Ooooh, donuts filled with custard cream and Nutella — that’s a next-level indulgence! Soft, fluffy fried donuts stuffed with rich, creamy custard or luscious Nutella, perfect for breakfast or dessert.

Here’s a recipe to make them from scratch:

🍩 Donuts Filled with Custard Cream & Nutella

🕒 Prep: 2 hrs (including rising) | Cook: 15 min

🍽️ Makes: 12 donuts

🧂 Ingredients

For the donuts:

2 ¼ tsp (1 packet) active dry yeast
¾ cup warm milk (110°F/43°C)
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ tsp salt
2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1 large egg
Vegetable oil, for frying

For the custard cream:

2 cups whole milk
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup cornstarch
4 egg yolks
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp unsalted butter

Nutella (store-bought)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Make the custard cream

In a saucepan, heat milk until just simmering.
In a bowl, whisk sugar, cornstarch, and egg yolks until smooth.
Slowly pour hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking constantly.
Return mixture to saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened (about 5 min).
Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and butter.
Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap touching the surface to prevent skin. Chill until cold.

2. Prepare the donuts dough

In a bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk with a pinch of sugar. Let sit 5–10 min until foamy.
Add sugar, melted butter, egg, salt, and flour gradually. Knead until soft and elastic (~8 min).
Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 to 1.5 hours, until doubled.

3. Shape and fry donuts

Roll dough to ½-inch thickness. Cut out circles with a 3-inch cutter.
Place on a baking sheet, cover and let rise 30 min.
Heat oil in a deep pot to 350°F (175°C). Fry donuts in batches, 1–2 minutes per side, until golden. Drain on paper towels.

4. Fill donuts

Fill a piping bag fitted with a long narrow tip with custard cream.
Poke a hole in the side of each donut and fill until you feel resistance.
Repeat with Nutella for some donuts.

5. Serve

Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with chocolate glaze if you like. Serve fresh!

🔁 Variations & Tips

Mix custard and Nutella in one piping bag for a marbled filling.
Use store-bought pastry cream to save time.
For baked version, bake doughnuts in a donut pan and fill after cooling.

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Donuts with Custard cream, Nutella