Comments on: Krispy Kreme Copycat Glazed Doughnuts

By: Amy H

Amy H — Wed, 15 May 2024 15:25:28 +0000

These are AMAZING! I added the nutmeg, and let them rise in the fridge overnight. They sat on the counter for about 2 hours before frying in my deep fryer. Just a couple minutes on each side–remember that they continue to brown after you take them out, so take them out before they start getting much color. I learned a little too late that it’s easier to fry the holes by dropping them into the hole of the donut while frying, otherwise they like to keep flipping over to the same side on their own. Light, fluffy, delicious!!
The recipe makes about double the glaze you actually need, but makes it easy to coat all of them.

I’d wager that most folks who had trouble with these either didn’t let them rise enough, fried them while they were still cold, or the oil was the wrong temp.

By: Kiersten @ Handle the Heat

Kiersten @ Handle the Heat — Mon, 13 May 2024 20:53:06 +0000

In reply to Patsy Roman. Hi Patsy! These are yeast-raised doughnuts, just like the original Krispy Kremes (but better!). I hope you give this recipe a try! I think you’ll love it! :)

By: Patsy Roman

Patsy Roman — Sat, 11 May 2024 17:48:52 +0000

These look like cake donuts. Are they cake donuts? I was thinking you were making the glazed yeast donuts that you buy at donut shops.

By: Emily @ Handle the Heat

Emily @ Handle the Heat — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:17:29 +0000

In reply to Gabrielle. Hi Gabrielle! No, your doughnuts do not need to rise overnight. I just updated the recipe wording so the make ahead instructions are a little more separated from the rest of the recipe. Thank you for pointing that out! Enjoy your doughnuts :)

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Sat, 02 Apr 2022 12:22:57 +0000

Do the doughnuts have to be set overnight ?

By: Tessa Arias

Tessa Arias — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:57:41 +0000

In reply to Janice Dougherty. Hmmm...I'm not entirely sure what went wrong either! Normally dense doughnuts are due to too much flour being added or being underproofed. Do you use a scale to measure your ingredients? For your three experimental groups, did you experiment with them AFTER you covered the cut dough with a clean kitchen towel and let rise until doubled in size, or did you skip this last rise and immediately put them in the fridge/freezer? If so, that could definitely be the problem, a missed rise. Let me know, I want to help you figure this out!

By: Janice Dougherty

Janice Dougherty — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 21:04:47 +0000

In reply to Tessa Arias.

I made the dough EXACTLY as the recipe (which I rarely do, I love to experiment). Once I cut the doughnuts/holes, I made three groups – 1. put in the frig to proof overnight 2. proofed till doubled and put in the freezer 3. froze immediately. In the morning, took #3 out of the freezer and allowed to rise until doubled, took #2 out of the freezer and allowed to come to room temp and finally took #1 out of frig and brought to room temp.
Fried as directed in three batches and then glazed as directed.
Terribly disappointed on all three. Batch #1 was the fluffiest, but none of them were particularly light, mostly bready texture. I don’t know what I did wrong.
Jan

By: Tessa Arias

Tessa Arias — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:37:56 +0000

In reply to Jan Dougherty. Wow Jan! What an awesome friend you are to make fried doughnuts for everyone when camping!!! Now I'm going to want one every time I go camping haha! I've honestly never tried what you're proposing with freezing the dough, so I can't say how that would work, but I imagine it would be fine! There are make ahead instructions in the pink box above the recipe where you could use a cooler in place of the fridge to rise overnight. Please let me know how everything goes!

By: Jan Dougherty

Jan Dougherty — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:31:25 +0000

I want to make the fried donuts for our friends when we go camping. I was going to experiment with freezing the raised/shaped donuts, but when I saw your recipe, it made sense to ask for your assistance. I figured, they would need to defrost and come to room temp before frying, what suggestions do you have?
I love your recipes and your information and our camping friends will love to have this treat!

Thanks!!!!! Jan

By: slitherio

slitherio — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 04:32:30 +0000

Look so tasty. Love the tutorial.