When I search for recipes online, I usually end up saving or pinning a handful of them at a time. Although I have the intention to run home and make them all, that usually doesn’t happen. This particular recipe has been patiently waiting for me for weeks months! I knew that I really wanted to make it, but unlike other more basic donuts, I didn’t have everything for this already in my fridge or pantry. You know how it goes, you make your weekly trip to the store and get home only to realize that you forgot one IMPORTANT ingredient for the thing you want to make. That happened to me a couple times but alas I finally had everything in the right place at the right time. If you are a carrot cake lover, these donuts will hit the spot! The moist donut topped with a cream cheese frosting (that uses pineapple juice instead of milk!!!!!) is wonderfully delicious, even the next day!
Ingredients
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl cream butter, brown sugar and salt. Add the egg, vanilla and yogurt and beat until smooth. Stir in the pineapple and carrots.
- In a small bowl sift the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and baking powder. Slowly beat into the butter mixture.
- Fill a bag with the donut mixture and snip a corner off. Squeeze into donut pan filling 1/2 full. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool a few minutes in the pan and remove to wire rack to cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat the cream cheese, butter and pineapple juice. Slowly add the powdered sugar until smooth. Spread frosting on cooled donuts and sprinkle with heath bits. Makes 15 donuts. ENJOY!!
Instructions
- 1/2 cup BUTTER, softened
- 2/3 cup BROWN SUGAR
- 1/2 teaspoon SALT
- 1 EGG
- 1/2 teaspoon VANILLA
- 2/3 cup VANILLA YOGURT
- 2/3 cup CRUSHED PINEAPPLE, drained (save juice)
- 2/3 cup SHREDDED CARROTS
- 2 cups FLOUR
- 2 teaspoons CINNAMON
- 1/2 teaspoon NUTMEG
- 1 1/2 teaspoon BAKING POWDER
- 1 1/2 teaspoon BAKING SODA
- 4 ounces CREAM CHEESE, softened
- 4 Tablespoons BUTTER, softened
- 2 Tablespoons PINEAPPLE JUICE
- 3/4 cup POWDERED SUGAR
- HEATH BITS (optional)
Recipe Source Inside BruCrew Life
I made these and reposted them on my blog not too long ago. Jocelyn is a genius – these were amazing! 🙂
Ohhhh I love the recipe!! II love that they taste good the next day too!!!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers recently posted..Lemon Rosemary Balsamic Roasted Chicken / Turkey Cooking Guidelines
These looks wonderful. Maybe donuts would limit my intake of cream cheese icing. Probably not. I would justify they are small and I can have more than one. Thanks for sharing.
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These were one of my favorite donuts of all! I am so happy you tried them:-) Thanks for the link love!!!
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I’ve been wanting a doughnut pan for quite a while now and have been accumulating tons of doughnut recipes in anticipation of that day. When I get it, it sure will be hard to choose. I love the carrot cake idea!
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