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Halloween Donuts

Dress up dessert on October 31st with this recipe for Halloween Donuts. Dipped in holiday-dyed glazes and decorated with sprinkles, these fluffy baked donuts are so fun to make.

Donut Ingredients

– 1 cup all-purpose flour – 1/4 cup  unsweetened cocoa powder  – 1/2 tsp baking powder – 1/2 tsp baking soda – 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed – 1 large egg room temp – 1/3 cup milk room temp – 1/4 cup Greek yogurt room temp – 2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted – 1 tsp vanilla

donut Instructions

–– Preheat oven to 350 degrees then generously grease  your donut pan. –Whisk dry ingredients in a large bowl – In a separate bowl, whisk wet ingredients. – Add wet ingredients to dry, stir with a wooden spoon until just combined. – Pipe batter into donut pan, evenly distributing between the 6 cavities. – Bake for 9 minutes or until donuts tops spring back when pressed. – Cool donuts in pan for 3 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

glaze Ingredients

– 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar packed – 1 Tbsp corn syrup – 1 Tbsp unsalted butter melted – 2 Tbsp milk – 1/2 tsp vanilla pure – 1/2 tsp red food coloring gel divided – 1/4 tsp yellow food coloring gel – 1/4 tsp blue food coloring gel – decorative sprinkles

glaze Instructions

– Whisk all ingredients in a bowl until smooth and lump free.  – Divide batter between 2 bowls. – For orange glaze: add 1/4 teaspoon of red food gel and 1/4 teaspoon of yellow food gel and stir until combined. – For purple glaze: add 1/4 teaspoon of red food gel and 1/4 teaspoon of blue food gel and stir until combined. --Dip donuts tops into glaze then decorate with sprinkles.

Halloween Donuts

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