Strawberry Sugar Donuts
- Total Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 12 donuts 1x
Ingredients
For the donuts:
- – 5 tablespoons melted salted butter
- – ¾ cup granulated sugar
- – 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- – 3 tablespoons freeze-dried strawberry powder
- – ⅓ cup full-fat sour cream
- – 1 egg (at room temperature)
- – 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- – 2 tablespoons corn starch
- – 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- – ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- – ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- – ⅓ cup whole milk (at room temperature)
For the strawberry sugar:
- – ½ cup melted salted butter
- – ½ cup granulated sugar
- – 2 tablespoons freeze-dried strawberry powder
Instructions
For the donuts:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray donut pans with nonstick spray.
- Add about ½ cup of freeze-dried strawberries to a food processor and pulse until it turns into powder. Alternatively, you can crush them in a ziplock bag with a rolling pin.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the melted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, freeze-dried strawberry powder, sour cream, and egg. Once combined, add in all the dry ingredients. Mix on low until just combined, then add in the milk and mix until smooth.
- Fill a large piping bag with the batter or use a spoon to scoop it into each pan. Fill each donut mold about ⅔ of the way full. Bake for 13-15 minutes until cooked through. Remove from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes before turning them out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
For the topping:
- Add melted butter to a medium-sized bowl.
- In another medium-sized bowl, mix together the sugared freeze-dried strawberry powder.
- Dunk both sides of each donut into the butter (or use a pastry brush to brush it on), then dunk and cover the whole donut in the sugar mixture. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Breakfast