Cinnamon Sugar Mini Donuts have a fluffy, tender cake like inside and a soft outer crust that’s been rolled in the perfect amount of sweetness. The perfect mini treat!

Cinnamon Sugar Mini Donuts are so delicious and they’re so simple to make and absolutely irresistible! These are such a fun food that we cannot get enough of.

Since it is the end of our Fair Food Week, I had to share one of my absolute favorite copycat recipes with you. It’s so hard to eat just one or two of these donuts, so good thing they are mini!

I’ve been whipping up these Mini Donuts for the family for years and I love that they bake up so fast. It makes them the perfect quick sweet treat breakfast, or even simple dessert.

Another thing, they really are perfect for any time of the year. Who doesn’t love a recipe that you can eat year long, we absolutely love getting these at the fair, but making them at home is so much easier.

Plus you can make them anytime that you want. You will absolutely want to make these Cinnamon Sugar Mini Donuts over and over again because your family will fall in love with them.

Some of our other favorite donut recipes we have on our site include: Strawberry Donuts, Glazed Apple Cider Donuts, and Chocolate Glazed Donuts.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

Easy to double to feed a crowd!
Loved by both kids and adults alike.
Only takes about 20 minutes to make.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM)

All-purpose flour
Granulated sugar
Baking powder
Fine sea salt
Egg
Sour cream
Whole milk
Unsalted butter
Vanilla extract
Ground cinnamon

HOW TO MAKE CINNAMON SUGAR MINI DONUTS, STEP-BY-STEP:

Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a mini donut pan with cooking spray before setting it aside.
Stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Add the egg, sour cream, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, vanilla, and ground cinnamon to the dry ingredients and whisk until well combined with no dry patches.
Transfer the batter into a piping bag and snip off the tip. Pipe the mini donut batter into the prepared pan, making sure each donut mold gets about ⅔ full. You should get 15 donuts out of this batter
Place the pan in the oven and bake for 8-9 minutes, or until they’re lightly browned and a toothpick can be inserted into the center and comes out clean.
While the mini donuts are baking, in a medium-sized mixing bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon for the donut coating.
When the donuts are finished baking, remove them from the oven and take the donuts out of the pan while they’re still hot. Working one by one, lightly brush some of the remaining melted butter on the outside of the mini baked donut. Then quickly and immediately place the butter brushed donut into the cinnamon sugar mixture and toss it around to coat.
Repeat this process with the remaining donuts, and serve immediately.

WHAT IS THE SIZE OF A MINI DONUT?

These Mini Donuts are 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Cinnamon Sugar Mini Donuts that are this size can burn easily, so be careful and keep an eye on them as they bake.

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CAKE AND YEAST DONUT?

Cake donuts are like this Mini Donut recipe, they have a leavening agent in them, while yeast donuts use yeast.

Yeast donuts require more time to rise before you bake or fry them and cake donuts can be popped in the oven to bake, or fry in no time.

WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE A PIPING BAG?

I find it is easiest to add the donut batter to the donut pan using a piping bag. However, if you don’t have one, there are a few other workarounds.

You can simply use a plastic ziploc bag and snip off a corner to create your own. You can also just add the batter using two spoons to fill the pan, but piping is the easiest way in my opinion.

CAN I MAKE OTHER FLAVORS?

Absolutely! If you are not a fan of cinnamon sugar there are other variations that you can do! Some ideas include:

Powdered sugar
Chocolate icing
Powdered sugar icing
Plain
White chocolate

There are so many different icings etc that you can use, just do what you like best!

HOW TO STORE:

These Mini Cinnamon Sugar Donuts are best eaten warm and on the same day that you make them but will keep for 3 days at room temperature on the counter in an airtight container.

These can be frozen but I suggest not tossing in the cinnamon sugar before you place them in a freezer safe bag or container where they will keep for up to 2 months.

To defrost, remove to the countertop over night until thawed. To warm them back up, I suggest popping them back in the oven or microwave until they’re warmed through again. Then if rewarming from frozen, toss in the cinnamon sugar.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

For a delicious twist on your mini donut batter, try adding some high quality almond extract and a little ground nutmeg to the batter.
It’s super easy to double or triple this recipe to make a large amount for parties.
You can freeze these donuts for later, check out my suggestions above.
Lightly beating the eggs before you add them to the dry ingredients can make incorporating them easier.
The longer you store your leftover donuts, the staler they’ll get each day, so enjoy them while they’re fresh.
This is a fantastic base donut recipe to work from. You can dip your Cinnamon Sugar Mini Donuts in melted white chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate, dust them with powdered sugar, or eat them plain and they’ll still be absolutely amazing.

Looking for the perfect sweet treat that can double as a decadent breakfast or simple and quick dessert, these Mini Cinnamon Sugar Donuts are just what you need!

If you like this recipe you might also like:

If you’ve tried this CINNAMON SUGAR MINI DONUTS or any other recipe on my site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out, we love hearing from our readers! You can also follow along with me on PINTEREST, FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM to see more amazing recipes and what shenanigans I’m getting into!

Cinnamon Sugar Mini Donuts