Pineapple Upside Down Donuts

This baked donuts recipe makes a dozen tender and moist cake donuts with a chewy pineapple upside down topping. An easy to make baked donuts recipe that is so good you can skip the hassle of deep frying. Your family will love them for a different weekend breakfast or snack.

The sour cream donut batter is really tender and has a soft vanilla buttery flavour. The sour cream gives it a little extra tang and the texture is wonderful.  These make a really special baked donut, you won’t miss the deep frying.  If you like pineapple I promise you will want to keep this recipe.

Pineapple Upside Down Baked Donuts Ingredients

You likely have these ingredients at home, if not they are available at most grocery stores.

Pineapple Layer Ingredients

Sour Cream Donut Batter Ingredients

How to Make Baked Donuts with Pineapple Upside Down Topping

Step 1 -Preparation

Now that you have the ingredients, preheat oven to 350 F.

Set out a large donut tin, coat with with non stick cooking spray, set aside.

Step 2 -Make the Pineapple Layer

In a medium sized sauce pan over medium heat melt the butter. Add the brown sugar and pineapple tidbits. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is all melted. Place equal portions of the pineapple mixture into the bottom of the 12 donut cups in the donut pan. Spread the mixture evenly with a small spoon.

Step 3 – Mix the Baked Donut Dough

In a large mixing bowl beat the butter until fluffy, add the sugar, beat again, scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition, scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Remove from the mixer. Fold in the sour cream and vanilla.  Place back in the mixer.

In a second large bowl add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix well to disperse the baking soda and baking powder throughout.

With your mixer on low, add the mixed dry ingredients about half a cup at a time. Beat until combined and the batter is smooth (about 30 seconds).

Once mixed spoon the sour cream cake batter over the pineapple layer.

Step 4- Bake the Donuts

Once your donut pan is filled, bake the donuts at 350 F for 20-30 minutes

Once golden brown, remove from oven and then invert the donuts.

To invert the donuts, cover the hot donut pan with a large serving plate or cookie sheet. Using oven mitts flip over both pans together, then lift off the donut sheet. If some of the baked donuts stick flip the donut pan over and loosen the edges with a knife.

Serve warm or cold.

Freezing Baked Donuts

To freeze the pineapple upside down donuts I wrapped mine in bundles of two with parchment paper.  Then place them in a heavy duty freezer bag.  Make sure nothing crushes them until they are frozen hard.  Stored this way they should maintain their best quality for about 2 to 3 months.

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Pineapple Upside Down Donuts

Moist and delicious pineapple upside down baked donuts. A modern twist on Grama's pineapple upside down cake. These donuts have a sweet and chewy golden brown topping made with pineapple and brown sugar and a very tender and moist cake like batter that features sour cream.

Print Recipe

Prep Time:15 minutes mins

Cook Time:30 minutes mins

Total Time:45 minutes mins

Ingredients

Pineapple Topping Layer

• 1 can pineapple tidbits drained well
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar

Sour Cream Cake

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 extra large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup real sour cream full fat
• 3 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Set out a large muffin tin. Spray with non-stick coating

Pineapple Layer

• In a medium sized sauce pan over medium heat melt the butter. Add the brown sugar and pineapple tidbits. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is all melted.
  
• Place equal portions of the pineapple mixture into the bottom of the 12 donut cups in the donut pan. Spread the mixture evenly with a small spoon.

Baked Donut Dough

• In a large mixing bowl beat the butter until fluffy, add the sugar, beat again. scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition, scrape down the sides of the bowl. 
• Remove from the mixer. Fold in the sour cream and vanilla.  Place back in the mixer.
• In a second large bowl add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix well to disperse the baking soda and baking powder throughout. 
• With your mixer on low, add the mixed dry ingredients about half a cup at a time. Beat until combined and the batter is smooth (about 30 seconds).
• Once mixed spoon the sour cream cake batter over the pineapple layer.
  
• Bake at 350 F for 20-30 minutes.
• Cover with a serving plate or cookie sheet, flip over, lift off the pan.  If some of the baked donuts stick flip the donut pan over and loosen the edges with a knife.
  

Notes

These pineapple upside down baked donuts, are moist and really tender.  The glaze bakes in the pan so no messy glazing to deal with.  A modern twist on Grama’s melt in your mouth pineapple upside down cake recipe.

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American, Canadian

Keyword: Baked Donuts

Servings: 12 donuts

Cost: $6

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