Chocolate Glazed Donuts: An Easy Baked Version

These delicious baked chocolate glazed donuts are a lightened up version of the fried variety but your sweet tooth will never know it.

Happy New Year, dear Kenarry friends!  It’s Robin from A Home To Grow Old In.  Can you believe that it’s time for another new year to start?

Each year the hustle and bustle between Thanksgiving and Christmas causes this time of year to creep up on me.  You know what else creeps up on me?  My waistline!  

A month of overindulging at family get-togethers and parties always has me looking for some healthier options.  Even though I’m trying to eat healthier, I still need to occasionally appease my sweet tooth, and today I’m sharing just the right chocolate glazed donuts recipe to do it.

Baked donuts are healthier than fried

One of the great things about these chocolate glazed donuts is that they are baked and not fried.  I wouldn’t go as far as to call them healthy, but they definitely are a lightened up version of the fried variety.  

They are perfect for days when you need a chocolate fix but still want to watch your calories.  They are a bit like eating cake in a donut form, and who would pass that up for a special breakfast treat?

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Baked Chocolate Glazed Donuts

Another thing that I love about these donuts is that you can have them ready in no time at all.  They are very simple to make.  You basically just combine all your dry ingredients in one mixing bowl and your wet ingredients in another, then combine the two bowls.  

To make it even easier on myself, I pour the batter into a gallon sized Ziploc bag, cut off the corner, and squeeze the batter into a donut pan.

How to Glaze baked donuts

For the glaze, just whisk all the ingredients together in a medium bowl.  Dip both sides of the donut in the glaze and allow to dry on a wire rack.  

Once the glaze hardens they are ready to serve.  Or, just serve them right away with the glaze still dripping off…that’s how my kids like them.

Creative Baked Donut Ideas

Want to get creative and make a variety of different donuts? This is a really great basic recipe that you can modify. Try one of these ideas.

• Mint – Add a few drops of mint extract. They will taste like mint cookies.
• Chocolate Chips – Sprinkle a few chocolate chips into the batter.
• Salted Caramel Glaze – Drizzle some salted caramel sauce on top
• Butterscotch Chips – Mix in some butterscotch chips.

Don’t these chocolate glazed donuts look delicious?  Now you can satisfy that chocolate craving without going overboard on your New Year’s resolution to eat better.  Looking for more healthy breakfast ideas? You’ll love these amazing  Baked Apple Pie Oatmeal Muffins.

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Baked Chocolate Glazed Donuts

This Chocolate Glazed Donut recipe is baked and hence a healthier version of super moist, delicious and chocolaty donut which will easily be a family favorite.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked donut, chocolate donut, sugar glaze

Servings: 12

Calories: 196kcal

Author: Robin Lewis

Equipment

• Oven
• 3 Medium Mixing Bowls
• Zipper Bag

Ingredients

To Make Donuts:

• 1 1/2 cups Flour All-Purpose
• 1/2 cup Cocoa
• 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 2 Eggs
• 1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
• 2/3 cup Buttermilk
• 1/3 cup Greek yogurt Fat-Free
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla

To Make Glaze:

• 1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 3 tablespoons Water
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla

Instructions

To Make Donuts:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/175 degrees C.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
• In an additional mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, oil, buttermilk, yogurt, and vanilla.
• Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture and stir until combined.
• Place the batter into a gallon size zipper bag and cut off a corner. Generously butter the donut pan cavities. Squeeze the batter into the donut pans until about 2/3 full.
• Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
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To Make Glaze:

• Sift powdered sugar into a medium mixing bowl. Add water and vanilla and whisk until smooth to create the glaze.
• Dip the cooled donuts into the glaze and return to the wire rack to dry.
• Serve once the glaze has dried.

Nutrition

Serving: 1donut | Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 62IU | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg

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What’s Next?

While you’re here, be sure to check out these other breakfast recipes on Ideas for the Home by Kenarry® –

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• Baked Apple Pie Oatmeal Muffins Recipe

Updated November 2019.