Nutella Stuffed Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes – Baked vanilla donut holes coated in cinnamon sugar and filled with creamy Nutella. Use a mini muffin pan for these addictive homemade donuts. No frying necessary!
Here’s the thing – I started off with good intentions (and by good I mean “healthier”). These adorable donut holes are baked instead of fried. Yippee! But then I went and brushed them with butter, rolled ’em in cinnamon-sugar, and filled them with Nutella.
Baked Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
Let’s talk about these beauties. Have you had a baked donut before? When baking donuts instead of frying them I like to top/coat the baked donuts in something that will add a little crunch. That helps give some of the texture that is usually lacking in a baked donut. For this recipe I used cinnamon sugar. In order to get the cinnamon sugar to stick to the outside of the donut holes, I brush the donuts with butter and then roll them in cinnamon sugar.
You can totally eat them just like that, or, you can put some Nutella in a piping bag and fill the donuts with a good sized dose of the creamy chocolate hazelnut spread. They’re great either way!
Breakfast, dessert, midday snack? All of the above? You choose. You will love these flavorful donuts/doughnuts (← which is it?). I’m going with donuts. It feels less fancy.
More Nutella Recipes: Nutella Oatmeal Cookie Bars– Nutella Hot Chocolate– Nutella Cookies
Recipe
Nutella Stuffed Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes
Ingredients
Donut Holes:
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup milk
Topping:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ⅓ cup Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread, more, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Thoroughly grease a 24-count mini muffin tin.
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat the vegetable oil and sugars until smooth. Add the egg, beating to combine. Stir in the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla. Add half the flour, beat until combined. Add the milk, beat until combined. Add the remaining flour, beat until combined.
- Divide the batter between 24 mini muffin cups. I used a cookie scoop and placed a heaping 2 teaspoons of batter into each cup. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the top springs back when you touch it. Place on a rack to cool for a few minutes.
- Set up two large shallow bowls. Place melted butter in one, and combine sugar and cinnamon in the other. Once the donut holes are cool enough to handle, lightly brush them with butter, then immediately roll in cinnamon sugar.
- Fill a piping bag fitted with a small open star tip with Nutella and gently insert the tip into the side of each donut hole and squeeze a little Nutella inside.
Notes
Inspired by Cafe Delites
Nutrition
Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.
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Jill says
Those look heavenly!!!! I was at Costco the other day and Nutella was on sample and I should have picked some up!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Rachel says
I audibly gasped when I read the title of this blog! I’m all about National Donut Day and these look absolutely amazing! My stomach is grumbling just looking at your pictures! I will definitely have to try out this recipe!!
Candy says
Perfect Saturday morning breakfast treat
Lauren says
Oh my gosh! So many good things all rolled into one here! Def making these on a cheat day VERY soon!
suzanne says
Oh my goodness! These look delectable!
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Sophia says
This looks amazing. I love nutella.
Elise says
Stop. Those look like the most amazing treats ever.
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Leah says
Oh my! These doughnut holes look like such a tasty treat! Yum!
Lauren says
I have never made donuts before… Mini muffin pans makes them seems so much more do-able. Also Nutella forever.
Chelsea says
These look TO DIE FOR!!