I’m hanging on to the last of the seasonal strawberries and thought I would use them for these tasty, cake-like donuts. Sounds like a healthy way to use strawberries! I’m not really a huge donut fan – as in, I wouldn’t go out of my way to grab one but… if you happen to put some in front of me, I wouldn’t say no!
I find these donuts really flavourful. Maybe it’s because of the bits of chopped strawberries in the dough, the macerated strawberry juice incorporated in the icing and the crushed dehydrated strawberry pieces on top. I’d say so. I love that these donuts are so cake-like and not dense at all. Many baked recipes call for sour cream but I prefer to substitute that for apple sauce instead. It adds to the fruity taste and the light texture.
So, are these really donuts, if they aren’t deep fried? They look like donuts. They taste like donuts. They must be DONUTS. You decide. Either way, every time I serve these they are gone is seconds.
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