Chocolate Frosted Donuts Recipe

Homemade chocolate frosted donuts are baked, not fried, and topped with a thick chocolate glaze. This easy recipe for moist and buttery donuts will quickly become a favorite breakfast treat. Cover them completely in sprinkles and you’ll find yourself eating more than just one!

Do you have a donut pan? Add this fun baking tool to your collection because today we’re making chocolate frosted donuts. Then use it to make banana donuts, baked sprinkle donuts, and any of my other baked donut recipes!

Why You’ll Love These Baked Donuts:

• Kid-friendly
• No electric mixer required
• Baked, not fried
• Taste just like donuts from your favorite bakery
• Soft, dense, and cakey
• Sweetened with brown sugar
• Generously frosted with chocolate glaze
• Overloaded with sprinkles

Two Parts to Chocolate Frosted Donuts

Looking for other flavors? Try my strawberry and vanilla donut frostings also!

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Quick Overview: How to Make Chocolate Frosted Donuts

If you can make muffins, you can make donuts. These come together quickly and easily, no mixer required!

Chocolate Frosted Donuts Recipe

Prep Time 30 mins Cook Time 10 mins Total Time 40 mins Servings: 8

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Cuisine: American Courses: Donuts

Ingredients You’ll Need

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• 1 cup (125g)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon baking soda
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground nutmeg (gives them that “bakery donut” taste)
• 1 large egg
• ¹⁄₃ cup (65g)
• ¹⁄₄ cup (60ml)
• ¹⁄₄ cup (60g)
• 2 Tablespoons (30g)
• 1 and 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• ¹⁄₂ cup (90g)
• 2 Tablespoons (30g)
• 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
• 2 teaspoons water
• rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Spray a donut pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
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2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
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3. Whisk the egg, brown sugar, milk, and yogurt together until smooth. Add the melted butter and vanilla, whisking until fully combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix. The batter will be very thick.
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4. . Cut a corner off the bottom of the bag and pipe the batter into each donut cup, filling 2/3 to 3/4 of the way full.
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5. Bake for 9-10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Remove from the pan and bake the remaining donut batter. Allow the donuts to slightly cool before glazing.
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6. Place the chocolate chips, butter, corn syrup, and water in a medium bowl. Melt in 20 second increments in the microwave, stirring after each time, until completely melted and smooth. Dip the tops of the donuts into the chocolate glaze and then cover with sprinkles. I simply poured the sprinkles into a deep bowl and dipped the tops of the donuts into it. You’ll likely have leftover glaze. It’s great on ice cream!
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7. Donuts taste best eaten the same day, though they may be covered tightly and stored at room temperature for 2 days.
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Keywords: all-purpose flour, brown sugar, butter, chocolate, chocolate chips, corn syrup, eggs, milk, nutmeg, sprinkles, vanilla extract, yogurt

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