16 Rich, Melt-in-Your-Mouth Donuts You’ll Want All to Yourself
Some donuts are easy to share—but these definitely aren’t. This collection of 16 rich, melt-in-your-mouth recipes is all about soft textures, sweet glazes, and flavors that feel extra indulgent. Each one is the kind of treat you’ll want to savor slowly (or keep all to yourself). If you’re craving something truly irresistible, these donuts deliver every time.
Baileys Doughnuts (Chocolate Dipped)
These homemade Baileys Doughnuts are soft and baked in the oven! They’re made without yeast and dipped in a chocolate Irish Cream ganache.
Zucchini Chocolate Chip Baked Donuts
Baked Zucchini Donuts made with whole wheat flour, no-refined sugar, and chocolate. A perfect breakfast for a summery weekend morning!
Baked Lemon Doughnuts (Gluten Free)
This Baked Lemon Doughnuts recipe is bursting with flavor! These gluten free doughnuts are soft and glazed with a sticky sweet lemon glaze.
Chocolate Chip Donuts
Baked Chocolate Chip Donuts with a butter crumb topping and full of chocolate chips. Perfect for a weekend breakfast treat!
Powdered Sugar Donuts
Fluffy homemade cake donuts, baked to perfection, then dusted with powdered sugar.
Paczki (Jelly Donuts)
Don’t wait until Paczki Day (aka Fat Tuesday or Mardis Gras) to enjoy one of these soft traditional Polish donuts filled with jelly, custard, or other delicious fillings! Paczki are homemade jelly donuts are even better than the ones you can get at your favorite local bakery.
Baked Maple Glazed Donuts
These Baked Maple Glazed Donuts are full of fall spices for the perfect baked treat. They are topped with a sweet maple glaze and flakey sea salt. Set aside 30 minutes and make these this weekend to enjoy with your morning coffee.
Lemon Chia Seed Baked Donuts
These Lemon Chia Seed Baked Donuts are soft, fluffy and super easy to make. They are drizzled with a lemon glaze and packed with chia seeds!
Coconut Lime Paleo Donuts
These Coconut Lime Paleo Donuts are delicious, healthier donuts made without flour, dairy, or refined sugar. A coconut flour and coconut sugar doughnut gets topped with a creamy coconut-lime glaze. This post is made in collaboration with GoBeyond Foods and their paleo-optimized sugars.
Oreo Donuts
Soft and fresh, baked chocolate donuts topped with vanilla buttercream and Oreo pieces. The perfect combination of vanilla and chocolate will make this the cookies and cream donut of your dreams!
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Apple Cider Donuts
Apple Cider Donuts are a sweet treat that should be added to your fall bucket list this year! Sweet, apple-scented donuts with a cinnamon-sugar coating on the outside, these donuts are perfect for the fall season.
Loukoumades: Greek and Cypriot Honey Donuts Recipe
Loukoumades are a delightful dessert from Cyprus and Greece. They are fried donuts coated in honey and sprinkled with cinnamon and walnuts.
Baked Chocolate Donuts
These fluffy and soft Baked Chocolate Donuts topped with a thick and rich chocolate glaze that sets up just like the kind at the donut shop. They are a chocoholics’ dream come true and perfect as a treat any time of the day!
Gluten Free Donut Recipe
Looking for a gluten free donut recipe? You can enjoy these gluten free donuts from the comfort of your own kitchen, and they’re baked, not fried!
Pon de Ring Donut Recipe
Make my copycat Pon de Ring Donut recipe that tastes just like Japan’s Mister Donut! These satisfying treats are soft, airy, bouncy, and a bit chewy. Enjoy them with an easy classic or matcha glaze.
Triple Strawberry Milk-Bread Donuts
Strawberry donuts like you’ve never had before: soft, fluffy milk-bread donuts, fried until golden brown, and flavored with real strawberries.
