Cereal Doughnuts
Cereal Doughnuts.
I traveled to Sevierville, TN last year on a media trip. One of our stops in and around the surrounding towns was at a quaint little donut shop called Courthouse Donuts. It was in fact located across from a courthouse with a giant statue of Dolly Parton in the courtyard. Aptly named. All these months later one doughnut has stuck with me. A colorful Fruity Pebbles topped doughnut.
I have to admit, I wasn’t sure how this doughnut was going to taste. It was a doughnut with cereal on top. I am however willing to always (okay most always) take a bite. Sometimes out of those random – how bad can it be – bites you’ll come across something kinda magical. So take the bite.
It’s a vanilla based cake doughnut that’s topped with a vanilla glaze and then sprinkled generously with crunchy Fruity Pebbles. Crunchy, creamy and sweet. Like a rainbow party in your mouth. I’m not sure why I waited so long to try and re-create this. Because I need another reason to add more time to my workouts. Alas food always wins out, I’ll be forever shackled to workouts if I want to stay in my jeans. Balance right?
Doughnut or donut? I like the original spelling – doughnut, but if you’re offering me a donut (variation on the original spelling) I’d still eat it. Breakfast food or dessert? I’m asking all the hard questions now. You weren’t prepared for a quiz were you? There are no wrong answers with that question. Yes. The answer is yes. Breakfast – yes. Dessert – yes.
I’m sure you could easily swap out the cereal and use an alternate: Cocoa Pebbles, Captain Crunch, Reeses Puffs. All in the name of research of course.
Find out how to make your own HOMEMADE VANILLA EXTRACT here.
Recipe slightly adapted from Post
Cereal Doughnuts
Cereal Doughnuts
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 3/4 cup Fruity Pebbles cereal
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 eggs - beaten
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter - melted
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons cereal milk
- 1/2 cup Fruity Pebbles Cereal
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Spray doughnut pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Into a medium bowl, add cereal and milk (reserve 3 tablespoons for glaze). Let sit for 15 minutes. Drain cereal and reserve "cereal" milk.
- Into a medium bowl mix together: flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Into a separate small bowl mix together: eggs, butter and vanilla.
- Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients until combined.
- Transfer batter to a large zip lock bag to form a piping bag. Snip the tip and pipe into doughnut pan wells. Filling each each way.
- Bake for approximately 10 minutes OR until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Invert onto baking rack and allow to cool completely.
- Into small bowl mixture together: powdered sugar, reserved cereal milk. Dip cooled doughnuts into glaze and sprinkle with remaining Fruity Pebbles.
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Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 0g
Meghan @ Cake 'n Knife says
I literally have no words… oh wait, yes I do – OMG YAS THIS IS AMAZING I NEED A DOZEN RIGHT NOW!
Angie says
I need a dozen of these ASAP! They are wonderful!
Brandy | Nutmeg Nanny says
Absolutely craving these! Anytime you put Fruity Pebbles in front of me, I’m a goner!
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
What a fun weekend breakfast treat! My kiddos will love the cereal!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
Haha! I’ll eat a doughnut and a donut, too! ? These are super fun and would make a great treat for a birthday or other special occasion!
Laura at I Heart Naptime says
These doughnuts look absolutely amazing, my boys are going to love them!
Katerina @ diethood .com says
These are awesome!! My kids would LOVE them!!
Cookin Canuck says
This is such a fun idea! I’ll bet my kids would have fun making these with a mixture of cereals.