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It wouldn’t be a proper Chocolate Peanut Butter Week without a breakfast recipe, am I right?
Of course I am.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Luckily, peanut butter is full of protein! And chocolate has antioxidants (I think). And there is milk in this recipe, so you’re getting some dairy. And flour for your grains!
Totally reasonable and healthy breakfast right here, folks.
Eat ’em up!
Baked Chocolate Cake Donuts with Peanut Butter Glaze
Two of my favorite flavors - chocolate and peanut butter!
Prep15 minutes
Cook10 minutes
Total25 minutes
Serves 8 donuts
Ingredients
For the donuts:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk or regular milk with a teaspoon of white vinegar added
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 teaspoons butter melted
For the glaze:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk or cream
Instructions
To make the donuts:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease a donut pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cocoa, and salt.
- In a small bowl, stir together the buttermilk, egg, vanilla, and butter.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir with a wooden spoon until fully incorporated.
- Fill the donut pan and bake for 10 minutes or until cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
To make the glaze:
- In a small sauce pan, heat the butter and peanut butter until melted over low heat.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the powdered sugar and milk.
- Dunk the donuts in the glaze when cool enough to handle.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1donut| Calories: 200kcal (10%)| Carbohydrates: 26g (9%)| Protein: 5g (10%)| Fat: 9g (14%)| Saturated Fat: 3g (19%)| Cholesterol: 31mg (10%)| Sodium: 239mg (10%)| Potassium: 188mg (5%)| Fiber: 1g (4%)| Sugar: 11g (12%)| Vitamin A: 165IU (3%)| Calcium: 53mg (5%)| Iron: 1.4mg (8%)
Melody says
These are absolutely delicious, and so easy. The batter can be whipped up before the oven preheats, and the glaze is done before the donuts are! Made these as a surprise for the hubby one night when he was craving chocolate and about to send the Junior out for ice cream from Sonic.
I did use Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa, which kicked these up another notch, if that’s at all possible. Thanks so much for posting this!
Karly says
So glad y’all liked them! 🙂
Mandy says
Yum! Do you think these would be good to make the night before?
Jamie says
How many doughnuts does this make?
Karly says
Six donuts! 🙂
Kelly says
I just made these and they were wonderful! Chocolate and peanut butter rock together!
Joanne says
I knew you’d come through on the breakfast front. Although…your other PB+Choc recipes seemed pretty breakfast appropriate to me as well 😛
Jocelyn says
Chocolate and peanut butter anything is my favorite!! I love the thought of my favorite combo for breakfast:-) Although I really just want to slurp that frosting!!!
Michelle MacPhearson says
You made me hungry just by looking at the pictures. How much more if I do this recipe tonight for my boys? I can’t wait for breakfast.
Kelsy says
This is my favorite flavor combo so I love the idea of bringing it to breakfast. I’ll be topping these with chopped Reese’s and still calling it breakfast. Maybe I’ll even get crazy and dunk it in some chocolate milk. That’s fine… right?
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
I want to eat a vat of that glaze!! Mmm.
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
Breakfast is very important, which is why it should definitely include the most important thing of all – peanut butter!
Tina says
Great brekkie idea 🙂 !
Melinda says
These sound so yummy! Is there anyway to make these without a donut pan? They don’t sell them in the part of the world where I live. =0(
Karly says
@Melinda,
Yes, ma’am! Just use a muffin tin instead. Won’t be shaped like a donut, but same taste. You’ll just need to adjust your baking time. 🙂
Melinda says
@Karly,
YIPEE!! Thanks! Muffins are one of our favorite things! Thanks!!
Karly says
@Melinda,
Oh, good! Keep in mind this recipe only makes six donuts, so I’m not sure how many muffins you’ll get. Mini muffins would be fun if you have a mini muffin tin!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
I’ve never tried chocolate pb donuts, but judging by the looks of these ultra-drippy, ridiculously fudgy looking numbers, I need to get on with this whole choco-pb donut thing.
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
love choc/pb donuts – one of my fave things to eat, actually 🙂 well choc/pb anything is!
Karly says
@Averie @ Averie Cooks,
This was my first time trying chocolate peanut butter donuts! Super good!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
@Karly,
I made these a year or so ago – need to remake!
http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2011/11/baked-chocolate-peanut-butter-donuts-with-vanilla-peanut-butter-glaze.html
Karly says
@Averie @ Averie Cooks,
Ooh, love that you added peanut butter to the donut!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
@Karly,
It kept them super moist. Sometimes baked donuts can get a little dried out but these stayed nice ‘n moist 🙂
Pam says
I love you Karly! There, I’ve said it. I’m totally making these Sunday for brunch time fun.
Karly says
@Pam,
Love you back!