Homemade Baked Frosted Chocolate Donuts.

Homemade Baked Frosted Chocolate Donuts. I recreated a sweet donut that we all grew up eating! These yummy chocolate frosted donuts are so much better than store-bought and simple to make too! They’re baked with Greek yogurt and maple syrup to sweeten just slightly. Each donut is then dipped into a creamy chocolate glaze that melts in your mouth. These frosted chocolate doughnuts are totally delicious, fun to make, and even better to enjoy!

I always love to end the week with something sweet, so I’m excited to share these donuts! Everyone’s had a frosted chocolate donut from the store. I’m picturing the donuts in the white and blue box, the ones from Entenmann’s! I feel like they were such a childhood staple. Even though it was only on rare occasions that my mom would buy them, they were always such a nice surprise for my brothers and me!

One of my favorite things to do in the kitchen is to recreate treats I enjoyed as a kid! I always have so much fun with these recipes!

These donuts took no effort at all! They’re so easy to mix up, and they come out much better than anything from a box – promise.

Plus, you can double up on the delicious chocolate glaze when you make these donuts at home! I always felt like donuts from the store were lacking in the glaze. Making them at home easily solves those issues!

Of course, these are much healthier too! They’re made with Greek yogurt and very little sugar, and you can even use whole wheat flour! We all adore a healthier homemade treat!

Here are the details

Ingredients

• Salted butter
• Maple syrup
• Greek yogurt
• Eggs
• Vanilla extract
• All-purpose or whole wheat flour
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Mini chocolate chips
• Avocado oil – or you can use melted butter if needed

Special Tools

For this donut recipe, you’ll need a donut pan to bake the donuts since they are non-fried. If you do not have a donut pan, I recommend using a mini muffin pan or regular muffin pan.

Steps

Step 1: make the batter

I wanted to do my best to make these donuts healthier. First, I start with some brown butter. Then I add a touch of maple syrup to lightly sweeten the donut.

From here, mix the eggs with Greek yogurt and vanilla.

For the flour, I like to use all-purpose or whole wheat flour. If you use whole wheat, the donuts will be a little more dense, which is honestly still delicious—just different!

You could also use a gluten-free flour blend if needed.

Step 2: bake

Once the batter is ready to go, bake it up in a doughnut pan. If you don’t have a doughnut pan, make doughnut holes using either a regular muffin pan or a mini muffin pan. Either option works just the same, but be sure to really grease the pan before adding the batter. This is a stickier batter, so greasing the pans is essential.

Bake the donuts for 8-10 minutes. They bake up really fast! Then, let them cool.

Step 3: the frosting

The frosting makes the donuts YUMMY! Just chocolate chips and oil melted together. Easy peasy!

It’s delicious and leaves you with chocolatey fingers.

Step 4: frost each donut

Once the donuts have baked, I like to let them cool completely, then dip them into the warm frosting. Let the chocolate harden, and then enjoy!

Each bite is filled with sweet, fluffy cake and extra fudgy chocolate frosting.

Looking for other baked doughnuts? Here are my favorites: 

Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts with Cinnamon Maple Glaze

Baked Blueberry Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts

Baked Hot Chocolate Doughnuts

Lastly, if you make these Homemade Baked Frosted Chocolate Donuts, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!

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