Cardamom Honey Donuts
Fresh from the oven there is no better treat than one of these baked cardamom honey donuts! Spiced donut cake batter and sweet honey drizzle make these morning treats irresistible! Pour a cup of coffee and grab one of these tasty donuts!
This recipe is the result of our donut recipe poll on Instagram. In a landslide almost everyone picked these cardamom honey donuts over apple cider donuts. I have to say you all chose wisely because these donuts are delicious! Hot from the oven drizzled with local honey and a sprinkle of sea salt! What makes these donuts special? A tasty donut cake! These donuts don’t need icing or fillings to taste delicious, just a little bit of honey and they are awesome!
Baked vs. Fried
Why bake your donuts? Most donuts are fried and sure they are delicious but these cardamom honey donuts bring more than just a great texture, the batter tastes amazing too! Why fry when for fewer calories you have an even tastier treat. Like most recipes we make this one stands on flavor not the deep fryer! Need a tasty treat in a flash? Cardamom honey donuts only take ten minutes to bake.
Cardamom Honey Donuts Ingredients:
- 2 c. flour
- 3/4 c. brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. cardamom
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 4 tbsp. butter
- 1/4 c. canola oil
- 1 c. milk
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla paste
- 2 eggs
- honey for drizzle
- sea salt sprinkle
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Instructions:
A simple recipe was promised so here it comes, if you can make pancakes you have all the skills to make these delicious donuts. First things first, preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Next take a medium mixing bowl and cream together with a whisk the brown sugar, melted butter, and eggs. Then add in the milk, canola oil, and vanilla paste. In another bowl mix together your flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Pour the wet ingredients into the center of the dry and mix well. Oil your donut pans and fill each about half way up with batter. Bake in oven for 10 minutes, they should rise and be golden brown.
Allow to cool for 3 minutes in pans before removing. Place donuts over parchment paper and drizzle with a generous amount of honey, then sprinkle with sea salt. Eat them hot from the oven for the best bite, they are still tasty for about 3 days if stored in airtight container.
Cardamom Honey Donuts
Equipment
- Donut Pan
Ingredients
- 2 c. flour
- 3/4 c. brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. cardamom
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 4 tbsp. butter
- 1/4 c. canola oil
- 1 c. milk
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla paste
- 2 eggs
- honey for drizzle
- sea salt sprinkle
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- In a medium mixing bowl cream together the brown sugar, melted butter, and eggs.
- Add in the milk, canola oil, and vanilla paste.
- In another bowl mix together your flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix well.
- Oil donut pans and fill each about half way up with batter.
- Bake in oven for 10 minutes, the donuts should rise and be golden brown.
- Allow to cool for 3 minutes in pans before removing.
- Place donuts over parchment paper and drizzle with a generous amount of honey, then sprinkle with sea salt.