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If you love sweet and salty these Maple Bacon Donuts are a must try!!! Baked, not fried, and ready in 20 minutes.

Maple Bacon Donuts

Ashley Manila
Maple Bacon Donuts are baked - not fried - and ready in just 25 minutes! The ultimate sweet and salty treat.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Southern
Servings 6 baked donuts

Ingredients
 

For the donuts:

  • 6 slices bacon, fried until crispy
  • 1 cup and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon bacon grease (just save a tablespoon when you're done frying the bacon)
  • 1/2 cup milk (I used whole, but any type will do)
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 1 large egg

For the Maple Glaze:

  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure maple extract (see post for more information on this)
  • 3 tablespoons milk (I used whole, but any type will do)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).

For the donuts:

  • Generously grease a donut pan; set aside.
  • Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-heat until brown and crispy; about 4 minutes per side. Transfer bacon to a paper towel lined plate and set aside. Reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon grease and set it aside.
  • In medium-sized mixing bowl combine the flour, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder; whisk well to combine (use your fingers to break up any large clumps of brown sugar); set aside.
  • In a separate medium-sized bowl combine the melted butter, bacon grease, milk, maple syrup, and egg; whisk well until completely combined. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and fold together with a rubber spatula until just combined - don't over mix here.
  • Spoon the batter into the prepared donut pan OR pour the batter into a ziplock baggie, snip off the end, and pipe the batter into the prepared donut pan. Bake for 10-11 minutes, or until donuts are set and gently spring back when touched. Allow donuts to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

For the maple glaze:

  • Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl; whisk smooth. If the glaze appears too thick, add a little more milk; if the glaze appears too thick, add a little more confectioners' sugar.

Assembly:

  • Once the donuts are cool enough to handle, dip them in the maple glaze, allowing excess glaze to drip back into the bowl before placing them back on the cooling rack; repeat with all donuts. Decorate wet glaze with bacon bits or a full slice of bacon. Let glaze set a few minutes then serve! These donuts are best eaten the day they are made.
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