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Baked Pecan Praline Donuts

BAKED PECAN PRALINE DONUTS are simple, easy, and taste better than any donut you can get at the donut shop!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 8 donuts
Calories: 538 kcal
Course: Breakfast

Ingredients

Easy “Candied” Pecans:
  • 1 ½ cups Chopped Pecans
  • 4 tablespoons butter salted
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
Donuts:
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tablespoons instant vanilla pudding
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
Frosting:
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons salted butter
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Easy “Candied” Pecans:
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  1. Over medium heat melt butter and brown sugar together until smooth & melted. Bring to a slow boil until it looks caramelized, 2-3 minutes. Stir in pecans and spread on wax paper and cool, set aside.
Donuts:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 2 donut pans using cooking spray.
  2. In a small cup, mix together milk and vinegar, allow this to sit until it starts to curdle about 5 minutes.
  3. Melt butter in a small bowl and set aside to cool.
  4. In a medium mixing bowl add together flours, instant pudding, white sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Set aside.
  5. Whisk the honey into the curdle milk and beat until well combined, then add the egg. Whisk until combined.
  6. Mix together the wet with the dry ingredients until combined, make sure you don’t over mix, you want a fluffy donut not a dense one.
  7. If you don’t have a piping bag, cut the corner of a Ziploc bag, add batter and pipe the dough evenly into the prepared pans, about 2/3 full.
  8. Bake for 7 minutes, remove from oven and cool for 1 minute before you turn them over on to a cooling rack. Let the donuts cool on rack.
Frosting:
  1. Over medium heat add the brown sugar and butter into a small sauce pan, and stir until it is completely melted and well combined. Reduce the heat to low and simmer. Add the cream and honey. Gently boil for 5-6 minutes while constantly stirring.
  2. Turn off heat and stir in the vanilla and powdered sugar until smooth and there are no lumps. Allow frosting to cool for a minute. If the frosting becomes too thick stir in a tablespoon of milk.
  3. Dip the tops of the donuts into the warm icing and immediately sprinkled with “candied” pecans.
  4. Allow frosting to cool then serve.

Notes

  • Pecan recipe from Food.com
  • Frosting recipe from Mr. Breakfast
  • Donut recipe from A Dash of Sanity

Nutrition Information

Calories 538kcal (27%) Carbohydrates 65g (22%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 30g (46%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Cholesterol 60mg (20%) Sodium 259mg (11%) Potassium 167mg (5%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 47g (94%) Vitamin A 515IU (10%) Vitamin C 0.2mg (0%) Calcium 68mg (7%) Iron 1.7mg (9%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8donuts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 538

% Daily Value*

Calories 538kcal 27%
Carbohydrates 65g 22%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 30g 46%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 60mg 20%
Sodium 259mg 11%
Potassium 167mg 4%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 47g 94%
Vitamin A 515IU 10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Calcium 68mg 7%
Iron 1.7mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.