Delicious Homemade Buttermilk Chocolate Donuts.
There are so many delicious treats you can serve for Halloween. From simple store-bought candy to homemade candy, candy corn themed treats, spooky fun cupcakes and more, the possibilities are virtually endless! But have you ever considered something even easier- chocolate donuts! These Homemade Chocolate Baked Donuts are quick and easy to put together, and are the perfect Halloween dessert!
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Not only does baking these homemade chocolate donuts make them healthier, it also makes them so much easier to put together! And since there’s no hot oil involved, you can have the kids or grandkids help out too, for some fun baking time together!
Homemade Chocolate Baked Donuts
Whether you’re having a big Halloween party or a smaller family evening, these homemade chocolate baked donuts are sure to make your Halloween extra special!
Ingredients
Donut Ingredients
1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup of granulated sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ cup of cocoa powder
1 egg
¼ cup of vegetable oil
1 cup of whole buttermilk
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
Nonstick cooking spray
Glaze Ingredients
1 cup of powdered sugar
1 to 2 Tablespoons of vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon of cocoa powder
2 to 3 Tablespoons of heavy cream
Blue and red food coloring, if you wish for it to look black. If brown is fine with you, skip this.
Halloween sprinkles
Kitchen Tools
Flour sifter
Donut pan
Mixing bowl
Mixing spoon
A cookie sheet
Directions
Donut Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Lightly spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray, or lightly butter it.
3. Begin by sifting 1 ½ cups of flour into a mixing bowl. Most flour has been pre-sifted, but as you can see in the photo there are bound to be lumps. Discard them.
4. Add sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa to the flour.
5. Give everything a stir so the dry ingredients are all incorporated together.
6. Now crack in an egg, and add the vegetable oil, buttermilk, and vanilla.
7. Begin mixing until the batter is combined and free of lumps. It will be thick.
8. Gently spoon the batter into the donut pan, filling each reservoir about halfway full.
9. Place the donut pan on a cookie sheet to prevent oven spills.
10. Bake at 375 for 8 to 9 minutes. This would be a good time to mix up the glaze.
11. Remove the donut pan and let the donuts cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then transfer them to a cooling rack.
12. When the donuts are cool (wait about 30 minutes) you can glaze them.
Glaze Directions
1. Pour 1 cup of powdered sugar into a mixing bowl.
2. Add vanilla, cocoa, and 1 Tablespoon of heavy cream to the powdered sugar.
3. Add 4 drops of each color of food coloring.
4. Begin mixing until smooth.
5. You can add more heavy cream if needed to achieve the desired consistency. Keep stirring until smooth.
6. Dip the donut into the glaze and immediately move to a cooling rack to allow the glaze to dry.
7. Top the donuts with some fun Halloween sprinkles, serve, and enjoy!
What do you usually serve on Halloween?
Homemade Chocolate Baked Donuts
Description
These delicious homemade chocolate baked donuts are perfect for any party or get-together, or as an after-school treat!
Ingredients
Donut Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup of granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup of cocoa powder
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup of vegetable oil
- 1 cup of whole buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- Nonstick cooking spray
Glaze Ingredients
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 Tablespoons of vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon of cocoa powder
- 2 to 3 Tablespoons of heavy cream
- Blue and red food coloring, if you wish for it to look black. If brown is fine with you, skip this.
- Halloween sprinkles
Kitchen Tools
- Flour sifter
- Donut pan
- Mixing bowl
- Mixing spoon
- A cookie sheet
Instructions
Donut Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Lightly spray a donut pan with nonstick cooking spray, or lightly butter it.
- Begin by sifting 1 ½ cups of flour into a mixing bowl. Most flour has been pre-sifted, but as you can see in the photo there are bound to be lumps. Discard them.
- Add sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa to the flour.
- Give everything a stir so the dry ingredients are all incorporated together.
- Now crack in an egg, and add the vegetable oil, buttermilk, and vanilla.
- Begin mixing until the batter is combined and free of lumps. It will be thick.
- Gently spoon the batter into the donut pan, filling each reservoir about halfway full.
- Place the donut pan on a cookie sheet to prevent oven spills.
- Bake at 375 for 8 to 9 minutes. This would be a good time to mix up the glaze.
- Remove the donut pan and let the donuts cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then transfer them to a cooling rack.
- When the donuts are cool (wait about 30 minutes) you can glaze them.
Glaze Directions
- 1. Pour 1 cup of powdered sugar into a mixing bowl.
- Add vanilla, cocoa, and 1 Tablespoon of heavy cream to the powdered sugar.
- Add 4 drops of each color of food coloring.
- Begin mixing until smooth.
- You can add more heavy cream if needed to achieve the desired consistency. Keep stirring until smooth.
- Dip the donut into the glaze and immediately move to a cooling rack to allow the glaze to dry.
- Top the donuts with some fun Halloween sprinkles, serve, and enjoy!
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