Description

These Halloween Donuts are tender, moist, and delicious baked treats perfect for a fun and festive celebration. Made with a simple donut batter, these donuts are baked instead of fried, giving you all the flavor with less mess. They are topped with a sweet glaze and decorated with melted white chocolate in colorful Halloween shades, allowing you to customize them as cute or spooky as you like.

Ingredients

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Dry Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 egg
1/3 cup + 1 1/2 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Glaze

3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk plus more if needed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Halloween purple, orange, or green food coloring

Decoration

6 oz white melting chocolate
Piping bag
Small round tip

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Instructions

Prepare the Dough: In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, egg, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
Fill the Donut Pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease your donut pan. Spoon or pipe the batter evenly into the donut cavities, filling each about three-quarters full to allow room for rising.
Bake the Donuts: Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for approximately 8 minutes, or until the donuts are lightly golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Make the Glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Adjust the consistency by adding more milk, one teaspoon at a time, if the glaze is too thick. Divide the glaze into separate bowls and tint with Halloween-themed food colorings such as purple, orange, or green.
Glaze the Donuts: Dip the tops of the cooled donuts into the colored glaze and place them back on the wire rack to set. Allow the glaze to firm up before decorating further.
Melt White Chocolate: Gently melt the white melting chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in short bursts, stirring in between to avoid burning.
Decorate Donuts: Transfer the melted white chocolate to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip. Pipe fun Halloween designs onto the glazed donuts—spooky, cute, or creative patterns—allowing the chocolate to set fully before serving.

Notes

These baked donuts offer all the delicious flavor of traditional fried donuts but with less mess and fat.
Customize the decoration to your liking, making them cute or spooky for Halloween celebrations.
Ensure the donuts are fully cooled before glazing to prevent the glaze from melting.
If the glaze is too thick, add milk gradually until you reach the desired consistency for dipping.
Use a piping bag and round tip for precise chocolate decorating.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 donut
Calories: 568 kcal
Sugar: 88 g
Sodium: 243 mg
Fat: 15 g
Saturated Fat: 9 g
Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 105 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 6 g
Cholesterol: 46 mg