These 13 Easy Donut Recipes Feel Like a Treat Every Time

Donuts are always a good idea, especially when they are easy to make at home. This roundup of donut recipes includes air fryer favorites, baked options, and fun twists that work for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. With cozy fall flavors, quick shortcuts, and creative toppings, these donut recipes bring bakery-style treats right to your kitchen without extra hassle.

Air Fryer Biscuit Donuts (Deliciously Easy!)

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These air fryer biscuit donuts turn canned biscuits into warm, flaky treats in minutes. Topped with vanilla frosting and colorful sprinkles, they are a fun and easy option for breakfast or dessert.
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Air Fryer Cinnamon Donuts (Quick & Easy!)

These cinnamon donuts are coated in buttery cinnamon sugar and cooked quickly in the air fryer. They come out warm and flaky and are ready in about 15 minutes.
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Air Fryer Lucky Charms Marshmallow Donuts

These playful donuts use canned biscuits as a shortcut and are topped with Lucky Charms marshmallows. They are colorful, sweet, and perfect for a fun weekend treat.
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Air Fryer Pumpkin Donuts

These pumpkin donuts are packed with cozy fall flavor and finished with pumpkin spice sugar. They make a festive treat for autumn mornings or seasonal desserts.
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Apple Cider Donuts

These apple cider donut muffins are full of warm spices and fresh apple cider flavor. They are soft, cozy, and perfect for fall breakfasts or afternoon snacks.
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Baked Gluten Free Cinnamon Spice Glazed Donuts

A stack of glazed donuts is placed on a white plate with cinnamon sticks, with plates, forks, and a metal cup in the background. — Baked Gluten Free Cinnamon Spice Glazed Donuts. Photo credit: Xoxo Bella .

These baked gluten free donuts are soft, flavorful, and topped with a sweet cinnamon spice glaze. They prove gluten free baking can still be rich and satisfying.
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Cereal Topped Donuts

A hand holding a round doughnut covered in crispy cereal flakes, with a blurred plate of similar doughnuts in the background. — Cereal Topped Donuts. Photo credit: Honest and Truly.

These cinnamon donuts are coated in a crunchy cereal topping for extra texture. Each bite delivers warm spice and a satisfying crunch that makes them extra fun to eat.
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Chocolate Glazed Donut Bites

A plate of small cupcakes topped with chocolate icing and colorful round sprinkles, arranged in a neat pile. — Chocolate Glazed Donut Bites. Photo credit: Running to the Kitchen.

These baked donut bites are finished with a rich chocolate glaze and require no special pans. They are a lighter option that still feels like a treat.
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Chocolate Pumpkin Donut Holes

A pile of round, brown baked balls drizzled with glaze sits on crumpled parchment paper, with a bottle partially visible on the side. — Chocolate Pumpkin Donut Holes. Photo credit: Running to the Kitchen.

These donut holes combine chocolate and pumpkin flavor and are topped with a sweet amaretto glaze. They are rich, cozy, and perfect for fall dessert tables.
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Donut Bread Pudding

A glass baking dish with cinnamon roll casserole, a metal spatula, a serving on a white plate, and a small pitcher of milk on a white towel with red stripes. — Donut Bread Pudding. Photo credit: Downsizing Dinner.

Leftover donuts shine in this easy bread pudding. It’s warm, comforting, and a great way to turn extra donuts into a cozy dessert.
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Donut Holes

Three round, white-glazed cookies are arranged on a white plate set on a wooden board, with a patterned cloth in the background. — Donut Holes. Photo credit: Trina Krug.

These low-carb donut holes are made with a fathead dough base and finished with a sugar-free glaze. They are bite-sized, easy to make, and great for satisfying a sweet craving.
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Donut Strawberry Shortcake

This easy dessert layers glazed donuts with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. It comes together quickly and adds a fresh, fun twist to classic shortcake.
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Mochi Donuts with Brown Butter & Sea Salt

A close-up of a mochi donuts with brown butter glaze. — Mochi Donuts with Brown Butter & Sea Salt. Photo credit: All Ways Delicious.

These mochi donuts have a chewy texture and rich brown butter flavor. A sprinkle of sea salt adds balance and makes each bite extra satisfying.
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