Cream Filled Donuts

These cream filled donuts are fluffy, sugar-coated, and filled with custard for a delicious treat. Whether you are looking for a dessert or snack, you should give these donuts a try with their sweet and creamy filling. To make these cream filled donuts, you begin by making a dough with yeast, milk, egg, butter, sugar, vanilla, flour, and salt, and then, once it has doubled in size, you cut it into donuts and allow them to rise until doubled again. Then, they get fried in hot oil until they are golden before they are rolled in sugar and filled with custard.

What are Cream Filled Donuts?

These cream filled donuts are yeast-based donuts that are filled with custard. They are also rolled in sugar which not only makes the donuts look beautiful, but also gives them extra sweetness and some crunch.

While baked donuts are popular, these ones are fried in hot oil which gives them that beautiful golden finish. The fact that the dough for these donuts includes yeast and some fermentation time gives the donuts a depth of flavour that is difficult to get from donuts that use other types of leaveners.

Pro Tips

• Make sure your yeast is still fresh and active before you begin making this recipe.
• If you find that your dough isn’t rising sufficiently, you can move it to a warmer location to help it rise faster.
• If you don’t have a 4 cm cutter for cutting donuts, you could also use a glass or mason jar lid to cut the dough into donuts.
• Make sure the oil isn’t heated so hot that it burns the donuts before they cook through or that it is so cold that the oil absorbs into the donuts, making them soggy. The ideal temperature for frying donuts is around 350 F to 375 F (177 C to 190 C).
• Remove the donuts from the oil with a slotted spoon so the excess oil drips off them. You can also place them on a baking rack set over a parchment-lined baking sheet briefly before rolling them in sugar to get rid of more of the oil.
• For added flavour, feel free to use a flavoured custard such as a chocolate custard or one with citrus zest like lemon or orange.

What to Serve with Cream Filled Donuts?

As with other desserts, these cream filled donuts are perfect with a beverage that can cut through their sweetness such as coffee, tea, or cold milk.

How Can I Tell My Yeast is Fresh?

If your yeast is coming closer to the expiry date, you may wonder whether it is fresh enough to properly leaven your dough. To test it, simply place a small amount in lukewarm water and allow it to sit for a few minutes. If the yeast dissolves and foams on top of the water, you will know it is still alive and active.

Can I Add Other Fillings for These Donuts?

Yes, you can! If you would prefer a dairy-free filling, you could easily fill the donuts with jam, such as strawberry jam or apricot jam. Alternatively, you can fill the donuts with nutella or lemon curd.

Can I Add Other Garnishes to the Donuts?

Yes, if you would like to make these cream filled donuts even more special, you could easily add other garnishes to the donuts rather than the granulated sugar. For example, these would be great with their tops dipped in chocolate ganache for a chocolate glaze, or you could top them with an icing sugar glaze or maple glaze. Adding a glaze gives the option of adding sprinkles on top of the donuts.

How to Store Cream Filled Donuts

Similar to other fried foods, these donuts are best served the day they are made. However, if you need to store them for longer, you could place them in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 or 4 days.

How to Make Cream Filled Donuts

Step 1

Step 1

In a bowl, dissolve the yeast in the milk. Add the egg, butter, sugar, vanilla, flour, and salt, and mix them together until a dough is formed. Cover the dough and allow it to rise for 2 hours.

In a bowl, dissolve the yeast in the milk. Add the egg, butter, sugar, vanilla, flour, and salt, and mix them together until a dough is formed. Cover the dough and allow it to rise for 2 hours.

Step 2

Step 2

After the rising time, place the dough on a floured surface; knead the dough, and cover it and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Roll the dough out to 1 cm thick.

After the rising time, place the dough on a floured surface; knead the dough, and cover it and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Roll the dough out to 1 cm thick.

Step 3

Step 3

Using a 4 cm cutter, cut the dough into donuts. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet, cover them with plastic wrap, and allow them to sit for 1 hour.

Using a 4 cm cutter, cut the dough into donuts. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet, cover them with plastic wrap, and allow them to sit for 1 hour.

Step 4

Step 4

Fry the donuts in hot oil until golden brown. Remove them and roll them in sugar.

Fry the donuts in hot oil until golden brown. Remove them and roll them in sugar.

Step 5

Step 5

Pierce the donuts on one side and pipe in the custard to fill them.

Pierce the donuts on one side and pipe in the custard to fill them.

Step 6

Step 6

Serve the donuts immediately.

Serve the donuts immediately.