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    Home > Recipes > Breakfast & Brunch

    Jelly filled Donuts

    ↓ Jump to Recipe · By: Julia Foerster · Posted: 02/06/16 · Updated: 11/13/17 · This post may contain affiliate links

    Jelly filled Donuts – sprinkled with confectioners’ sugar and filled with rose hip jelly! 

    The Best Jelly filled Carnival Donuts

    “Fasching” is a big thing in many parts of Germany, it has different names like Karneval or Fastnacht and people celebrate with parades and shows. The season begins on 11/11 at 11:11 am and ends just before midnight on Ash Wednesday the following year. But the last days of the season are the most important.

    Last Thursday was “Weiberfasching” which means Women’s Carnival, on Monday is “Rosenmontag” and on Tuesday “Faschingsdienstag”. Everyone at the parades and shows wears costumes, even the kids at school and kindergarten.

    Peter and I are from Franconia where Fasching is a really big thing. Many towns and villages have their own clubs for Fasching and organize big shows which include comedy sketches, dancing, and music (for example the biggest show in Bavaria: “Fastnacht in Franken”). When I was little I performed on stage with my kindergarten group as cowgirls and cowboys. Nowadays I’m not a big fan of this festivities but I’m still a big fan of Jelly filled Carnival Donuts.

    The Best Jelly filled Carnival Donuts

    There are many names for Carnival in Germany but Carnival Donuts are eaten everywhere. In Bavaria they are known as Krapfen, in Hessen they call them Kreppel, many think they are “Berliner” but the Berliner call them Pfannkuchen (pancakes). I know it’s very confusing.

    The filling differs like the name from region to region. In Franconia, they are traditionally filled with rose hip jam and in Berlin with plum jam but you can also buy them with vanilla cream or chocolate filling. A common German practical joke is to fill one secretly with mustard and serve it together with jam filled ones without telling anyone.

    Jelly filled Donuts are best eaten fresh, after 1 day they get dry but you can freeze them (without sugar on top). The topping changes with the filling, I use powdered sugar because that’s how I grew up but you can also glaze them like regular donuts.

    – Julia

    The Best Jelly filled Carnival Donuts

     

    Close-up of a plate of jelly donuts with a white bowl of rosehip puree There's a cast-iron pan with more of the donuts in the background.
    Servings: 20

    Jelly Donuts

    Celebrate Carnival the German way with Jelly filled Carnival Donuts! They're the perfect dessert for your Mardi Gras Party or for "Fasching" which we celebrate on the same day here in Germany.
    Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: German
    Calories: 189kcal
    Author: Julia Foerster
    5 from 2 votes
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    Ingredients

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    • 3/4 cup milk
    • 4 tsp instant yeast, or active dry yeast
    • 1/4 cup sugar
    • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 egg yolks
    • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 4 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup jelly , or jam
    • powdered sugar
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    Instructions

    • Heat up the milk until it’s lukewarm (100°F). Pour the warm milk into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment and sprinkle the yeast and the sugar on top of the milk. Give it a light stir (with a spoon) and let it sit for 2 minutes.
    • With the mixer running at low speed, add the softened butter, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla and salt. Mix until everything is well incorporated.
    • Add the flour and beat on low speed for 3 minutes until a soft, slightly sticky dough has formed.
    • Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place it in a warm environment to rise until doubled, about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
    • Once doubled in size, remove the dough from the bowl and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough to release any air bubbles and then roll the dough out until it’s about as thick as a finger. Use a glass or something else approximately 3 inches in diameter to cut out 20 dough circles. Arrange them on your lightly floured surface so they don’t stick to it, then loosely cover them with plastic wrap and allow to rise until doubled in size and puffy, about 30 minutes.
    • Heat up oil in a deep fryer to 320°F (160°C). If you don’t have a deep fryer, you can use a normal deep pot. Be careful, don’t fill up the oil higher than 1/3 and be sure to control the temperature with a cooking thermometer. If the oil gets too hot your donuts will get too dark and if it’s too low they won’t cook through.
    • Fry the donuts 3 minutes on one side. Try not to get oil on the top of the donut while frying the bottom, it won’t rise properly. Flip the donut and fry the other side for 2 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the donuts to paper towels to drain. Test the first donut to be sure they are completely cooked and adjust the frying time if necessary.
    • Fill the Jelly Donuts with your favorite jam, marmalade or pastry cream You can use a pastry decorating syringe with a long tip or a disposable syringe. If you use a skewer to poke a hole into the donut it will be easier to fill it.
    • Dust with powdered sugar and serve on the same day!

    Nutrition Information

    Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. JazzFest says

      May 22, 2022 at 1:57 am

      Yum! Would these work on the air fryer or do you think they would be too thick?

      Reply
      • Julia Foerster says

        May 25, 2022 at 3:02 pm

        Good question! I’m not sure, but I will add it to my recipe testing list.

        Reply
    2. Megan says

      February 21, 2016 at 6:31 pm

      I’m a little intimidated by frying but I want to try these so bad! Lol-I hope I never bite into a mustard filled one though.

      Reply
    3. Sarah & Laura @ Wandercooks says

      February 09, 2016 at 1:18 am

      5 stars
      Um yum!!! They looks so fluffy. These look waaaay better than any carnival Donut I’ve ever had. Yum :D

      Reply
    4. lisa @ garlicandzest.com says

      February 08, 2016 at 4:08 pm

      These are the most beautiful doughnuts I’ve ever seen! Really. I’ve never made jelly-filled before, but after seeing yours I think I have to!

      Reply
    5. April @ Girl Gone Gourmet says

      February 08, 2016 at 4:07 pm

      Oh, the mustard joke – love it :) These are beautiful donuts — I’d love a cream filled one!

      Reply
    6. Kathryn @ Family Food on the Table says

      February 08, 2016 at 3:50 pm

      5 stars
      These donuts look amazing! The jelly filling and the powdered top are definitely the way I would want them, too. I’ve never heard of Fasching but if it means these carnival donuts, then I am a fan :) This is going to make the perfect weekend brunch plan!

      Reply
    7. The Food Hunter says

      February 08, 2016 at 3:46 pm

      These remind me of my childhood. my dad loved jelly donuts

      Reply

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