Baked Jelly Donuts for Hanukkah
by Nov 22nd, 2010 // Breakfast, Desserts, Holiday, Kid-tastic, Recipes
Baked Jelly Donuts for Hanukkah
After four people asked me about “healthy” jelly donuts for Hanukkah, I realized I needed to get my rear in gear! Hanukkah is just around the corner. I decided modify the Maple Cinnamon Sugar donut recipe by make them in muffin tins and filling them with jelly. (I realize this makes the donut look like a muffin, but thankfully it tastes just like a donut… and it is baked not fried!)
My kid was giddy with excitement when I told him we’d be making jelly filled donuts. Look at how much fun he’s having measuring out the flour.
Of course he also loved sugaring the tops – but filling them with jelly was his favorite part. Or maybe eating them was? Or maybe that was me who couldn’t STOP eating them. Ugh. We’ll be making them again come December 1st. Now for the recipe…
Baked Jelly Donuts for Hanukkah
Prep Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 8 to 10 mins
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1 6 oz container of non fat organic vanilla bean yogurt
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon+ 1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter (melted)
1 jar of your favorite jelly
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Toss the cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar together and set aside. In a large bowl whisk together all the dry ingredients. In another bowl stir together oil, lemon juice, sugar, egg and yogurt. Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into the hole. Gently fold everything together until combined. Place batter in a plastic baggie, seal and cut off the corner then pipe dollops of batter into a greased muffin tin. Each muffin cup should only be 1/3 to 1/2 full. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for a few moments and then flip over onto a cooling rack while still warm. Dip the tops of the donuts into butter and then sprinkle the tops with cinnamon sugar. Let cool slightly. Fit a pastry bag with the 1/2 round tip and fill the bag with jelly. Insert the tip into the end of each donut and pipe a squirt into each donut. Makes 12.
Note: we used this cool Cookie and Cupcake Decorating Set for piping in the jelly. My kid really likes the kit and it makes it much easier for a little one.
Those look great! And they've still got a tablespoon of oil in them, so it works for the whole foods-made-with-oil thing
We'll be trying these for sure.
You could replace the oil with butter. Healthier? Maybe not. Great tasting? Yes!
I would say these would make a great treat any time of the year, except for Hannukah. They look absolutely delicious, but the whole point of Hannukah food is the OIL!
I love that you have made donuts a couple times. You are such a good mom!
I just want one, right now!
What can you use in place of Yogurt if you want a parve donut?
soy yogurt.
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You rock!! I just found your site and LOVE IT! I’m making crock pot apple sauce as I type and plan on starting the donuts when I pick her up from school. Thank you for posting such great recipes for Chanukah (and of course vegetarian ones too).
I need to make these! I wanted to let you know that I featured this on my “What I Bookmarked This Week” post today. Stop by and see!
do you think I could make these a day in advance? Or maybe that morning?
G’day! I made these WONDERFUL donuts yesterday, TRUE!
They came out GREAT!!! WHOO HOO!
Have always wanted to make donuts, these looked very healthy to me!
Thank you for inspiring me with you recipe!
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