Description
Delicious heart-shaped donuts filled with creamy strawberry cheesecake, perfect for special occasions or a sweet treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ Cup (170g) Whole Milk (warmed to 105℉ or 40℃)
- 2 ¼ Teaspoons Active Dry Yeast
- 1/3 Cup + 1 Teaspoon (67g + 4g) Granulated White Sugar (divided)
- 2 Cups (240g) Bread Flour
- 2 Cups (240g) All-Purpose Flour
- 6 Tablespoons (85g) Unsalted Butter (softened)
- 2 Large Eggs + 1 Yolk (room temp)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Fine Salt
- 1 1/4 Cups (19g) Freeze Dried Strawberries
- 8 Ounces (227g) Full-Fat Cream Cheese Block (room temp)
- 1 Cup (113g) Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 Cup (113g) Heavy Cream
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Paste or Extract
- 1 Cup (200g) Granulated White Sugar (for coating)
- Frying Oil (canola, vegetable or shortening)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine warm milk, active dry yeast, and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Allow to bloom for 5-7 minutes until frothy.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the yeast/milk mixture, 1/3 cup sugar, bread flour, all-purpose flour, softened butter, eggs, yolk, and salt. Mix until a rough dough forms.
- Fit your mixer with a hook attachment and knead the dough on medium speed for 15 minutes until elastic.
- Coat your hands with oil, form the dough into a ball, and let it rise in a warm place covered with plastic wrap for about 1 hour.
- Once risen, roll the dough out to ½ inch thickness. Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out donuts.
- Place donuts on parchment squares, cover loosely, and let proof for 30 minutes.
- Pulse freeze-dried strawberries in a food processor, then mix with cream cheese, powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla until fluffy.
- Heat oil to 350ºF-360ºF. Fry 2-3 donuts at a time for 45 seconds on each side, then 20 additional seconds.
- Transfer to paper towels, coat in sugar, then fill with strawberry cheesecake mixture using a chopstick.
- Serve immediately for the best experience.
Notes
Store at room temperature for up to two days; refrigerate for up to a week or freeze for up to three months.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg