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Baked Cinnamon Cardamom Donuts

Published: Nov 24, 2019 · Modified: Dec 20, 2022 by Nicole B.

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25 minutes

These easy baked cinnamon cardamom donuts are light as air and have a delicate and crunchy sugar shell. They make the perfect Holiday breakfast or fall afternoon treat.

For more special occasion breakfast treats, also check out these cinnamon rolls with cardamom apricot cream cheese frosting!

Cinnamon cardamom donuts on a brown plate.
These light and airy baked donuts are flavored with cardamom and dipped in cinnamon sugar.
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  • Kitchen tools needed:
  • Donut batter ingredients:
  • Cinnamon sugar topping ingredients:
  • How to make the donuts:
  • How to finish the donuts:
  • How to serve the donuts:
  • Can I store the donuts?
  • More delicious baked donut recipes you’ll love:
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Kitchen tools needed:

This recipe is very easy and quick to make. Everything is whisked together by hand and no mixer is needed. You will need:

  • 1 liquid measuring cup
  • 1 pastry brush
  • 1 whisk
  • 4 mixing bowls
  • two 6-well donut pans
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cups
  • optional: 1 large (i.e. 16-inch) piping bag with a large round tip

Note: A piping bag is handy, but if you don’t have one, you can fill the batter into the pans with two spoons instead.

Kitchen tools for baked donuts on a table.

Donut batter ingredients:

These are cake donuts, which means they are raised with baking powder (similar to a cake) instead of yeast.

Donut batter ingredients on a table.
You need all-purpose flour, cardamom, baking powder, salt, sugar, egg, unsalted butter, milk and vegetable shortening to make the donuts.

*Note that both the vegetable shortening and the butter need to be melted for this recipe. You can use either the microwave or the stovetop to do that.

Cinnamon sugar topping ingredients:

Cinnamon, sugar and butter in bowls.

How to make the donuts:

See full ingredients & instructions in the recipe card below!

Step 1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F., then generously brush 9 of the donut pan wells with melted vegetable shortening. (This recipe makes 8 to 9 donuts.)

Step 2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, cardamom, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Donut pan and dry ingredient preparation.

Step 3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and the sugar.

Step 4. Whisk milk and butter into the egg mix. (Don’t worry if the melted butter solidifies when you whisk it in, this won’t cause any problems.)

Donut batter being whisked in a bowl.

Step 5. Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

Step 6. Using either two spoons or a piping bag, divide the batter into 8 or 9 wells of the donut pans. (Fill each well ½ to ¾ full.) Bake the donuts for 12 to 15 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Donut batter being whisked and filled into pans.

How to finish the donuts:

Step 7. Let the donuts cool completely in the pans. Whisk together sugar and cinnamon. Carefully unmold the donuts, then brush them on one side with melted butter.

Step 8. Dip the brushed side into the cinnamon sugar to coat.

Baked donuts being coated with cinnamon sugar.

How to serve the donuts:

Serve the donuts fresh.

Can I store the donuts?

I don’t recommend storing these donuts. They don’t age well and are best fresh.

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Cinnamon cardamom donuts on a brown plate.

Baked Cinnamon Cardamom Donuts

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Cardamom adds a new and delicious flavor to classic cinnamon sugar donuts in this easy recipe.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9 donuts
Calories (estimated) 190 kcal

Equipment:

  • measuring cups and spoons
  • liquid measuring cup
  • two 6-well donut pans
  • mixing bowls
  • whisk
  • large (16-inch) piping bag OR spoons
  • pastry brush

Ingredients:
  

For the donuts:

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening (to grease the donut pans)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

For the topping:

  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Instructions:
 

For the donuts:

  • Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Grease 9 wells of two 6-well donut pans with melted vegetable shortening and set aside.
  • Whisk flour, cardamom, baking powder and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
  • Whisk egg and sugar together in a bowl until well combined.
  • Whisk milk and melted butter into the egg mix.*
  • Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
  • Using a piping bag or two spoons, divide the batter into 8 or 9 of the wells of the donut pans. Fill each well ½ to ¾ full.
  • Bake the donuts for 12 – 15 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let the donuts cool completely, then unmold them.

For the topping:

  • Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a shallow bowl.
  • Brush the donuts with the melted butter, then dip the donuts in sugar/cinnamon mix.
  • Serve the donuts fresh.

Notes:

*It’s fine if the melted butter solidifies when you whisk it in. This won’t cause any problems.

Nutrition Information (Estimated):

Calories: 190kcalCarbohydrates: 29.5gProtein: 2.6gFat: 7.5gSaturated Fat: 4.5gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 45mgPotassium: 102mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 18.6gCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition values provided on this website are generated from a nutrition database and are estimates only. The accuracy of the nutrition information for any recipe on this website is not guaranteed. Nutrition values can vary quite a lot depending on which brands are used.

Keywords: cardamom donuts, cardamom doughnuts, cinnamon cardamom

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Comments

  1. Jason

    February 27, 2016 at 11:36 am

    Wow. Melted butter with cinnamon sugar. That takes me back to my mom’s cinnamon toast recipe. These look absolutely amazing. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  2. Sabrina

    December 31, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    These look amazing!! I love desserts with cardamom :)

    Reply
    • Nicole B.

      December 31, 2015 at 3:42 pm

      Thank you, Sabrina! Cardamom is my favorite spice at the moment. :)

      Reply

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