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Home » Breakfasts and Pastries » Cinnamon Toast Crunch Doughnuts

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Doughnuts

May 14, 2016 by Claire | The Simple, Sweet Life 9 Comments

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Good morning you glorious day of the week known as Saturday!

Saturday, you are, by far, the best day of the week. Friday? Meh. I’m more about sleeping in, kicking around in my PJs, and enjoying a nice, slow cup of coffee over a decadent breakfast.

Now that I’m back in the States, I’m rediscovering some of my favorite foods… Somethings I missed and somethings I didn’t even know I missed until they were back in my life. For me, Cinnamon Toast Crunch (yes, the cereal) falls squarely into the former of those categories, right next to Jamba Juice, Michaels, and Halloween (just kidding, we all know Halloween’s in a category of its own).


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At the risk of sounding like a 7 year old at heart (which isn’t altogether untrue…), I really missed Cinnamon Toast Crunch during my 5 years abroad. Seriously, I’m a certified sucker for just about anything cinnamony and sugary.

Despite what my blog may lead you to believe, I really do try to eat healthy and responsibly (key word here being try). On any given morning I try to convince myself I’m a responsible adult who enjoys healthy, protein-loaded, low-fat smoothies and oat bars or whatever… but the child inside me really just wants a big ol’ bowl of milk with a side of sugar coma, I mean cereal.

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Also, I missed doughnuts. Mmmmm, doughnuts…

And because I’m a “responsible” adult and, therefore, a multi-tasker supreme, I decided to have my Cinnamon Toast Crunch and eat my doughnuts too (that’s responsible adulting, right guys? Riiiiiiiiiight??). Also, these are baked doughnuts so technically healthier…

Multi-tasking + baked, not fried = healthy adult life choices. Yep, I’m going with that…

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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Doughnuts

Make your morning a sweet one with these baked Cinnamon Toast Crunch doughnuts! | The Simple, Sweet Life
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  • Yield: 8 doughnuts 1x
  • Category: Breakfast

Ingredients

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For the doughnuts:

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tbsp. (30 g) butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

For the glaze:

  • 2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • Crush Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350F/175C and grease your doughnut pan. In a large bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and soda) until evenly mixed. In a small bowl, whisk together your wet ingredients (butter, egg, milk, and vanilla extract). Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry, and continue whisking until your batter is lump-free. Pour or pipe the doughnut batter into your greased doughnut pan and bake for 9-10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in your doughnuts comes out clean.
  2. Turn the baked doughnuts out onto a metal cooling rack once the pan is cool enough to handle.
  3. In a small saucepan, combine your powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract over low-medium heat, whisking occasionally until a skin starts to form (when you stir you’ll see the top start to crack). Dip your cooled doughnuts into the glaze (stirring before each dip) and garnish immediately with crushed pieces of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal.

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Comments

  1. Sue says

    May 14, 2016 at 9:23 am

    Yummm..m.

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    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      May 14, 2016 at 11:24 pm

      And this woman would know! I saw her eat one this morning. 😉

      Reply
  2. Antonina says

    May 15, 2016 at 5:32 pm

    Claire, your stout cupcakes are divine…… Thank you for wonderful treat.

    Reply
    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      May 15, 2016 at 10:37 pm

      I’m so glad you liked them Antonina! 😀 The recipe will be coming soon so you can make them anytime you want. 😉

      Reply
  3. Liz @ The Clean Eating Couple says

    May 17, 2016 at 7:36 am

    I’ve been on a donut kick lately! These look super tasty 🙂

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    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      May 17, 2016 at 11:01 pm

      Thank you Liz! 😀

      Reply
  4. Jennifer Dawn says

    June 15, 2016 at 6:51 am

    These look amazing. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is one of my favorite cereals. I can’t wait to make a batch of these. They’re being featured at this week’s link party. http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2016/06/fathers-day-gift-ideas-and-little-bird.html

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    • The Simple, Sweet Life says

      June 18, 2016 at 11:37 pm

      Thanks so much for the sweet feature Jennifer! 😀 I hope you enjoy the doughnuts!

      Reply

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