Looking for an easy brunch recipe to make with your kids? These baked strawberry donuts are delish, and a great use for fresh strawberries!

I'm going to argue that donuts might be the perfect breakfast food.  You can make them ahead of time, store them in an airtight container, and you have fun breakfast for the entire week (you're welcome in advance).  From our churro donuts to our carrot cake donuts , we make donuts a LOT and I don't see this stopping anytime soon.

My trick? We make baked donuts in a donut pan.  They're a whole lot lighter or easier to bake.  They're a great way to use fruit, and I love that they're as easy as……pie.  Literally, start to finish, most baked donuts take under 45 minutes to make, finish, and store.  Plus, as we get more into cooking with kids in our house……these are easy enough for my elementary school aged student almost on her own.

Now, let's talk baking with kids and tools.  For donuts? I'm telling you, a silicone donut pan will change your life.  The ones we got are under $10 for a set of two (so you'll bake a dozen at a time).  You'll bake them on a cookie sheet for easy baking and removal from the oven and then the easiest part? Removing them from the donut pan.  Easy as can be…..strawberry donuts for the whole week of breakfasts (or let's be honest anytime of day).

Strawberry Donut Recipe: Cooking with Kids

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes – 12 Minutes

Makes: 9-12 Baked Strawberry Donuts depending on size

Pro Tip: Use a donut pan for perfect shaping, we love these silicon donut pans

Strawberry Donut Ingredients:

8 tablespoons of softened butter

¼ teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

2 eggs

1 cup sugar (for both donuts and topping)

3/4 cup of sliced fresh strawberries

1 cup of dried strawberries

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

1. To start, combine flour, baking powder, salt, 1/2 cup of sugar in a medium size bowl and set aside for later.
2. In a separate mixing bowl, combine butter and eggs with an electric mixer.
3. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix with electric mixer until throughly combined.
4. Stir in fresh strawberries (do not mix, it will liquify the berries instead of gently folding them in).
5. Spoon the batter into two donut pans, filling each cavity about half full.
6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. While donuts are baking, use a food processor to combine 1 cup of sugar and dried strawberries.  Set aside for garnishing.
8. Carefully remove strawberry donuts from the oven and allow them to cool in the donut pans. Remove from the pans to a serving platter.
9. Once cooled, and removed……. sprinkle with strawberry sugar.  Optional alternate, garnish with whipped cream or powdered sugar.

Looking for more breakfast recipes? Try our Banana Nut Pancakes or our Red Velvet Pancakes recipe.

If you try this easy strawberry donut recipe, be sure to tell me what you think!!!!