The famous creamsicle in donut form! These glorious orange donuts are fried, stuffed with orange cream cheese filling & topped with orange glaze.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword orange donuts
Prep Time 1 hourhour45 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours25 minutesminutes
Servings 18
Calories 324kcal
Author Erica
Ingredients
Yeast Donut Dough
2 1/2-3cupsbread flour
1packet yeast
3tablespoonsgranulated sugar
½teaspoonkosher salt
1cupwhole milkwarm
2large eggsbeaten
4tablespoonsunsalted buttermelted
2teaspoonsorange extract
Orange Cream Filling
4ouncescream cheesesoftened
4tablespoonsunsalted buttersoftened
1tablespoonorange zest
½teaspoonorange extract
⅔cuppowdered sugar
Pinch kosher salt
½cupheavy whipping cream
Orange Glaze
2-3cupspowdered sugar
¼cuporange juice
3tablespoonsunsalted buttermelted
2tablespoonsheavy whipping cream
Orange food coloring
Orange zestfor garnish
Instructions
Yeast Donut Dough
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together 2 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Add the milk, vanilla, and egg yolks and mix until smooth.
Add the remaining flour, ½ cup at a time, and the butter and mix until incorporated. Using either the paddle of the hook attachment, continue to mix on medium speed until the dough is soft and smooth, and slightly sticky.
Spray a glass bowl with cooking spray and place the balled up dough inside, turning it to coat all sides with spray. Cover the bowl with a tea towel or plastic wrap and set on top of the stove to rise for 1 hour.
Dust 2 baking sheets with flour and set aside. Roll out the risen dough on a lightly floured surface and cut with a 3-inch biscuit cutter. Reroll the scraps and continue to cut rounds out until all dough has been used.
Place the donuts 1 inch apart on baking sheets. Cover loosely with a tea towel. Set on top of stove 15 to 30 minutes, allowing them to rise a second time until they are puffy and nearly doubled in size.
While the donuts rise, heat your deep-fryer to 375 degrees, or fill a large, heavy-bottomed pot with 2 inches of oil and heat over medium-high heat until it reaches 360 degrees.
Carefully lower a 3-4 donuts into the oil, being sure not to crowd the pot. Fry for 1 to 2 minutes per side, turning a few times until the donuts are cooked through and are a light golden brown.
Remove with a slotted spoon to a cooling rack set over paper towels. Cool completely before filling.
Orange Cream Filling
Combine cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl. Cream together with zest and extract 3-4 minutes until pale and fluffy. Add sugar and salt, beating until smooth, then blend in heavy cream. Whip 2-3 minutes until smooth and creamy.
When ready to fill, spoon filling into a pastry bag fitted with a straight tip. Using a chopstick, poke a hold ¾ of the way into each donut, twirling the end around inside to create a cavity for the filling. Insert pastry bag into donut and squeeze gently, filling each donut until it pushes the bag out and oozes slightly out of the hole.
Orange Glaze
Combine all ingredients together in a medium bowl and whisk or beat with a hand mixer until smooth, adding orange food coloring until desired shade is reached.
Dip donuts in glaze, sprinkle with orange zest, allow to dry slightly before serving.