These Easter donuts with mini eggs are fluffy baked donuts glazed with a delicious vanilla sugar glaze and decorated with Cadbury mini eggs. They are the perfect for the whole family.
Easter mini eggs donuts are a perfect choice of snack to grab any time you need a treat. They are lovely, light and airy snacks which are also quite versatile.
Easter mini eggs donuts can be prepared in many different ways to achieve different looks and flavors. They are a delectable way to enjoy a festive dessert or appetizer and create lasting memories with your family or guests.
Making easter donuts or even decorating them is a great idea to spend time with children and keep them engaged in a fun activity. These donuts can also be served as a breakfast or brunch recipe.
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Why Does This Recipe work?
Here is why you should prepare this indulgent treat:
- It is absolutely delicious. This mouthwatering delicacy is a sure way to excite your taste buds and drench them in its tastiness.
- It only requires staple kitchen ingredients. You do not have to break the bank or travel a hundred miles to get the right ingredients to prepare this recipe. Everything you need to make Easter donuts with mini eggs is most likely already in your pantry.
- It requires little time to prepare. The procedure for making Easter donuts with mini eggs is simple and straightforward.
- It is quite versatile. You can use a wide range of flavors, glazes and toppings for this recipe. Most flavors including lemon, vanilla, chocolate and raspberry can be incorporated in this recipe.
- You do not need any specialized equipment to prepare these easy donuts.
- Good news to all donut lovers, these mini egg donuts aren’t just for Easter; you can make them all rear round if you have mini eggs stock.
- Baked donuts are so simple to make and healthier than fried ones.
- Kids can help in making these donuts, especially in decorating them with the glaze and mini eggs.
What’s In This Recipe?
All-purpose flour: It is the primary ingredient in this recipe.
Baking powder: It is a leavening agent that helps to raise the dough and make the donuts light and airy.
Baking soda: It also helps the dough to rise and results in light, fluffy donuts.
Salt: It helps to season the donuts while balancing the sweetness of the snacks.
Granulated sugar: It caramelizes when baked and gives the donuts an inviting color.
Milk: It is useful in making both the donut and the glaze.
Sour cream: It keeps the donuts moist while enhancing texture and richness. Buttermilk can also be used in place.
Eggs: They enhance the color and flavor of the donuts.
Butter: It gives the donuts a soft and rich texture. It also creates air pockets in the batter and helps it to rise. You can use either salted or unsalted butter. Butter is also used to grease the donut pan.
Vegetable oil: It helps to mix ingredients and form the dough. It also aids in baking the donuts in the oven without burning. You can use any type of oil, preferably one that does not have a strong flavor.
Vanilla extract: It enhances the flavor of the donuts.
Cadbury Mini Eggs: They give the donuts a crisp candy coating while also enhancing their visual appeal. You may use any chocolate eggs you like.
How To Make Easter Donuts With Mini Eggs - Step by Step
To make the donuts
One: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F/ 218 degrees C and grease a donut pan with butter or spray with cooking spray.
Two: In a large bowl, mix together eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, butter and vegetable oil.
Three: Whisk in sour cream and milk until combined.
Four: Whisk in flour, baking powder and baking soda until incorporated.
Five: Fold in the crushed Cadbury mini eggs.
Six: Spoon the batter into the donut pan and bake for 10 minutes or until the bottom of the donuts are golden brown then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
To make the glaze
Seven: Whisk together the milk and confectioner's sugar until smooth.
To decorate the donuts
Eight: Drizzle the glaze over the donuts, place the glazed donut onto a wire rack and top with some of the crushed mini eggs. Let the glaze firm for 10-15 minutes, then serve.
Easy ways to crush the mini eggs
Use a pestle and mortar to crush the mini eggs; place one egg at a time into the bowl and pound lightly. This method ensures that you do not end up with ground mini eggs. Ensure that you break the eggs into chunks and not tiny fine pieces.
Another way to crush mini eggs is to put them in a ziplock bag and use the rolling pin to crush them.
Top Tips!
- Use the correct amount of flour to ensure that your donuts are light and soft. Using too much flour can make the donuts dry and dense.
- Ensure that the glaze is thin but not watery. If the glaze is too thick, add milk at room temperature to thin it out a little bit. The glaze thickens as it cools.
- Prepare the glaze in a large, wide bowl so that the coating process is easy.
- Glaze the donuts while they are still warm to ensure that the glaze sticks with a lot more ease.
- Lightly shake off the excess glaze from the donut or drag the glazed side of the donut over the rim of the bowl containing the glazing mixture. Also, allow the glaze to firm up before serving.
- To avoid overmixing the batter when preparing this recipe, only use an electric mixture at a low speed and for a short duration. Alternatively, mix the ingredients by hand. Overbeating the batter could make the donuts tough and chewy.
- Don’t over fill the tins with the batter, you can use a piping bag to put the batter into the baking pan neatly.
- Use a spoon to prise out the donuts from the pan gently.
- Ensure that you sift the dry ingredients. This step helps to create a light texture, eliminate clumps and distribute the ingredients evenly.
Do You Have To Use Cadbury Mini Eggs?
No, you can use any Easter decorations you like. Such as:
- Ferrero Mini Eggs
- Galaxy Enchanted Eggs
- Galaxy Chocolate Caramel Mini Easter Eggs
- Haribo Easter Hunt Eggs
- Terry’s chocolate orange mini eggs
- Milkybar white chocolate mini eggs
Recipe Variations
- You can diversify this recipe by using a variety of other ingredients such as candy to decorate the donuts. You can also use sprinkles to make the donuts look colorful.
- You may also choose to deep-fry your donuts instead of baking. However, deep frying can be quite messy and results in extra-oily donuts.
- Dip the baked donuts in melted butter and then sprinkle them with confectioner sugar.
- Top your donuts with buttercream frosting, cream cheese frosting or just sprinkle with some powdered sugar.
- If you want to add other garnishes to your glaze such as sprinkles or nuts, add them while the glaze is still wet.
- Make these donuts with chocolate flavor by adding 1 cup of milk or dark chocolte chips to the batter. You can also replace ¼ cup of flour with cocoa powder.
Serving Suggestions
Serve these delicious donuts while they are still warm. You could serve the donuts with your favorite beverage or by themselves as dessert or appetizer.
Storage
To Store: Store the glazed donuts in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the fridge.
To Freeze: Easter donuts can be frozen before decoration. Place baking paper between the donuts before freezing.
Glazed donuts can also be stored at room temperature. Use a paper or foil to cover them.
Recipe FAQs
Prepare a glaze mixture that has the right consistency that is not too thin. A watery glaze mixture will not hold on to the donuts. Also, give the glaze some time to firm up after dipping the donuts.
The top of the donut should spring back when pressed gently.
Mini Eggs are milk chocolate-shaped eggs coated with a thin, crisp sugar shell; there are so many popular brands, such as Cadbury mini eggs.
Yes, you do. They are available in almost all baking supply stores with so many kinds and brands, and they aren’t too expensive.
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Recipe
Easter Donuts with Mini Eggs
Equipment
- Donut pan
Ingredients
For the Donut
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 Cadbury mini eggs , crushed
For the Glaze
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 2 tablespoon milk
- ⅓ Cadbury mini eggs , crushed
Instructions
To make the donuts
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F/ 218 degrees C and grease a donut pan with butter or spray with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, butter and vegetable oil.¾ cup granulated sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ cup butter, ¼ cup vegetable oil
- Whisk in sour cream and milk until combined.½ cup milk, ½ cup sour cream
- Whisk in flour, baking powder and baking soda until incorporated.2 ⅓ cup all purpose flour, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, pinch of salt
- Fold in the crushed Cadbury mini eggs.1 Cadbury mini eggs
- Spoon the batter into the dount pan and bake for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
To make the glaz
- Whisk together the milk and confectioner's sugar until smooth.1 cup confectioner's sugar, 2 tablespoon milk
- Drizzle the donuts with the glaze, place the glazed donut onto a wire rack and top with some of the crushed mini eggs. Let the glaze firm for 10-15 minutes, then serve.⅓ Cadbury mini eggs
Notes
- Use the correct amount of flour to ensure that your donuts are light and soft. Using too much flour can make the donuts dry and dense.
- Ensure that the glaze is thin but not watery. If the glaze is too thick, add milk at room temperature to thin it out a little bit. The glaze thickens as it cools.
- Prepare the glaze in a large, wide bowl so that the coating process is easy.
- Glaze the donuts while they are still warm to ensure that the glaze sticks with a lot more ease.
- Lightly shake off the excess glaze from the donut or drag the glazed side of the donut over the rim of the bowl containing the glazing mixture. Also, allow the glaze to firm up before serving.
- To avoid overmixing the batter when preparing this recipe, only use an electric mixture at a low speed and for a short duration. Alternatively, mix the ingredients by hand. Overbeating the batter could make the donuts tough and chewy.
- Don’t over fill the tins with the batter, you can use a piping bag to put the batter into the baking pan neatly.
- Use a spoon to prise out the donuts from the pan gently.
- Ensure that you sift the dry ingredients. This step helps to create a light texture, eliminate clumps and distribute the ingredients evenly.
Lisa
Made these this recipe with my son. He wanted to make these baked donuts with chocolate, so we added 1/2 cup cocoa powder and 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips! They tasted fantastic!
Natalie
The step by step instructions are so easy to follow, and the doughnuts turned out exactly like the pictures! So good!
Becky
I made these with my children, it was fun, and they got creative with decorating the doughnuts with the mini eggs; the doughnuts were also so delicious!