# Old-Fashioned Sweet Potato Donuts with Salted Brown Butter Honey Glaze

These old-fashioned sweet potato donuts are soft, fluffy, and tender in the middle with a perfect sweet potato flavor, fried to a beautiful golden brown and coated in a silky, nutty, sweet, and salty brown butter honey glaze.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- 0.5 cup sweet potato puree
- 0.25 cup sour cream
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 0.5 cup honey
- 0.5 cup brown butter
- 0.25 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt
- 4 cups frying oil

## Instructions

1. Whisk together brown sugar, eggs, vanilla bean paste, and cardamom in a large bowl until smooth.
2. Add sweet potato puree and sour cream to the wet mixture and whisk until fully combined.
3. Pour in all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into the wet ingredients.
4. Mix until a dough forms.
5. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
6. Prepare the glaze by whisking powdered sugar, honey, brown butter, vanilla bean paste, cardamom, milk, and flaky sea salt in a separate bowl until smooth.
7. Flour a clean surface and transfer the chilled dough onto it.
8. Lightly flour the top of the dough and roll it out to about 1/2 inch thick.
9. Cut out donut shapes using a donut cutter and the donut holes using a small donut hole cutter.
10. Carefully transfer the cut donuts and holes onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
11. Heat frying oil in a large pan over medium heat to 350°F (175°C).
12. Carefully place a few donuts and donut holes into the hot oil and fry for 1-2 minutes per side until golden brown.
13. Remove the fried donuts from the oil using a slotted spoon and place them on a wire rack to cool slightly.
14. Dip each warm donut into the prepared glaze, ensuring it's fully coated.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- whisk
- cutting board
- rolling pin
- donut cutter
- small donut hole cutter
- spatula
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- large pan
- slotted spoon

## Tips

- Serve warm and ideally dunked in a hot cup of coffee.
- Ensure the surface is very well floured when rolling out the dough.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-09-13

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