Looking for an EASY, incredible baked doughnut recipe? You’ve got to try my Maple Glazed Baked Doughnuts! You’ll want doughnut pans for this, but once you have them, you make homemade doughnuts all the time without the hassle of frying them.

These cinnamon buttermilk doughnuts are made even more magical with a perfect maple glaze. I can’t get enough of it! Use really good maple syrup – it matters.

The only negative here is that like so many glazes, the glaze will eventually soak into the doughnuts so you really want to eat these up within 2-3 days. That’s why I often make do half cinnamon-sugar, half maple glazed. I hope you love this recipe as much as I do!

Maple Glazed Baked Doughnuts

Makes 12
1 1/2 cups + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 granulated sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Maple glaze, recipe follows

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two doughnut pans.
2. Whisk together dry ingredients.
3. Add egg, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, and stir until combined.
4. Spoon batter evenly into prepared doughnut pans.
5. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until doughnuts spring back when lightly touched.
6. Cool in the pan for five minutes.
7. Use a small spatula to gently pop doughnut out of pan. Cool completely, then make the maple glaze. Dunk the doughnuts in the maple glaze and let set.

For the maple glaze:
2 Tbsp butter
3 oz maple syrup
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla extract 

1. Melt butter in a small bowl, then whisk in sifted powdered sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.