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Is there anything better than waking up to fresh, homemade donuts on a Sunday morning? Yes – waking up to these Nutella-Filled Powdered Sugar Donuts! And even better? These semi-homemade donuts take less than 30 minutes to whip up, so you can be supermom without having to sacrifice your Sunday sleep-in.

Nutella Donuts Recipe Recipe

While I have several from-scratch donut recipes on the blog, I’ll be completely honest with you: 9/10 if I’m going to make homemade donuts, I’m going to use our biscuit donuts hack.

By using pre-made biscuit dough to make the donuts, we significantly cut down on the mess, prep time and eliminate any need to allow the dough to rise.

Despite all of the time savings and the short list of 3(!) ingredients, these donuts are still delicious: golden, crispy fried dough with a pillowy soft interior, creamy chocolate-hazelnut filling and a generous dusting of sweet powdered sugar.

Plus, since you are making these donuts yourself, you can fill half with Nutella and half with jam – or check out our other variations below to make your Nutella donuts uniquely your own!

Can I air-fry these donut instead of frying? Yes, heat the air fryer to 350F, add 1 Tablespoon of oil to the airfryer and place the donuts inside – spray with a bit extra oil, if desired. Bake for 5-8 minutes. Note that the texture will be slightly different than properly frying.

How do I store leftover donuts? Store leftover donut holes in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days. If keeping them longer, refrigerate for up to 5 days. The texture will be softest on the day they’re made.

Can I freeze these Nutella-filled donuts? I personally don’t recommend freezing these donuts as the filling texture will change and the powdered sugar can’t be added before freezing. Since this recipe is so quick and easy, I recommend just making within a day or two of when you plan to consume.

Ingredients for Nutella-Filled Donuts

• Pre-made Biscuits
• Powdered Icing Sugar
• Nutella

Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full measurements.

Tip: you will need approximately 4 cups of oil to fry the donut holes, but the amount will differ based on the size of your dutch oven or whatever you are using to fry them. You want at least 3-4″ of depth. You can use peanut, canola or vegetable oil.

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful

• Heavy stockpot or Dutch Oven <– highly recommended for even cooking and seamlessly transferring recipes from the stove to the oven – or for deep-frying, like with this recipe
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• Cutting Board
• Small Circle Cookie Cutter
• Spider Strainer

How to Make Nutella-Filled Biscuit Donuts

Place a cooling rack over a baking tray and set aside.

Place your frying oil in a dutch oven over medium heat. Use a candy thermometer to ensure you bring the oil to 350F.

Stretch each biscuit to make it wider/bigger, by at least 1/2″ but up to 1″.

Once oil is hot, fry each donut individually for about 1 minute per side, until golden brown.

Set each fried donut on the cooling rack to allow excess oil to drip off.

Once all donuts have been fried, turn off the heat for the oil.

Use a piping bag or baking syringe to inject approximately 2 Tablespoons of Nutella into the center of each donut. Set back on cooling rack and repeat with each donut.

Sift the powdered sugar over each donut, flip and repeat on underside.

Makes 10.

Pin this Easy Nutella Donut recipe for the next time you’re craving a sweet treat:

Grab your free printable recipe card for our Nutella-filled biscuit donut recipe:

I hope your family enjoys these Nutella-filled biscuit donuts as much as mine did!

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