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Champagne Glazed New Year's Eve Doughnuts

Champagne Glazed Doughnuts

Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Champagne Doughnut Glaze, Champagne Doughnuts, Cute Doughnuts, Homemade Doughnuts, New Year's Doughnuts, New Year's Eve Recipes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Rise Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 2 Dozen
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

For the Champagne Doughnuts:

  • 2 packages active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup champagne 105-115 degrees
  • 1-1/2 cups lukewarm milk
  • 5 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 T vanilla
  • champagne flavoring optional
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • vegetable oil for frying

For the Champagne Glaze:

  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon champagne flavor oil*
  • 4-6 tablespoons champagne
  • Glitter sugar quins, sprinkles, or whatever you like to decorate the doughnuts.

Instructions

Make the doughnuts:

  1. Warm the champagne and dissolve the yeast in it.
  2. Add milk, sugar, salt, eggs, butter, champagne flavor, and 2 cups of flour.
  3. Beat on low for 30 seconds with the paddle attachment, scraping the bowl if needed.
  4. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
  5. Switch to the dough hook attachment and knead in the remaining 3 cups of flour until smooth.
  6. Cover the bowl with a dishcloth and let the dough rise until it has doubled in size, about an hour.
  7. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and roll it 1/2-inch thick.
  8. Cut with a floured doughnut cutter or number cutters.
  9. Cover and let rise again until doubled in size, 30-40 minutes.
  10. Place a layer of paper towels next to the stove.
  11. Heat vegetable oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees F and fry until golden brown, about 30 seconds on each side.
  12. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels for a minute.
  13. Dip the doughnuts into the glaze and set them on cooling racks over parchment or foil-lined baking sheets.
  14. If you run out of glaze, scrape the excess off the baking sheet and return it to the bowl.

Make the Glaze:

  1. Heat the butter until melted over medium-low heat and remove from the stove.
  2. Whisk in the powdered sugar, champagne, and champagne flavor until smooth.
  3. If the glaze is too thick to dip the doughnuts into, thin it out by adding more champagne one teaspoon at a time.
  4. Dip the doughnuts into the glaze. Transfer them to cooling racks over parchment or foil-lined baking sheets.
  5. Sprinkle with the edible decorations.
  6. If you run out of glaze, scrape the excess off the baking sheet and return it to the bowl.
  7. Let the glaze harden completely before serving.

Recipe Notes