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Double Chocolate Baked Donuts

Double Chocolate Baked Donuts are decadent, moist and the perfect healthier alternative to fried donuts. Dip them into a sugar glaze for a more traditional chocolate cake style donut or glaze in chocolate ganache glaze for extra chocolate flavor. Rise and shine, and start your day with chocolate goodness! 
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Course: Donuts
Cuisine: Breakfast
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Servings: 8 donuts
Calories: 377kcal

Ingredients

Chocolate Donut Batter 

  • 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
  • ½ Cup Light Brown Sugar
  • ¼ Cup Cocoa Powder
  • ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¼ Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Egg
  • Cup Sour Cream
  • ¼ Cup Whole Milk
  • ¼ Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ¼ Cup Mini Chocolate Chips

Chocolate Ganache Glaze

  • 1 Cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • ½ Cup Heavy Cream

Sugar Glaze 

  • 1 ½ Cup Powdered Sugar
  • ¼ Cup Whole Milk
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

Chocolate Donut Batter 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a donut pan; set aside
  • In a medium bowl, combine all the dry ingredients: flour, light brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt; set aside
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, sour cream, milk, vegetable oil and vanilla extract
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk until all ingredients are incorporated and smooth
  • Using a spatula, mix the mini chocolate chips into the batter
  • Using a piping bag, pipe the batter to fill ¾ of the donut pan
  • Bake the donuts for 8 minutes or the cake bounces back at the touch
  • Remove the donut pan from the oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then remove them and place them on a cooling rack
  • Once the donuts are cooled, dip the top of the donut in the chocolate ganache glaze and sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles or dunk the entire donut in the sugar glaze
  • Place the glazed donuts on the cooling rack and allow them to dry for 5-10 minutes

Chocolate Ganache Glaze

  • In a small sauce pan, bring the heavy cream to a simmer
  • Remove the pan from the heat and add in the chocolate chips
  • Whisk the chocolate ganache until smooth and creamy
  • Dip the top of the donut while the ganache is still warm or rewarm it if it starts to thicken to much

Sugar Glaze

  • In a small bowl combine the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract
  • Whisk together all ingredients until smooth
  • Dip the donut into the sugar glaze and coat the top and bottom completely

Nutrition

Serving: 1Donut | Calories: 377kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 237mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 332IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 3mg
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