Walnut Cherry Donuts

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Christmas, North American

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 25

Servings: donuts

Calories: 251kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Packed full of red and green candied cherries and chopped toasted walnuts, these Walnut Cherry Donuts are the epitome of holiday-themed donuts! Baked with familiar Christmas spices, this donut is very similar in flavour to fruitcake - but without the fuss!

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Ingredients

2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pumpkin spice blend
1 cup candied cherries, finely chopped
1/2 cup toasted walnuts, finely chopped
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups confectioner's sugar

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Lightly spray a donut pan with cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together the milk, sour cream and eggs.
Next, beat in the butter, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, toasted walnuts, and candied cherries. Beat into the wet ingredients.
Dump the entire batter into a large Ziploc bag. Cut one of the lower corners off the bag, and in a circular pattern, fill the donut pan about 3/4 way full. Tap the pan firmly on the kitchen counter to get the batter to settle into the pan.
Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack
While the donuts are still very warm, roll them liberally in the confectioner's sugar. Set the donuts back onto the wire cooling rack to finish cooling.

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