Baked Coconut Doughnuts
There’s nothing more lovely for spring than tender and fluffy baked coconut doughnuts. Dunked in sweet coconut glaze and sprinkled with flaked coconut, these beauties are perfect for weekend brunch, Easter, a sunny spring afternoon… essentially any day that needs a little sweetness. Recipe makes 14 doughnuts.
Baked with Watkins Coconut Extract and Baking Vanilla, the pairing gives these baked doughnuts plenty of natural flavor to complement the light texture.
With a triple dose of coconut (coconut milk, coconut extract, and flaked coconut), these doughnuts are simply irresistible. Wishing you all a wonderful Easter weekend!
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Baked Coconut Doughnuts
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 14 doughnuts
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
Baked coconut doughnuts dunked in sweet coconut glaze and sprinkled with flaked coconut make the perfect treat! Recipe makes 14 doughnuts.
Ingredients
Doughnuts
- 2 cups cake flour (see note below)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup full fat coconut milk
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 tsp Watkins coconut extract
- 1/2 tsp Watkins baking vanilla extract
Glaze
- 1 Tbsp unsalted unsalted butter, melted
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3 Tbsp full fat coconut milk
- 1/4 tsp Watkins coconut extract
- 1/4 tsp Watkins baking vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
Topping
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F and spray a standard doughnut pan with nonstick spray. Whisk together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Combine coconut milk, eggs, melted butter, and extracts in a medium bowl; add to flour mixture and fold in just until incorporated.
- Spoon batter into a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip and fill each doughnut cup 3/4 full. Bake about 8 minutes, until the tops spring back when touched. Turn doughnuts out on a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter, allowing pan to cool completely and spraying with nonstick spray in between batches.
- Set rack with cooled doughnuts over a piece of waxed paper. For the glaze, whisk together melted butter, salt, coconut milk, extracts, and powdered sugar in a small bowl. Dip doughnut tops into glaze, sprinkle with flaked coconut, and let glaze set before serving.
Notes
To make your own cake flour: place 2 tablespoons cornstarch in an empty 1-cup measure, then top up with flour. Sift the mixture several times to evenly distribute the cornstarch.
Keywords: Coconut, Coconut Milk, Doughnuts
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These doughnuts are DELICIOUS! The texture is light since they’re baked, and the coconut flavor is just right.
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Thanks Hailey, you’re the best! 🙂
I juste discovered your blog recently and I’m amazed by your beautiful pictures and your delicious recipe. I’m a huge coconut lover and these doughnuts look terrific 🙂
Loving the triple dose of coconut! I love the stuff so you can’t ever get too much coconut as far as I’m concerned 😀
I really need to buy a doughnut pan. My little one will LOVE these!
Such a delicious recipe right here my dear. Love all the coconut on top.
xo
After anything chocolate, my mom loved coconut desserts. These sweet doughnuts remind me of her this Easter weekend. I might make these beauties to celebrate her memory!
Thanks Deb, thinking of you this weekend! 💛💛
Such a fun baking project with delightful flavors, Laura! Love the cake flour tip! 😀
These are my mother’s favorite doughnuts Laura! I will most definitely need to make her a batch! Love the Watkins coconut extract!
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I love that! Hope you enjoy and have a great Easter weekend! 🙂
BIG coconut fan here! Thanks for the inspiration Laura! 😀
Adore these flavors!! Coconut is the best!
You’ve enticed me to dig out (and dust off!), my doughnut pans! These coconut gems look fantastic!! Happy Easter!!! xo