Chocolate Peppermint Donuts
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Chocolate Peppermint Donuts
Description
The donuts use a blend of dry ingredients including flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, combined with wet ingredients such as vegetable oil, sugar, egg, coffee, vanilla extract, and sour cream. The crushed candy canes are folded in last to impart a distinctive peppermint crunch. The batter is piped into a prepared donut pan and baked until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, yielding moist and tender donuts with a subtle chocolate bitterness enhanced by the coffee.
The chocolate glaze or ganache is made by melting semisweet chocolate chips with heavy cream and adding peppermint extract for a minty aroma. After cooling, the donuts are dipped into the ganache and sprinkled with crushed candy canes, adding a crunchy texture and festive look. The contrast between the tender donuts and the smooth, cool glaze with peppermint crunch defines this recipe's appeal.
These donuts are suitable for holiday celebrations or as a seasonal dessert, offering a balance of chocolate richness and peppermint freshness. The baking method provides a lighter alternative to fried donuts while keeping a soft crumb.
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Glaze:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream 118mL
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips 172g
- 1/3 cup candy canes 66g, crushed
For the Donuts:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 120g
- 1/2 tsp baking soda 9g
- 1/2 tsp baking powder 2g
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder 14g, unsweetened
- 1/3 tsp salt 2g
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil 60mL
- 1 cup white sugar 200g
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup coffee 118mL
- 1 tsp vanilla extract 5mL
- 2 tbsp sour cream 30g
- 1/4 cup candy cane 50g, crushed
Instructions
For the Donuts:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter and flour the donut pan
- In a medium bowl, sift together all the dry ingredients.
- Give the dry ingredients a whisk.
- In a separate bowl add the wet ingredients. Pour wet into dry. Whisk until combined. Stir in the crushed candy cane at the very end.
- Pipe the batter into your prepared pan.
- Bake for 10 to 14 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool on a rack.
For the Ganache
- Add the cream, chocolate and peppermint extract to a double boiler and heat until melted. Whisk and set aside to cool.
- Once the donuts have cooled, dip in the ganache and sprinkle with the crushed candy cane.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 24donuts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 229 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Donut | |
| Calories | 229kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 167mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 170mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 100IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.8mg | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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