Key Lime Baked Donuts Recipe With Graham Cracker Topping
These simple baked donuts are so easy to make and big on flavor. You are going to love this baked version of traditional fried donuts.
Servings: 24 donuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar can also be subbed for coconut sugar
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoon canola oil or melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- Milk- as needed
Toppings
- ½ cup crushed graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons lime zest
Instructions
Making the key lime pie donuts
- Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the oil, yogurt, and granulated sugar. Mix well to combine. Add in the egg and mix again.
- To this, add the vanilla, zest, and lime juice. Mixing to combine, but not overmixing.
- Combine the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients. Be careful not to overmix.
- I like to use a piping bag to fill the donut pan, especially since I use mini donut pans. It will take 1-2 tablespoons of batter per donut.
- Place into the preheated oven and bake for 6 minutes for mini donuts and about 10 for regular-sized donuts.
- Once they are baked, gently turn out the donuts onto a wire rack.
Making the glaze
- While they are cooling, it is time to make the glaze.
- Mix all the ingredients until it is smooth. I like a thin glaze that is just slightly thick- if that makes sense. The right consistency is key to getting a glaze that is thick enough to hold onto the donuts, but not be too thick. Add more milk or powdered sugar as needed.
- Dip each of the cooled donuts into the glaze, then top with the graham cracker crumbs and lime zest while the glaze is still wet. If you use whole graham crackers as I did, be sure and crush them first.