Love fresh baked donuts but think they're too much work? Today, I'll teach you how to turn a boxed blueberry muffin mix into donuts!
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While I love my recipe for Homemade Baked Donuts, this donut recipe is awesome because it requires very little effort.
You can have homemade muffins in no time and everyone will think you spent the morning baking!
Ingredients
- Blueberry Muffin Mix - I prefer the kind with fresh blueberries
- Vegetable Oil - or baking appropriate oil of your choice
- Water
- Flour - All purpose
- Powdered Sugar AKA Confectioner's Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
Equipment Needed
- Donut Pan
- Piping Bags - This is totally optional and used for getting the batter in the donut pan neatly. You can also just use a sandwich bag.
My personal preference is a non-stick donut pan but know that silicone donut pans are available too.
Related: Blueberry Bread & Strawberry Blueberry Muffins
Tips
When creating the glaze, you may end up needing more or less liquid. My advice is to start with half the amount listed and then add as needed until you get the right consistency.
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EASY Blueberry Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 box Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix or similar variety
- ¾ cup water
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- non-stick cooking spray
For the glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon water more or less as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Spray donut pan with non stick spray. Set aside.
- Stir together muffin mix, flour, water, vegetable oil and eggs. Rinse blueberries that came in package and fold them in last.
- Spoon batter into a pastry bag or plastic bag with the tip snipped off and pipe batter into donut pan, filling ¾ of the way full (or just spoon it in carefully).
- Bake 10 minutes.
- Allow to cool in pan for 1 minute then turn them out onto a cooling rack.
- While donuts are baking, create the glaze. Stir together powdered sugar, vanilla and half the water. Add a drop of water at a time while stirring until you get a smooth consistency.
- Place cooling rack over a placemat, foil, wax paper or something you don't mind getting glaze dripped on. Dip the top of each donut into the glaze and place back on cooling rack until serving.
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Patty Haxton Anderson says
Baked versus fried is a great things for our kids.
foodyschmoody says
....and easier. frying scares me, lol. Thanks for popping over Patty.
Martha @ A Family Feast says
I definitely need to get a donut pan and try making homemade donuts!
foodyschmoody says
You should Martha, it's really fun coming up w/ different combinations of icings and fillings etc.
claire @ the realistic nutritionist says
I adore blueberry donuts!! These look way healthier too!
foodyschmoody says
Thanks Claire.
The Food Hunter says
I love that these are baked
Stephanie @ Back For Seconds says
This is such a fun idea! They sound fantastic!
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says
Now I really need a donut pan so I can make these!
foodyschmoody says
I am surprised at how much I use the donut pan, Ashley. HOnestly I thought I would use it once and be done. It's fun to experiment and the pans are pretty inexpensive.
Angie says
I can taste those blueberries! These look amazing, perfect for brunch!
Angela {Mind Over Batter} says
I need to get on this baked donut bandwagon. For um... The kids... Not so I can eat more donuts. Ok - It's totally so I can eat more donuts.
foodyschmoody says
Yes, you do! Of course that is why I hopped on too, for the ah, um, kids. Yes, always thinking of those buggers, I mean, my adorable children. 🙂
Courtney @ Neighborfood says
Yum! Nothing brightens up a Monday like a donut!
Amanda @The Kitcheneer says
I am totally making these because I can't pass up those blueberries and not to mention how easy these are to make! I want a donut pan now!
Joanne/WineLady Cooks says
Thanks so much for this easy recipe and the great tip. I always make baked donuts but now I'll be giving the muffin mix a try. Pinned/shared.
Joanne
foodyschmoody says
Joanne, thanks so much. This is definitely a nice shortcut for a busy morning!
Paula - bell'alimento says
I'll take a dozen please!
Samantha says
Homemade donuts are one of the few things Ive never made in my own kitchen. I need to fix this with this recipe! amazing looking!
foodyschmoody says
If you've never made donuts before Samantha, this is a great shortcut way to start. Then you can work your way up to a totally homemade batter (but really, why bother if you can use a shortcut). Thanks so much!
Ginny McMeans says
These are so simple and sound so good! Thanks!
Renee - Kudos Kitchen says
I really need to invest in a donut pan. I love this recipe. It's so easy and I'm sure they'd be a huge hit!
Nutmeg Nanny says
These look like the perfect way to start the day!
Angie | Big Bears Wife says
Muffin Mix donuts!! YES! I love baked donuts!
Meseidy Rivera says
These look perfect for my morning cup of tea!
Jessica (Savory Experiments) says
These look absolutely amazing, I love blueberries! I also love that they are baked!
Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos says
I think I have some cranberry orange muffin mix in the pantry - I think I'll be giving your recipe a whirl this weekend - just with a bit of cran-orange action 🙂 Thank you for the inspiration!
foodyschmoody says
That sounds great too! I'm actually trying the chocolate chip muffin ones this weekend.
Joanne T Ferguson says
G'day a baked, healthy donut! Sign me up now! YUM! A dozen to go please!
Cheers! Joanne
Sandra Shaffer says
I have a mini donut pan that's ready for some baking! Love the shortcut!!
Kellie @ The Suburban Soapbox says
I seriously need a donut pan just to make these donuts. Ordering right now!
Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says
Short cuts are totally worth it when you can have gorgeous donuts like these on even a busy school day. Donut pans are the best invention ever!
Kim says
Real world results: I used Jiffy 7 oz blueberry muffin mix, followed recipe. Took 14 minutes to bake (dry top) instead of 10. Might be my oven. Next, because I'm a former baker at a nationally known donut shop, I made my glaze with 3 tablespoons water, a dash of lemon juice, and the vanilla. Mix your glaze relatively thin, in a shallow bowl. After removing donuts from pan, immediately swirl them in the glaze, hold a couple seconds to drip, then coll & finish dripping on your wire rack. They come out lovely and delicious. Next, I'm going to do to do a cran-orange mix, and use orange extract instead of vanilla for my glaze. Yum!
Hazel says
So tasty and great for a quick donut fix. Love not having all the grease of frying them too.
Cheryl Rauschenbach says
This recipe looks great. My question is can you make them an advance and ice them before serving the next day.