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Greek Yogurt Lemon Donuts with Lemon Glaze
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Yogurt Lemon Donuts Recipe

Lemon Donuts recipe with lemon glaze featuring Greek yogurt in the batter.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword greek yogurt donuts, lemon donuts
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 194kcal
Author Robin Gagnon

Ingredients

  • 2 tbs butter melted
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tbs lemon zest
  • 1 ¾ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

Lemon Icing

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 2 tbs fresh lemon juice
  • ***optional*** sprinkles to top donuts

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil donut pans (I used two 6-cavity pans)
  • Cream the melted butter and sugar together, Add Greek yogurt, vanilla, sea salt, egg and white, and lemon zest. Mix well.
  • In another bowl, mix the baking powder and baking soda into the flour, then add to wet mix and stir well.
  • Carefully dollop and spread out batter into the donut shaped cavities of pan. These puff up a lot, so do try and distribute between all 12 cavities, 11 will do if need be but no less. I did not pipe the batter, but it would make the process easier.
  • Bake for 11-13 minutes.
  • Cool on rack. Once fully cool, mix together the simple lemon icing and spread on each donut. If you want to use sprinkles add them as you go along so they will adhere well.
  • Allow the donuts a few minutes for glaze to set before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 182mg | Potassium: 87mg | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.9mg