Peanut Butter Glazed Chocolate Donuts Recipe - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (2024)

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Peanut Butter Glazed Chocolate Donuts Recipe -my new quick chocolate peanut butter treat that is as much fun to make as it is to eat. I could eat the glaze with a spoon! So good!

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When the chocolate craving hits, make baked donuts with a peanut butter glaze. It's a simple yet indulgent treat! Sweet, soft and fluffy chocolate donuts with slightly salty glaze make for one delicious combo. Exactly what a dessert should be. It only takes 15 minutes to make these donuts!

PEANUT BUTTER GLAZED CHOCOLATE DONUTS

These Peanut Butter Glazed Chocolate Donuts are quite simple to make. Baked donuts are a great option when you are craving a bakery pastry but do not want the calories of a fried doughnut. The smooth and glossy peanut butter glaze is the perfect finishing touch. Add chocolate sprinkles, shaved chocolate or mini chocolate chips for an extra topping and enjoy!

HOW TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER GLAZED CHOCOLATE DONUTS?

  • Start by preheating the oven.Grease a regular size 6 donut pan.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt.In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, oil and vanilla.
  • Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and whisk until smooth.Add chocolate chips and stir.Divide the batter evenly in the donut pan.Bake donuts for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer onto a cooling rack.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together peanut butter and melted butter.Add sifted confectioners sugar and vanilla and whisk until smooth. It may look clumpy at first but keep whisking, it will become smooth. It will be thick but easily spreadable. You can warm it up in a microwave to make it more drizzling consistency.Dip donuts in glaze and set back on cooling rack.
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HOWTO MAKE BAKED DONUTS?

To make baked donuts, you need a donut pan. They usually have 6 cavities so if you want to make more donuts at a time, it's good to buy two pans. Make the donut batter (it's very similar to a muffin or a cake batter) and place in a ziploc bag. Snip off the edge and fill each donut cavity with batter. It's a mess-free way to make it. Bake donuts for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool slightly then take out of the pan.

TOPPING IDEAS FOR BAKED DONUTS:

  • simple glaze: mix powdered sugar with milk until drizzling consistency, then dip each donut and set aside to dry.
  • sprinkles: it's always fun to dress up donuts with colorful sprinkles!
  • powdered sugar: simply dust donuts with powdered sugar for a true bakery treat.
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If you don't have a donut pan, you can bake the batter in a regular muffin pan. I highly recommend this Wilton pan if you like baked donuts. You will love it and use it often.

Enjoy!

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PEANUT BUTTER GLAZED CHOCOLATE DONUTS RECIPE:

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Peanut Butter Glazed Chocolate Donuts Recipe

Author: Anna

Soft and fluffy chocolate donuts with a creamy, sweet and salty peanut butter glaze. Perfect breakfast idea for the weekend!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 9 minutes mins

Total Time 24 minutes mins

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup + 3 Tablespoons buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 6 Tablespoons creamy peanut butter
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 2 Tablespoons confectioners sugar
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 420 degrees F.Grease a regular size 6 donut pan.

  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt.

  • In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, oil and vanilla.

  • Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and whisk until smooth.Add chocolate chips and stir.Divide the batter evenly in the donut pan.

  • Bake donuts for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer onto a cooling rack.

  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together peanut butter and melted butter.Add sifted confectioners sugar and vanilla and whisk until smooth. It may look clumpy at first but keep whisking, it will become smooth. It will be thick but easily spreadable. You can warm it up in a microwave to make it more drizzling consistency. Dip donuts in glaze and set back on cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 239mg | Potassium: 308mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 2.2mg

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  1. Jamey says

    I used this frosting on my strawberry filled doughnuts. My family loved them.

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  2. Julie says

    Peanut Butter Glazed Chocolate Donuts Recipe - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (10)
    PEANUT BUTTER makes me shout from rooftops with joy. I love it so much. I go through a jar every week and a half (sometimes week) because I constantly eat spoonfuls from the jar. These donuts are made of so much awesome sauce! I want one right now. 🙂

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  3. Christine says

    Peanut Butter Glazed Chocolate Donuts Recipe - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (11)
    these. are. stunning. *drool*

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  4. Sabrina says

    Peanut Butter Glazed Chocolate Donuts Recipe - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (12)
    My family loves chocolate and peanut butter! It's such a great flavor combo!

    Reply

  5. Erin says

    I never knew I needed a donut pan until this very moment! Holy deliciousness... You deserve a round of applause for these 🙂

    Reply

  6. Heather says

    Peanut Butter Glazed Chocolate Donuts Recipe - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (13)
    Oh, I don't have a donut pan, but I like the idea of making them in a muffin tin! They look so irresistible - that glaze!

    Reply

  7. Medha says

    These are gorgeous! I'll never get sick of the chocolate and PB combo 🙂

    Reply

  8. Erin says

    Best flavor combo ever!! And that frosting is so thick and creamy, I just want to dive in!

    Reply

  9. Stephanie says

    Ummm yeah. I want to spread that glaze on everything too!!

    Reply

  10. Roxana says

    Peanut Butter Glazed Chocolate Donuts Recipe - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (14)
    The doughnuts look delicious and I'm glad you're feeling better!

    Reply

  11. Patricia says

    Looove my donut pan, and I'm sure I'll love this recipe! GORGEOUS! That luscious peanut better glaze! I'm with you -- I'd slather it on pretty much everything!

    Reply

  12. Justine says

    This is the third donut recipe I've seen posted today! I love that we are all thinking donuts on this dreary Monday. That peanut butter glaze is seriously calling my name!

    Reply

  13. Jenn says

    Peanut Butter Glazed Chocolate Donuts Recipe - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (15)
    Chocolate and peanut butter for president! I'm in awe, send me one!! (or five?)

    Reply

Peanut Butter Glazed Chocolate Donuts Recipe - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (2024)

FAQs

What is the secret for soft doughnuts? ›

There's only one way to make doughnuts even softer and fluffier and that is by scalding some of the flour. Scalding is a technique used to not only make bread softer, but also to make it stay soft for longer. You can use it for pretty much any recipe you like.

What makes donuts soggy? ›

Sao says the trick is to let the donuts cool down before you store them. Otherwise, he says, they'll sweat and turn soggy (and if there's anything worse than a dry donut, it's a soggy donut).

What is Krispy Kreme chocolate glazed donut? ›

We take our Original Glazed® doughnut one simple, yet delicious, step further by hand-dipping it in smooth, delectable chocolate icing to create a delicious Chocolate Iced Glazed Doughnut. “I always know they're (Chocolate Iced Glazed) going to be delicious.”

What is chocolate donut glaze made of? ›

Combine butter, milk, corn syrup, and vanilla in medium saucepan and heat over medium heat until butter is melted. Decrease the heat to low, add the chocolate, and whisk until melted. Turn off heat, add the powdered sugar, and whisk until smooth.

Why are Krispy Kreme doughnuts so soft? ›

A batch of original glazed starts with Krispy Kreme doughnut mix, water and yeast, the same single-cell fungi used to make bread rise. The yeast is what makes the original glazed so light -- it puffs the dough up with air, so it's not dense like a cake doughnut (more on this later).

What is the forbidden donut? ›

Marge explains that he ate the entire wedding cake by himself… before the wedding. On the back Homer pledges his soul to Marge, and the jury finds that his soul is the property of Marge, not the devil's. The devil begrudgingly agrees, but instead of taking Homer's soul, he turns his head into a big donut.

What is the best oil to make donuts in? ›

Vegetable oil is the go-to choice for many good reasons. Besides being cheap and easy to find, it has no problem handling high temperatures with a smoke point of around 400 degrees Fahrenheit — well above temperatures needed to brown donuts.

What is the best flour for donuts? ›

Use real cake flour – not DIY cake flour!

DIY substitutions don't really cut it, and AP flour will not create doughnuts with that same soft texture. Also, bleached cake flour will work best. Unbleached (like King Arthur Baking) won't absorb as much moisture, and you may end up with doughnuts that crumble while frying.

What is the best oil to cook donuts in? ›

Some of the best options on the market are canola oil and sunflower oil as they are neutral oils that are widely available and sold at a great price point. Canola oil specifically is the one of the best choices because it has a light color, mild flavor and a high smoke point making it ideal for frying donuts.

What is a chocolate donut with cream filling called? ›

The Boston cream doughnut (or Boston cream pie doughnut, also spelled donut, or simply Boston Cream) is a round, solid, yeast-risen doughnut with chocolate frosting and a custard filling, resulting in a doughnut reminiscent of a miniature Boston cream pie.

What happened to Krispy Kreme chocolate glazed donuts? ›

Yes, you read that right, in celebration of World Chocolate Day, July 7, the chain will have its limited-edition chocolate glazed doughnuts available at shops across the country for fans to enjoy. Since their introduction by the brand for the solar eclipse in 2017, these doughnuts have not been spotted since.

What is the most unhealthy donut at Krispy Kreme? ›

Krispy Kreme Cake Batter Donut

Even more of an issue is the fact that the Cake Batter Donut has less than one gram of fiber, meaning there's nothing to help your body break down the carbohydrates it's taking in.

What is the cream filling in donuts made of? ›

Bavarian cream doughnuts are rolled in (powdered) sugar and made with pastry cream that has been mixed with whipped cream. Boston cream doughnuts are filled with vanilla pastry cream and dipped in chocolate.

What is Krispy Kreme donut glaze made of? ›

The secret to Krispy Kreme doughnuts is of course the sweet glaze, and this is achieved by bathing the doughnuts in a glaze of icing sugar, vanilla extract and milk, for a thicker glaze increase the quantity of icing sugar by a few spoons.

What softens donuts? ›

Add eggs: Eggs add richness and moisture to the dough. Add oil: Oil helps to keep the donuts moist. Don't overmix: Overmixing the dough will make the donuts tough.

Why is my donut not soft? ›

Check mix weight, water amount and water temperature calculations. Refer to water temperature calculations; keep dough temperature at 80°F-82°F/27°C-28°C. Adjust shortening temperature to 375°F/190°C. Check with litmus paper and change or filter frying shortening.

How do you make doughnuts soft again? ›

The Best Way to Reheat a Krispy Kreme Doughnut

From my research, the best appliance to restore that soft, fluffy, fresh-out-of-the-factory taste is, by far, the versatile microwave. It warms the pastry inside out without drying, crisping, or melting the treat.

How do you keep donuts soft and fresh? ›

Place your donuts in storage bags or airtight containers.

Definitely put them in airtight bags or containers though so they stay fresh! The only time this isn't a good idea is when your donuts are cream-filled. In that case, you'll want to store them in the fridge so they don't spoil.

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