Homemade Sprinkle Donuts: A Cheerful Breakfast Treat

Starting your morning with these homemade sprinkle donuts is a day maker. Seriously, who can resist a donut covered in sprinkles?

Making donuts at home might seem like a big undertaking, but it’s actually pretty fun, and the results are delicious.

These donuts are soft, cakey, and just feel fun when covered in your favorite colorful sprinkles. They’re great for a fun breakfast with kids or as a special breakfast in bed recipe for someone you love.

If you’re ready to make some cheerful donuts, let’s get sprinkling!

Stack of pink orange home made donuts with sprinkles

Ingredients

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1-2 cups frying oil
  • 2 ½  cups self-rising flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ cup caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp dry yeast 
  • ½ cup butter 

Icing ingredients:

  • 1 cup powedered sugar 
  • 2 tbsp water 
  • Sprinkles
Ingredients needed for Pink Orange home made donuts
Sprinkles in a heart shaped bowl and two more bowls with ingredients for Pink Orange home made donuts

Steps to make Home-made Pink Orange Donuts

1. In a small medium bowl mix dry ingredient: flour, yeast, and sugar. Mix it with spatula then add eggs. Continue mixing the dough, add milk and butter.

Mixed dry ingredients in a bowl for pink orange home made donuts recipe
Flour and eggs mixed in a bowl

2. Try to form a rounded dough. Cover the mixture with kitchen towel and put aside somewhere warm to raise for about 2 hours.

Ball of dough for pink orange home made donuts recipe

3. Divide the dough into 6 portions. Roll each into a ball, flatten into a small discs and place onto a parchment paper, sprinkle your surface with flour.

4. Cut out the center hole using a round 3/4 inch cutter (you can also use your hand if needed).

Dough flattened into small circles
Dough cut with holes in their centers to make doughnuts

5. Heat your oil in a pan for frying. Once hot, carefully put in each donut, cooking one or two at a time, for about 2 minutes per side. Place on a paper towel lined plate and let cool. 

Deep fried doughnuts resting on baking rack with bowl of sprinkles on the side

6. While donuts cool, prepare icing. Add water to powdered sugar and mix it slowly.

7. Pour icing onto each your donut and decorate them sprinkles 

Donuts resting on baking rack some pieces with icing and sprinkles on top with bowl of sprinkles on the side
Pink Orange home made donuts
Stack of pink orange home made donuts with sprinkles

Homemade Sprinkle Donuts

Yield: 6 doughnuts
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Waiting Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes

These sprinkle donuts are warm, soft and topped with fun sprinkles!

Ingredients

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1-2 cups frying oil (for frying)
  • 2 ½ cups self-rising flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ cup superfine sugar
  • 1 tbsp dry yeast
  • ½ cup butter

Icing ingredients:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • Sprinkles

Instructions

  1. In a small medium bowl mix dry ingredient: flour, yeast, and sugar. Mix it with spatula then add eggs. Continue mixing the dough, add milk and butter.
  2. Try to form a rounded dough. Cover the mixture with kitchen towel and put aside somewhere warm to raise for about 2 hours.
  3. Divide into 6 portions and roll them into a ball. Flatten each into a small discs and place onto a parchment paper. Sprinkle your surface with flour and cut out rounds using a 3/4 inch round cutter. You can also use your fingers to make a hole.
  4. Preheat frying oil in a pan and carefully place each donut, cook 1-2 at a time for about 2 minutes then flip on the other side. Place on a plate and leave to cool. 
  5. While donuts cool, prepare icing by adding water to powdered sugar and mix it slowly. Pour the glaze onto each your donut and decorate them with sprinkles 
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1193Total Fat: 96gSaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 75gCholesterol: 136mgSodium: 768mgCarbohydrates: 77gFiber: 2gSugar: 37gProtein: 9g
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