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3 baked doughnuts on a white plate

Halloween Donuts (Baked)

Prep 20 minutes
Cook 8 minutes
Total 28 minutes
Makes 6 donuts

Ingredients

FOR THE DONUTS:

FOR THE GLAZE

  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk plus more if needed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Halloween Purple, orange or green food coloring
  • 6 oz white melting chocolate
  • Piping bag
  • Small round tip

Optional: A black food coloring gel pen can be used for black webs

Instructions

To MAKE THE DONUTS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Using nonstick cooking spray, spray the donut pan and set aside.
  2. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, butter, and vanilla extract.
  4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir together until well combined. Try not to overmix the batter.You can spoon the batter into the baking pan or you can place the batter in a piping bag. Pipe the batter into the wells of the pan filling ¾ of the way full.
  5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the donuts to rest for 3 minutes then, remove them from the pan and place them on a cooling rack.
  6. Remove from the oven and transfer the donuts onto a wire rack until cool enough to handle but still warm.

MAKE THE GLAZE

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract. If the glaze is too thick, add additional milk, ½ teaspoon at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
  2. Add food coloring and mix until the color is blended well.

ASSEMBLE

  1. Set up a wire rack with parchment paper underneath.
  2. Dip each donut halfway into the icing then place on the wire rack.
  3. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate in 30 second increments. Prepare a piping bag with a small round tip (such as round tip #2)
  4. Pipe 8 lines equally spread apart from the center of the donut to the outside of the donut.
  5. Make a wide “U” shape connecting two of the lines near the center of the donut. Continue connecting the rest of the lines with that “U” shape all the way around the donut.

Notes

  • Don’t overmix the batter. Remember that over-mixing the batter can make the donuts chewy rather than light and fluffy.
  • Don’t overfill the donut pan. The donuts will rise when baked, so each donut well should be filled 3/4 of the way full.
  • The donut batter can be made the night before and then stored covered in the refrigerator until ready to use.
  • Let the donuts cool before pouring the glaze over them. If they are too warm, the glaze will melt.
  • You can use this baked donut recipe and glaze recipe for any holiday using a different color.
  • These Halloween Baked Donuts taste amazing as is but if you want to spice them up a bit, you can add pumpkin spice, a little extra ground cinnamon and a little ground nutmeg to the dough before baking them.

Nutrition

Calories: 568 kcal, Carbohydrates: 105 g, Protein: 6 g, Fat: 15 g, Saturated Fat: 9 g, Cholesterol: 46 mg, Sodium: 243 mg, Potassium: 212 mg, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 88 g, Vitamin A: 203 IU, Vitamin C: 1 mg, Calcium: 119 mg, Iron: 1 mg
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