Orange Glazed Doughnut Holes are easy to make with no yeast needed in this recipe. Simply mix the glaze and dough ingredients and fry the the donuts. All done in less than 30 minutes!
I decided to do something everybody loves. Doughnut bites! And these are surprisingly easy! No special “doughnut pan” required. Promise. Boy-oh-boy, today’s recipe is a knock-out.
Honestly, the most difficult part of these doughnuts is trying not to eat all of them at once! Luckily, I gave most of them away before that happened. Basically, you guys REALLY need to try these.
Orange Glazed Doughnut Holes Ingredients
The dough is made with a few easily available ingredients including sugar, melted butter, buttermilk, milk (I used almond milk), flour, baking powder and salt. You’ll just need two ingredients for the glaze, powdered sugar and an orange for the orange juice and orange zest.
You’ll also need vegetable oil to fry the doughnut bites and ideally a deep-fry thermometer to get the oil temperature just right, although you can get by without one.
What is so awesome about these little guys is that they can be eaten as is OR you can mix things up by adding your favorite dipping sauce! Warm gooey chocolate? Of course. Fresh raspberry? Obviously. And of course a simple vanilla glaze would be perfection! See what I mean? So many choices!
Oh, and did I mention the dough takes all of 5 minutes to make? You’re welcome.
Try these Cake Donuts next!
Orange Glazed Doughnut Holes
Orange Glazed Doughnut Holes are easy to make with no yeast needed in this recipe. Simply mix the glaze and dough ingredients and fry the the donuts. All done in less than 30 minutes!
Ingredients
Dough
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 6 tbs melted butter
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup milk (I used almond or use regular)
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 5 cups vegetable oil, for frying
Orange Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbs fresh orange juice
- Zest from 1 orange
Instructions
Orange Glaze
- Sift the confectioners' sugar into a medium bowl. Slowly stir in orange juice and orange zest until the mixture is smooth. If the orange glaze isn't thin enough, stir in 1 additional tablespoon of orange juice. Cover and set aside.
Dough
- Add the vegetable oil to a large, heavy-bottomed pot over a medium-high heat. Using a deep-fry thermometer heat to around to around 350°F. For those without a thermometer simply flick a bit of water onto the oil. If it sizzles, it's should be ready.
- In a medium sized bowl, add the sugar, butter and milk (both kinds) and whisk together.
In a small bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk together until well combined. - Slowly incorporate the dry mixture into the wet, gently folding the ingredients together (you don't want to over mix the dough). Once barely combined set aside.
- Take about 1/2 tablespoon of dough and roll into a ball (or use a small ice cream scoop) then place in the frying pan for 1-2 minutes while flipping them in the oil.
- Once done frying, use a slotted spoon to transfer the doughnut holes to a paper towel-lined baking sheet.
- Once the doughnut holes have cooled, place a cooling rack on top of a baking sheet. Dip the doughnut holes in the glaze and then transfer them to the rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if you prefer.
