Description
These Peanut Butter Cheesecake Donuts combine the fluffy, airy texture of a donut with a rich, creamy cheesecake-peanut butter filling. They’re indulgent, fun, and perfect for brunch or dessert.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Granulated sugar
- Instant yeast (or active dry yeast)
- Salt
- Milk (warm)
- Unsalted butter, softened
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Cream cheese, softened
- Peanut butter (creamy)
- Powdered sugar (or another sweetener)
- Vanilla extract
- (Optional) A little heavy cream or milk to thin the filling
- Powdered sugar
- Milk (or water)
- A splash of vanilla
- Chopped peanuts (optional)
- Melted peanut butter drizzle (optional)
Instructions
- Activate the yeast in warm milk with a pinch of sugar.
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the egg, softened butter, and vanilla.
- Add the yeast mixture and the egg-butter mixture to the dry ingredients and knead until you get a smooth, elastic dough.
- Cover and let the dough rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
- Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about 1 cm thickness.
- Use a donut cutter to cut out donuts and holes.
- Place the cut donuts on a baking sheet and let them rise again for ~20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to ~180 °C (350 °F). Bake donuts for ~10–12 minutes or until golden.
- To fry, heat oil in a deep pot to ~180 °C and fry each donut for about 1 minute per side. Drain on paper towels.
- In a bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth.
- Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, mixing until creamy.
- If the filling is too thick, thin it slightly with a little milk or cream.
- Fill each cooled donut with the cheesecake-peanut butter mixture using a piping bag.
- Make a simple glaze by mixing powdered sugar, a little milk, and vanilla until smooth.
- Dip the top of each filled donut in the glaze, letting excess drip off.
- While the glaze is wet, sprinkle on chopped peanuts or drizzle more melted peanut butter.
- Let the donuts set for a few minutes.
- Serve fresh.
Notes
- Best enjoyed on the day made.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking or Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg