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Chocolate Glazed Donut Holes Recipe

Learn how to make chocolate glazed donut holes with this simple recipe. Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or a sweet snack!

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword breakfast, chocolate, donuts, easy
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cool & Glaze 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 43 donut holes
Author Taylor Harrison

Ingredients

Donut Batter

  • 2 cups flour all-purpose
  • 1 cup sugar granulated
  • ⅔ cups cocoa
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup milk room temperature
  • ¼ cup greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter melted

Glaze

  • 4 cups icing sugar
  • 6 tbsp milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Donut Batter

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a mini muffin pan with non-stick spray.

  2. Sift together 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar and 2/3 cups of cocoa in a large bowl. Mix in 1 teaspoon each of baking powder, and baking soda.

  3. In a medium bowl, whisk 2 eggs, 1 cup milk, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Whisk in 1/4 cup of unsalted butter. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients.

  4. Spoon into prepared pan 3/4 full. Bake for 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to glaze.

Glaze

  1. Sift 4 cups of icing sugar into a bowl. Stir in 6 tablespoons of milk and two teaspoons of vanilla. You may add more milk one tablespoon at a time until you get the desired consistency.

  2. Dunk donuts with a fork until covered. Place on a wire rack on a pan or parchment paper for easy cleanup.

Recipe Notes

Store covered at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Special Tools (affiliate): 24 Cup mini Muffin pan: Glass Mixing Bowls: Cooling Racks

Recipe adapted from sallysbakingaddiction.com