Lemon Lavender Donuts with Vanilla Bean Sugar.

Lemon Lavender Donuts with Vanilla Bean Sugar. These little sugared donuts are warm and sweet donuts with a soft and fluffy inside, lots of lemon lavender flavor, and a crunchy and crisp coating of Vanilla Bean Sugar on the outside! They are the perfect thing to make for a Mother’s Day Brunch, or just about any Spring occasion!

The Lemon Lavender Donuts:

The donuts are super soft and fluffy with a perfect amount of lavender lemon flavor! The batter is scooped into the oil, where they are fried, and then rolled in the lavender vanilla bean sugar! Then serve right away, since they are best served warm.

These little donuts are actually pretty simple to make! Just make the batter, fry them, roll them in the vanilla bean sugar and that’s it! A perfect treat that everyone will be sure to love!

Frying the Donuts:

Now, when frying the donuts, you want to keep the oil at 350F. Not over or under, otherwise your donuts won’t cook properly! In order to make sure the oil is the correct temperature, check the temperature of the oil before frying each batch.

Ingredients:

Ricotta: Make sure you use whole-milk ricotta cheese, and not part skim!

Eggs: Adding eggs adds a richness to the donuts! This recipe uses 2 large eggs.

Sugar: White sugar is used both in the donut batter, and the vanilla bean sugar coating.

Lemon Zest: Again, lemon zest is used in the batter, and we also add it to the sugar coating! Be sure to freshly zest your lemons.

Vanilla Extract: Vanilla extract adds a nice flavor to the donuts.

Flour: This recipe uses all-purpose flour.

Baking Powder: Baking powder makes the donuts rise, since this recipe doesn’t use yeast.

Salt: Salt brings out the sweetness in the donuts!

Culinary Lavender: The lavender is used in the vanilla bean sugar.

Vanilla Bean: The vanilla bean seeds are added to the sugar coating.

As always, we hope you guys enjoyed this recipe, and if you try it be sure to comment down below and also tag us on our Instagram @corrigansisters -Aubrey and Tara

Lemon Lavender Donuts with Vanilla Bean Sugar

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Author: Corrigan Sisters
Total Time: 30 mins.
Yield: 20 donuts 1x

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Ingredients

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For the Donuts:

1 cup whole milk ricotta

2 large eggs

3 Tbsp. white sugar

zest from 1 lemon

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

For the Sugar:

3/4 cups white sugar

1 Tbsp. dried culinary lavender

zest from 1 lemon

1 vanilla bean pod, use only seeds

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Instructions

1. To make the dough, in a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the ricotta, eggs, sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla extract. Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir that together until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit in the fridge while making the sugar.

2. To make the sugar, mix together the sugar, lavender, lemon zest, and vanilla bean seeds until fragrant. Set aside.

3. Heat oil in a large dutch oven over medium to medium-high heat until it reaches 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with paper towels.

4. Once the oil reaches 350 degrees F, scoop the batter using a small ice cream scoop and gently lower the balls into the oil. Make sure that the pot isn’t overcrowded. Fry them for about 4-5 minutes or until golden brown and puffed, flipping them over every so often. Remove the donuts with a slotted spoon and place them onto the baking sheet lined with paper towels. Right away, toss the donuts in the sugar until coated. Repeat with the remaining dough. Serve immediately.

Prep Time: 10 mins.
Cook Time: 20 mins.
Category: Breakfast, Dessert
Method: Deep Fry
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 donut
Calories: 105