Name: Red Raspberry Filled Jelly Buns
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 1 h 48 min
Cuisine: American, French
Ingredients: 1 cup red raspberry seedless jam ( or whatever flavored jam you prefer); 1 cup whole milk scalded to lukewarm; 1 package of active dry yeast; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 6 tablespoons melted butter (cooled to lukewarm); 2 large eggs at room temperature; 4 - 1/2 cups all-purpose flour more for rolling; 1/2 teaspoon salt; oil, for frying; Optional Garnish: granulated sugar or powdered sugar

In Central N.Y. where I grew up, these are referred to as Jelly Buns, you may know them as Red Raspberry Filled Donuts or just Jelly Donuts.

These little puffed-up fried donuts are soft-filled yeast-risen dough filled with an assortment of whatever favorite jams you may like.

Back home in Utica, New York, you will find these raspberry-filled jelly buns in many local bakeries, and very popular there.

One place that comes to mind famous for all flavors is Holland Farms located in Yorkville, New York.

They have all kinds of filled buns some with Bavarian cream frosted with chocolate, others filled with lemon, and those are just a few of their huge variety of baked goods and fabulous buns!

These are wonderful fried pillows of dough, a little bit of work is required, but is so worth the time until you can take a trip to your favorite bakery.

When I get back home for a visit a box of filled jelly buns is always on my list to bring back to where I live now.

Scroll down to our recipe card for this easily printable recipe and step-by-step instructions and don't forget to read the tips!

Important Steps for Making Fried Jelly Buns

Let the Yeast sit in warm milk
Mix and Knead the dough
Let Proof
Punch Down
Proof again
Fry with heated oil to 350 degrees
Cool completely
Poke a hole in each side
Fill will jams or pudding of your choice
Roll in granulated or powdered sugar

Ingredients You Will Need

flour
granulated sugar
whole milk
salt
eggs
jam of choice
softened butter
yeast

Other Fillings to Use

lemon curd or pudding
chocolate pudding
any jams, jelly, or preserves favorite flavors
coconut cream
butterscotch pudding
Nutella
strawberry pie filling is another good filling
solo filling (almond flavoring)
pie fillings in a can and chopped finely
buttercream
pumpkin pie filling, not puree

Tools

pastry tip and bag
wooden dowel or chopsticks(you can find them at the dollar store)
mixing bowl and mixer
rolling pin
biscuit cutter
board for rolling

making a hole for the jelly in a jelly donut

Tips

Do not proof too long or they will be chewy
Always test the oil to make sure it's hot with a thermometer to 350 degrees
Not proofing the dough long enough they will be heavy
Overhandling the dough will lose that soft airy texture inside so do not overwork the dough
Cool completely before filling
Drain them after frying in paper towels to remove grease
Use a chopstick, the tip of the pastry bag, or a wooden small dowel to make the hole in each donut before filling it with jam
these can be frozen for up to 3 months unfilled, thaw then fill
Dip them in a glaze of powdered sugar and water or garnish with powdered sugar, a cinnamon-sugar mixture, or granulated sugar,

More Desserts

Red Raspberry Scones
Red Raspberry Pie
Raspberry Ricotta Cake
Red Raspberry Filled Jelly Buns
Red Raspberry Cobbler

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The Best Jelly Donuts Ever!

As long as I can remember as a child red raspberry jelly donuts have always been my absolute favorite blackberry filled.

We love them filled with puddings, buttercreams, lemon curd, jelly, and jams but fill these with anything your heart desires because anything can go inside this delicious recipe for these donuts.

Easy to make in no time, always fresh, and delicious these jelly buns are fantastic and will bring you back to your childhood favorite yeast-risen donut just adapt to how you like yours filled.

Until you can make a trip to your favorite bakery like mine in my hometown Utica, New York, these will have to keep your cravings satisfied.