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Christmas donuts on a white plate.
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5 from 4 votes

Easy Christmas Donuts Recipe

Gingerbread donuts are the perfect breakfast for Christmas morning. Can you imagine the faces on your kids when they wake up to these donuts? 
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 333kcal

Ingredients

Donuts Ingredients

  • 1 c flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ginger powdered
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 c brown sugar
  • 1 egg large
  • 3 T molasses
  • 1/3 c whole milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 T butter unsalted, melted

Icing Ingredients

  • 1 c confectioner's sugar
  • 1 T water hot
  • 2 tsp eggnog
  • 1/4 tsp maple syrup
  • ½ C gingersnap cookies crumbled

Instructions

Donut Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray donut pan with non-stick baking spray.
  • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, salt in a large bowl and set aside.
  • Whisk together the egg, molasses, vanilla, milk, butter, and brown sugar in a small bowl.
  •  Slowly add the wet ingredients to dry ingredients.
  • Stir together until just combined.
  • Scoop the batter to a pastry bag and pipe batter into donut pan filling each about 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 8 minutes. (As all ovens are a little different, just be sure the edges start to turn golden brown.)
  • Remove the donuts from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Set aside.

ICING RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS

  • Stir together the confectionary sugar, hot water, eggnog, and maple extract. (If your icing is too thick, add up to another 1/2 teaspoon of eggnog to reach desired consistency.)
  • Dip tops of donuts into glaze.
  • Return each glazed donut to the wire rack.
  • Top with crumbled gingersnaps.
  • Let the glaze harden before serving. Best served on the same day but can be stored in an airtight container.

Notes

When dipping the donuts, use a shallow bowl and don't touch the bottom as it will leave indentations on your beautiful donuts!
It's okay to double dip these donuts until the have the perfect look (or until you've used all the icing. 
You can drizzle instead, but I think they are prettier dipped. 

Nutrition

Serving: 6Servings | Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 265mg | Potassium: 319mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 242IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 2mg