Easy Mini Chocolate Donuts Recipe
Soft, rich, and perfectly portioned, these mini chocolate donuts are baked to perfection and glazed for a delightful treat any time of day.
Print Pin Servings: 12 mini donuts
Calories: 140kcal
Cost: $6
Equipment
- 1 Mini donut pan 12-cavity recommended for even baking
- 2 Mixing bowls One for dry and one for wet ingredients
- 1 Whisk For smooth blending of wet ingredients
- 1 Piping Bag Or zip-top bag with a snipped corner
- 1 Wire rack For cooling and setting glaze
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 cup All-purpose flour Spoon and level
- ¼ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder Natural not Dutch-processed
- ½ teaspoon Baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Granulated sugar
- ½ cup Buttermilk Room temperature
- 1 Large Egg room temperature
- 2 tablespoon Melted butter Unsalted
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract Pure
- ¼ cup Mini chocolate chips Optional
Glaze
- ¾ cup Powdered sugar Sifted for smooth glaze
- 2 tablespoon Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2–3 tbsp Milk Adjust for glaze thickness
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Sprinkles Optional for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven and grease donut pan
- Mix dry ingredients
- Whisk wet ingredients
- Combine and gently fold batter
- Fill donut pan ⅔ full
- Bake 7–8 minutes, then cool on rack
- Whisk glaze ingredients
- Dip donuts in glaze and decorate
- Let glaze set before serving
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Serving: 40g | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1.1mg