Double Chocolate Baked Donuts
A rich and decadent dark chocolate donut that's been topped with a super simple chocolate ganache. It's SO good! Perfect for breakfast or even as a quick bite of something sweet.
Ingredients
Donuts
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dark Chocolate Ganache
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
Donuts:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Brush insides of donut pans with vegetable oil. Set aside.
- Melt chocolate chips. Set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in melted chocolate.
- Beat in egg.
- Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Pour batter into pastry bag.
- Pipe into prepared pans.
- Bake 20-25 minutes, until donuts test done.
Ganache:
- Combine chocolate and cream in a glass bowl.
- Microwave on high for 30 second intervals, stirring after each, until chocolate is melted.
- Stir gently until smooth.
Assembly:
- Make ganache while donuts are cooling.
- When donuts are cool, spoon ganache over top of donuts.
Notes
Expert Tips:
- Allow the ganache enough time to cool slightly so it's thick enough to really cover and stay on the donuts.
- This recipe freezes and reheats really well!
- Make sure to check the expiration date on your milk and baking powder.
- The donuts taste better room temperature or slightly warmed.
Nutrition
Serving: 1donutCalories: 234kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 121mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18g
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.