Hey Everyone!  Long time, no see!  I am back at it! Sharing recipes old and new!  Today we have a new one! It is actually new because I made it up…sort of.  I created a recipe that is very similar to one that I found online a while back.  It was really really good but, for whatever reason, I didn’t make it again. Then, recently, I was trying out another new recipe that was in the same genre and was reminded of it.  I decided to give it another try with some tweaks of my own. And so, I came up with Sherry’s Cinnamon Donut Pie. Yep, you read that right! Cinnamon. Donut. Pie. A pie made from donuts.  I know, insane. Insanely delicious that is.

I gotta admit that I am not a huge cake donut fan.  I mean, I like them and all, but I don’t crave them and can even pass them up pretty easily  However when I put those same donuts, or in this case, donut holes in a pie shell and add a delicious gooey vanilla filling, I can’t resist.  

The original recipe came from The Domestic Rebel.  I am a big fan of her website and her recipes. Her original pie called for plain donut holes.  I decided that I wanted to have some cinnamon flavor and would use cinnamon sugar donut holes. But, when I went to the store to purchase said holes, I discovered a package that had three flavors, plain and cinnamon and powdered sugar.  Jackpot! This combination is heavenly. You can use any flavor that you like. I would say the chocolate-glazed kind would probably not work well. That waxy glaze would not allow the filling to soak in and create a beautiful moist cakey consistency.  I believe that you could also use mini donuts just as easily if you can’t find the holes or the flavor you want. Oh hey, that just gave me a thought. One of the brands of mini donuts in my local stores has a multitude of flavors like red velvet and carrot cake.  That would be an interesting experiment. I guess I will be adding those to my shopping list this week.

I also tweaked the filling and I added more so that most of the holes were covered in the shell.  I like the look of the bumps of donut arranged in the shell like some delicious lumpy cloud, however, I also like to have filling in every bite.

This pie is super easy and would be a great dessert for those times when you are having company but don’t have a lot of time to invest.  It can be made ahead and served at room temperature or warmed briefly in the microwave. Sherry’s Cinnamon Donut Pie is part pie and part coffee cake.  It has a wonderful moist center with a delicious vanilla and cinnamon flavor. The addition of glaze to the top of the pie adds a touch of elegance and another level of yum.