Peanut Butter and Jelly Doughnuts

A while back, I purchased a couple of doughnut pans. I baked a quick, experimental batch of doughnuts, and then put the pans in a cabinet. Then, the old out-of-sight-out-of-mind thing kicked in and those poor pans sat abandoned for far too long.
Recently, during a kitchen cabinet purging, I rediscovered those pans and promptly put on my doughnut thinking cap. After some thinking, I decided to go with an old favorite combination – peanut butter and jelly.
The doughnuts themselves are sweet and nutty, with just the right amount of peanut butter flavor. The glaze is your basic confectioners’ sugar-milk combo sweetened up with jelly.
When it comes to pairing peanut butter with jelly, I usually prefer grape or strawberry. I used strawberry preserves for the ones you see here. But, you can make these with your favorite fruit variety. What’s your favorite jelly to pair with peanut butter?
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Doughnuts
Peanut Butter and Jelly Doughnuts are sweet and nutty. A fun and tasty way to enjoy your peanut butter and jelly!

Ingredients
For the doughnuts:
- 1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup milk
For the glaze:
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 3 tablespoons jelly, jam, or preserves
- 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
To make the doughnuts:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two 6-cavity doughnut pans.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Mix together brown sugar, melted butter, and peanut butter. Stir in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla.
- Add flour mixture in three portions, alternating with two portions of milk. Mix just until combined.
- Divide batter evenly among doughnut pans. Spread evenly.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until a pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool doughnuts in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Then, transfer doughnuts to wire racks to cool completely.
To make the glaze:
- Whisk together confectioners’ sugar and jelly until combined. Add milk until the mixture is desired consistency.
- Dip each doughnut straight down into the glaze. Then, set each on a wire rack with the glazed side facing upward.
This recipe was originally developed for Go Bold with Butter, where I am a paid contributor.
6 Comments on “Peanut Butter and Jelly Doughnuts”
All right pb+j for breakfast! As for baking items being out of sight, I’ve been having a hard time dealing with the fact that half of my baking stuff is in storage. I did plan pretty well, forseeing what I would need for the next X months while living with my parents but every now and then I get made I didn’t bring something. Thankfully my parents have their own doughnut pans O:-)
What is better than PB&J on ANYTHING? Nothing, that’s what. Love these!!
Never seen pb&j doughnuts before, but I’m so glad I did! These look awesome ๐
I love the fact that you added the pb and j twist to these baked doughnuts. After reading this, I have two thoughts on my mind, one is I need to clean out my cabinets too, and two I need a set of doughnut pans so I can make these!
It seems like everywhere I go the past couple of days, I’ve been seeing doughnuts. It’s becoming nearly impossible to resist. These look great!
I’d love to cook myself;), i’m polish woman,
thanks for sharing,
Now we live in England, Southampton
Maria