• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Ashlee Marie - real fun with real food

  • Recipes
    • Main Dish
    • Desserts
    • Breakfast
    • Sides
    • Bread
    • Soups & Salads
    • Drinks
    • Food Tutorials
  • Cakes
    • Cake Recipes
    • Cake Tutorials
    • Carved Cakes
    • Wedding Cakes
    • Smash Cakes
    • Party Cakes
    • How to Video Series
  • Parties
    • Complete Parties
    • Party Cakes
    • Party Food
    • Party Crafts & Decorations
    • Printables
    • Invitations
  • Holidays
    • Valentines
    • St. Patricks Day
    • Easter
    • Cinco De Mayo
    • Mothers Day
    • 4th of July
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
  • Travel
    • Culinary Travel – Cooking Schools
    • Family Travel
    • Disney
    • Universal Studios
    • Blogger Trips
  • Videos
    • Recipe Videos
    • Short Videos
    • Kitchen Tip Videos
    • Video equipment links
  • Crafts
    • How to & Craft Tutorials
    • Crochet & Knit Patterns
    • Decorations
    • Photoshop
    • Sewing Projects
  • Shop
    • Video equipment links
    • Baking and Kitchen equipment
Home » Recipes » bread

Maple Bacon Donuts

Published: July 29, 2014 | Updated: November 12, 2019 | By Ashlee

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Yummly
Jump to Recipe

I can’t make donuts and leave off my favorite!  I know I’m on a maple bacon kick, but I can’t help it, it is seriously SO good!  I honestly did NOT expect to like the maple bacon craze, but I has me, completely!

I am in love with maple and candied bacon in pretty much all forms, and it is especially good as a donut

For me the key is the Candied Bacon, I haven’t liked it with just plain bacon.  Which is probably for the best, it makes it take longer so I don’t make them as often as I crave them…  I think if making the candied bacon went faster I might just eat these every day!

maple glazed donuts filled and topped with chopped candied bacon

I used my homemade raised donut dough for this recipe, but you can also switch it to this baked raised donut dough instead. It’s a bit lighter, and still tastes amazing. Let’s face it, everything tastes amazing with candied bacon and maple glaze, right?

it is easy to turn homemade raised donuts into filled donuts, add chopped candied bacon for a sweet treat, top with a maple glaze and more chopped candied bacon

Maple Bacon Donuts

easy baked donut filled with bacon and topped with maple glaze and more bacon
3.58 from 7 votes
Print Pin Rate
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 4 minutes
rise time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 34 minutes
Servings: 13 donuts
Calories: 367kcal
Author: Ashlee Marie
Prevent your screen from going dark

Ingredients

Donut

  • 6 Tbsp active dry yeast
  • 2 cup whole milk heated to 110 degrees
  • 5+ cup bread flour divided
  • 4 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • chopped candied bacon
  • canola oil for frying

Glaze

  • 1 1/2 Cup powdered Sugar
  • 2-4 Tbsp whole milk
  • 2 tsp maple extract

Topping

  • chopped candied bacon
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Dough

  • In your mixer, with your paddles, add the yeast, milk and 2 C flour and mix until smooth.
  • Then let it rest, covered, in a warm spot for 20 mins.
  • Mix to deflate and switch over to a dough hook.
  • Add the sugar, salt, vanilla, eggs and egg yolks and mix on low until smooth!
  • Now you'll start adding the flour, 1/2 cup at a time.
  • Keep adding flour and mixing on low until the dough pulls away from the sides. It will still be very moist, and a little sticky, but not too much.
  • Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, up to 12.
  • Prep some pans by lining them with plastic wrap and spray them down with some no stick spray, like Pam.
  • Pull the dough out and place on a lightly floured surface. Flour the top and roll out the dough...
  • For traditional donuts you want to roll it out 1/4 inch thick.
  • Take a round cutter (I like the 3 1/2 inch, but a 3 inch cutter works well too) and dip it in flour before each cut.
  • Press the cutter all the way down, the twist a bit, then pull up.
  • Next brush milk over half of the circles.
  • Then add some candied bacon.
  • Then place the other half of the circles on top, press down and pinching the edges around the circle. This will spread out the circles a bit.
  • Then take the same cutter (or glass) and recut the donut, this will totally seal the edges so you won’t have to worry about the insides coming out when your frying the donuts!
  • Place the donuts on the plastic wrap, make sure there is space between each one.
  • Spray some more plastic with pam and cover the donuts, let them proof/rise for 5-20 mins
  • Start heating 2 inches of oil over medium/high.
  • You want the oil to be at 360 degrees, for me I maintained 360 between medium and medium/high. It's a little tricky, just keep the thermometer in to keep an eye on it.
  • Check the dough every 5 mins by pressing a finger into the dough and if it springs back fast it needs more time, springs back slowly and it's ready!
  • Fry for 1-2 mins on each side. For me 1 1/2 mins on each side was perfect!
  • Flip to the second side carefully, you don't want to splash hot oil everywhere, I used a wide slotted flipper.
  • Pull out and let drain on a wire rack over paper towels (I like to do it in a jelly roll pan to keep the grease contained.

Glaze

  • Mix the powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp milk and the maple extract. Stir with a whisk or fork until smooth, add more milk if the the glaze is too thick 1/2 Tbs at a time.
  • Press the donut into the glaze, twist, then life and let it drip off. And while the glaze is still warm cover with the candied bacon

Nutrition

Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 273mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg
Did you make this recipe?Mention @ashleemariecakes or tag #makesomeawesome and I'll share your image in my Instagram stories!

how to seal filled raised donuts

See easy peasy, and delicious too! These were a huge hit with everyone at our donut party. I’ve made them like five times since the first time and I love them more every time! Esp warm, with the glaze soaking into the donut! Maple has always been a favorite of mine with donuts so the candied bacon just makes it all better.

I love biting into filled donuts and having a sweet treat like chopped candied bacon, topped with maple glaze and more chopped candied bacon

And there you have it! Warm, deliciousness that you will be SO glad you made! No seriously, make this before you make anything else.

it doesnt get much better than fresh homemade donuts, add some candied bacon and maple glaze and everyone will fall in love

Related Posts:

  • Homemade Raised Donuts with Glaze recipes and video
    Homemade Raised Donuts with Glaze recipes and video
  • Maple Bacon Cupcakes
    Maple Bacon Cupcakes
  • Candied Bacon
    Candied Bacon

JOIN MY NEWSLETTER!

Become an insider and receive this FREE Maple Icing Recipe (not seen on the blog!)

You have Successfully Subscribed!

Privacy Policy: We hate spam and promise to keep your email address safe. You'll receive email updates through AshleeMarie.com. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Yummly
ashlee marie

About Ashlee

With the right tips and tricks, I believe YOU can make, bake, or create anything. This is what I love to do - make some awesome, teach you how, and give you that boost of culinary confidence you need to rock your own kitchen! Read more...

youtube facebook instagram twitter pinterest email rss

Reader Interactions

Comments

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




  1. Sandi Gaertner (@sandigtweets)

    July 29, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    Maple bacon donuts are the best. My kids went nuts over these a few months ago and they are always asking for more. Your recipe looks so easy and yummy!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 25, 2014 at 11:38 pm

      I’m pretty much in love with everything maple and bacon (but it has to be candied bacon IMO)

  2. Diane {Created by Diane}

    July 29, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    oh I just love maple bacon donuts and will have to make them myself now 🙂 these look delicious!!!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 25, 2014 at 11:39 pm

      I hope you like them as much as we do!

  3. The Food Hunter

    July 29, 2014 at 10:18 pm

    Oh Wow!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 25, 2014 at 11:40 pm

      SERIOUSLY! I need to make them again!

  4. susan @ the wimpy vegetarian

    July 29, 2014 at 11:54 pm

    Oh my gosh, what fabulousness !!!!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 25, 2014 at 11:40 pm

      I agree, I might just be a “little” obsessed with fresh donuts after this summer. I have a few more recipes combos to try out!

  5. Des @ Life's Ambrosia

    July 30, 2014 at 12:43 am

    I didn’t think I’d get in on the whole maple bacon craze either but then I tried a maple bacon doughnut at Voodoo doughnuts in Portland. Never looked back.

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 25, 2014 at 11:41 pm

      Mmmmm Personally I like it best with candied bacon, like SO MUCH, but I agree, I wasn’t going to try it… then I did!

  6. Michelle

    July 30, 2014 at 12:52 am

    As I am working late this evening and taking a little “blog” break I see these and now am craving them like mad! I love maple and bacon together and in a donut, well that’s just heaven.

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 25, 2014 at 11:41 pm

      Agreed, anything on a fresh donut is amazing but this combo is divine!

  7. Katie @ Clarks Condensed

    November 12, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    I am so intrigued by these. Definitely trying them asap.

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 26, 2014 at 1:36 pm

      I’m pretty much in love with maple and candied bacon ANYTHING

  8. kristine

    September 27, 2015 at 8:01 am

    These sound really good! I was wondering though would they still be good the next day? or would they get too soggy sitting inside a container? I want to bake them and then have them for a family gathering the next day .

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      November 15, 2015 at 5:39 pm

      They totally lasted a few days for us, but honestly they are usually gone day 3 so I don’t know how much longer they’d last

  9. Amber

    November 30, 2015 at 8:59 pm

    Hi! I am obsessed with anything maple or bacon. I would love to make these. However, I printed the recipe out and the maple glaze ingredients and amounts given are different than what is listed in the steps. Could you please give the exact amounts and ingredients needed for the glaze? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      December 27, 2015 at 2:29 am

      I’m so sorry about that! Fixed

  10. Angela

    October 26, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    Thank you for your recipe! The glaze was delicious and the candied bacon helped me be more okay combining the two (donuts and bacon). Does the recipe really call for 6 Tablespoons of yeast? I had never made anything with that much yeast in it and was a little over-powered by the yeast-y taste in the finished donuts. Just curious! Thanks again for sharing! Really enjoyed learning a new treat!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      January 26, 2017 at 12:03 am

      yes that’s what i use – some people are more sensitive to the taste of yeast, you can use less but will have to have longer rise times to get the same texture

Primary Sidebar

about ashlee marie
youtube facebook instagram twitter pinterest email rss

You have Successfully Subscribed!

Privacy Policy: We hate spam and promise to keep your email address safe. You'll receive email updates through AshleeMarie.com. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

Popular Posts

Homemade deep-fried monte cristo sandwich
homemade choco taco
one pot loaded baked potato soup
tamatoa cake - moana - disney
I love these candied strawberries, like a candied apple, a glorious crunch with a ripe strawberry center!

Footer

SEEN ON

as seen on
  • TV and Media
  • Privacy Policy

COPYRIGHT © 2007–2023 Ashlee Marie - Real Fun with Real Food

ashlee marie lets make some awesome
  • Recipes
    • Main Dish
    • Desserts
    • Breakfast
    • Sides
    • Bread
    • Soups & Salads
    • Drinks
    • Food Tutorials
    • Back
  • Cakes
    • Cake Recipes
    • Cake Tutorials
    • Carved Cakes
    • Wedding Cakes
    • Smash Cakes
    • Party Cakes
    • How to Video Series
    • Back
  • Parties
    • Complete Parties
    • Party Cakes
    • Party Food
    • Party Crafts & Decorations
    • Printables
    • Invitations
    • Back
  • Holidays
    • Valentines
    • St. Patricks Day
    • Easter
    • Cinco De Mayo
    • Mothers Day
    • 4th of July
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • Back
  • Travel
    • Culinary Travel – Cooking Schools
    • Family Travel
    • Disney
    • Universal Studios
    • Blogger Trips
    • Back
  • Videos
    • Recipe Videos
    • Short Videos
    • Kitchen Tip Videos
    • Video equipment links
    • Back
  • Crafts
    • How to & Craft Tutorials
    • Crochet & Knit Patterns
    • Decorations
    • Photoshop
    • Sewing Projects
    • Back
  • Shop
    • Video equipment links
    • Baking and Kitchen equipment
    • Back