These baked chocolate peppermint donuts are a soft and fluffy chocolate donut dipped in a sweet peppermint chocolate glaze. The perfect quick and festive breakfast for the holidays!
BAKED CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT DONUTS
The minute Thanksgiving is over I dream about all the chocolate and peppermint treats I can make, and these donuts are one of my favorite. They are so easy and quick, and taste so moist and flavorful. Everyone will be raving about them and asking for more!
WHY YOU WILL LOVE THESE
- Quick & Easy- these donuts can be made in less than a half hours time.
- Chocolate Donut- these donuts are so moist and fluffy with such a rich chocolate flavor.
- Chocolate Peppermint Glaze- This glaze is so easy to make and tastes so good and sweet. You can always sub out the peppermint extract for vanilla too and make it just a chocolate glaze.
- Festive- Nothing says holidays like little crushed candy canes.
INGREDIENTS
- Flour
- Granulated Sugar
- Cocoa Powder, can use dutch process or dark also
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Eggs, room temperature
- Buttermilk, can sub milk as well
- Sour Cream, room temperature
- Vanilla
- Melted Butter, allow to cool
- Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
- Coconut Oil
- Powdered Sugar
- Milk
- Peppermint extract, can sub vanilla
- Crushed Candy Canes
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 F, and spray a 12 hole donut pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
CHOCOLATE DONUTS: In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, soda and salt until no clumps remain.
Add eggs, buttermilk, sour cream, vanilla and melted butter and whisk until combined.
Add batter to a large ziplock or piping bag and fill donut holes with batter. Bake for 7-8 minutes, or until you tap the donut and it springs back. Allow to cool in pan.
CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT GLAZE: Add all glaze ingredients to a bowl and mix until combined.
Once donuts are cooled, dip the top of each donut in the glaze and then top with peppermint candies.
HELPFUL TIPS
These donuts taste best when fresh, if you are going to make them in advance, wait to frost and top with candies until right before serving.
I have given both grams and cups as measurements. Grams will always result in a more precise bake, and also allow for an easier clean up without as many dishes!
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Baked Chocolate Peppermint Donuts
Ingredients
Chocolate Donuts
- 1¼ cups (175 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (43 g) cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon (0.75 teaspoon) baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) salt
- 2 large eggs room temp
- ½ cup (120 g) buttermilk room temp, can also use milk
- ¼ cup (57.5 g) sour cream room temp
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoon melted butter, cooled
Chocolate Peppermint Glaze
- 3 tablespoon semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
- 1½ teaspoon (1.5 teaspoon) coconut oil (7g)
- ¾ cup (90 g) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon milk
- ⅛ teaspoon (0.13 teaspoon) peppermint or vanilla extract
- ½ cup (113 g) crushed candy cane pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F, and spray a 12 hole donut pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
Chocolate Donuts
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, soda and salt until no clumps remain.
- Add eggs, buttermilk, sour cream, vanilla and melted butter and whisk until combined.
- Add batter to a large ziplock or piping bag and fill donut holes with batter. Bake for 7-8 minutes, or until you tap the donut and it springs back. Allow to cool in pan.
Chocolate Peppermint Glaze
- Melt chocolate chips with coconut oil, stir and add all other glaze ingredients to a bowl and mix until combined.
- Once donuts are cooled, dip the top of each donut in the glaze and then top with peppermint candies.
Julie M
Did I miss the instruction to melt the chocolate chips? It seems like that would be necessary to make it a glaze. At any rate, I just mixed powdered sugar, cocoa, and milk to make a drizzle. Quick and easy recipe. They look great after baking!
brooke
Sorry! It says it next to the chocolate chips, but not in the actual instructions. I'll list it again to make sure its seen. Glad they turned out great still!
Ann Marie Shea
I do not have coconut oil. Can I substitute butter or avocado oil?
brooke
yes, if using butter I would melt it, or avocado or canola oil would work also.