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:07:00 +0000

These easy Chocolate Donuts are baked to perfection and dipped in a 2-ingredient chocolate glaze. My recipe makes 12 donuts in less than 30 minutes! Recipe includes a how-to video!

Moist, chocolatey, and sweet without being too sweet, these baked chocolate donuts are a chocoholic's dream breakfast. Not only are they quick and easy to make (less than half an hour!), but they are super chocolatey (like my chocolate pop tarts) with chocolate chips in the batter and a silky ganache-esque glaze.

Apple Fritters Recipe (with Video!)

Sam Merritt — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000

I'm sharing my easy recipe for Apple Fritters made without yeast! These are tender, fluffy, and sweet, and they're coated in a simple apple cider glaze. Recipe includes a how-to video!

Apple fritters are a fun, easy, and irresistible fall treat. Among apple desserts, they are often overshadowed by apple pie or apple crisp, while apple turnovers or muffins typically take the apple breakfast crown. But fritters can be either (depending on your sweet tooth!) and deserve to enjoy all of their soft, spiced apple glory.

Fried Donut Holes (No Yeast)

Sam Merritt — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000

This easy homemade donut recipe is made without yeast! These take just minutes to make for the best fried donut holes you've ever tasted. Recipe includes a how-to video!

Boston Cream Donuts

Sam Merritt — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000

These homemade Boston Cream Donuts are surprisingly easy to make and taste SO much better than the ones you get from the coffee shop. You'll fill them with silky smooth vanilla custard and dip them in a rich chocolate glaze before they're ready to be devoured.

Skip the trip to the corner coffee shop (and those previously frozen, so-so donuts) and make these Boston cream donuts from scratch! These bad boys are the donut version of my Boston cream cupcakes, and they're dangerously decadent. Their golden brown shell is based off of my homemade donuts, except we're leaving them whole this time so we can fill them with homemade pastry cream. And of course, we're dipping them in a chocolate ganache glaze--because you can't have Boston cream donuts without that glossy chocolate top!

Apple Cider Donuts

Sam Merritt — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 04:19:00 +0000

With a concentrated apple reduction and spiced sugar coating, this apple cider donut recipe packs all the flavors of fall in one tender bite. These donuts come together easily with just a few ingredients--no yeast or frying required! Watch the how-to video for step-by-step instructions.

Nothing says "fall is here" like warm, spiced apple cider donuts.

While I'm not typically one to want to rush through the seasons, this pregnancy has me exhausted by the summer heat and I could not be more ready to leave the sticky, buggy days of summer behind. But now, I'm ready for fall recipes and everything pumpkin spice.

Baked Donuts

Sam Merritt — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:01:49 +0000

An easy recipe for homemade Baked Donuts! There's no yeast, no waiting for the dough to rise, just a simple recipe that can be ready to enjoy in under 30 minutes. Recipe includes a how-to video!

This one's for you resolutioners out there

Homemade Donuts

Sam Merritt — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:30:59 +0000

Learn how to make soft, fluffy, yeasted homemade donuts in your own home. No fancy equipment or deep-fryer required! These donuts are a well-tested family favorite. I'll walk you through all the steps in the post and in the video below!

Raise your hand if you've ever been nervous about baking with yeast 🙋🏼‍♀️

Sour Cream Donuts (with Video!)

Sam Merritt — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 14:48:25 +0000

These old fashioned sour cream donuts are cakey, tender, and made with no yeast! Fried to perfection and dipped in a simple vanilla glaze, these donuts are easy to make and are a classic favorite.

Once you've tried a fresh, warm, homemade sour cream donut you'll never be able to enjoy one from a bakery the same way again!

Some mornings you just need a donut for breakfast.

Baked Pumpkin Donuts

Sam Merritt — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 15:37:43 +0000

Sweet, simple, pumpkin donuts. These are a cozy fall-time treat and can be baked in your oven rather than fried.

Alright everyone, after today's pumpkin donuts I have just one pumpkin recipe left for the season, so for those of you who hate pumpkin, relief is in sight, and for those of you who love it, well, we've had a pretty good run.

Inside Out Cinnamon Roll Donut Holes

Sam Merritt — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 15:26:26 +0000

Easy no-yeast donut holes filled with a sweet cream cheese frosting and rolled in cinnamon-sugar.

To (under)state the obvious, it's hot outside.