Indulge your sweet tooth with these homemade mini donuts! Light, fluffy, and packed with flavor, these bite-sized treats are perfect for a fun breakfast, a delightful dessert, or a satisfying snack. Customize them with your favorite toppings or dive into the rich and decadent chocolate, caramel, or strawberry sauces. Get ready to create a mini donut masterpiece!
Mini Donuts and Sauces
Mini Donuts
Ingredients:
Instructions:
- Combine dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Combine wet ingredients: In a separate bowl, mix milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Create dough: Gradually combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients, stirring until just combined. Dough should be smooth and slightly sticky.
- Heat oil: Pour vegetable oil into a deep pan or fryer and heat to 350°F (175°C).
- Shape and fry: Drop small amounts of dough into hot oil using a spoon or piping bag. Fry until golden brown (1-2 minutes per side).
- Drain: Remove donuts with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil.
Chocolate Sauce:
Caramel Sauce:
Strawberry Sauce:
Sauce Instructions:
- Chocolate sauce: Heat cream in a saucepan until simmering. Remove from heat, add chocolate chips and butter. Stir until smooth.
- Caramel sauce: Heat sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until it melts and turns amber. Add butter, stir until melted. Slowly pour in heavy cream, stirring continuously. Remove from heat, add vanilla extract.
- Strawberry sauce: Combine strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thickened (about 10 minutes). Let cool slightly.
