Chai Donuts With Vanilla
Cinnamon Glaze
This recipe brings the flavors of a Chai tea latte into a donut form that is easy to bake and comes with the added bonus of making your kitchen smell just like Chai tea. The recipe itself is involved enough to be fun to do but not have to stress over every detail of the process.
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Data
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Servings: 18 donuts
- Calories: 269 per donut
Ingredients For the Spice
- 1 Tbsp. Ground Cinnamon
- 2 tsp. Ground Cardamom
- 1 1/2 tsp. Ground Allspice
- 1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
Ingredients For the Glaze
- 2 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1/8 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
- 1 pinch Salt
- 3 Tbsp. Heavy Cream
Ingredients For the Donuts
- 2 Cups Flour
- 1 tsp. Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp. Baking Soda
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 3/4 cup Nonfat Greek Yogurt
- 1/4 cup Heavy Cream
- 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 Tbsp. Molasses
- 2 Large Eggs
Steps For the Chai Spice
- 1. Combine cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, allspice, and black pepper.
- 2. Add additional spices to enhance taste if desired.
Steps For the Glaze
- 1. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and heavy cream to bowl of standing mixer.
- 2. Beat on medium-high until combined. Add additional powdered sugar or cream as needed to obtain desired consistency.
Steps For the Donuts
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray three donut pans with nonstick spray. (See note if you don't have three pans)
- 2. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and 3 Tbsp. chai spice mixture in small bowl. Set aside.
- 3. Combine Greek yogurt, heavy cream, and vanilla in small bowl. Set aside.
- 4. Add butter, sugar, and molasses to standing mixture. Combine for 2 minutes on high speed.
- 5. Add egg. Run mixer for one minute. Add second egg. Let mixture run for one minute.
- 6. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture. Mix until combined.
- 7. Add yogurt mixture. Mix until combined.
- 8. Scrape down sides and transfer batter to piping bag fitted with round piping tip. Pipe into prepared donut pans and bake for 10-15 minutes or until donuts bounce back slightly.
- 9. Remove pans from oven and let cool on cooling rack for 5 minutes. Remove donuts from pans and let cool completely.
