Homemade Baked Cinnamon Mini Donuts with Maple Glaze

My kids love donuts and usually talk my husband into buying them for breakfast a couple Saturdays a month. My daughter and I recently found this cute little mini donut maker in the kitchen department in a major department store for $20 and I couldn't resist buying it. I love that these donuts are baked instead of fried and that my kids can help make their own breakfast treats with me. They were super simple to make and the kids LOVED them.

Cinnamon Donuts:

Adapted recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net

Original recipe by Bella Cucina Artful Food (donut maker cookbook)

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 tbsp canola oil

Stir the dry ingredients together. Add the egg, vanilla, and milk then whisk together for 1 minute. Add the oil and continue to whisk until well combined.

Heat the donut maker then coat it with cooking spray. Pour a bit of the batter into the center each donut mold, making sure not to overfill. Close the lid and cook for 2 minutes. Carefully remove the donuts and place on a baking rack.

Maple Glaze:

• 2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 3-4 tbsp water

Combine all ingredients together and whisk until smooth and creamy. Dip each donut top into the glaze and place back on the rack. Sprinkle the top with nonpareils if desired then serve immediately. Enjoy.

Click here for a printable version of this recipe - For the Love of Cooking.net