Baked Lemon Donuts

These Baked Lemon Donuts are soft, fluffy, and so easy to make! They’re flour and dipped in a simple lemon glaze for even more fresh lemon flavor in every bite!

Author: Flavor the Moments

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 214 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups - whole wheat white flour
1 ½ teaspoons - baking powder
¼ tsp - baking soda
¼ tsp - kosher salt
¾ cup - coconut sugar
2 - eggs
¾ cup - low fat buttermilk
1 tbsp - lemon zest
2 tablespoons - fresh lemon juice
1 tsp - pure vanilla extract
1 cup - powdered sugar
2 tablespoons - fresh lemon juice
1 tsp - lemon zest
⅓ cup - coconut oil

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray the cavities of (2) donut pans with cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl, whisk the sugar, eggs and oil vigorously until frothy, about 1 minute. Add the buttermilk, lemon zest, juice and vanilla and whisk until well blended.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
Place the batter into a zip top bag and cut off one of the corners. Pipe evenly into the (12) cavities of the prepared donut pan. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until puffed and the tops spring back when pressed gently.
Cool on a wire rack in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool completely on the wire rack.
Place a sheet of waxed paper underneath the wire rack.
Place the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and zest into a small bowl and whisk together until smooth. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice if you’d like a thinner glaze. 1 cup powdered sugar,2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice,1 teaspoon lemon zest
Dip the top of each donut into the glaze, and place on the wire rack. Let the donuts stand at room temperature until the glaze has set. Serve and enjoy!

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