Easy 15-Minute Donuts include a basic donut glaze recipe, altered 3 ways, and the results are these amazing Maple Bars, Chocolate Glaze and Pumpkin Spice treats. These homemade donuts with biscuits are perfect for a quick morning treat, the steps are simple and they come together quickly.
This easy donut recipe has quickly become popular in our household, my kids get in on the fun and love to create their favorite donut flavor. For anyone wondering how to make donuts at home, these easy recipes are great for novice bakers or for those wanting a fast breakfast treat!
Recipes for 3 Donuts
Easy 15-Minute Donuts are a favorite in our family, so I am always looking for fun, delicious recipes to make. I began making variations of these Easy 15 Minute Donuts years ago and they are always a hit. I have adapted a basic glaze recipe to work for all 3 of these recipes, they all have butter, powdered sugar, milk and corn syrup. Then to each separate recipe you add one or two additional items to achieve the lovely flavor. The glazes set up but still look smooth and glossy on the donuts, which I love. They taste great and are pretty, give them a try and you will see for yourself!
Click here to see the recipes for Easy 15 Minute Donuts:
Easy 15-Minute Maple Bars
Chocolate Glazed Donuts
Pumpkin Spice Glazed Donuts
How do you make homemade donuts?
It is so simple! I have made a variety of donut recipes from scratch and they are fabulous, but I find it just works with our family right now to use canned biscuit dough as a starter. You can fry them up, then add whatever type of glaze you like the best. You will be surprised at how amazing they taste too. Scroll down to see several recipes I love.
How do you make glazed donuts?
Glazed donuts are among my favorite morning treats and glazes are super easy to make. Below I share 3 recipes that all begin with powdered sugar, milk and a tiny amount of corn syrup. These ingredients are the base, then you can get creative from there. My all-time favorite is the maple glaze and my kids love the chocolate, it’s great they are so simple to make so we can all have our favorite flavor.
How do you make a donut?
When you go to make a donut, shaping the actual donuts is easy. For my maple bars, I just stretch the biscuit dough until it is more oval rather than circular. For circle donuts, I like to cut the middle out using my Atecco Cutters. Since donuts rise and expand when cooking, it is a good idea to make the inside hole a little larger than you would think. I like to use the 2nd smallest cutter to make a donut. You can also make some donut holes using the cut out dough, fun!
See the recipe for Easy 15-Minute Maple Bars here.
See the recipe for Easy 15-Minute Chocolate Glazed Donuts here.
See the recipe for Easy 15-Minute Pumpkin Spice Donuts here.
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Easy 15-Minute Donuts include a simple donut glaze recipe, altered 3 ways, and the results are these incredible Maple Bars, Chocolate Glaze and Pumpkin Spice treats. These homemade donuts with biscuits are great for a fast morning treat, the steps are easy and they come together quickly.
JUD says
PLEASE SIGN ME UP….I HAVE ENJOYED LOOKING AT YOUR SITE. THE MAPLE DONUTS CAUGHT MY EYE. THANK YOU.
Megan @ MegUnprocessed says
These looks great! Nice crystal clear pictures too.
Jessica says
thank you!!
Jeanne Russo says
Need to have a printable version of these things…..
Jessica says
Hi Jeanne! Each separate recipe has its own printable recipe at the bottom. 🙂
Mandy Stanley says
Where is this amazing donut roll stuff available? It is my type of cooking (easy). And the easy tutorial is very helpful.
Jessica says
You can find these pre-made biscuits in the refrigerated section of just about any grocery store in the US! I like the Pillsbury brand!
rebecca tomlin says
can’t wait to make all of these they look so good and easy tks for sharing
vicky says
oh wow yummy do they taste like dough nuts got to make some thank u
Janet says
Can you tell me how much of the ingredients goes in to each donut
Jessica says
Each recipe makes 8 donuts. Does that help?
KERRY J. BAUER says
HI
LOVE YOUR RECIPES . ESPECIALLY DONUTS … LOL I HAVE QUESTION …. WHERE DO I FIND/ THE ATECO CUTTERS ?
I REALLY LOVE YOUR RECIPES . I WILL MAKE SOME DONUTS INSTEAD OF BUYING FROM STORES.
Jessica says
Thank you so much for stopping by! I’m glad you like our recipes. I LOVE my Ateco Cutters- I bought them on amazon here. http://amzn.to/2dFlemM 🙂
Rynda Clark says
My boat e renal grandmother had a biscuit recipe that used real mayonnaise. You couldn’t taste it, but it made the biscuits very light and fluffy. Do you g ave that recipe ?
Rynda Clark says
My paternal. Grandmother.
Beverly Yaddow says
Love this post can’t wait to see more
Beverly Yaddow says
Will try these donuts for sure thank you for sharing
Daryll Repak says
WOW! I had forgotten about these. My Mom taught me how to make them a long time ago. Not going to say how long ago but a looong time before Grands came out! We just pulled a hole in the middle. Didn’t have to get out the cutter! Thx. I’m going to make some with my grandkids. They’ll love them
Jessica says
I hope they enjoy them! 🙂
Karen L YatesGG says
Could you use Rhodes Rolls thawed overnight instead of biscuits!
Jessica says
You sure can Karen!!
bean says
Quick question,,can these be filled and how? Thanx so much 🙂
Wanda Haynes says
Where can I find the maple bar/donut/cinnamon roll basic recipe? I want to make them for some friends for this coming week. They have never had these.
Jessica says
Hi Wanda– I’m a little confused as to what you’re looking for. The link to the Maple Bars recipe is in the post– https://butterwithasideofbread.com/easy-15-minute-maple-bars/
Let me know if I misunderstood your question!
Jack R. says
I have been making these for 40 years. Try the FLAKY biscuits also –they make good doughnuts. Forget the fancy hole cutter– I use a 2 Liter bottlecap that I keep in the drawer. Put some Cinnamon & granulated sugar in a baggy , put a few donuts in & shake lightly. Or can put powdered sugar in another baggy.
Jessica says
Great ideas- thank you Jack!!
Constance says
you have to look at the video for the “hack”! I have been doing donuts like this for 30+ years! canned biscuits with a hole torn in the middle and fried! Absolutely original!
Christine baker says
In uk can only find croissant dough don’t sell anything else, can I use?
Nicole says
I think the croissant dough should still work just fine with this recipe. It may be a bit lighter in texture but the flavors should still be pretty great.