These Baked Coconut Donuts are for coconut lovers! A baked coconut donut is topped with coconut icing and toasted coconut.
I have a new addiction. I guess I shouldn’t say new, because I’ve featured a couple of baked donuts here, like these Baked Red Velvet Donuts or these Baked Key Lime Pie Donuts. But I’ve held back – mostly because I know that not everyone has a donut pan.
But I’m telling you now – if you are a donut lover, invest the few dollars it costs to buy one. I have this one – you can get two pans for under $15. It’s totally a good investment – if you ask me. (And just for the record, I just decided that if it’s a yeast doughnut, I call it a doughnut, and if there is no yeast, I call it a donut. I know I’m weird, but that’s the distinction that I came up with, even though one of my past donut recipes is spelled doughnut. I’m seriously confusing myself now!!)
My family was in charge of breakfast for a family reunion this past weekend (that I didn’t get to go to – boo hoo), and while we were talking beforehand about what to make, I kept thinking donuts. I imagined baking up dozens of donuts, several different kinds. I had a whole list of flavors I wanted to try.
After lots and lots of talking and deciding, we all decided to go with breakfast pockets and cinnamon rolls. But I couldn’t get the thought of those donuts out of my head. So what did I do? I headed straight into the kitchen!!
We all know that I love coconut. So of course my mind went to coconut donuts. And I’m so glad I started with these. They were SO good. My husband snuck one before I got the icing on them, and I think that he wasn’t very impressed. But once I iced them and topped them with the toasted coconut? He couldn’t keep his hands out of them! And I’ll totally admit that I couldn’t stop eating them, too. This is definitely a breakfast treat that I’d love to wake up to!!
And please forgive me if I go a little donut crazy now. I’m telling you – I came up with some good ones that I want to try out!
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Baked Coconut Donuts
Ingredients
Donuts
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
Icing
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespooons coconut milk
- 3/4 teaspoon coconut extract
- toasted coconut for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F. Spray a donut pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine the coconut milk, eggs, coconut extract, butter and oil. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing just until combined.
- Transfer the batter to a large zip top bag and cut off one corner. Pipe the batter into the donut pan, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake the donuts for about 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
Once the donuts are cool, make the icing:
- In a bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, coconut milk and coconut extract. Carefully dip the tops of the donuts into the icing. (The icing is a little bit thicker, so use a spoon to spread the icing if needed.)
- Immediately dip into toasted coconut. Return the donuts to a wire rack for the icing to set up.
Jane says
What type of coconut milk did you use? Would full fat work, like Thai Kitchen coconut milk work? And should I strain the liquid?
I’m looking forward to making these as coconut donut holes….yum!
Deborah says
@Jane, I used the canned full fat coconut milk. So yes – the Thai Kitchen coconut milk should work perfectly! I didn’t strain it, I just made sure that everything in the can was mixed well. I hope you love them as much as I did!
shabana says
Hi
I love your site and i tried this recipe and i loved it was so soft and moist,i have posted my result of ur recipe in my blog have a look and leave me ur lovely comments 🙂 http://bondedbyfood.blogspot.in/2012/09/baked-mutligrain-donut.html
Phaedra says
I purchased a couple of doughnut (or donut ;)) pans from some neighbour kids’ garage sale, so I thought I would see what I could find for recipes. This was the first recipe I decided to make with them… and what a good choice it was!
Everyone, even the ‘I don’t like sweet things’ people, loves them. I’ll be making them again very soon!
Thank you very much for the wonderful recipe 🙂
Deborah says
@Phaedra, I’m so glad you loved them! And you are going to have so much fun with your donut pans!
Shawn @ I Wash...You Dry says
Yes, invest in a doughnut pan! I love mine, and I can’t wait to make this recipe!
Kristy says
I’ve never made a doughnut or donut. 🙂 My kids keep asking me to try to make them. Perhaps I should invest in a pan one of these days. These do look so very, very good! 🙂
grace says
i almost always opt for the donut coated in toasted coconut when i’m trying to pick from a wall of donuts. homemade? even better!
Katie says
I just bought a donut pan last week because I kept seeing a ton of tasty recipes online. I’m adding this to my “to-make” donut list!
myfudo says
I love donuts…Yup, I am biased and I love the no yeast varieties. Those donuts really look delicious. Have to try soonest!
katie says
They look fabulous. You don’t see enough cocnut baked goods. I just got a doughnut pan a few weeks ago, so I’ll have to give these a try 🙂
Julie @ Table for Two says
the toasted coconut on these give it such a great touch! love it 🙂
Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says
I’ve always wondered why donuts were spelled two different ways! Thanks for making the clarification! : ) I have a donut pan too (I got mine super cheap because I had half off coupon) and I love it. I hate frying things so this pan is perfect for me! I will have to try these coconut donuts next!
Cara says
Bring on the donuts! I resisted buying a donut pan for a long time but after seeing so many delicious looking recipes, I caved. I’m sure the rest of your readers will do the same 🙂
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
These look so delicious! I love that they’re baked – I can justify eating more than one then :).
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
Wow, these donuts are absolute perfection!
Joanne says
I really need a donut pan! Really just for these…coconut and I are BFF. And I need these in my life.
freda says
I love your recipe for baked coconut doughnuts. I will be buying a dounut pan shortly. Thanks for sharing