One of our guilty pleasures are Chocolate Donuts. But, with this Momma on a lifestyle change and eating healthier these Baked Chocolate Donuts have become a weekend regular around here!
Side Note: My Husband enjoyed them, so that’s saying something!
With this whole new lifestyle I am leading over here in the Loehner household I’ve learned that I can’t deprive my kids from their childhood memories. For me growing up donuts were a special treat that we would receive on the occasional Saturday morning. As I came from a family of 6 my Mom would cook every meal and didn’t eat out out very often.
For my kids my Husband enjoys taking them on car rides every weekend to grab breakfast. I quickly stepped that once I began to get seriously about the way my family was eating and the things they were eating was becoming a norm and not a treat. I’d cringe at the mention at McDonald’s and only allowed them to order things like a parfait. While my kids enjoy them, I can make that at home!
Over these past few months I’ve really tried to perfect the Baked Chocolate Donut recipe. I’ve used several from Pinterest and either resulted in dried nastiness or just purely tasted awful. So while these donuts aren’t entirely healthy for you, they escape GMO’s and coming from anything processed. It’s a memory that I am proudly creating with my children and hope that they will share with their children.
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 ¼ C all purpose unbleached flour
- ½ C pure cane sugar
- ⅓ C dark cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- ½ C unsweetened vanilla almond milk (use what’s on hand)
- ⅓ C fat free sour cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 TBSP melted organic coconut oil
Glaze
- 1 ½ C powdered sugar
- 4 TBSP unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 TBSP pure honey
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 and spray your donut pan with a baking spray.
1. In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk together, set aside.
2. In a medium bowl combine the eggs, milk, sour cream, vanilla extract and oil. Combine.
3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until mixed together.
4. Using a gallon size bag spoon in the donut mixture. Using a pair of scissors snip the bottom corner on one side and pipe into your donut pan. I go around the donut pan 2-3 times to ensure a nice thick round donut.
5. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
6. While the donuts are baking mix the ingredients for the glaze together. In a medium bowl add the honey, vanilla extract and milk. Once those ingredients are mixed well slowly add in your powdered sugar. You are looking for the glaze to come off your whisk with a drizzle.
7. Remove the donuts from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
8. Place the donuts on a wire rack to cool completely and pipe in the remaining donut mixture into your donut pan.
9. To glaze your donuts place the top half of your donut into the glaze. Place bottom side down on the wire rack to let the glaze drip onto the donut. If you are feeling extra sassy go on and dunk the entire donut in the glaze….I did 🙂
Pour a nice cold glass of milk and enjoy!
Check out my other Baked Donut Recipes:
Homemade & Baked Chocolate Donuts
Ingredients
- Donuts
- 1 ¼ C all purpose unbleached flour
- ½ C pure cane sugar
- ⅓ C dark cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- ½ C unsweetened vanilla almond milk use what's on hand
- ⅓ C fat free sour cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 TBSP melted organic coconut oil
- Glaze
- 1 ½ C powdered sugar
- 4 TBSP unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 TBSP pure honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and spray your donut pan with a baking spray.
- 1. In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk together, set aside.
- 2. In a medium bowl combine the eggs, milk, sour cream, vanilla extract and oil. Combine.
- 3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until mixed together.
- 4. Using a gallon size bag spoon in the donut mixture. Using a pair of scissors snip the bottom corner on one side and pipe into your donut pan. I go around the donut pan 2-3 times to ensure a nice thick round donut.
- 5. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- 6. While the donuts are baking mix the ingredients for the glaze together. In a medium bowl add the honey, vanilla extract and milk. Once those ingredients are mixed well slowly add in your powdered sugar. You are looking for the glaze to come off your whisk with a drizzle.
- 7. Remove the donuts from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
- 8. Place the donuts on a wire rack to cool completely and pipe in the remaining donut mixture into your donut pan.
- 9. To glaze your donuts place the top half of your donut into the glaze. Place bottom side down on the wire rack to let the glaze drip onto the donut. If you are feeling extra sassy go on and dunk the entire donut in the glaze....I did 🙂
- Pour a nice cold glass of milk and enjoy!
These look amazing! I have been perfecting a donuts recipe the past month and hopefully tomorrow will be the day that both the texture and taste both come together and their ready to be shared on our blog 🙂 Have a great weekend! Sammi | Grounded and Surrounded
Good luck with your donuts tomorrow! It’s taken me a few months to get this recipe down…they were either to hard, not chocolatey enough or had no flavor. This recipe has it all!
I pinned this for later. They look sooooo good!
I hope you enjoy them as much as we do Marsha!
These look wonderful! Thanks for stopping by the Momma Told Me Link Party!
Thanks Jen!
These look so delicious! It actually makes me want to go to the store and get a treat right now. 🙂
Thanks for sharing.
Lory XO
They are quite delicious Lory! You can literally make these in under 15 minutes…enjoy!
Yum, love this recipe and your blog! I am now following you! 🙂 Wow! This is mouthwatering amazing! I would love for you to share this at my party Making Memories Mondays that is going on now! Hope to see you there! 🙂
Cathy
Thanks Cathy! I went ahead and added it.
Oh my heavens! Those look amazing! Baked goods are a guilty pleasure around here too!
Thanks for sharing at Something to Talk About!
Pinning!
Karen
Thank you Karen! I hope your family enjoys them as much as mine do!
What time is breakfast? These look so yummy!!! Visiting from Your turn to Shine Link Party!
Typically around 7:30 – my kids are early risers! If you are ever in Cincinnati let me know 😉
Yum-my! Bookmarking this to make later!
I love these donuts! In my house, the would have to be a dessert – I am not an early bird! Thanks for sharing this from the This is How We Roll Link party. By the way, I would prefer wine instead of lemonade! Now following your social media channels. See you next week.
These look delicious! I dont have a donut pan but I want one now!
Hi Cynthia – there’s no need to be a morning person 😉 I typically make these the night before and store them in a air tight container for the next morning. They really do come together quickly!
I never thought I could make donuts at home, yet alone baked. But, they are mighty delicious. Grab yourself a donut pan and get to baking sista!
The do look memorable for your kids. You have gone a long way in making them healthier than the store bought ones. Enjoy. Thanks for bringing them to #HomeMattersParty
Kathleen
These look delicious. I love baked doughnuts and this is a perfect recipe to make for National Doughnut Day. Thanks for sharing this on Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party. I am sharing this on my facebook page this afternoon.
Thank you so much Kathleen! Avoiding the processed stuff and dye’s is something I strive to rid the world of 😉 One recipe at a time. Thank you for stopping by!
Those sound yummy. We like making baked donuts too. We haven’t broken out the donut pans in a while! Maybe we’ll have to try it this weekend! Hope you’re having a great weekend. Stopping by from the Idea Box Thursday Link Party. 🙂
Thank you for stopping by! Enjoy 😉
Thank you for sharing!
Be sure to let me know how they turn out! They are delish 😉
Shared! Thanks for posting on Idea Box