Back to School Apple Shaped Doughnuts
Back to School Apple Shaped Doughnuts – Cute little doughnuts, covered in icing sugar and decorated with pretzels and gummy leaves.
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Hey, friends! So we’re about to finish school for the holidays and it is HOT here in England for a change! The first ever extreme heat warning has been issued here in the South of England, and today it reached 30 degrees. I am melting. I watched Luca the other day on Disney+ and wished I lived in the sea too – I must have gone on about it for a fair bit because Hero drew Luca at school in class and bought me home a beautiful drawing of him for the fridge. haha.
And crazily, for some reason I thought it would be a great idea to make things with chocolate and icing sugar this week. So imagine the photos looking less sticky icing covered, and more smooth. haha. I did my best.
Ingredients for Back to School Apple Shaped Doughnuts
![Image shows ingredients for Back to School Doughnuts on a white scalloped tray, sitting on a white marble surface. There are mini doughnuts, pretzel sticks, green fizzy belt sweets, mint leaves, red oil based food colouring and a bowl of icing sugar. Image by Sara-Jayne from Keep Up With The Jones Family.](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Back-to-School-Apple-Donuts-ingredients-1200x800.jpg)
These were so quick to make because I didn’t have to make the Mini Doughnuts -I got mine from ASDA ready made, although I do make my own from time to time, like my mini Cinnamon Doughnuts here. So, along with a box of mini doughnuts – or full sized ones, I’m not judging – you will need…
Pretzel Sticks – I either get mine from ASDA in the Polish Foods section or Marks and Spencer, with the Crisps. ASDA ones are longer but M&S ones are thicker.
Icing Sugar
Milk [for Mixing with the Icing Sugar] Usually I use water but the boys liked it with milk for these doughnuts.
Green Gummy Belts or Mint Leaves – One of mine would rather have real mint leaves than gummy ones so I did both..
Green and Red Food Colouring -I used Colour Mill’s Oil Based ones.
![Image shows Back to School Doughnuts on a white Vera Wang plate, sitting on a white wooden surface. There are small owl shaped bento boxes and books in the background, along with a bucket of crayola crayons. Image by Sara-Jayne from Keep Up With The Jones Family.](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Back-to-school-donuts-portrait-1200x1797.jpg)
Doughnut Decorating Equipment
As the doughnuts are pre-made, you’ll need next to nothing for this recipe!
- Mixing bowl for icing sugar
- Spoon
- Tray
- Scissors or Small Leaf Shaped Cutter
![Image shows ingredients for Back to School Doughnuts on a white scalloped tray, sitting on a white marble surface. There are mini doughnuts, pretzel sticks, green fizzy belt sweets, mint leaves, red oil based food colouring and a bowl of icing sugar coloured red. Beneath the tray is a second tray with the mini donuts prepared with pretzel stalks in. Image by Sara-Jayne from Keep Up With The Jones Family.](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Back-to-school-donuts-step-one-1200x1800.jpg)
More Back to School Fun Food Ideas Here!
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How to Make Your Apple Shaped Back to School Doughnuts
Step by step, here we go – I got messy because it was SO hot, but they’re so easy to make.
- Firstly, pop little pretzel stalks into the top of each mini doughnut.
- Mix the icing sugar and milk together. Make sure it’s quite thick – runny icing will not do for these.
- Add colouring, a few drops at a time until you get the colour you’re after.
- Dip mini doughnuts into colouring face down, then raise slowly and horizontally from bowl.
- Turn over and leave on tray to set in refrigerator if needed.
- Cut leaves from fizzy gummy belts with scissors [or use mint leaves]
- Apply leaves next to stalks.
- Serve.
![Image shows red apple shaped Back to School Doughnuts on a white Vera Wang plate, sitting on a white marble surface. Image by Sara-Jayne from Keep Up With The Jones Family.](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Back-to-school-donuts-half-plate-1200x1801.jpg)
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Recipe Card
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Back to School Apple Shaped Doughnuts
Equipment
- Mixing bowl for icing sugar
- Spoon
- Tray
- Scissors or Small Leaf Shaped Cutter
Ingredients
- 1 Pack Mini Doughnuts -I got mine from ASDA although I so make my own from time to time, like my mini Cinnamon Doughnuts here.
- 1 Bag Pretzel Sticks – I either get mine from ASDA in the Polish Foods section or Marks and Spencer with the Crisps.
- 1/4 Bag Icing Sugar
- 2 tbsp Milk [for Mixing with the Icing Sugar] Usually I use water but the boys liked it with milk for these doughnuts.
- 1 Pack Green Gummy Belts or Mint Leaves – One of mine would rather have real mint leaves than gummy ones.
- A Few Drops Green and Red Food Colouring -I used Colour Mill’s Oil Based ones.
Instructions
- Pop little pretzel stalks into the top of each mini doughnut.
- Mix the icing sugar and milk together.
- Add colouring.
- Dip mini doughnuts into colouring and raise horizontally from bowl.
- Turn over and leave on tray to set in refrigerator if needed.
- Cut leaves from fizzy gummy belts with scissors [or use mint leaves]
- Apply leaves next to stalks
- Serve