I was trying recipes from
Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food
and needed a donut/doughnut baking pan. This one had some good reviews but I still wondered if the doughnuts would stick or not. Well without even using any cooking spray they worked fine on the pumpkin doughnuts and the doughnuts released perfectly even while hot. Cleanup was also a breeze.
This pan comes with two basic recipes: Chocolate Cake Donuts and Cake Donuts. You can adapt the recipes to suit your needs. One thing about the recipes is that the yield for the cake doughnuts is approximately 36 mini doughnuts so if you only have one pan that is going to take you three times longer to bake them. The chocolate cake doughnuts yeild 24 so you still might want two pans.
To make perfect doughnuts I put the batter in a gallon-sized plastic bag and cut off the bottom tip as directed in the recipe book. It worked fairly well and the doughnuts had a perfect shape once cooked.
I'd suggest you buy at least two pans because most of the recipes I've found make 2 dozen doughnuts. I've looked for additional recipes here at amazon but have only found a few doughnut books. If you know of any others please leave me a note in the comments section. :) Thank you!
~The Rebecca Review
P.S. I tried the vanilla cake doughnut recipe (except I only made half - 18 doughnuts) that comes with these pans and it worked great except use half the salt it calls for. The doughnuts stuck a little while still warm but come out of the pan much better when slightly cooled. The only problem is they don't give you a recipe for the frosting. So here is a strawberry icing recipe I made up today:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon strawberry jam
4 tablespoons whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 drops red food coloring
Blend all ingredients until creamy
and smooth. I use a spatula but a
wooden spoon works well too. To make
a plain vanilla icing just omit the
strawberry jam and food coloring. This
will frost 18 doughnuts. Double the recipe
if you need icing for 36.
P.S. 2 - I made the chocolate doughnuts and they stuck like crazy. I had to put them in the freezer to cool them down then they came out of the pan OK with a small spatula that I ran around the doughnuts. The second batch was much better because I oiled the pan. So do use the non-stick spray or oil of your choice and you will have better results. The chocolate doughnuts are fairly bland without a good icing so here is the icing I came up with:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
4-5 tablespoons whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Blend everything together with a
spatula and ice doughnuts when slightly
cooled. They ice best when they are still
slightly warm. This will frost 24 doughnuts.
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Cut the grease and extra calories of deep fried donuts by baking them instead! Ideal for low-fat and nonfat recipes. Durable nonstick coating helps ensure effortless food release and provides easy cleanup. Transfers heat evenly for consistent baking. |
Norpro item #3982 Donut Pan, 6 count Makes 6 standard size donuts without grease from frying. Recipe and instructions included. |
Norpro item #3980 Mini Donut Pan, 12 count Features 12 cavities for perfectly shaped mini donuts, measuring 2"/5cm each. Recipe and instructions included. |
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Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2012
I bought this and the Norpro 6-Count Nonstick Donut Pan at the same time. The mini donuts turn out a bit rounder and more donut shaped than their larger counter part. The pan is nice and sturdy and the nonstick coating lets the donuts flip out with ease. A reviewer on the larger pan mentioned needing to season the pan, but I did not find that to be necessary and just washed my pans and made donuts right away. I did find that rotating the donuts a quarter turn after they cooled helped them release a bit easier.You will not be making donuts that are replicas of the typical fried cake donut, the texture ends up a bit more like swedish almond cake. They are delicious though, and NOT fried and you can experiment with flavors and whip up a batch and be eating a donut less than 15 minutes after you started making them. A donut recipe will yield close to 4 mini donuts for every large donut, so twice as many batches in the oven to contend with. It obviously depends on how full you fill the cups, but it's a good estimate when recipe planning.I've been very happy with both pans, and my 2 year old daughter likes the mini donuts better because "they are cute!". Plus, they are a good size for her hand and she'd rather have 2 mini donuts than 1/2 a normal donut.Helpful hint: use a frosting bag or a sandwich bag with a tip snipped off to fill the donut cavities to avoid getting batter everywhere.
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2012
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You will not be making donuts that are replicas of the typical fried cake donut, the texture ends up a bit more like swedish almond cake. They are delicious though, and NOT fried and you can experiment with flavors and whip up a batch and be eating a donut less than 15 minutes after you started making them. A donut recipe will yield close to 4 mini donuts for every large donut, so twice as many batches in the oven to contend with. It obviously depends on how full you fill the cups, but it's a good estimate when recipe planning.
I've been very happy with both pans, and my 2 year old daughter likes the mini donuts better because "they are cute!". Plus, they are a good size for her hand and she'd rather have 2 mini donuts than 1/2 a normal donut.
Helpful hint: use a frosting bag or a sandwich bag with a tip snipped off to fill the donut cavities to avoid getting batter everywhere.
Not quite like fried cake donuts, but close enough
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 9, 2012
I bought this and the [[ASIN:B0002KZSSC Norpro 6-Count Nonstick Donut Pan]] at the same time. The mini donuts turn out a bit rounder and more donut shaped than their larger counter part. The pan is nice and sturdy and the nonstick coating lets the donuts flip out with ease. A reviewer on the larger pan mentioned needing to season the pan, but I did not find that to be necessary and just washed my pans and made donuts right away. I did find that rotating the donuts a quarter turn after they cooled helped them release a bit easier.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 9, 2012
You will not be making donuts that are replicas of the typical fried cake donut, the texture ends up a bit more like swedish almond cake. They are delicious though, and NOT fried and you can experiment with flavors and whip up a batch and be eating a donut less than 15 minutes after you started making them. A donut recipe will yield close to 4 mini donuts for every large donut, so twice as many batches in the oven to contend with. It obviously depends on how full you fill the cups, but it's a good estimate when recipe planning.
I've been very happy with both pans, and my 2 year old daughter likes the mini donuts better because "they are cute!". Plus, they are a good size for her hand and she'd rather have 2 mini donuts than 1/2 a normal donut.
Helpful hint: use a frosting bag or a sandwich bag with a tip snipped off to fill the donut cavities to avoid getting batter everywhere.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 5, 2022
I have one of these that makes bigger donuts, thought I'd try a smaller version. This works just as good. Followed the recipe on the package for cake donuts, then used spray butter then sprinkled a cinnamon/sugar mix on. Also tried shaking powdered sugar on, and a cookie frosting cover.
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