Super easy, quick and tasty these Chocolate Glazed Donuts are the perfect breakfast that whips up in a jiffy and taste amazing.

Donuts, do I need to say more? They are one of my favorite things in the world. We particularly like baked donuts.

They are super easy to make and take a lot less time than any traditional yeast donut recipe would, so they are are go-to when it comes to donuts.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

They take less than 20 minutes to make from start to finish.
This is the perfect base recipe to dress up for different flavors.
This recipe uses pantry staples that you would usually have on hand and no weird off the wall ingredients.

I think whenever I go the bakery I always grab myself a glazed donut, some of my favorite donut recipes include French Crullers, Lemon Baked Donuts and Cinnamon Toast Crunch Donuts.

Let’s just say that I’m a little donut crazy and these Chocolate Glazed Donuts are just the top of the iceberg when it comes to my obsession with them.

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE GLAZED DONUTS, STEP BY STEP:

In medium bowl add flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
Whisk together until everything is combined.
Add in eggs, sour cream, milk, butter and vanilla extract.
Stir until everything is combined and no streaks of flour remain.
Place into piping bag and pipe into a donut pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and bake at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes.
Remove from pan and place on wire rack to cool completely.
While donuts cool in bowl whisk together powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla and milk until you reach a dippable consistency.
Dip your donuts into glaze mixture and set back on wire rack and top with sprinkles if desired.

How easy are these Glazed Donuts? I mean seriously, they are so easy that they are the perfect recipe where you can get your kids involved in making them.

We usually make them together as a family, donuts are one of the things we all like to do together and these Chocolate Glazed Donuts are my kids favorite.

WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE A DONUT PAN?

Donut pans are relatively inexpensive and are a fun kitchen item to have on hand if you are a donut fan, but what is you don’t own one?

If you don’t feel the need to purchase a pan here are some options:

Muffin tin: Roll up foil into a log shape that is taller than your muffin wells and about 1″-1 1/2″ in diameter and place it in the center of the well. While it doesn’t quite give you the right shape, it will still give you your donuts.
Free form: Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray and line with parchment paper then pipe your donut batter into circles about 2″ apart on the tray and bake in oven.
Holes: You can also always make donut holes with this recipe as well. Using a mini muffin tin, just fill the wells with batter and bake, checking for doneness after about 5-7 minutes.

There are different options if you don’t have a donut pan if you really want to make these Glazed Donuts, but seriously just buy one then you can make them all the time!

HOW TO STORE DONUTS:

While Donuts are one of those recipes that are best eaten the same day, there are ways that you can make that stretch just a little bit.

If you have some donuts leftover and don’t want them to go to waste the best way option that we have tried is wrap them in a napkin and place them in a paper bag overnight.

You could also store them in an airtight container as well, but we have the best luck with a napkin and a paper bag, a trick that was passed down from my grandma!

You can also make a bunch of different glazes for these Glazed Donuts and not just this chocolate version.

Like I said these are a super versatile recipe, you could do a vanilla glaze, coffee glaze, strawberry glaze, etc. There are so many different options.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

This recipe can be easily halved or doubled depending on the amount of people you are serving.
Let them cool as much as possible before dipping them so the glaze doesn’t melt off the donuts.
The glaze hardens (not too hard) quickly so do not make the glaze too far ahead of time.
Place your donut batter in a piping bag and pipe into wells, this has always been our trick to get perfect, even donuts.
This recipe is really a great basic donut base, you can add different flavors to it or fruits or chocolate chips etc.

If you want a fun and easy breakfast recipe these Chocolate Glazed Donuts are EXACTLY what you’ve been looking for! Simple, tasty and fun for everyone!

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