EASY DONUT HOLES 
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
cinnamon sugar (to taste)

Mix together. Drop by teaspoon into hot oil. Fry until brown. Drain. Roll in sugar and cinnamon while still warm (it's easy to do this in a clean brown paper lunch bag). Alternately, donuts may be dusted with powdered sugar.

To make cinnamon sugar, combine 1/2 cup granulated white sugar with 1 tsp. cinnamon.

recipe reviews
Easy Donut Holes
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 Shanghai Girl (Hong Kong) says:
These were amazing! If you are wondering how much they make (like I did) I estimate around 2-3 dozen.
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 Erin (New York) says:
This recipe tasted great and was fun to make with my kids. We have a deep fryer and it didn't leave a mess either. I expected dough rather than batter though. So if you're expecting actual donut holes you may be disappointed. But we just dripped the batter in and sprinkled powder sugar on it afterwards and ate it like fried dough. It was great!
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 Wisegirl74 says:
These are super easy and delish!!! I make them all the time to my kids... Yum!!
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 Molly Durbin (California) says:
I asked my mom if I could go to the store to get some donuts, and she said: "No, go make some." (Little did I know that she was joking!!) Anyways, I made this recipe & they tasted fantastic!
I used a cookie dough scooper to drop them into the oil, the majority of the donut holes were fairly round!
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 Antoine (Florida) says:
Thank you for this recipe. It is the easiest recipe in the world. Thank you very much!!!
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 Sd (United States) says:
For those people who cannot have fried foods, spray a mini muffin pan with oil and bake the donut holes. Very good.
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 Kathy (Ohio) says:
Used a 1 tsp. melon ball maker and worked out great. Glazed them instead of dipping in sugar. Excellent. Made about 3 dozen which turned out great for the sweet lovers in my house!
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 Mrs. C. (Mississippi) says:
Try some powdered sugar! It makes it 2x better!
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 Jeff (Ohio) says:
Made this, the only thing I would change is maybe add cinnamon or nutmeg to the dough before frying them. GREAT !!!
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 Baking Bonus Mom (Missouri) says:
This recipe was very good taste wise, but the end result was more reminiscent of funnel cakes as opposed to donuts. My family and I scrapped the idea of making doughnut holes after the first 'batch', transferred the batter to a ziploc baggy, cut the corner and squeezed fun designs into the deep fryer before coating with powdered sugar and voila! Bon Apetit! :)
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 Cynthia (Philippines) says:
Thank you very much for posting this recipe, it's easy to prepare and very delicious! By the way it worked without cinnamon.
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 Stacey Abe (United States) says:
Use a ice cream scoop for doughnut holes, they will drop right into the oil for you.
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 Tawnya (Minnesota) says:
I made this recipe, but I cut mine in half. I thought it needed more salt to bring out the nutty flavour of the flour. I also added more vanilla, as another reviewer mentioned to try. It was really neat to watch them turn over on their own. It was the first time I'd made donuts. Also, I used two spoons, one to scoop up the dough and the other scrape it into the fryer. This worked perfectly! My family "Mmmm'ed" and "awed" as they ate these up! Thanks for this great recipe!
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 Melne Hughes (United States) says:
LOVE....LOVE....LOVE.... This is the easiest recipe and it is quick to make!!! Double the recipe and add a tad more sugar to make a little sweeter. I also make several differnt toppings because the double recipe yields much more. Also try melting chocolate chips and roll the doughnut holes to coat(roll in sprinkles). Powered sugar is also a great variation. Enjoy!!
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 Rajanee (Illinois) says:
I really love this recipe, all the things you need were right in the kitchen cabinet without even have to make a store run. My younger siblings love it! But I think I added a little more milk then I needed but it still turned out great, just used a bigger spoon and drop the dough right in the grease.

 

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