🍩 Custard-Filled Mini Donuts with Cherry (Full Detailed Recipe)

✨ Overview

Soft, fluffy mini donuts filled with rich vanilla custard, dusted with powdered sugar, and topped with cherries 🍒
Bite into it = cream explosion + soft dough + sweet balance 🤤

🧾 Ingredients (Makes ~10–12 mini donuts)

Dough:

• 250 g all-purpose flour
• 40 g sugar
• 1 tsp instant yeast
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 120 ml warm milk
• 30 g unsalted butter (softened)

Custard Filling:

• 2 egg yolks
• 50 g sugar
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 250 ml milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 20 g butter

Topping:

• Powdered sugar (for dusting)
• Maraschino cherries 🍒

🔧 Equipment:

• Mixing bowl
• Pan (for frying)
• Piping bag or syringe

🔥 Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Make the Dough

• Mix flour + sugar + yeast + salt
• Add egg + warm milk → knead
• Add butter → knead until smooth (10–12 mins)

👉 Dough should be soft and slightly sticky

Step 2: First Rise

• Cover dough
• Let it rise 1–1.5 hours (until doubled)

Step 3: Shape Donuts

• Roll dough (about 1–1.5 cm thick)
• Cut into small circles
• Let rest 20–30 mins

Step 4: Fry Donuts

• Heat oil (170–175°C)
• Fry until golden (about 1–2 mins each side)
• Remove → drain oil

🔥 Don’t overcrowd the pan

Step 5: Make Custard

• Whisk yolks + sugar + cornstarch
• Heat milk → pour into mixture slowly
• Cook on low heat until thick
• Add vanilla + butter

👉 Cool before using

Step 6: Fill Donuts

• Use piping bag
• Inject custard into center

💥 This is the key moment

Step 7: Finish

• Dust powdered sugar
• Add cherry on top

⏰ Serving

Best when slightly warm → custard creamy AF

⚡ Pro Tips

• Oil temp must stay stable → not too hot or donuts burn
• Custard must cool → or it becomes too runny
• Don’t overfill → or it leaks everywhere

🔢 Nutrition (Approx per donut)

• Calories: 180–250 kcal
• Carbs: High
• Fat: Medium

🔥 Final Vibe

This is giving:
“bakery-level dessert but homemade and dangerous to stop eating” 😭🍩

Soft outside + creamy inside = addictive combo 💯