Cranberry Orange Donuts
Festive Cranberry Orange Donuts with Orange Ginger Glaze are a fantastic dessert or brunch choice for the holidays.
Servings 16
Calories 161kcal
Equipment
- doughnut baking pans
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder aluminum-free
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoon melted butter
- 2 tablespoon orange zest
- ½ cup chopped cranberries use fresh NOT frozen
Glaze
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 3 tbs orange juice
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ tablespoon orange zest
Instructions
Donuts
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly coat the cavities of standard sized doughnut pans with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, ginger and cinnamon together in a large bowl. Set aside.
- In another bowl, beat eggs with salt. Then beat in the melted butter and Hood Sour Cream. Mix in the orange zest.
- Toss the chopped cranberries in the dry mixture to coat, then pour in the wet ingredients and mix well.
- Fill the prepared doughnut pans about 80% full.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until a toothpick pulls clean and edges are golden brown.
- Flip the donuts out onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
Glazing
- Whisk the glaze ingredients together until smooth.
- Dunk each donut top down into the icing. Lift and allow excess to drip off for a couple seconds and flip over. Place each back on the cooling rack for glaze to dry.
- Once the glaze icing is dry, the donuts are ready to serve.
Notes
Nutrition information based on ⅔ of glaze adhering to the donuts. As always, nutrition information is just an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 171IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg