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Triple Chocolate Donuts

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Mornings seem to go so much better when you start out with a great breakfast.  These Triple Chocolate Donuts will wake you up in no time.

Triple Chocolate Donuts, baked donuts

My husband just laughs every time I made donuts and say they are for breakfast.  He says donuts are wrong because they are not an acceptable breakfast since it is basically cake.

Well, if that’s wrong, I never want to be right 🙂  I love my donut pan and have had so much fun creating fun breakfasts for our kids.  Let’s be honest…most times those donuts don’t make it to breakfast anyway.  So, we should just call them snack. 

Triple Chocolate Donuts, baked donuts

 I realized the other day that I hadn’t made donuts in a while.  Since Spring had forgotten about us and snow was coming down like crazy, I decided it was a donut kind of a day.  These Triple Chocolate Donuts are a combination of two recipes I made a few years ago – Chocolate Mint Donuts and Chocolate Zucchini Donuts.  Both of those are excellent donuts to go with too BTW.

Triple Chocolate Donuts, baked donuts

 My youngest has all of  a sudden become the pickiest eater.  He doesn’t like anything that he used to.  In fact, all he wants to eat is Ramen…and we all know how healthy that is.  Yuck!  But if that means he is actually eating something, then I will let him.   Most mornings he refuses to eat breakfast because he isn’t hungry.  Then he eats half his sandwich at recess because he is starving.  I’m not sure what to do with him.  One week he likes something, and then the next week he won’t touch it.

I am claiming a small victory because he actually ate one of these for breakfast.   They have yogurt in them, so it has a sight health benefit, right?  Maybe I just need to offer chocolate coated health food more often 😉

Triple Chocolate Donuts, baked donuts

 These donuts are so easy to mix up and bake.  Once you make your batter, spoon it into a big ziplock bag and cut one corner off.

It makes it so much easier to fill those donut cavities with a bag instead of a spoon.  You also want to make sure they are filled at least 3/4 full.  They will bake up and be this nice puffy cake donut.

donuts in pan

One thing to note:  these chocolate donuts are even better the next day.  Keep them stored in a sealed container and they will absorb the moisture from each other making them more dense.  When they come out of the oven on the first day, they will be light like a muffin.  So definitely give them a day to “ripen”.  That is if you can resist the urge to eat them.  I like to make them up the night before, so they are ready to be eaten first thing in the morning.

So, do you feel like donuts now?   I know I am feeling the urge to go make another kind today.

Triple Chocolate Donuts, baked donuts

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Yield: 15 donuts

Triple Chocolate Donuts

Triple Chocolate Donuts

Chocolate donuts with chocolate chips and a chocolate glaze will wake you up in the morning.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 2/3 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips
  • 1 - 10 ounce bag milk chocolate melts
  • sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray.
  2. In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the vanilla, egg, and yogurt and cream again.
  3. In a large bowl, stir together the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa, nutmeg, and flour.
  4. Alternately add the flour mixture and coffee into the butter mixture and beat until everything is incorporated.
  5. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand. Spoon the batter into a large ziplock bag. Cut the tip off one corner and squeeze into the donut pan cavities. Fill at least 3/4 full.
  6. Bake for 9-10 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 2-3 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Cool completely.
  7. Melt the chocolate according to the package directions. Dip the tops of the donuts in the melted chocolate and add sprinkles. Let set. Store in a sealed container on the counter for 3-4 days.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

15

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 302 Total Fat: 14g Saturated Fat: 9g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 4g Cholesterol: 34mg Sodium: 319mg Carbohydrates: 38g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 22g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 5g
© Jocelyn @ Inside BruCrew Life
Cuisine: American / Category: Donuts & Cinnamon Rolls

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Comments

  3. carrian says

    oh man, our youngest is a picky punk. We have the rule that you eat what I make or don’t eat. She’s at least started taking a few bites, and if we add bbq sauce she will do meat. It’s really, really annoying though.

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    • Jocelyn Brubaker says

      We have that same rule in our house too! Some days he doesn’t eat a whole lot, and I know he is probably hungry but he won’t admit it!!! I’m hoping he will grow out of it soon!!!

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  6. Vicky says

    I have never tried making donuts before but you’re making me want to add them to my must do list. I love the rainbow decorations you added on top of yours!

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  7. Laurie says

    I just showed this to my two sons and they are literally foaming at the mouth for these. Lucky for them, I have the Wilton donut pans and will be making them this weekend. I love the flower sprinkles… so Eastery. Can’t wait to try this recipe… My chocolate loving husband and sons are going to go wild!

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  8. Elaine @ Cooking to Perfection says

    This recipe definitely qualifies as a great breakfast! And I almost thought you were going to say mornings seem to go so much better when you start out with chocolate. I like both of our ideas. And these donuts fit both ideas perfectly. I really need to invest in a donut pan! I’m splurging this weekend, so maybe I’ll add a donut pan to my list of things to purchase. 🙂

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  14. Jess @ On Sugar Mountain says

    Hey if pancakes are considered breakfast then donuts are TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE! Heehee 😀 At least in my book anyway. I love chocolate donuts and the sprinkles are absolutely adorable Jocelyn.

    Enjoy your weekend!!

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  19. Paula B. says

    These not only look amazing but very do-able by the novice. Like others, I am soon going to be investing in that donut pan!

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