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 Add these Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts to your Halloween parties and watch all the kids grab a spooky treat! Soft fluffy donuts decorated with candy and edible eyes are a fun breakfast this time of year! 

Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts - soft fluffy donuts decorated to look like spiders are a fun holiday treat to share at breakfast. Great recipe for Halloween parties!

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A few years ago I decided I was going to boycott dusting. I was putting out my Halloween decorations…things like skeleton bones, spiders, and gravestones.

They kind of looked out of place on nice bright clean shelves.

Last year I added some plastic rats to our decor. Let’s face it. Bones and rats look much better with a layer of dust surrounding them.


Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts - fall Halloween treat for breakfast

So, for the month of October, I am letting the dust pile up on everything.

The spiders have free reign of my ceiling corners…for now anyway.

Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts

Then come November I will be very thankful for all our cleaning supplies and our vacuum.

See what a good system I have come up with. I just made not cleaning my house part of my decorating.

Now I just need to figure out how that would work for the other holiday’s in the year. Easter bunnies live outside in the dirt, soooo dust makes them feel more at home?

Yeah, that might be stretching it a little.  Wink, wink!

These little Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts are a fun treat for Halloween parties!
The other day I was at Target browsing the Halloween aisle for something fun to make. They have all sorts of kits for making spooky and yummy food.

But I just wanted the box of black string licorice because I had these cute chocolate pumpkin spider donuts in mind.

And did I seriously just call spiders cute????

All the dust and cobwebs in my house have me on spider alert. I sure hope the real spiders don’t think I am inviting them to come live with me. Because that would not be cool. Not cool at all.

Now spiders made of chocolate and googly eyes can come visit me any time they like.

Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts - a fun breakfast recipe to share at Halloween parties!

Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts

Let’s talk about the baked donuts for a minute.

I have started using yogurt in place of sour cream for all my donut recipes. There is nothing better that you can replace the high fat items with. Plus, all my baked goods come out super soft from the yogurt baked in them.

I love that it is packed with protein. It makes me think I am eating healthy, even when I’m really just eating chocolate covered donuts.

Don’t burst my healthy eating bubble!!! I know they are coated in chocolate, sprinkles, and candy.

Licorice and candy eyes make these Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts a fun breakfast treat for Halloween parties!

Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts recipe:

Yield: 24 small donuts or 10 large donuts

Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts

Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts

Chocolate pumpkin donuts with a chocolate coating and a fun candy twist

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 2 cups chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening, divided
  • chocolate sprinkles
  • candy eyes
  • black licorice

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a mini and large donut with nonstick baking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, sift together the baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, flour, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In another mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the egg, vanilla, yogurt, pumpkin and buttermilk and blend well.
  4. Slowly add the flour mixture until just mixed. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
  5. Spoon the batter into a large plastic bag and cut the tip off. Pipe the batter into the prepared donut pans, filling the cavities at least half full.
  6. Bake the mini donuts 4-5 minutes and the large donuts 8-9 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
  7. In a microwave combine the chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon shortening. Heat for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat until melted and smooth.
  8. Dip the tops of the donuts in the chocolate. Sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles. Attach eyes and licorice legs with chocolate.
  9. Melt the white chips and 1/2 teaspoon shortening the same way and drizzle over the large donuts in a web pattern. Makes 24 small donuts and 10 large donuts. Store in a sealed container.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 215Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 204mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 2gSugar: 18gProtein: 3g

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© Jocelyn @ Inside BruCrew Life
Cuisine: American / Category: Halloween Recipes
Chocolate Pumpkin Spider Donuts - candy eyes & licorice legs turn these soft donuts into a creepy breakfast treat! Great recipe for Halloween parties!

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Comments

  8. SallysBakingAddiction says

    completely adorable Jocelyn! I love chocolate and pumpkin. Halloween is my favorite holiday ever 🙂

    I’d enjoy my chobani with granola for breakfast at my work desk! That’s what I usually eat everyday!

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  9. Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says

    Oh my goodness! These are so stinkin’ cute, Jocelyn! I don’t even think I’d have time to even THINK about dusting if these were around because I’d be eating them all up 🙂 love it!! And I’d totally use my Chobani yogurt in some donuts like these–I can’t wait to make them!

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  10. Aimee says

    Jocelyn, these are so adorable. I love that you made web donuts too!! You are so crazy talented!!! I’m going to try substituting greek yogurt, love that idea!

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  21. Chobani says

    How fun are THESE! Great substitution…we definitely know what we’ll be making for Halloween. 😉 Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

    Amy
    @Chobani

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  22. 4Sisters says

    Jocelyn…these are adorable!! I love how YOU can make even spiders look so cute 🙂 We enjoy yogurt for breakfast or snacks around here. I’m thinking I should start baking with it really soon!

    Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos

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  30. Joan Hayes says

    Jocelyn, these are absolutely adorable! I have to make a treat for Grace’s class on Friday and I know what I’m making!!!! These! Pinned, and I follow you everywhere! (Just don’t report me for stalking)

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  39. Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl says

    These might be the cutest thing I have EVER seen–and I’m not even a big Halloween fan! My kiddo is SO into spiders right now–he would go crazy for these!! As for the yogurt, I’d probably use it in a breakfast bread/muffin (or these donuts!).

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  44. Pint Sized Baker says

    Love these little guys. I really do have to make some donuts… One of these days.
    I like to eat my Chobani with granola and dried fruit. Sometimes fresh fruit. Sometimes sliced almonds and flax. Yeah, I make a “meal” out of it!

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  55. Sarah says

    My boys love real spiders and would especially like these chocolate ones! I LOVE the chobani kids banana-vanilla. Perfect size and flavor!

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  62. Something Swanky says

    Oh Jocelyn! These are just out of control cute!! And you made the table-backdrop-thingy! I’ve been excited to see it!!! It’s gorgeous! I’ve been wondering if you can use bead board to make different color backdrops by sanding and spraying? Maybe I’ll get around to it one day… 🙂

    Reply

  63. Ginger says

    I’ll be featuring YOU tomorrow morning at 7 am central time. Thank you so much for linking up to {wow me} wednesday at GingerSnapCrafts.com

    Ginger 🙂

    Reply

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