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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast » Donuts

    Baked Lemon Donuts

    Published by Melissa on January 17, 2012 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 93 Comments

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    A light, fluffy baked lemon donut drizzled with a tart lemon glaze. Made with whole wheat flour and lemon Greek yogurt makes me feel better about indulging in donuts in the morning. 

    Kelley turned me on to the Chobani Lemon Greek Yogurt, tart but so creamy, smooth and delicious. With twice the protein of regular yogurt, I decided it would make a great ingredient for a baked lemon donut. I found a Baked Lemon Donut recipe, Chef Meg’s Light Lemon-Blueberry Doughnuts, on Shape.com that I adapted to create these donuts.

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    I was really surprised how light and fluffy these donuts baked up, even using whole wheat flour. My husband would have liked the donut to have an even more intense lemon flavor, so next time I’d substitute some of the milk with a bit of lemon juice, or maybe even a little lemon extract would kick it up a notch.

    Baked-Lemon-Donuts

    I’ve been seeing lots of baked donut recipes on line lately. I don’t know if there’s been more of them, or if I’m just noticing them more. I hope you’re enjoying them as much as I am because I’m just a little obsessed with them right now. Over the weekend I turned our favorite banana muffins in to fun banana cinnamon chip donuts.

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    Baked Lemon Donuts

    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time15 mins
    Total Time25 mins
    Course: Breakfast
    Servings: 12 donuts
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup whole-wheat flour
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 egg
    • 6 oz container Chobani lemon Greek yogurt
    • ⅓ cup canola oil
    • ⅓ cup milk
    • zest of one lemon

    Glaze

    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • juice of one lemon

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 325º. Lightly grease two 6 count donut pans with cooking spray or vegetable oil.
    • In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
    • In a small bowl, whisk together egg, yogurt, oil, milk and lemon zest. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
    • Divide batter evenly into 12 donut cups, filling each about half full. (Use a pastry bag or plastic bag with corner cut out to make filling the cups easier.)
    • Bake for 10-15 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool for a few minutes in the pans.
    • Whisk together powdered sugar and lemon juice to create a thin glaze.
    • Remove donuts from pans and drizzle glaze on warm donuts. Cool on a wire rack.

    More baked donut recipes:

    Baked Orange Hard Wheat & Olive Oil Donuts, Farmgirl Gourmet
    Peanut Butter Cake Donuts, Living in the Kitchen with Puppies
    Strawberry Banana Doughnuts, Cafe Terra Blog
    Pumpkin Spice Glazed Donut Holes, Burnt Apple
    Eggnog Cranberry Donuts, Sugar & Spice and All Things Iced

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    1. Stephanie

      June 01, 2012 at 11:25 am

      Funny, I was thinking of making baked donuts this weekend! Thanks.

      Reply
    2. Tiffany @foodfinery

      February 01, 2012 at 7:12 pm

      Yimmy Barbara! Ooh goodness these are right up my alley!

      Reply
    3. Marla

      January 31, 2012 at 6:28 am

      The fact that these are lemon & baked make them even more fabulous!

      Reply
    4. kabamaiga

      January 27, 2012 at 6:09 am

      Here they are
      http://stokolorowkuchni.blox.pl/2012/01/Pieczone-donuty-cytrynowe.html

      Reply
    5. Joyce Cooper

      January 26, 2012 at 2:55 pm

      These look amazing – thansk!

      Reply
    6. Ambika

      January 25, 2012 at 9:10 pm

      Wow! Have never made baked donuts before. Will try these very soon, loved your photography!!

      Reply
    7. kabamaiga

      January 23, 2012 at 9:52 am

      Is it possible to bake them without the donut pan? If yes, how?

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      • Barbara

        January 23, 2012 at 9:57 am

        Of course. You could bake them in a muffin tin. You’ll need to increase the bake time because the donuts bake very quickly. Hope you enjoy them!

        Reply
    8. Kitchen Belleicious

      January 23, 2012 at 5:17 am

      oh i so wish i was having one of these right now! i love the lemon flavor added to them

      Reply
    9. Yudith @ Blissfully Delicious

      January 22, 2012 at 5:03 pm

      I have been seeing tons of baked doughnuts recipe, I need to try this soon! Thanks for sharing 🙂 Yours looks mouthwatering!

      Reply
    10. Ruth

      January 20, 2012 at 4:57 am

      I have never tried baked donuts!
      A healthy alternative for donuts – sign me up!

      I love lemon drizzle cake, I love donuts so how could these not be great?

      Reply
    11. Jerri

      January 19, 2012 at 11:39 pm

      Oh my! These look yummy! I wish my husband was a fan of lemon so I could make more lemon desserts!

      Reply
    12. Dezire

      January 19, 2012 at 9:46 pm

      I had some Greek yogurt left over that I wanted to use up, and did a search for recipes. I’m so glad I found your website. I made a batch last night to have for breakfast this morning, even had a plate to bring over to my Friend. Well I wasn’t feeling well this morning (21 weeks pregnant) so I didn’t get any. I hear they were really good though my house of picky eaters ate them all.

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      • Barbara

        January 20, 2012 at 1:54 pm

        Hi Dezire! I’m so glad you found me too. Congratulations on the baby on the way. I hope you’re feeling better. So glad to hear that your picky eaters gobbled up the donuts. You’ll have to make another batch when you’re feeling better so you get to try them too. Thanks for taking the time to let me know you made them!

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    13. Maria

      January 19, 2012 at 3:45 pm

      Lemon and donuts-Josh’s dream:)

      Reply
    14. Claire @ Claire K Creations

      January 19, 2012 at 12:53 pm

      You have seriously got me convinced that I need a doughnut baking tray. I can’t wait to get one so I can whip up your doughnut recipes!

      Reply
    15. Dahlia Owen

      January 19, 2012 at 11:47 am

      I’m actually hungry right now because of those mouth-watering doughnuts. I haven’t tried making doughnuts at home. I would just normally buy them at the store. What’s your favorite kind of commercial doughnut? In my case, I like the Krispy Kreme. It’s really popular here and people are going gaga over it.

      Thanks for the cooking tips! Can’t wait for more.

      -Dahlia

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      • Barbara

        January 20, 2012 at 1:57 pm

        I’ve waited in line for hot Krispy Kremes and they are light and heavenly. My favorite though is a local chocolate cake donut with chocolate icing from Dunford Donuts. Their bakery is only a few miles from my house. Dangerous! Thanks!

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    16. teresa

      January 19, 2012 at 11:11 am

      baked and lemon?! two great things working for these donuts!

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    17. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      January 19, 2012 at 5:37 am

      They look so lovely, esp. with the drizzled tangy lemon icing.

      Reply
    18. Blond Duck

      January 19, 2012 at 5:26 am

      Love the idea of baked donuts!

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    19. Katy

      January 19, 2012 at 2:29 am

      Baked. Lemon. Donuts. You have completely won me over!!!

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    20. Deeps @ Naughty Curry

      January 18, 2012 at 11:38 pm

      first time im hearing of baked donut & love the idea! these look so soft & fluffy 🙂

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