Cute Turkey Donuts For Thanksgiving

Check out these adorable and easy turkey donuts! These mini donuts are the Thanksgivin g donuts! A pumpkin spice donut with fruit loop feathers and candy eyes.

A colorful and fun Thanksgiving breakfast idea that your kids will love. Or turn it into a donut turkey craft that they can make. Then let them gobble it up. These also make a fun Thanksgiving no bake dessert as well.

These Thanksgiving donuts use store-bought donuts for a quick throw-together breakfast. Give this Thanksgiving donut a try, and let us know.

Why Your Kids Will Love These Donuts

• All pieces are edible – except the toothpicks. So they can nibble away on all the toppings.
• You can use any flavor of store-bought donuts.
• It’s fun to make if you want your kids to help.
• Bright and colorful
• Budget-friendly

Donuts – Mini donuts are what we used. But you are welcome to do full-size donuts, too.

Fruit Loops— We used fruit loops for the feathers. Any “o”-shaped breakfast cereal works, such as Cheerios, Apple Jacks, etc. You don’t have to use Fruit Loops cereal.

Candy Eyes – Find candy eyes in the baking aisle at your grocery store.

Toothpicks – You will use toothpicks to secure the feathers on the mini donuts.

How to Make

Step 1: Grab your ingredients and lay out your donuts. Then, with a toothpick string on a few fruit loops.

We did 5 per toothpick, but you can adjust to what fits.

Step 2: Stick each toothpick into the donut on one side. We did four toothpicks with cereal per mini donut.

Step 3: Break a red or orange toothpick in half and use that for the turkey’s beak. Press it into the center of the donut’s front.

Step 4: Now press on two candy eyes.

Serve and enjoy!

Expert Tip: You can use frosting to secure the eyes and nose on. We just pushed them in to get them to stick on donuts.

Storage

You can make these donuts a day in advance. Store them in an airtight container on the counter.

These will dry out, so only 24 hours ahead of time. Then carefully plate the turkey-themed donuts and enjoy.

Helpful Tips and Variations

• The eyes and nose will come off easily. You can secure them on with frosting or even melted chocolate.
• Use full-size donuts if you want. Just add more feathers to the back.
• Feel free to make a rainbow color on each toothpick instead of a single layer of each color.
• You can use white frosting and an upside-down mini chocolate chip for eyes instead of candy eyes.
• Use an M&M in replace of the Fruit loop beak. Yellow or Orange works excellent.

Practical notes

Can we use homemade donuts?

Feel free to use a homemade donut to make into the Thanksgiving donuts. Just bake or fry then decorate the cooled off donuts.

What flavor of donuts to use?

Use any flavor of donuts you want. Have fun and do a variety of pick your usual. Filled donuts, glazed, chocolate, and more.

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Ingredients

Makes 12 servings

• Mini Donuts
• Fruit Loops
• Candy Eyes
• Toothpicks

Equipment

• Porcelain Serving Platters Rectangular Trays White Serving Platters for Party, Stackable Set of 4,12 inch

Method

1. Start by sitting donuts in a single layer. Make as many of these turkey donuts as you want.
2. Next, grab a toothpick and add 4-5 Fruit Loops on the toothpick.
3. Stick toothpick on the back side on top of the donut. We did 4 toothpicks per donut.
4. Then press your candy eyes in the front. Use a little pressure to ensure they stay.
5. Break a Fruit Loop in half and use a piece for beak. Press firmly as well.
6. Then serve up the mini turkey donuts for breakfast or a snack.
7. Make as many turkey donuts as you would like. Only do 1 or do 10, the choice is yours.

Kitchen notes

Donuts

– Any flavor of donuts works. We used a pumpkin spice donut. Feel free to do homemade donuts if you prefer store bought. Full size donuts – If you do full size donuts just add more lines of cereal for the feathers to fill out the back of the donut. Frosting or Corn Syrup – You can secure the eyes and beak on by a little frosting or dab of corn syrup if you are afraid of them falling off. Turkey Feathers – Any type of "0" shaped cereal will work. Have fun and get creative. You can even change up the items for eyes and beak. Storing Donuts – If you want to make these ahead of time, go right ahead. Then store in an airtight container on the counter. We don’t recommend making more than 24 hours in advance. The donuts will dry out pretty fast.