Baked Matcha Lemon Glazed Donuts
Baked Matcha Lemon Glazed Donuts are like taking a bite of spring with earthy taste of the green tea topped with a zesty citrus glaze.
Servings: 12
Calories: 283kcal
Ingredients
Matcha Donuts
- 4 tablespoon butter or dairy free margarine room temperature
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup granulated sugar or sugar alternative of choice
- ⅓ cup brown sugar light
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 3 teaspoon matcha green tea powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 and ⅔ cups all purpose flour (2 and ⅔ cups)
- 1 cup milk (we used a dairy free milk alternative)
Lemon Glaze Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 4 - 4.5 teaspoons
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (218 degrees C)
- Lightly spray donut pans with oil
- Beat together butter, oil and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time and mix well. Stir in baking powder, baking soda, matcha green tea powder, salt and vanilla just until everything mixed.
- Turn down your mixer and the flour a little bit at time and a little bit of the milk (dairy-free alternative) alternating between milk (dairy-free alternative) and flour just until all the flour and milk has been added. Do not over mix.
- Place matcha batter into a piping bag or Ziploc bag, cut about a ½ inch tip off the end. Pipe the matcha batter into the greased donut pan, leaving about a ¼ inch from the top. They will rise so do not overfill too much.
- Bake in oven for about 6-8 minutes. Start checking on them at 5-6 minutes mark and when the toothpick comes out clean they are done. Let the donuts rest for about 6 minutes in the donut pan. Carefully remove matcha donuts from the donut pan and cool on a wire rack.
- Make the lemon icing- in a medium bowl combine powdered sugar, lemon juice and zest and stir into well mixed.
- Drizzle lemon glaze over the top of the cooled matcha donuts. Set aside for about 30 minutes until icing is dry.
- Enjoy! Can also be frozen in a sealed Tupperware for up to 3 months.
Notes
Best to use ceremonial grade matcha for the full antioxidant effect. You can use culinary grade matcha but your donuts will not be so brilliantly green.
These also make a fun dish to pass on St. Patricks day!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 206IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2mg