lucky's charmed vanilla doughnuts
Wanted to name these Lucky's Sweet 'Nuts, but also wanted to keep it kid-friendly. Balance, ya'll.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup Lucky Charms cereal
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup plain whole milk Greek yogurt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- lucky charms marshmallows and rainbow nonpareils, for garnish
cereal milk icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3-4 tbsp cereal milk
Instructions
- In a glass measuring jar or bowl, combine the milk with the Lucky Charms cereal. Let soak for 30 minutes, then strain out the solids and discard.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 6-slot doughnut pans with oil or butter.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until combined, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla and Greek yogurt. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer running, stream in 1/4 cup of the cereal milk until just combined. Do not overmix. The batter will be very thick.
- Scoop the batter into a piping bag or a large ziptop bag with a corner snipped off. Pipe the batter into the doughnut tins, filling 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 10-12 minutes until an inserted toothpick emerges with just a few moist crumbs. Cool 5 minutes in the pans, then gently run a knife around each doughnut to loosen, and move to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the icing, whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla, and 2 tablespoons of the cereal milk. If needed, add milk 1 tablespoon at a time to reach a thick but smooth consistency.
- Dunk one side of each doughnut into the icing, letting excess drip off. Immediately press a few Lucky Charms marshmallows and sprinkle some nonpareils. Let sit 5 minutes to set the frosting, then enjoy!