Home ยทย Recipes ยทย Desserts & Baking ยทย Donuts, Pancakes, & Waffles Halloween Donuts Author: Maryanne CabreraPublished: Oct 31, 2011Updated: Sep 8, 2020 View Recipe8 ReviewsThis post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy. Baked Halloween donuts are an easy fun and festive treat to make this spooky season! Decorate it with sprinkles, colorful icings, or toss in spiced sugar. These bite-sized donuts are a great alternative to cupcakes, cake pops, and macarons. They don’t require any refrigeration, can be made in advance, and are very easy to transport. Baked donuts are quite popular here in Southern California. Fonuts and Erin McKenna’s Bakery are proof that that the demand for alternative baked foods exists! You can easily alter traditional recipes to make them vegan friendly. For example, swap out the eggs for ground flaxseed or apple sauce. Sub in non-dairy milks in place of regular milk. Baked Chocolate Donuts No ratings yet Yield: 24 mini donuts Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate Recipe Ingredients▢ 100 grams all-purpose flour▢ 25 grams unsweetened cocoa powder▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder▢ 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt▢ 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder▢ 75 grams granulated sugar▢ 15 grams unsalted butter, melted▢ 1 large egg▢ 100 grams whole milk▢ 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla pasteChocolate Glaze:▢ 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips▢ 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter▢ 1 Tablespoon light corn syrup▢ 2 teaspoon honey▢ 2 Tablespoons whole milk▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla paste Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a piping bag fitted with a small round tip. Lightly grease mini donut pan with cooking spray ( Pam, Bakerโs Joy) or use a non stick donut pan.Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and espresso powder. Place into a medium size bowl and whisk in sugar. Set aside.Whisk together melted butter, egg, milk and vanilla paste.Add wet ingredients to bowl of dry ingredients. Mix well until combined and there are no dry streaks of flour left.Fill prepared piping bag with batter. Pipe batter into prepared donut pans, filling mold a little over half full. Bake 8-10 minutes. Let cool in pan for 2 minutes before unmolding. Let donuts cool on rack before frosting or decorating.Chocolate GlazeMelt together chocolate chips, butter, corn syrup, honey, and milk in the microwave at 15 second intervals. Once melted, add vanilla paste and stir until combined. Let sit for a couple minutes to thicken.Dip tops of donuts into the chocolate glaze. Sprinkle with your choice of topping (chocolate jimmies, chopped nuts) Let cool at room temperature for glaze to set.If glaze gets too stiff or thick, microwave at 15 second intervals until fluid. You can also flavor the glaze with extracts and oils. Author: Maryanne Cabrera Did you make this recipe?Show us on Instagram! Tag @littleepicurean and hashtag #littleepicurean. Spice Donuts No ratings yet Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate Recipe Ingredients▢ 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour▢ 2 teaspoons baking powder▢ 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt▢ 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon▢ 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin spice▢ 3/4 cup granulated sugar▢ 1 large egg▢ 1/4 cup vegetable oil▢ 3/4 cup whole milk▢ 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla pasteSugar Glaze▢ 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted▢ 2 Tablespoon whole milk▢ 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin spice▢ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste▢ a couple drops of orange food coloring, if desired Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease mini donut pan with cooking spray or vegetable oil. Prepare a piping bag with a small round tip.Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice powder. Set aside.In a large bowl, beat together sugar and egg until thick and light in color.Add dry ingredients to sugar egg mixture. Mix until combined.Whisk together oil, milk and paste paste. Add to batter in two additions until incorporated. Let batter stand for 3-5 minutes to thicken.Transfer batter to prepared piping bag. Pipe batter into donut pan filling each mold a little over half full. Bake 10-12 minutes. Let cool in pan for 2 minutes before unmolding. Let cool on rack until ready to decorate.Sugar GlazeIn a small bowl, mix together all the ingredients. Stir until smooth and thick. Add additional confectionerโs sugar if necessary.Dip tops on donut into the glaze. Decorate. Let cool on rack to set glaze. If glaze hardens too fast, microwave at 10 second intervals until fluid. Author: Maryanne Cabrera Did you make this recipe?Show us on Instagram! Tag @littleepicurean and hashtag #littleepicurean. It’s an exciting and mementos day for The Little Epicurean! A photograph of my s’mores cupcake and a little snippet about my blog was mentioned in the Foods Section of the Los Angeles Times! I’ve never been so happy to see my name in print. My parents bought five copies of the paper that day!
Christine's Pantry says: October 31, 2011 Congrats on your blog being mentioned in the newspaper. Doughnuts look great. Reply
Organically Mo says: October 31, 2011 I just recently found your blog and I am beyond impressed with your recipes. The photos alone make me drool at the computer. Reply
Jo @ including cake says: November 1, 2011 gorgeous photo- just saw it on Tastespotting and thought i’d say hello! Reply
the little epicurean says: November 1, 2011 @Christine- Thank you!@Organically Mo- I’m glad you found my blog! Thanks! Looking at the photos make me pretty hungry too.@Jo- Hello! Thanks for stopping by :) Reply
Breanna says: November 2, 2011 A good friend of mine has recently gotten me hooked on food blogs and yours is at the top of my follow list. Those doughnuts look amazing and I’m going to try them at my next get together. I do want to know, where did you get that awesome spiderweb cake stand? I want one. Reply
the little epicurean says: November 2, 2011 @Breanna- Thanks for following! I found the spiderweb cake stand last year at a store called Home Goods. I also saw it at TJ Maxx this year. Its such a steal, I think it was $12! Hope you are able to find it. :) Reply
Carole from Carole's Chatter says: October 11, 2018 Hi there! I’m Carole from Carole’s Chatter. I’ve been following your blog for a while now. I think you do really creative things with food. I wondered if you would like to join the group of bloggers who share their posts on a monthly basis via Food on Friday. I host this link up on the second Friday of each month. Every month there are a few different themes. This month they are Holiday Favorites, Tomatoes, Using Leftovers and Brussel Sprouts. If you would like to check it out just hop on over to Carole’s Chatter. We would all love to see you there. Cheers Reply