Homemade Baked Chocolate Donuts
If you are looking for a recipe for Baked Chocolate Donuts, then this is the recipe you need. If you are wanting to have a classic donut recipe on hand for those mornings when you are craving something sweet, then this is the one to have. These donuts are moist, covered in chocolate frosting, and are simply delicious! Whether you are enjoying them for brunch, breakfast, or for a mid-day snack with your coffee, doughnuts are really simple to make and I think once you make these homemade treats at home, you will definitely want to make them again.
Servings 12
Equipment
- Donut pan
- Piping bag with tip/Ziploc bag
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 t. baking powder 1
- ¼ t. kosher salt
- 1 large egg at room temp
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 4 tbsp. chocolate frosting
- Sprinkles (any combination)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly spray two 6-count donut pans with cooking spray and set them aside.
- In a large bowl, add in the dry ingredients: the flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, granulated sugar, kosher salt, and baking powder. Then whisk everything together.
- In another bowl, add in the wet ingredients: the unsweetened almond milk, the egg, and the unsweetened applesauce and whisk the ingredients together until everything is well combined.
- Then pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir together just until the mixture is just wet. Do not overmix.
- Place the batter into a piping bag with a tip or into a plastic bag with a cut off end
- Pipe the batter into the donut pan. You will only want to fill each hole about it’s about ½ full. Do not over fill.
- Bake the donuts for 8 to 10 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the donuts to cool for 3 to 5 minutes before removing them from the donut pan.
- While the donuts are cooling, place a silicone mat or a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet and place a baking rack on top.
- Then place 4 to 5 tbsp. of chocolate frosting into a microwave-safe bowl and heat the frosting for 15 seconds and stir. Then place back into the microwave and heat for an additional 8 seconds if the frosting is not completely melted.
- Next, dip the top of each donut into the melted frosting and allow the excess to drip back into the bowl. Place the frosted donut onto the backing rack and top with sprinkles or your favorite toppings. Allow the frosting to harden. Then enjoy!