June 5, 2015 · 30 Comments

Baked Cinnamon Donut with Streusel Topping and Cream Cheese Glaze {Whole Wheat}

Name: Baked Cinnamon Donut with Streusel Topping and Cream Cheese Glaze {Whole Wheat}
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For the Donut Batter:; 1/2 cup whole wheat; 1/2 cup unbleached flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/3 cup milk; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 tablespoon melted butter.; For the Struesel:; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon flour; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 tablespoon butter (melted); For the Glaze:; 1 tablespoon cream cheese; 1 tablespoon powdered sugar; 1/2 tablespoon milk

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Homemade baked cinnamon donuts with cinnamon streusel and a cream cheese glaze are not only EASY to make, but they are ridiculously delicious and a perfect treat to start your day!Donuts are NOT my thing. Okay, I thought donuts weren’t my thing.

I am not a fan of a fried yeast donut, which is crazy considering I love all things yeasty 🙂 But I think all the dripping sugar from the glaze on the donut, does me in. I just would rather waste calories on something else. So for years, i just said No thank you to donuts of all kinds.

However, I have discovered, I do like–no LOVE, some donuts. A few years ago, a small gourmet donut shop opened near my house. Everyone was raving about the shop. I paid little attention. Until someone brought be a baked apple cider donut. Hello, AWESOMENESS!

The donut was not what I thought of at all when I thought of a donut. It was a tender, light, and full of flavor. I was hooked. And when I saw some of the specials like Peanut Butter Chocolate, Tiramisu Cake….well, I was more than willing to taste test a few 😉

Plus, there is something about the word donut that makes my kids do a happy dance. Maybe because they have been taboo, because Mom just isn’t into that sort of thing, or maybe because they hear other kids squeal at delight with the mention of a donut. Not sure exactly what does it to them, but I needed to capitalize on their glee when donuts are involved.

So I bought a donut pan. I figured that if I baked any quick bread recipe in the shape of a donut, my kids would not be able to resist. I was right.

But when I made these Cinnamon Baked Donuts with Streusel Topping and Cream Cheese Glaze, I could not resist!

They taste like a cross between a cinnamon swirl coffee cake and a cinnamon roll–YUM! They are a tender cake, topped with a crunchy sweet streusel, and then finished with a tangy cream cheese glaze. There is NOTHING NOT to love about these bad boys.

And they are secretly a bit healthier for you. Yes, they still have sugar, but they are made with half whole wheat flour, giving you a boost of fiber and nutrients with your indulgence.

Trust me this is one to convert any donut hater to donut lover!

Now onto the baking.

Step One: Grease the donut pan. This step is oh so important if you want your donuts to come out of the pan beautifully intact. If not, you will be eating them out of the pan with a spoon–which, I guess would work 🙂Step Two: Make the batter. It is as simple as one bowl and a few ingredients I bet you have in your kitchen at all times.

Step Three: Scoop batter into donut pan. I used a small cookie scoop (about 3 scoops per ring) to keep the distributing of the batter easy, peasy.

Step 4: Top with Streusel. Just a bit of flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter.

Step 5: Bake. Just 10-13 minutes.

Step 6: Cool. I cool for 10 minutes in the pan and then 15 on rack out of the pan.

Step 7: Make the glaze: cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk. EASY!

Step 8: Glaze the donuts.

Step 9: DEVOUR!!!!

Those crumbs on the plate pictures above, were gone in seconds. The only thing left was the aroma of cinnamon that filled the kitchen!

5 from 2 votes