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Heather Wolf

Halloween Donuts

5 from 2 votes
Dress up your dessert on Halloween with this recipe for Frosted Chocolate Donuts. Dipped in holiday-dyed glazes and decorated with sprinkles, these fluffy baked donuts are so fun to make for fall.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Donuts
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Donuts
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour unbleached
  • 1/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder 100% cacao
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1/3 cup milk room temperature
  • 1/4 cup Greek yogurt room temperature
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla pure
Glaze
  • 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

Equipment

  • Donut pan

Method
 

Chocolate Donuts
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease donut pan and set aside.
  2. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and brown sugar together in a large bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk egg, milk, yogurt, melted butter and vanilla until combined.
  4. Carefully add wet ingredients to dry, stirring with a wooden spoon until just combined. Take care to avoid overmixing. Note: Batter will be thick.
  5. Pipe batter into donut pan, evenly distributing between the 6 cavities.
  6. Bake for 9 minutes. Donuts are done when tops spring back when pressed by a fingertip.
  7. Cool donuts in pan for 3 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Glaze
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, milk and vanilla until smooth and lump free. Note: glaze will be thick.
  2. Divide batter evenly between two bowls: one for orange glaze and one for purple glaze
  3. For orange glaze: add 1/4 teaspoon of red food gel and 1/4 teaspoon of yellow food gel and stir until combined.
  4. For purple glaze: add 1/4 teaspoon of red food gel and 1/4 teaspoon of blue food gel and stir until combined.
Assembly
  1. Dip donuts tops into glaze then decorate with sprinkles.
Store
  1. Donuts taste best the day they are made but can be covered and stored at room temperature up to 2 days.