Wake up in the morning with a glass of orange juice and a few of these Orange Julius Donuts. They are made with juice and vanilla yogurt, so I like to think they are on the healthy side of things.
I have been hearing voices lately.
Donut pan voices from my kitchen cabinet saying how much they miss me. Now I could go dust, or answer emails, or heaven forbid...I could even go exercise instead of answering those little voices. Naaaaa! Instead I pulled out my donut pan and then looked through my kitchen to see what kind of donuts we could create.
After a quick search of the kitchen, I came up with oranges, orange juice, and vanilla yogurt. Immediately I thought that combining the three things with the donut basics would make a great Orange Julius Donut.
You will be happy to know that these donuts have a great orange flavor. I think baking the donuts with orange juice, fresh orange pieces, and then coating them in an orange glaze helps the orange flavor shine through.
I love to bake with yogurt too. It gives your baked goods such a soft texture. Plus, then I can say I had my dairy for the day. So far these donuts are shaping up to be pretty healthy.
Fruit, dairy, and can we call the flour a grain? Total health food, right? Anyone else following my train of thought? Please say yes, please say yes!!!!
Well, even if you don't agree with me on the health food factor, at least you can agree that these are delicious. I recommend making a batch to have on hand for the weekend.
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Orange Julius Donuts
Donuts made with vanilla yogurt and orange juice and orange pieces have a fun Orange Julius taste.
Ingredients
For the Donuts
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- ⅔ cup vanilla yogurt
- ⅓ cup orange juice
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 2 ½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup orange pieces (about 6 cuties)
For the Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup white sanding sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars. Add the vanilla, egg, and yogurt and mix until creamy.
- Stir together the baking powder, baking soda, flour, salt, and cinnamon. Add to the butter mixture alternately with the orange juice. Do not over mix.
- Stir in the orange pieces gently.
- Spoon the batter into a large ziploc bag and cut the tip off one corner. Make sure it is large enough for the orange pieces to come out.
- Fill the donut cavities about ⅔ full. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool in the pan for 2-3 minutes. Gently remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Stir together the powdered sugar and ¼ cup orange juice. Dip the tops of the cooled donuts in the glaze and sprinkle with the sanding sugar.
- Let set completely. Store in a loosely sealed container on the counter.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 215Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 256mgCarbohydrates: 39gFiber: 1gSugar: 24gProtein: 3g
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Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl
My sister would freak out about these, so I'm totally saving this recipe to make the greatest Christmas sweet gift! 🙂 Thanks!
Jess @ On Sugar Mountain
Well personally I'm sold on the health food factors! 😉 I heard plenty of vitamin c, and dairy, and grains....plus my daily dose of delicious donuts!
Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry
You had me at healthy and donuts! Also sometimes I get random cravings for orange julius and when that happens, I'll be reaching for my donut pan.
Jocelyn Brubaker
Yay! I'm happy to have created a donut that will help with those cravings 😉
carrian
I love orange anything!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Me too! 😉
Lori @ A Pinch of Glitter
You caught me attention at Orange Julius...and had me sold at donut! (And it's just a plus that it's healthy!! 😉 ) Wow, I've got to have one of these!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Haha, thanks Lori!! 😉
lisa@cookingwithcurls
It looks like health food to me 🙂 They look really delicious Jocelyn!!!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Lisa!! 😉
Nancy P@thebittersideofsweet
These look incredible! So excited because we are making donuts this weekend!!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you!! Yay for donuts!
Trish - Mom On Timeout
Oh these look amazing Jocelyn! I love all the orange flavor in the donuts - yum!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thank you Trish!!
Deborah
Now my donut pan is going to be calling to me begging me to make these!!
Jocelyn Brubaker
I hope so!! 😉