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
1957 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,957
About 3 hours, mostly unattended
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Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts
Erin Jeanne McDowell
8532 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,532
About 35 minutes
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Vegan Doughnuts
Nicole Taylor, Maati Kheprimeni Angaza
338 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
338
1 hour, plus rising dough and cooling
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Beignets
Kay Chun
861 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
861
45 minutes, plus 3 hours’ rising
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Du Jour Doughnuts
Ligaya Mishan, Du Jour Bakery
158 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
158
45 minutes, plus 13 hours for dough to rest and proof
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Cinnamon Sugar Crullers
Claire Saffitz
14 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14
1 hour 5 minutes
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Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts
Vallery Lomas
643 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
643
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Bomboloni (Cream-Filled Doughnuts)
Dan Pelosi
66 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
66
6 hours
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Sour Cream Baked Doughnuts
Yossy Arefi
167 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
167
30 minutes
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Pączki (Jam-Filled Doughnuts)
Naz Deravian
36 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
36
4¼ hours
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Zeppole
Lidey Heuck
124 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
124
1 hour and 40 minutes
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Classic Glazed Doughnuts
Mark Bittman
740 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
740
About 3 hours, mostly unattended
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Baked Carrot Cake Doughnuts
Samantha Seneviratne
434 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
434
35 minutes
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Molten Chocolate Doughnut Holes
Samantha Seneviratne
96 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
96
1 hour 20 minutes, plus rising
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Sufganiyot (Orange-Scented Jelly Doughnuts)
Julia Moskin, Claudia Roden
571 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
571
1 hour, plus chilling and rising
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Buttermilk Cake Doughnuts
Alison Roman
413 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
413
45 minutes
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Boston Cream Doughnuts
Mark Bittman
365 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
365
About 3 hours, mostly unattended
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Jelly Doughnuts
Mark Bittman
315 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
315
About 3 hours, mostly unattended
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Gluten-Free Cinnamon Sugar Cake Doughnuts
Melissa Clark, Erin McKenna
182 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
182
40 minutes
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Apple Cider Doughnuts
Joan Nathan, Todd Gray
476 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
476
40 minutes
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Gogola (Banana Beignets)
Julia Moskin, Shelly Kistnan
175 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
175
40 minutes
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