Lemon Poppy Seed Mini Donuts are bright, vibrant and perfect little breakfast or snack recipe for spring! These baked donuts are made with lemon, poppy seed and topped with a sweet and tangy icing. They’re filled with so much citrus flavor!
This just in. Guess what I’ve made (and ate) multiple times this season? If you guessed lemon poppy seed mini donuts you’re right on the money.
My favorite muffin in the world is lemon poppy seed. Chelsea and I used to go to First Watch all the time when we both lived in Akron, and we would go solely for their lemon poppy seed muffins that come with the healthy crepes. Yeah, the extra large bakery style lemon poppy seed muffin kinda defeats the purpose of the healthy crepe, but it made me feel like I made a somewhat healthy decision.
Spring is here (!!!) and I decided I needed to reinvent one of my favorite flavor combos. I already made Lemon Poppy Seed Bread last week and wanted another brunch inspired (Mother’s Day is coming up!) recipe with these flavors. And so the Lemon Poppy seed Mini Donuts were born. They’re a tiny baked donut made perfectly and drizzled with a citrus icing. Because they’re so tiny it’s okay to have a couple (or 10).
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Let’s take a moment and virtually take in all that is in these mini donuts. Ready? The lemony citrus wafting through the kitchen as they bake up to a perfect round and adorable donut.
The second you open the oven the aroma fills your house with what I’m pretty sure spring smells like. And then the tiny little poppy seeds with all their nuttiness give this recipe just the right crunch.
Warm from the oven, these donuts are not complete without the citrus lemon icing. All you do is mix some powdered sugar with fresh squeezed lemon juice and it turns into this gorgeous and vibrant icing that makes this the perfect addition to our sweet little donuts.
Dunk the donuts into the giant bowl of silky icing and let them set on a baking rack and voi-la, you my friends, have the perfect, most adorable little dessert, breakfast or snack!
They’re zingy, they’re citrus-y and they’re everything you need in your life this spring.
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- Donuts:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 3 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- Lemon glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray mini donut pan with non stick spray and set aside.
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Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly between each addition.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Beat half the flour and sour cream alternately to the egg mixture until combined.
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Using a teaspoon, fill the mini donut tins halfway and bake for 7-8 minutes, until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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Mix together the glaze ingredients until smooth. Allow donuts to cool completely and dunk in icing. Place on cooling rack to allow icing to set.
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