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Coffee Glazed Carrot Cake Doughnuts

These Coffee Glazed Carrot Cake Doughnuts are light and fluffy on inside with a slightly crisp exterior. They are warmly spiced and so delicious!
Course Dessert, Doughnuts
Cuisine American
Keyword Carrot, Donuts, doughnuts, Easter
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Refrigerate 1 hour
Servings 8
Author Leona G.

Ingredients

Carrot Cake Doughnuts

  • 2 cups + 2 tbs flour spooned and leveled
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ginger
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • 2 eggs
  • cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp melted butter
  • ¾ cup yogurt full fat
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup finely shredded carrot squeeze to remove the excess water
  • oil for frying vegetable or any neutral oil

Coffee Glaze

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3-4 tbsp strong coffee

Instructions

  • Add the eggs, sugar, yogurt & vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl. Whisk until combined.
  • Next add in your flour, baking powder, salt & spices. Use a spatula to mix the batter until there are no dry pockets left. Fold in your carrots. Cover with plastic and refrigerate for an hour. 
  • Heat 2-3 inches of oil in a large pot to 345°-355°
  • Dump the batter onto a floured surface and sprinkle with more flour until no longer sticky. Roll out your dough ½ inch thick. Using biscuit cutters, shape out your doughnuts and gently drop them in the oil. Fry in batches for 1.5-2 minutes on each side turning over once. Transfer to a sheet pan lined with a wire rack. Allow the doughnuts to cool before dipping in the glaze. Enjoy!

Coffee Glaze

  • Add your powdered sugar and salt to a medium mixing bowl and add in the coffee 1 tbs at a time until a very thick but pourable glaze forms.

Notes

  • I used a 3 1/4 inch biscuit cutter to shape my doughnuts out and a smaller one for the middle. Make sure to dip the cutters in flour so they don't stick to the batter when cutting into.
  • Once your carrots are shredded, add them to a kitchen cloth and ball it up. Squeeze tightly to remove most of the water. 
  • Fry the doughnuts in batches of 2-3 to ensure they cook evenly.
  • Use room temperature or cold coffee for the glaze.