🍓🍩 Strawberry Cheesecake Stuffed Donuts – Sweet, Creamy, and Irresistible! Imagine biting into a soft, fluffy donut and finding a surprise inside: silky cream cheese filling with sweet strawberries. These donuts are bakery-worthy but totally doable at home, giving you that dreamy cheesecake + donut combo in every bite. Perfect for brunch, dessert, or when you just want to treat yourself! 📋 ingredients (makes about 12 donuts): for the donuts: • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour • ¼ cup granulated sugar • 2 ¼ tsp instant yeast (1 packet) • ½ tsp salt • ¾ cup warm milk (about 110°F) • 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted • 1 large egg • Vegetable oil, for frying for the cheesecake filling: • 8 oz cream cheese, softened • ½ cup powdered sugar • 1 tsp vanilla extract • ½ cup diced fresh strawberries (plus extra for garnish) for the topping: • ½ cup granulated sugar (for rolling) • Optional: drizzle of melted white chocolate or strawberry glaze 🥣 directions: make the dough In a bowl, whisk warm milk, sugar, and yeast. Let sit 5 minutes until foamy. Stir in egg, melted butter, and salt. Mix in flour until dough comes together. Knead 5–7 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place in an oiled bowl, cover, and let rise 1 hour or until doubled. shape the donuts Punch down dough, roll out to ½-inch thick, and cut into circles with a biscuit cutter. Place on parchment, cover lightly, and let rise another 30 minutes. fry Heat oil to 350°F (175°C). Fry donuts 1–2 minutes per side until golden. Drain on paper towels, then roll warm donuts in granulated sugar. make the filling Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Fold in diced strawberries. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a round tip. fill the donuts Use a skewer to poke a hole in each donut, then pipe strawberry cheesecake filling inside until it feels full. serve Top with extra strawberries or a drizzle of white chocolate if you’re feeling fancy. Best enjoyed the same day! 💡 tips: • Swap strawberries for raspberries or blueberries for a fruity twist. • Chill the filling slightly before piping for easier handling. • If you want baked donuts instead of fried, bake at 375°F for 10–12 minutes, then roll in sugar. ⏲ prep time: 25 mins (plus rise time) | cook time: 15 mins | total: about 2 hrs

 🍓🍩 Strawberry Cheesecake Stuffed Donuts – Sweet, Creamy, and Irresistible!

Imagine biting into a soft, fluffy donut and finding a surprise inside: silky cream cheese filling with sweet strawberries. These donuts are bakery-worthy but totally doable at home, giving you that dreamy cheesecake + donut combo in every bite. Perfect for brunch, dessert, or when you just want to treat yourself!

📋 ingredients (makes about 12 donuts):

for the donuts:

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• ¼ cup granulated sugar

• 2 ¼ tsp instant yeast (1 packet)

• ½ tsp salt

• ¾ cup warm milk (about 110°F)

• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

• 1 large egg

• Vegetable oil, for frying

for the cheesecake filling:

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened

• ½ cup powdered sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• ½ cup diced fresh strawberries (plus extra for garnish)

for the topping:

• ½ cup granulated sugar (for rolling)

• Optional: drizzle of melted white chocolate or strawberry glaze

🥣 directions:

make the dough

In a bowl, whisk warm milk, sugar, and yeast. Let sit 5 minutes until foamy. Stir in egg, melted butter, and salt. Mix in flour until dough comes together. Knead 5–7 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place in an oiled bowl, cover, and let rise 1 hour or until doubled.

shape the donuts

Punch down dough, roll out to ½-inch thick, and cut into circles with a biscuit cutter. Place on parchment, cover lightly, and let rise another 30 minutes.

fry

Heat oil to 350°F (175°C). Fry donuts 1–2 minutes per side until golden. Drain on paper towels, then roll warm donuts in granulated sugar.

make the filling

Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Fold in diced strawberries. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a round tip.

fill the donuts

Use a skewer to poke a hole in each donut, then pipe strawberry cheesecake filling inside until it feels full.

serve

Top with extra strawberries or a drizzle of white chocolate if you’re feeling fancy. Best enjoyed the same day!

💡 tips:

• Swap strawberries for raspberries or blueberries for a fruity twist.

• Chill the filling slightly before piping for easier handling.

• If you want baked donuts instead of fried, bake at 375°F for 10–12 minutes, then roll in sugar.

⏲ prep time: 25 mins (plus rise time) | cook time: 15 mins | total: about 2 hrs