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Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes

April 18, 2017 by Mahy, Updated April 21, 2021 5 Comments

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When it comes to donuts, for some reason my favorite are always those tiny cute donut holes. And these chocolate donut holes are one of my favorites. Not only because they’re donut holes, they also happen to be super chocolate-y, tender and stay moist for days.

Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com

Plus they’re baked, not fried so that’s an absolute bonus for me. And last but not least, they have a spike of caramel flavor that takes your average chocolate donut hole to a level of divineness like no other!

Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com

YES! It’s chocolate time! It’s actually caramel chocolate time, so even better 🙂 Did you all have a fantabulous Easter break? I keep telling myself before every food occasion—portion control, portion control portion control. But guess what, it seems like it never ever ever happens.

So we were invited for Easter dinner this year, and I had promised myself to keep it under control since we had plenty of treats last week ( hint: chocolate donut holes ). But as it turns out, I failed miserably. Good news is, I don’t feel a bit guilty about those baked chocolate donut holes—they were light as air!

Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com

For the record, any of your favorite flavors would work beautifully here! Now let me tell you just how perfect those chocolate donut holes are.

To start off, they’re pure chocolate lush. Made with cocoa powder only, so they’re super rich in chocolate flavor.

Then comes the sweetness. I’ve used the coffee creamer to replace a good portion of sugar from my original recipe. In addition to that, it added  moisture—so as a result there was a nice tender texture to the chocolate donut holes which kept them fresh for four days.

Obviously they won’t last you that long lol I had to keep one in a small glass container and checked on it everyday. By day five I would say it started to feel a bit stale. So these chocolate donuts are great if you make them in advance too.

Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com

Now the question would be to glaze or not to glaze? I say glaze glaze glaze lol It’s quite optional because the chocolate donut holes are delicious as they are, however the glaze makes them super delicious. The trick again to infuse MORE flavor is to add the creamer into your glaze. YES.

Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com

Ok so let me show you quickly how to make those out of this world chocolate donut holes so you can sit back, make a cup of coffee, close your eyes and enjoy every bite of donut with a sip of coffee!

Quick How To

Have your dry ingredients in a bowl (flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder). Have your wet ingredients in another bigger bowl (egg, yogurt, oil, sugar) and add to them the International Delight® Caramel Macchiato.Now just add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients bowl and mix them well. Spoon the batter in a mini muffin pan (well greased or lined with a cupcake liner if you prefer). Bake the chocolate donut holes for 10-12 minutes until puffed and stingy to the touch.

Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com
Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com
Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com
Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com
Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com

Glazing

In the meantime make the glaze: Simply add a cup (more or less to your taste) of confectioner sugar in a bowl and add to it International Delight® Caramel Macchiato creamer while mixing. The consistency of your glaze is totally up to you—thicken it up with ore confectioner sugar, and thin it out with more creamer. Once the donuts are ready simply dip them one at a time and roll them into the glaze. Let them dry on a parchment paper and they’re all ready! 🙂

Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com
Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com
Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com
Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com

Just look how soft and fluffy it is on the inside! And that glaze when it hardens, it forms a nice delicate sugary crust—perfect contrast with the tender donut. Give yourself twenty minutes to make these chocolate donut holes, pour a nice hot cup of coffee, sweeten it with your favorite flavor of International Delight® and have yourself a real treat!! better off, invite some friends over and share the love! 🙂 Enjoy 🙂

Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com
Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com
Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes. The best baked donut holes you'll ever make! tender, fluffy and intensely chocolate-y with a spike of caramel in the donut and glaze! Get the step by step recipe-www.twopurplefigs.com
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Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes

When it comes to donuts, for some reason my favorite are always those tiny cute donut holes. And these chocolate donut holes are one of my favorites. Not only because they’re donut holes, they also happen to be super chocolate-y, tender and stay moist for days

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate donut holes, donut holes, donut holes recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 100 kcal
Author Mahy

Ingredients

  • Dry Bowl
  • 1 1/4 cups of all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
  • Wet Bowl
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup of Yogurt (any type, any fat concentration)
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 1/2 cup International Delight® Caramel Macchiato
  • 1/4 cup of oil
  • Glaze:
  • 1 cup of confectioner sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons of International Delight® Caramel Macchiato

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a mini muffin pan (or line it with baking paper) and set aside.
  2. Start off in a bowl add all the dry ingredients and mix well. In a larger bowl add all the wet ingredients and mix well.
  3. Finally, pour the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients and mix them well. Spoon the batter into the mini muffin pan and bake for 10-12 minutes at most.
  4. Most of all, the donuts are ready when they feel springy to the touch, or if you use a toothpick inserted in the centre--it should come out clean.
  5. In the meantime make the glaze by mixing ingredients together in a bowl.
  6. Consequently you can adjust the thickness of your glaze by adding more confectioner sugar for a thicker glaze, or more creamer for a runnier glaze.
  7. Once the donuts are cool enough to handle, remove them from the muffin pan and dip them one at a time (either dip only the top of the donut or the entire donut) into the glaze and set them to dry on a parchment paper.
  8. Serve right away with a cup of coffee, or store them in an airtight container for up to 4 days. Enjoy! 🙂
Nutrition Facts
Caramel Spiked Chocolate Donut Holes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 100 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 7mg2%
Sodium 27mg1%
Potassium 42mg1%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 12IU0%
Calcium 10mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Annie

    February 3, 2021 at 7:50 am

    Is it okay to use cream instead of yogurt or would the taste be different?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Mahy

      February 8, 2021 at 1:46 pm

      Hi Annnie, yes absolutely you can use cream!

      Reply
    • Mahy

      March 7, 2021 at 11:54 am

      Hi Annie, do you mean heavy whipping cream or sour cream ? I would suggest sour cream instead of yogurt if you need to swap 🙂

      Reply
  2. Carolyn West

    April 18, 2017 at 8:31 pm

    Totally yummy! I can’t imagine these lasting very long in my house. #client

    Reply
    • Mahy

      May 4, 2017 at 11:02 am

      Thanks Carolyn!! Absolutely LOVED these too 🙂

      Reply
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