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Fruity Pebble Baked Vanilla Donuts

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These Fruity Pebble Baked Vanilla Donuts (aka, cereal milk donuts) are made with sweet cereal milk, baked in the oven, and dunked in a cereal milk glaze.

baked vanilla donuts with fruity pebbles

When topped with Fruity Pebbles, these yummy baked vanilla donuts make such a festive dessert or breakfast treat!

Plus, these baked rainbow donuts are the perfect St. Patrick’s Day breakfast (or St. Patrick’s Day dessert)! 

Plus a step-by-step video!

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stack of three fruity pebble baked vanilla donuts

All right, so, I was at the grocery store the other day stocking up on ingredients for the next round of blog desserts.

Majorly stocking up. 

Apart from the one box of Blueberry Morning cereal, my cart looked like I was out shopping by myself for the first time ever and had no idea that Oreos, ice cream, marshmallow fluff, and Fruity Pebbles were not considered part of an “essential” food group.

Can I just take a second and talk about how grateful I am for self-checkouts? Let me tell you…

But seriously, whoever you are, you have my eternal gratitude. E-T-E-R-N-A-L.

If it weren’t for those things, the cashier would have most definitely had questions, most of which revolving around why, at my age, I had no concept of nutrition.

Those little checkouts saved my dignity. 🙌🏻

vanilla donut with cereal milk glaze

Those Fruity Pebbles were put to good use in these Fruity Pebble Baked Vanilla Donuts.

Now, growing up, the sweetest cereal we ever had was Blueberry Morning (which, clearly, is still one of my favs). We didn’t eat Fruity Pebbles or Fruit Loops much (or at all), and the first time I had Lucky Charms (in college might, I add), I discovered I wasn’t missing all that much.

But, these rainbow inspired cereals are f-a-n-a-s-t-i-c on some donuts. Plus, how cute are these rainbow donuts for St. Patrick’s Day??? They’re totally the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Plus, the ingredients for these rainbow baked donuts are super simple:

  • flour, sugar & baking powder
  • nutmeg & salt
  • egg & canola oil
  • vanilla extract
  • cereal milk (cereal + milk soaked for 20 minutes)
  • fruity pebbles 

stack of fruity pebble vanilla donuts

In general, I’m not a huge St. Patty’s Day person, mainly because I don’t love any holiday that involves pinching people who forget to wear green (me, always).

However, I am certainly alllllll about the St. Patrick’s Day desserts, breakfasts, and treats (surprise surprise). I don’t actually have all that much on here dedicated to this day, but I certainly wouldn’t turn down some Double Chocolate Chip Mint Cookies or Pistachio Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies.

I mean, I wouldn’t turn these down, well, ever, but I would A-Okay with these served up on Saint Patrick’s Day (with a side of these rainbow baked donuts and maybe a tall glass of milk or foamy homemade latte).

fruity pebble donuts on a teal plate

Have you ever made Vanilla Baked Donuts before? Or, any baked donuts recipe before?

As long as you have a donut pan, baked donuts are so easy to make at home! They’re a lot like cake donuts, in both flavor and texture, but I love that they’re baked and not fried, making them a little lighter. 

Of course, I wouldn’t call these healthy baked donuts per say; however, I’ll take a little healthier baked vanilla donuts any day. 😉

These vanilla baked donuts (with cereal milk and rainbow festiveness 😍) truly are easy to make. After making the cereal milk (more explanation down below), everything is mixed together in a bowl and then spooned or piped into a greased donut pan. 

Apart from the glaze, that’s all it takes to make donuts at home!

cereal milk vanilla baked donuts on a blue plate

Fruity Pebble Baked Vanilla Donuts Recipe Tips & Tricks:

  • The first thing about this baked donut recipe is that they’re cereal and milk donuts! Meaning, not only are they topped with Fruity Pebble cereal, they’re made with Fruity Pebble cereal milk.
  • Fruity Pebbles are soaked in milk for 20-30 minutes, then the cereal is drained and the extra sweet milk is used in the baked donut batter. However, there is one key thing here when it comes to this cereal milk. Technically, the recipe only needs 1/2 cup of milk (plus 2-3 more Tbsp for the glaze), but, you will need to soak the cereal with 1 cup milk, because the cereal will soak up quite a bit of the milk.
  • Baked Donuts cook quickly, so you do want to keep an eye on them, otherwise they can over bake easily. As soon as the donuts have puffed and ‘spring’ back when touched, they’re done.
  • Lastly, you want to grease the donut pan generously with baking spray, otherwise it can be pretty difficult to pop them out of the tin.

fruity pebble vanilla donuts stacked on teal plate

 

 

Donuts are life.

baked vanilla donuts with fruity pebbles
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Fruity Pebble Baked Vanilla Donuts
Prep Time
50 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
1 hr 2 mins
 
These Fruity Pebble Baked Vanilla Donuts (aka, cereal milk donuts) are made with sweet cereal milk, baked in the oven, and dunked in a cereal milk glaze. When topped with Fruity Pebbles, these yummy baked vanilla donuts make such a festive dessert or breakfast treat! Plus, these baked rainbow donuts are the perfect St. Patrick’s Day breakfast (or St. Patrick’s Day dessert)! 
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Fruity Pebble Baked Vanilla Donuts
Servings: 8 Donuts
Author: Michelle
Ingredients
Cereal Milk
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup Fruity Pebbles
Fruity Pebble Baked Vanilla Donuts
  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable or canola oil
Cereal Milk Vanilla Glaze
  • 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 Tbsp cereal milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Topping
  • Fruity Pebbles
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a donut pan well with baking spray.
Cereal Milk
  1. Combine milk and Fruity Pebbles cereal in bowl and let stand for 15-20 minutes.
  2. Strain cereal from milk. Measure out 1/2 cup for the donut batter, reserving the rest for the glaze.
Donuts
  1. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt together.
  2. Add in the egg, 1/2 cup cereal milk, vanilla extract, and oil. Mix until just combined.
  3. Spoon or pipe the batter into each donut cavity, filling about 3/4 of the way full (you will have enough batter for about 8 donuts).
  4. Bake for Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the donuts are lightly golden and 'spring' back when touched.
  5. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then remove the donuts from the pan and allow them to continue cooling on a wire rack (about 10 minutes).
Cereal Milk Vanilla Glaze
  1. Whisk powdered sugar and 2 Tbsp of cereal milk (using the reserved cereal milk) until combined. Whisk in vanilla extract. If the glaze is still too thick, add in another Tbsp of cereal milk.
  2. Sprinkle donuts with Fruity Pebbles before the glaze hardens, and allow the glaze to set before eating (about 5 minutes).
  3. Enjoy!

 

ruity pebble vanilla baked donuts on a teal plate collage

Here are some other donut recipes you might enjoy:

Chocolate Sprinkle Donuts

These classic baked chocolate donuts are topped with a homemade vanilla glaze and lots of pretty sprinkles! These are perfect for Valentine's Day, breakfast, and dessert!

Chocolate Espresso Donuts

Updated 2020.

 

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Comments

  1. Karly says

    March 16, 2018 at 7:02 am

    These look so amazing! I love donuts and then you add my favorite childhood cereal! Perfection!

    Reply
  2. Albert Bevia says

    March 16, 2018 at 7:15 am

    Fruity pebbles where my favorite cereal as a kid, these donuts look so yummy, love that you baked them, and the ruity pebbles give such a beautiful color and presentation!

    Reply

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  1. CEREAL KILLER. - Simply Siobhan says:
    March 18, 2018 at 8:18 am

    […] know that a “proper” cereal donut is made using actual cereal milk, but honestly, these were simply delicious regardless. So delicious, in fact, that I wanted to […]

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