Editors’ Collection

Our Best Doughnut Recipes

Old-fashioned yeast doughnuts, sufganiyots, classic glazed and more of our best homemade doughnut recipes.

Sam Kaplan for The New York Times. Food stylist: Claudia Ficca.

Recipes

Doughnuts
Mark Bittman
1925 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,925
About 3 hours, mostly unattended
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Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts
Erin Jeanne McDowell
6731 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,731
About 35 minutes
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Vegan Doughnuts
Nicole Taylor, Maati Kheprimeni Angaza
337 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
337
1 hour, plus rising dough and cooling
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Beignets
Kay Chun
827 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
827
45 minutes, plus 3 hours’ rising
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Du Jour Doughnuts
Ligaya Mishan, Du Jour Bakery
156 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
156
45 minutes, plus 13 hours for dough to rest and proof
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Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts
Vallery Lomas
560 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
560
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Bomboloni (Cream-Filled Doughnuts)
Dan Pelosi
55 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
55
6 hours
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Sour Cream Baked Doughnuts
Yossy Arefi
66 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
66
30 minutes
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Easy
Pączki (Jam-Filled Doughnuts)
Naz Deravian
33 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
33
4¼ hours
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Zeppole
Lidey Heuck
116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
116
1 hour and 40 minutes
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Classic Glazed Doughnuts
Mark Bittman
721 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
721
About 3 hours, mostly unattended
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Baked Carrot Cake Doughnuts
Samantha Seneviratne
417 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
417
35 minutes
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Molten Chocolate Doughnut Holes
Samantha Seneviratne
94 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
94
1 hour 20 minutes, plus rising
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Sufganiyot (Orange-Scented Jelly Doughnuts)
Julia Moskin, Claudia Roden
548 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
548
1 hour, plus chilling and rising
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Buttermilk Cake Doughnuts
Alison Roman
406 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
406
45 minutes
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Boston Cream Doughnuts
Mark Bittman
359 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
359
About 3 hours, mostly unattended
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Jelly Doughnuts
Mark Bittman
310 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
310
About 3 hours, mostly unattended
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Gluten-Free Cinnamon Sugar Cake Doughnuts
Melissa Clark, Erin McKenna
175 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
175
40 minutes
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Apple Cider Doughnuts
Joan Nathan, Todd Gray
462 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
462
40 minutes
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Gogola (Banana Beignets)
Julia Moskin, Shelly Kistnan
172 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
172
40 minutes
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Easy
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