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Chai Spice Baked Donuts with Cream Cheese Glaze

Sip + Sanity | Linda Feller
Chai Spice Baked Donuts are perfect for autumn! Full of warm spices and topped with cream cheese glaze, you get a delightfully sweet and cozy feeling with each bite.
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Prep time.20 minutes
Cook time.10 minutes
Total time.30 minutes
Course.Breakfast
Cuisine.American, Indian
Number of servings.12 donuts
Calories per serving.258 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Chai Spice Mix

  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Donut Batter

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted + cooled to room temp
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Glaze

  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 ounce cream cheese, softened
  • 1½ cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoon milk, plus more if needed
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly spritz the donut pan with cooking spray.
  • Combine the chai spice mix in a small bowl. Remove 1/2 tsp and save for making the glaze.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, 1-1/2 tsp chai spice mix, baking powder and kosher salt with a whisk.
  • In another bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, melted butter and vanilla extract.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Transfer the batter to a piping bag (or zip top bag with the corner snipped off). Pipe batter into each of the donut wells.
  • Bake for 10 minutes. Wait 5 minutes before removing from the pans.
  • Make the cream cheese glaze by whisking the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and stir to combine. Stir in the milk, vanilla extract, reserved chai spices and remaining powdered sugar.
  • Dip one side of a donut in the glaze then place glazed side up on a wire rack. Allow to set up. If there is extra glaze, you can drizzle it over the donuts in a zigzag pattern.

Notes

Glaze: If the glaze is too thick, add 1 tsp of milk at a time until it reaches the desired consistency. If it is too thin, add 1 tbsp of extra powdered sugar at a time.

Nutrition

Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 259mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 297IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1mg
Keywords.fall, oven
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