They might look more like poffertjes than a regular doughnut but these Danish apple bites, known as aebleskivers, are a wonderfully doughy treat. Containing fried apple and dusted with icing sugar, the doughnuts are best served with raspberry jam.
These tofu doughnuts use the silken variety to make a sweet batter that's then deep-fried and dusted with cinnamon, icing sugar or sweetened kinako (soybean) powder.
Tofu doughnuts Source: Danielle Abou Karam
As attention-grabbing as doughnut fries might be, we could still never get enough of classic . Instantly bringing back memories of your sweet childhood, you can even go all out and make them with your own !
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South Africa's ('fat cakes' in Afrikaans) are a fried bread usually filled with savoury mince. But here they're converted to a sweet doughnut ready for dipping into the rich chocolate sauce.
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For a unique doughnut hit in Japan, bypass Tokyo and head to the island of Okinawa. In this former U.S. Navy base, you’ll find Okinawan black sugar doughnuts. These cake-y balls are made with the island’s famed black sugar, and hence carry a rich, molasses-like sweetness you won’t find elsewhere.
Okinawan black sugar doughnuts
Warm, soft that packs a coffee punch, straight from the kitchen of . Yes, you can eat them immediately after piping in the filling.
Fresh, hot doughnuts filled with coffee custard. Source: Sharyn Cairns
Doughnuts? Beignets? Pancakes? These gremsjelies are like a Dutch combination of all three, where matzo, spices and dried fruit create a unique Passover dish.
Gremsjelies (Dutch fruit dounuts) Source: David Mane
Condensed milk makes for a really delicious doughnut, as the people of Ghana have discovered. and enjoy a little 'me' time!
Source: Lara Ferroni
Topped with lemon zest and soaked in a spiced syrup, the of our favourite baked treat is a sticky delight. They're commonly made during Ramadan, but what's stopping you from frying up a batch at any time?
Source: Chris Chen
While not exactly a "health" food, these doughnuts are baked, not fried, and gluten-free (but you wouldn't tell). Dip a few in a shiny mocha glaze and the others in cinnamon for an afternoon treat that looks as great as it tastes.
Source: Samantha Seneviratne
Mung beans can be used in both sweet and savoury dishes and mung bean paste is a common filling for sweet treats in South East Asia. Case in point, . A delight of textures - a crispy outer shell surrounding a springy glutinous rice dough, with a delicious sweet mung bean ball at the centre.
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