These are extra fluffy and are filled with sweet raspberries. Before baking in the oven, they are sprinkled with a scrumptious sugar streusel. This recipe uses fresh raspberries and makes six donuts total.
Can you believe the last time I baked donuts was almost a year ago!? They were these Apple Cinnamon Sugar Donuts. That is crazy to me.
These donuts are baked, not fried, for an easy clean up! They are so easy to make!
The donut batter is mixed together in a bowl. Then it’s divided evenly between six donuts. They’re topped with fresh raspberries and a sugar streusel.
For more fruit treats, try Strawberry Shortcake Cookies, Blueberry Muffin Cookies, and Strawberry Cheesecake Bars.
Why this recipe works
Easy to make – No mixer required!
Streusel topping – Before baking, the donuts are sprinkled with a scrumptious brown sugar streusel. It’s only a few ingredients and adds so much flavour to these donuts!
Small batch – This makes 6 regular-sized donuts!
Oven-baked – No messy frying required.
Fluffy – Each donut is light and fluffy. When you bite into it you’re met with a tender crumb!
Ingredients Notes
Full recipe and ingredients are in the recipe card below. Feel free to scroll through this section to view certain key ingredients we’re using!
Raspberries – This recipe uses fresh raspberries, making it perfect for the season.
Butter – Unsalted butter is used to give the donuts rich flavour.
Egg – Take out two hours before baking.
Flour – All-purpose flour is required to give them that delicious crumb.
Sour Cream – Full fat sour cream gives these donuts a super moist texture. Take out two hours before baking.
Vanilla – Make sure to use a good quality vanilla. For sweetness and obvious flavouring.
Step by step instructions
Here is how to make and bake these raspberry streusel donuts. You will need one donut pan that’s greased, a large mixing bowl, a spatula, and a whisk. Preheat the oven 350°F/176°C and grease a donut pan with oil. Set aside.
Step 1 – Make streusel. In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, and cold butter until a streusel forms. Set in the fridge while you make the donut batter.
Step 2 – Whisk wet ingredients. In a large bowl (one big enough for the entire batter), whisk together the egg, vanilla, sour cream, and butter.
Step 3 – Add sugar. Toss in brown sugar and whisk.
Step 4 – Add dry ingredients. Toss in flour, baking powder, and salt. Gently fold until a donut batter forms, do not overmix! We don’t want tough donuts around here!
Step 5 – Pipe donuts. Place the batter in a large plastic bag and cut off about ½” off from the tip. Fill donut pans.
Step 6 – Top off with raspberries and streusel. Gently press raspberries on each donut (I did 4 on each). Sprinkle sugar streusel on top.
Step 7 – Bake. Bake for 18-20 minutes. You’ll know it’s ready when you push on the donuts and they spring back in the pan.
Substitutions
Raspberries – Feel free to substitute for another fresh berry, such as strawberries, blackberries, or blueberries! You can also use peaches, just like my Peach Crumb Baked Donuts.
Sour cream – If you don’t have any sour cream, you may substitute for yogurt or buttermilk!
FAQ
Can I mix the raspberries into the batter?
No! I tried folding them into the donut batter the first time I made them, and I found two issues. First, it was difficult to pipe out the donuts, it created a mess. Second, the donuts fell apart because they were too wet.
Can I use frozen raspberries?
No, frozen raspberries carry to much liquid. Fresh is needed! I pressed whole ones into my donuts.
Expert Baking Tips
- Use a gram scale. I cannot emphasize this enough! It is the most accurate way of measuring your ingredients in the kitchen. This is one of my favourites.
- Use fresh raspberries, not frozen.
- Don’t add to many raspberries. If you do this, the donuts won't rise evenly. I used 4-5 on each donut.
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Baked Raspberry Donuts
Ingredients
For the donuts
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 1/2 cup sour cream room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 24 fresh raspberries
For the streusel
- 5 tbsp butter cold
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Equipment
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add white sugar, flour, and butter. Mix together with a fork or fingertips. The streusel is ready when the mixture looks like coarse sand and there are bigger and smaller pieces of butter. Set aside in the fridge while you make the donuts.5 tbsp butter, 1/3 cup white sugar, 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Preheat the oven 350°F/180°C and grease a 6 donut pan with oil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together vanilla, sour cream, egg, and butter.2 tbsp butter, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 tbsp vanilla, 1 egg
- Add in the brown sugar and whisk.1/3 cup light brown sugar
- Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and fold in gently using a spatula until no dry streaks appear. Do not over-mix!1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt
- Place batter in a large plastic bag and cut off about ½" from the tip. Divide donut batter evenly between all 6 donuts.
- Gently press fresh 4-5 fresh raspberries evenly into each donut. Then top off by sprinkling with streusel.24 fresh raspberries
- Bake for 18-20 minutes. You'll know it's ready when you push on the donuts and they spring back in the pan.
- Cool for 2-3 minutes before gently running a knife around the donuts, popping them out of the pan, and placing on a cooling rack. Once slightly cooled, dust with icing sugar (optional).
- Enjoy! I like to eat these donuts warm. They are best served day of!
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