This Lemon Raspberry Donuts recipe makes making doughnuts at home easy so you never have to buy them from the store again! These donuts are the perfect combination of lemon and raspberry, they will be your new favorite! These lemon raspberry donuts scream spring!
Remember when I bought that gigantic bag of lemons from Costco and needed something to use them in? I am still working my way through this list of mouthwatering ways to use lemons but I also decided to make some new recipes too.
It has been awhile since I broke out my donut pans so I decided to make some lemon raspberry donuts to kill two birds with one stone!
These donuts are the perfect combination of bright lemon flavor and the sweetness of raspberries. I’ll admit to eating one or two before I added the glaze but, once that glaze was on the donuts, I had to hold myself back from eating them all. They were just so good. The perfect recipe for spring!
Ingredients for Lemon Raspberry Donuts:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 large egg
1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp milk
2 tsp lemon juice
1/3 cup raspberry preserves
1/4 cup chopped raspberries (optional)
GLAZE:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
1-2 Tbsp water
1 tsp lemon zest
Let’s Make It:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray donut pans with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar.
3. Melt butter in a small bowl. Add egg, milk and 2 tsp lemon juice. Stir well.
4. Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir to combine. Spoon into donut pan wells.
5. Heat preserves for 10-15 seconds in microwave. Stir well. Drop by teaspoons into donut batter and swirl. Add chopped raspberries if using.
6. Bake donuts for 10 minutes in preheated oven. Remove from oven and let cool for 2 minutes in pan. Transfer to wire cooling racks and cool completely.
7. In a medium bowl, mix powdered sugar, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1 Tbsp water and lemon zest. Stir well. Add additional water, by the teaspoon, until glaze is desired consistency. Dip donuts into glaze and return to cooling rack to let glaze set.
I loved the combination of lemon and raspberry in these donuts. If you prefer a little less tartness from the lemon, you can reduce or eliminate the lemon juice in the glaze. Just replace it with water so your glaze isn’t too thick.
I am thinking of planning a fun Mother’s Day brunch and these would be just perfect for the event! What are your favorite donuts? Have you tried making baked donuts at home yet?
If you want even more doughnut goodness, be sure to check these out:
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- Say Yes to Capri Sun and Caramel Apple Donut Fries
- Spring Pastel Vanilla Donuts
- https://www.theworktop.com/breakfast-brunch-recipes/original-glazed-donuts-krispy-kreme-recipe-copycat/
What you’ll need for this recipe:
- Mixing Bowl
- Mixing Spoon {I like a spoonula}
- Donut Pans
- Wire Cooling Rack
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp milk
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/3 cup raspberry preserves
- 1/4 cup chopped raspberries (optional)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1-2 Tbsp water
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray donut pans with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and sugar.
- Melt butter in a small bowl. Add egg, milk and 2 tsp lemon juice. Stir well.
- Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir to combine. Spoon into donut pan wells.
- Heat preserves for 10-15 seconds in microwave. Stir well. Drop by teaspoons into donut batter and swirl. Add chopped raspberries if using.
- Bake donuts for 10 minutes in preheated oven. Remove from oven and let cool for 2 minutes in pan. Transfer to wire cooling racks and cool completely.
- In a medium bowl, mix powdered sugar, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1 Tbsp water and lemon zest. Stir well. Add additional water, by the teaspoon, until glaze is desired consistency. Dip donuts into glaze and return to cooling rack to let glaze set.
These look delicious! I love lemon with berries. It’s such a bright combination!
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Well, I guess I need to go get a donut pan now… These look so amazing!
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This is perfect for my coffee. Love this donut and its ingredients. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
These donuts look absolutely gorgeous! And super yummy too of course!
Lemon and raspberries are such a perfect way to celebrate spring! I love baked donuts, and you are inspiring me to pull out my donut pan again soon!
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Oh yum! These look awesome! I might need to buy a donut pan just to try this recipe. Thank you for posting.
You will use a donut pan so much more than you think.
OMG these look amazing!! Wish I would have ran across these earlier in the night before I made 2.5 dozen (5 flavors) donuts for my hubby’s work. Next time for sure…yum!!!
Your recipe looks so yummy! Always great to see you at the party! Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & shared. Have a great weekend.
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Thes looks AMAZING! Thanks for linking up to Link Party Palooza! Have a great weekend!
Yum Yum Yum. Can’t wait to try these. We have a lemon tree, so it’ll be a great way to use some of our harvest. Thanks for sharing at Turn It Up Tuesday.
These sound wonderful! I make Chocolate Coffee Doughnuts at home. They to are a hit. I need to try these as well.
Stop it! These look amazing! I’ve never made doughnuts but it doesn’t seem too hard.
Thanks for sharing at the Shine Blog Hop!
These look delicious! And also may be the reason I finally buy a doughnut pan! Thanks for sharing on Weekend Bites
Never too much. Give me ALL the lemony tartness! Thanks for bringing these mouthwatering treats to #SaucySaturdays, Shannah!
These look so perfect and I am in love with lemons this summer! Thanks for bringing such a treat to #SaucySaturdays! You have been featured 🙂 DO join us today and feel proud to tell your friends! Xo..
How many donuts does this recipe make? Look fabulous!
I made approximately 15. My pan makes 6 at a time and I made a little over 2 pans.