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Lemon Coconut Donuts with Lemon Glaze | thefirstyearblog.com
Oh my gosh.

My donut addiction is real.

First it was coconut donuts topped with chocolate ganache and toasted coconut and now it’s these delicious lemon coconut donuts with a sweet lemon glaze.

Lemon Coconut Donuts with Lemon Glaze | thefirstyearblog.com
And I have to be truthful, these donuts are GONE! No crumbs. Nothing.

So if you were hoping to come over for breakfast, I’ll have to make you toast instead.

But while you’re visiting I am sure we could make some more donuts.

Because #DonutsAreMyLife

Lemon Coconut Donuts with Lemon Glaze | thefirstyearblog.com
I am still using the excuse that I couldn’t eat donuts for years so I am making up for lost donut time.

Maybe after I make 10 different types of donuts I’ll have to stop using that excuse, but until then I am making up for SERIOUS lost donut time.

Lemon Coconut Donuts with Lemon Glaze | thefirstyearblog.com

Lemon Coconut Donuts with Lemon Glaze | thefirstyearblog.com
And did you notice, these lemon coconut donuts only take TEN minutes to bake?!

I’m thinking donuts are the new banana bread.

Lemon Coconut Donuts with Lemon Glaze
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Lemon Coconut Donuts with Lemon Glaze

By: Beth
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6 donuts
Donuts only take 10 minutes to bake, which makes them the perfect last minute breakfast.

Ingredients

Lemon Coconut Donuts

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, I used a gluten free all purpose flour
  • 6 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 6 tbsp coconut milk
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ tsp coconut extract
  • 1 tbsp butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest

Lemon Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp lemon zest

Instructions 

Lemon Coconut Donuts

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a donut pan with cooking spray, use a paper towel to lightly spread/remove excess spray.
  • Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, set aside. Combine the coconut milk, egg, coconut extract, butter, oil, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a second bowl. Combine the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, stir until just combined.
  • Transfer the batter to a large piping bag or use a ziploc bag with one corner cut off. Pipe the batter into the donut pan, filling each donut hole about 2/3 full.
  • Bake the donuts for 10 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let the donuts sit in the pan for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack.
  • Let them cool on a wire rack before dipping in the glaze.

Lemon Glaze

  • Mix all the glaze ingredients together. You want the consistency to be somewhat thick.
  • After the donuts have cooled, dip each donut into a shallow bowl filled with the glaze, allowing the excess to fall off.
  • Place the donuts on a cooling rack with a cookie sheet underneath to catch the excess glaze.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 297mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 108IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition Disclosure

All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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58 Comments

  1. I LOVE these! Coconut and lemon is such a great combo…and in a dont? CAN’T GO WRONG!!

  2. Hello, I don’t have a donut pan but i do have a counter top donut maker. I was wondering if you have tried this recipe on one of those. Really want to make some today!

    1. I have never heard of a counter top donut maker. Are they fried instead of baked? I am not sure how that would work.

    2. It is a babycakes donut maker. An electric counter top device…it bakes the donut from booth sides. I think I’m going to give it a try see how they come out. BTW i tried your graham cracker recipe and my 3yr old loved them. So glad I can switch from the processed to homemade…yay!

    3. Let me know how it goes! I am so pleased to hear your 3 year old liked them!!

  3. YUM! Lemon and Coconut are two of my very favorite flavors! Trying these ASAP. Pinning to share! :)

  4. Donuts are my life too! Lemon and coconut are too perfect together. I really cannot blame you for eating all the donuts! I’d be doing the same!