Description
These homemade blueberry cake donuts are soft, tender, and bursting with juicy blueberries in every bite. Baked not fried they’re easy to whip up in one bowl and finished with a naturally sweet blueberry glaze. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a weekend treat with coffee, these donuts bring bakery style flavor right to your kitchen no deep fryer needed.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
½ cup fresh blueberries
For the Blueberry Glaze:
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup powdered sugar
1–2 teaspoons milk, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a donut pan.
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, beat sugar, eggs, melted butter, yogurt, and vanilla until smooth.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined. Toss blueberries in 1 tsp flour, then gently fold them in.
- Spoon batter into a piping bag. Pipe into donut wells, filling each ¾ full.
- Bake 15–18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pan 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
- For glaze: Simmer blueberries and lemon juice until berries burst. Strain. Whisk juice with powdered sugar and milk to desired consistency.
- Dip cooled donuts into glaze. Let set before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 310 per donut