Baked Chocolate Donuts
These baked chocolate donuts are everything you love about a classic donut— soft, sweet, and chocolatey. Once they’re baked, these donuts get topped with a sweet glaze.
Ingredients you’ll need
For the Donuts:
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Whole milk
- Plain yogurt or sour cream
- Vegetable oil
- Vanilla extract
- All purpose flour
- Cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Corn starch
- Salt
For the Glaze:
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
01. No Frying Required
One of the best things about these baked chocolate donuts is how simple they are to make aka no messing with hot oil. All you need is a donut pan, a few basic ingredients, and the oven. That’s it!
02. Light and Fluffy
These donuts have a soft, airy crumb and a light texture that’s not overly sweet, making them the perfect treat!
03. Decorate
You can customize these donuts however you like! Top them with sprinkles, a dusting of powdered sugar, or even an extra drizzle of glaze. We absolutely love making these for Valentine’s Day, adding pink food coloring to the glaze for a sweet, festive touch.
Watch how we made them:
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Baked Chocolate Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream or yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 tsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Grease a donut pan.
- In a bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, vegetable oil, milk, sour cream/yogurt, eggs, and vanilla until combined.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk until combined.
- Transfer the batter to a piping bag or large ziplock bag. Pipe the batter into the donut pan, filling them halfway. Bake for 10-11 minutes, or until the donuts spring back lightly when touched or a toothpick inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Allow the donuts to cool for 10 minutes then dip each donut in the glaze.
