32 doughnut recipes

Doughnuts are best served fresh while the dough’s still warm and soft. Good thing these doughnuts are hard to leave untouched, whether it’s a tukshop-like jam-filled number, churros dripping with chocolate sauce, Guy Grossi’s globi (Italian ricotta doughnuts) or the jin deiu (sesame doughnuts with custard) from Flower Drum. Try stopping at just one.

Guy Grossi’s Italian ricotta doughnuts (globi)

Guy Grossi’s Italian ricotta doughnuts (globi)

Matcha doughnuts

Matcha doughnuts

Sesame doughnuts with custard (Jin deiu)

Flower Drum’s jin deiu (sesame doughnuts with custard)

French crullers

French crullers

Jam doughnuts

Jam doughnuts

Churros and chocolate sauce — Photo: Alicia Taylor

Churros with chocolate sauce

Churros with chocolate sauce

Honey and ginger ice-cream and lemon curd doughnut sandwiches

Honey and ginger ice-cream and lemon curd doughnut sandwiches

Shane Delia’s Turkish-delight doughnuts

Shane Delia’s Turkish-delight doughnuts

Loukoumades

Loukoumades

Zeppoli di San Giuseppe

Zeppoli di San Giuseppe

Churros with dulce de leche

Churros with dulce de leche

Rose cream doughnuts

All Day Donut’s rose cream doughnuts

Grant Achatz’s savoury doughnuts with pine-nut butter

Grant Achatz’s savoury doughnuts with pine-nut butter

Cutler & Co’s savoury doughnuts with sour cream and salmon roe

Cutler & Co’s savoury doughnuts with sour cream and salmon roe

Zeppole (Italian doughnuts)

Zeppole (Italian doughnuts)

Milk-chocolate doughnuts

Milk-chocolate doughnuts

Cinnamon sugar doughnuts

Cinnamon sugar doughnuts

Tiramisù doughnuts

Tiramisù doughnuts

Baked lemon ricotta doughnuts

Baked lemon ricotta doughnuts

Tim Tam chocolate cream doughnuts

Tim Tam chocolate cream doughnuts

Doughnuts with apple compote and custard

Doughnuts with apple compote and custard

Orange caramel sticky doughnuts

Orange caramel sticky doughnuts

Beer doughnuts with pastry cream

Beer doughnuts with pastry cream

Sweet orange and olive oil doughnuts (Rosquillos)

Sweet orange and olive oil doughnuts (Rosquillos)

Carrot doughnuts with cream cheese glaze and brown sugar crumb

Carrot doughnuts with cream cheese glaze and brown sugar crumb

Zeppole with lemon and vanilla custard

Zeppole with lemon and vanilla custard

Pistachio doughnuts with rosewater glaze

Pistachio doughnuts with rosewater glaze

Guy Grossi’s globi (Italian ricotta doughnuts)

Guy Grossi’s globi (Italian ricotta doughnuts)

Espresso zeppole with marsala mascarpone

Espresso zeppole with marsala mascarpone

Fennel bomboloni with orange jam

Fennel bomboloni with orange jam

New Orleans-style beignets with anise sugar

New Orleans-style beignets with anise sugar

Cheesecake doughnuts with salted caramel

Cheesecake doughnuts with salted caramel

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