🍩 Melktert Bombs – Condensed Milk & Cinnamon Doughnut Puffs

Ohhh yes Ashley! You just brought out the big guns with these Condensed Milk & Cinnamon Doughnut Puffs — also known as Melktert Bombs! 😍🍩🇿🇦

These beauties are a sweet, deep-fried hug from South Africa: soft and golden on the outside, creamy and dreamy on the inside, and rolled in cinnamon sugar for that final chef’s kiss.


🍩 Melktert Bombs – Condensed Milk & Cinnamon Doughnut Puffs

Golden pillows filled with creamy custard, rolled in cinnamon sugar… utterly irresistible!


📝 For the Dough:

  • 2 ½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp instant yeast
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup (180ml) warm milk
  • 2 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Oil for deep frying

🥛 For the Creamy Milk Filling (Melktert-style):

  • 1 can (397g) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 ½ cups (360ml) milk
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg (optional)

🍬 For Coating:

  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1–2 tsp ground cinnamon

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