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Powdered Sugar Donut Holes

Baked donut holes are gently spiced with nutmeg and covered in powdered sugar. They're an easy and homemade version of the store-bought powdered sugar doughnuts you crave!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Total Time 19 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk, near room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

PREP INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 325F.
  • Spray the cavities of two, 24-cavity mini muffin tins with baking spray and place on baking sheets. Set aside.

BAKING INSTRUCTIONS

  • Use a handmixer to beat together the butter, veggie oil, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl until smooth.
  • Beat in the eggs, one at a time to make sure each one is fully incorporated into the batter.
  • Switch to a wooden spoon or spatula (you're done with the handmixer now) and stir in the vanilla, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the batter.
  • Add the flour and the milk to the batter, alternating between each addition and stiring until ingredients are just combined; you don't want to overmix, but you don't want to see streaks of flour or puddles of milk, either.
  • Fill each mini muffin tin cavity to just about 3/4 of the way -- which is about 2 tsp of batter per cavity. These donut holes will poof up a lot in the oven, and we're aiming for a ball shape instead of a muffin shape.
  • Bake the donut holes at 325F for 9-10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few crumbs clinging to it. Do not overbake!
  • Remove donut holes from oven. Let cool 3-5 minutes in the tins, then turn them out onto a wire cooling rack. When they're completely cool, roll them in the powdered sugar and serve.**

Notes

**These donut holes are super moist, so don't powder them until you're ready to serve; otherwise, the donuts will soak up all the powdered sugar while in storage.
Powdered Sugar Donut Holes is a barely adapted version of this recipe.