Cinnamon Swirl Donuts

Um, fancy-pants donuts that take no time to make?  Yes please!  These are so good you’ll want them with brunch on Sunday and for dessert on Thursday.  

INGREDIENTS

2 Tbsp salted butter, melted
1/3 cup whole milk at room temperature (or milk of choice)
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 large egg, at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/3 cup Cinnamon Mixture (below)
3 Tbsp cinnamon chips

*For the Cinnamon Mixture:

1 cup brown sugar packed
3 Tbsp ground cinnamon
⅓ cup butter softened

DIRECTIONS

  • Preheat the oven to 350. Grease a 6-cup donut pan.

  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the butter, milk, yogurt, egg, vanilla, and sugar until combined. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, mixing until just combined. 

  • In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon to make a brown sugar mixture.

  • Stir in the cinnamon chips.

  • Dollop tablespoons size amounts of the brown sugar mixture around the batter, fold it into the batter, only stirring 2-3 times. You want to have streaks of cinnamon.  

  • *Use 1/3 cup (you will have some leftover.  Idea for use:  roll out a crescent roll and smear that on one side, then roll it up and bake it!

  • Spoon the batter into a ziploc bag and snip 3/4 inch of the corner off. Pipe the batter into each donut cup, filling 1/2-2/3 the way full. Bake 10 minutes. 

  • Remove and let cool 5 minutes, then pop those bad boys out.

  • Invert the donuts onto a cooling rack. Repeat with the remaining batter.

  • Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Working with one doughnut at a time, brush with the melted butter. Dip into the cinnamon sugar mix, tossing to coat. Repeat with the remaining donuts.

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