Dark chocolate on top. Dark chocolate everywhere! A dozen Death By Dark Chocolate Donuts are perfect for your Halloween breakfast table.
Do you love the Halloween season? I sure do. I think it is hard when you live in Southwest Michigan as I do, not to be inspired by the falling leaves, spooky woods, potentially haunted cemeteries, and apple orchards with corn mazes galore! Just step outside and you will get all the festive ‘feels’ you can handle.
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So let’s add to the excitement with some ‘Death By Dark Chocolate Donuts’ why don’t we? Dark chocolate in the batter. Dark chocolate on top. Dark chocolate everywhere! Making this baked chocolate donut recipe from scratch is so easy and they are perfect for your Halloween breakfast table.
How to make this dark chocolate donut recipe
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, add the base of your donuts which is everything but the 2 Tbs milk, chocolate chips, and butter. Stir by either using a mixer or by hand with a wooden spoon. Consistency will be slightly dry.
In a microwave-safe dish, add the dark chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons milk, and 2 tablespoons butter. Put in the microwave for around 40 seconds.
Take out the dish using a towel or oven mitt. Stir to combine everything together.
Add the melted dark chocolate to the donut base.
Pour in another 1/4 cup of milk to the base, then mix everything together again.
Grease a donut pan (I only have 1 but this makes 12 donuts so depending on your donut pan situation you may have to do these in 2 batches like me).
Place the donut batter into a large plastic Ziploc bag. Cut the tip of one corner off the bag to create a piping bag.
Fill each donut well with batter.
Put the pan into the oven for 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
Once baked, take them out of the oven and place them on wax paper or aluminum foil to cool.
Repeat the steps for the additional 6 donuts.
Now time for the frosting! I went through several frosting recipes but I decided that I would keep it simple and I felt like it paid off.
How to make dark chocolate donut glaze recipe
Melt dark chocolate chips with milk for 40 seconds. Stir to combine.
Dip the top of the donuts into the delicious topping. Set back on the aluminum foil to let the frosting completely cool.
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Death By Dark Chocolate Donuts
Equipment
- donut baking pan
- large ziploc bag
Ingredients
Dark Chocolate Donut
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 plus 2 Tbs cup milk add 1/2 cup when you mix batter at first, then 1/4 cup when you add the melted dark chocolate
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Dark Chocolate Glaze
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
Dark Chocolate Donuts
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl add the base of your donut which is everything but the 2 Tbs milk, chocolate chips, and butter. Stir by either using a mixer or by hand with a wooden spoon. Consistency will be slightly dry.2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, 3/4 plus 2 Tbs cup milk
- In a microwave-safe bowl, add the dark chocolate chips, 2 Tbs milk, and 2 Tbs butter. Put in the microwave for around 4o seconds.2 tablespoons butter, melted, 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- Take out the dish using a towel or oven mitt. Stir to combine everything together.
- Add the melted dark chocolate to the donut base.
- Add another 1/4 cup of milk to the base then mix everything together again.
- Grease a donut pan.
- Place the donut batter into a large plastic Ziploc bag. Cut the tip of one corner off the bag to create a piping bag.
- Fill each donut well with batter.
- Then put these into the oven for 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Once baked take out of the oven and place on wax paper or alumium foil to cool.
- Repeat the steps for the additional 6 donuts.
Dark Chocolate Glaze
- Melt dark chocolate chips with milk for 40 seconds. Stir to combine.1/4 cup dark chocolate chips, 3-4 tablespoons milk
- Dip the top of the donuts into the delicious topping. Set back on the foil to let the frosting completely cool.
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Originally published in October of 2016. Updated photos & recipe October of 2020.
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Last Updated on October 26, 2021 by Erin@BottomLeftoftheMitten
Baked donuts are a breakfast favorite with my fellas! Yummy!
Mine too! Thanks so much!
Mmmm donuts….
that is all.
🙂
I agree!
Wow Erin, these donuts look decadent and delicious!
Thank you! They are so good. Addicting really!