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PUBLISHED: Mar 1, 2016 UPDATED: Jan 24, 2023 BY: Tori | THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. SEE THE PRIVACY POLICY LINKED IN MY FOOTER

Lucky Charms Cereal Donuts

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Cereal donuts are all the rage these days. I wanted to give them a try for a fun St. Patrick's Day treat so I decided to make easy Lucky Charms donuts!

What I love most about this recipe is that it's easy and fast to make. I'm a big fan of easy desserts and I tend to avoid any recipe that requires too many ingredients or time. For these donuts, I start with store-bought cake mix so I cut out a lot of ingredients, time, and mess!

These might be luckiest donuts you ever did see! Check out these cereal donuts with Lucky Charms!

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Lucky Charms donuts

These donuts are made with Funfetti cake mix, which means not only were they super simple to mix up, but they are also super colorful and fun!

What You Need for These Cereal Donuts

You can read and print the entire recipe below, but here are the few ingredients you'll need in order to whip up these baked donuts.

  • Cooking Spray
  • Funfetti cake mix
  • Water
  • Vegetable oil
  • Eggs
  • Powdered sugar
  • Milk
  • Green food coloring
  • Lucky Charms cereal

Steps to Making These Lucky Charms Donuts

  1. Mix the cake mix
  2. Spray donut baking pan with cooking spray
  3. Fill the donut pan ⅔ full with mix
  4. Bake
  5. Once cooled, ice donuts
  6. Top with Lucky Charms cereal

Here's a visual run down of how to make these cereal donuts.

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Making Lucky Charms donuts

The trick to easy cleanup is spraying the donut pan with PAM Cooking Spray.

Cereal donuts with Lucky Charms donuts are perfect for breakfast or dessert on St. Patty's Day.

Mix up the Funfetti cake mix and fill the donut pan so each donut ring is about ⅔ full. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.

These cereal donuts are perfect for breakfast or dessert on St. Patty's Day.

Once baked, remove to a wire rack for cooling. As the donuts cool, make the icing. Whisk about 1 cup of powdered sugar with 3 tablespoons of milk to start. Add more milk a tablespoon at a time until your icing is the desired consistency. Mix in green food coloring (a couple drops will give you light green icing, for a darker green add a few more drops).

Lucky Charms Cereal Donut Recipe

And for the topping . . . Lucky Charms are the perfect choice for these themed cereal donuts.

These Lucky Charms cereal donuts are a fun treat for St. Patrick's Day.

Dip tops of donuts into the green icing and then top with a small handful of marshmallow cereal. (Be sure there is a healthy portion of marshmallows!)

Cereal Donuts for St. Patrick's Day

I know my kiddos are going to love these on St. Patrick’s Day! A marshmallow cereal donut with a glass of milk? What could be better? I plan to spend the morning sitting with them and chatting about our upcoming day. I bet it’s going to be a lucky one all around!

Lucky Charms Donuts

This entire recipe took me about 20 minutes (and that included cleanup)!

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Lucky Charms Cereal Donuts

An easy to make donut with a fun cereal topping
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword donuts
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
Servings 8
Author Tori

Ingredients

  • PAM Cooking Spray
  • 1 Box Funfetti cake mix
  • 1 Cup water
  • ½ Cup Vegetable oil
  • 3 Eggs
  • 2 Cups Powdered sugar
  • 3-6 Tablespoons Milk
  • 1 teaspoon Green food coloring
  • 2 Cups Lucky Charms Cereal

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Spray the donut pan with PAM cooking spray.
  • Mix cake mix according to package instructions (using 1 cup water, ½ cup oil, and 3 eggs)
  • Fill donut pan with cake mix so that each donut is about ⅔ filled with mix
  • Bake until tops of donuts are a light golden brown (about 10 minutes)
  • Let cool
  • To make the icing, whisk together the powered sugar and milk until desired consistency. Add in food coloring
  • Dip tops of donuts into icing and then top with marshmallow cereal

Notes

To store these, place in an airtight container and leave at room temperature for up to three days.
Lucky Charms Cereal Donuts
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About Tori

Tori is an entertaining expert who likes to keep things simple. From setting a thoughtful table to whipping up an easy appetizer recipe, she's got you covered. Her favorite place is to be is sitting poolside with her family with a glass of rosé in hand.

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  1. Bird says

    March 17, 2016 at 1:26 am

    That is such a cute idea, Tori! Love the lucky charm toppings! :)
    Pinning for sure ♥

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  2. Chris @ Celebrations At Home says

    March 16, 2016 at 11:25 am

    i LOVE this idea. So great and my kids would think I was the best mom ever.

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