This Friday, June 3, is National Doughnut Day, and Jennifer from our Kitchen Council is helping us to celebrate with these tasty Baked Cherry Doughnuts with a Cherry Glaze. Our dark-sweet cherries are available through July, so buy them when you can.
Baked doughnuts might not be quite as exciting as the fried, yeasted varieties sold in doughnut shops, but they’re so much easier to prepare at home. When Stemilt cherries are in season, they make a perfect addition to so many desserts. These baked cherry doughnuts are a simple, beautiful treat that can be thrown together in less than 30 minutes. The cherries add texture, tartness and color, and the glaze is rich and decadent without being overly cloying.
This recipe requires a nonstick 6-cavity doughnut pan, and it yields 6 doughnuts. The recipe can easily be doubled for a dozen doughnuts. Cherry brandy is used in the glaze, but if you prefer to omit the alcohol, you can simply double the amount of fresh cherry juice used to 4 tablespoons total, which will require 1 cup of cherries. The brandy adds a tremendous amount of depth and flavor, though, so I highly recommend it!