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Easy Rainbow Donuts

These rainbow donuts are one of the easiest rainbow foods you can make! Colorful donuts with vanilla frosting get a rainbow upgrade that makes them so much more fun than regular donuts!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
22 mins
Servings: 14 3
Calories: 170 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the donuts
  • 2 TBS unsalted butter melted
  • 2 Tbs vegetable oil
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • Gel food coloring red, blue, green, purple, orange, and yellow
  • Rainbow sprinkles (optional)
Donut Glaze
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1-2 TBS water

Instructions

For the donuts
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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spray a donut pan (12-14 donuts total) with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
  3. Combine oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and melted butter in a bowl. Whisk until well combined.
  4. Add eggs and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
  5. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and nutmeg in a separate bowl and set aside.
  6. Add 1/2 the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir just until the flour spots are gone - do not over mix.
  7. Add the buttermilk and stir until combined.
  8. Add the remaining half of the flour mixture and again stir just until there are no dry spots but do not over mix.
  9. Spilt batter evenly among the number of bowls you want different colors. Add food coloring to the bowls and mix until you achieve the color you want.
  10. Pipe one color of the donut batter into a donut spot in the donut pan, filling just that section about 3/4 of the way full with the batter. Don’t fill them completely or the batter will overflow and you’ll lose the hole in the donut.
  11. Repeat with all of the other donut holes in the pan. Then repeat with all of the other colors of donut batter so you have six colors in each donut spot.
  12. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out cleanly.
  13. Allow to cool in the pan for five minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Donut Glaze
  1. Mix water and powdered sugar together and beat together until smooth.
  2. Once donuts are cooled, dip gently into the icing and sit on piece of parchment paper to dry. Top with colored sprinkles while icing is still wet.
  3. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Try out different toppings! These would be delicious with Fruity Pebbles, drizzled with chocolate, or really topped with anything!
  • Store any leftovers sealed in an airtight container for up to two days (but they are better fresh).
  • Make your icing glaze thicker than you thick it needs to be so that it doesn’t just run right off the donuts. I always err on the side of thicker is better for these.
  • Freeze the donuts before glazing them in a freezer safe airtight container. They can be frozen for up to three months and just brought to room temperature to enjoy when you’re ready.

Nutrition Information

Serving 2g Calories 170kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 33g (11%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 29mg (10%) Sodium 106mg (4%) Potassium 97mg (3%) Fiber 0.5g (2%) Sugar 19g (38%) Vitamin A 105IU (2%) Vitamin C 0.001mg (0%) Calcium 45mg (5%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 143

Amount Per Serving

Calories 170

% Daily Value*

Serving 2g
Calories 170kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 33g 11%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 29mg 10%
Sodium 106mg 4%
Potassium 97mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Sugar 19g 38%
Vitamin A 105IU 2%
Vitamin C 0.001mg 0%
Calcium 45mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%

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

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