Baked Mini Chocolate Donuts Recipe
These baked Mini Chocolate Donuts are the perfect treat to make for your family! They are simple to make with just a few basic ingredients. No need to spend extra money on store-bought chocolate donuts when you can make this easy recipe at home.
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Why You’ll This Recipe
- This recipe is easy to follow and requires minimal prep time.
- These donuts are baked, not fried, making them a healthier treat.
- You’ll only need a few ingredients that are commonly found in your pantry.
- The mini chocolate donuts will be ready to eat in less than an hour!
Equipment Needed
For these chocolate mini donuts, you only need a few kitchen tools. Gather these tools and get ready to enjoy these homemade baked donuts for breakfast or an after-school snack.
- large bowl
- medium bowl
- mini doughnut pan
- piping bag or storage bag
- cooling rack
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour
- granulated sugar
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- cinnamon
- baking powder
- salt
- buttermilk
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- butter – you can also use a neutral-tasting oil like canola or vegetable oil.
- chocolate chips
- confectioners sugar
- milk
- vanilla extract
CHOCOLATE GLAZE
How to Make Baked Mini Chocolate Donuts
Making these mini doughnuts is so simple. Just follow the step-by-step directions below or in the recipe card at the bottom of this post and you will delicious homemade donuts in no time at all. Plus, the kids will love them!
Step 1: Preheat the oven and prepare your baking pan
Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease the mini donut pan and set aside.
Step 2: Mix the dry ingredients
In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
Step 3: Mix the wet ingredients
In a separate small bowl, stir milk, eggs, vanilla, and cooled butter together. Form a well in the center of the flour mix.
Step 4: Add the wet and dry ingredients
Pour the wet ingredients into the well, and mix until well blended.
Step 5: Add the batter to the pan
Using a pastry bag or plastic sandwich bag (snip one corner), pipe dough into a prepared pan.
Step 6: Bake the donuts
Bake for 8-10 minutes and remove from the oven.
Step 7: Cool the donuts
Allow to cool for about 5 minutes before removing the donuts from the pan, and place on a baking cooling rack.
Chocolate Glaze
Step 1: Melt the chocolate chips
In a small microwave-safe bowl melt the chocolate chips in 30-second increments, and stir until the chocolate is smooth. Cool.
Step 2: Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract
Add powdered sugar (sifted), milk, and vanilla extract to the melted chocolate. Mix well.
Step 3: Dip the donuts
Dip the top of the donuts in the glaze and set them on a baking rack. Add sprinkles if desired, and let set before serving.
What To Serve With This Dish
While these baked donuts are great on their own however I love to serve them with a simple protein dish like this Cheddar Egg Casserole or these Hard Boiled Eggs in an Egg Cooker.
Substitutions and Additions
If you want to change these donuts up to suit your tastebuds here are a few different ways that you can them up.
- Instead of chocolate glaze, you can make a simple glaze with powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract if you prefer.
- Not a fan of cinnamon? You can leave it out of these donuts altogether.
- If you want full-size donuts, use a regular donut pan and increase the baking time by about 5 minutes.
How To Store
Storage – Store leftover donuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Freezing – These donuts freeze nicely too. I recommend freezing these mini donuts before glazing them. Just let them cool completely and store them in a freezer-safe container or bag for up to 3 months.
Sandra’s Pro Tips
Here are a few tips to ensure that these donuts turn out perfectly for you every time that you make them.
- Make sure that you grease or spray your donut pan well with nonstick cooking spray. I prefer to use baking spray instead of regular cooking spray for these donuts.
- Be careful that you don’t overmix the batter as this can make them tough.
- Be careful not to overbake as this can leave your donuts dry and hard. So, watch them closely while they are in the oven.
- To keep the glaze from making a mess, I place a wire cooling rack over a large-rimmed baking sheet and allow the donuts to dip over it while they dry. Placing parchment paper under the cooling rack is another way to keep the area clean.
FAQs
Yes, you can make mini chocolate donuts without a donut pan. Simply use a mini muffin pan and bake them according to the recipe instructions, but increase the baking time by about 5 minutes. You can use a piece of foil balled tightly in the middle of the pan to help make the donut hole.
Absolutely, if you want to add sprinkles just make sure to add them with the glaze is still wet.
Yes, if you prefer to use dark chocolate feel free to use it for your glaze.
Other Delicious Donut Recipes You May Enjoy
- Chocolate Mini Donuts with Rocky Road Topping – Every bite tastes just like the Rocky Road candy bar.
- Donut Birthday Cake Tower – A fun way to celebrate a birthday is to start the day with a donut cake.
- Peeps Baked Lemon Cake Donuts – This is a seasonal treat that can be transformed into an everyday lemon donut.
- Apple Fritter Donuts – These are delightful crispy fried pieces of dough with bits of apple and spice inside.
Baked Mini Chocolate Donuts With Chocolate Glaze
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon melted butter, cooled
Chocolate Glaze
- 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup confectoners sugar sifted
- 1-3 Tablespoons milk depending on how thin/thick you want the frosting to be
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Sprinkles for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease the donut pan, and set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Form a well in the center of the flour mixture.
- In a separate small bowl, stir milk, eggs, vanilla, and butter together. Pour into the center of the dry ingredients and mix until well blended.
- Using a pastry bag or plastic sandwich bag, pipe dough into the prepared pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow the donuts to cool for about 5 minutes before removing the donuts from the pan and placing them on a cooling rack.
- Chocolate Glaze
- In a microwave-safe bowl melt the chocolate chips in 30-second increments until the chocolate is smooth.
- Add the confectioners sugar, and vanilla extract to the melted chocolate. Add milk to reach the desired consistency.
- Dip donuts in the glaze and place them on a baking rack. Add sprinkles if desired and let set before serving.
Notes
- Make sure that you grease or spray your donut pan well with nonstick cooking spray. I prefer to use baking spray instead of regular cooking spray for these donuts.
- Be careful that you don’t overmix the batter as this can make them tough.
- Be careful not to overbake as this can leave your donuts dry and hard. So, watch them closely while they are in the oven.
- To keep the glaze from making a mess, I place a wire cooling rack over a large-rimmed baking sheet and allow the donuts to dip over it while they dry. Placing parchment paper under the cooling rack is another way to keep the area clean.
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Please note that the nutritional information provided are guidelines and may vary based on the brand of products used. For your specific nutritional goals use My Fitness Pal or Verywell Fit recipe calculators. All content within this site is not intended as medical diagnosis or treatment and should not be considered a substitute for professional medical expertise.
The chocolate glaze is an Alton Brown recipe.
There are so many good reasons to make these – dessert, breakfast, gifts, party fun! These would be especially cute for a girl’s sleepover party!
You just gave me reason to break out that mini pan! I was wondering what to give a neighbor for watching our cats. I think I’ll make a little donut gift basket with some other goodies too!
I love tiny food! 🙂 I have mini baking pans also and love them so much. My mom was looking for them recently and was having a hard time finding them so I got sneaky and ordered them for her now she’s baking lots of baby donuts too!
I love your glazing idea with the grenadine. When you said that, my mind went in all different kinds of ways to make these using booze 🙂
That was so nice of you to surprise your mom like that! Mini everything is so fun to play with. Oh, yes…boozy flavors would be fabulous 🙂
Thanks, Donna 🙂
Chocolate glaze for me please. I will also take one, no make that 2, of the grenadine glaze.
Got you covered, Norma!
Sandra these are adorable! Did your calorie counting include the toppings? I’ve not yet bought a donut pan because they always seem expensive & I’m looking to catch a sale but you’ve made me waaaaaant one even more!
Do you live near a Michael’s craft store? It was $9.99, and they always have coupons for 40% off one item. You NEED this 🙂 The calories do include the almond glaze topping, but not the chocolate. I’ll have to see what the chocolate brings the calorie count to.
I love your colorful mini donuts, just perfect…yummy, very good idea for Valentines day……Have a great week you to!
Yum. Are you sure you aren’t a professional baker? Those look absolutely precious and amazing.
You are so sweet! I’m a better eater than decorator, but thank you 🙂
Katya, they are so little and won’t break the calorie bank if you’re keeping track! Thank you for the lovely comment.