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Today is one of my FAVORITE days! It’s National Chocolate Peanut Butter Day, so let’s celebrate with some fabulous donuts!
This is our second annual Chocolate Peanut Butter Day where I partner with some amazing food bloggers to share delicious recipes with you all! Carla from Chocolate Moosey and Miriam from Overtime Cook are hosting this delicious collection so please go visit them and share the love. We even have a Pinterest board dedicated to chocolate and peanut butter and I also have my favorite Pinterest board, Peanut Butter Love. I bet you’re not surprised I have a whole Pinterest board dedicated to peanut butter, right?
Ok, now let’s talk about these DONUTS!
Most of you know that I love all things chocolate and peanut butter. So now that I am on a baked donut kick, why not make some donuts with my favorite combination? This came out amazing! They are moist, delicious and healthier than your typical fried donuts with tons of sugar. And the peanut butter glaze? It’s just melted peanut butter! No added sugars! I KNOW!
Dark Chocolate Donuts with Peanut Butter Glaze
Ingredients
- For the donuts:
- 1 ⁄4 cup butter at room temperature
- 1 ⁄2 cup unrefined sugar
- ⅓ cup packed unrefined brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 11 ⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ⅔ cup oats
- 2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup milk of choice
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 ⁄2 cup applesauce unsweetened
- For the Peanut Butter Glaze:
- 1/2 cup natural peanut butter melted
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 425°F. Grease the donut pan or muffin tin.
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In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugars, and egg until smooth, about 5 minutes with electric mixer on medium-high setting.
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Mix in the baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and oats to the creamed mixture. Mix thoroughly, making sure to scrape the sides.
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On low speed, add the whole-wheat pastry flour, cocoa powder and milk. Mix well. Add the Greek yogurt and applesauce. Mix until combined, being careful not to overmix.
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Fill the prepared donut pan or muffin tin and bake for 12–15 minutes. You can also roll them into balls and place on a baking sheet for donut holes.
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Let cool in the pan for a few minutes, then place on wire rack for 5 minutes to cool before adding a glaze.
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While donuts are cooling, melt peanut butter. Drizzle on top of cooled donuts.
Check out all of these amazing recipes! I don’t know which one to make first!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites by Carla from Chocolate Moosey
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies by Miriam from Overtime Cook
Chocolate Peanut Butter Twix Cake by Susan from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
{Healthy} Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oat Bars by Kayle from The Cooking Actress
Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Butter Tiger Paws by Renee from Kudos Kitchen by Renee
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Dip by Becca from It’s Yummi
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cake by Erin from The Spiffy Cookie
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie by Lisa from Snappy Gourmet
Espresso Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting and a Rum Drizzle by Barb from Creative Culinary
Chocolate Peanut Butter Tandy Cake by Cindy from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
Chocolate-Glazed Peanut Butter-Stuffed Doughnuts by Coleen from The Redhead Baker
4 Ingredient Chocolate & Peanut Butter Candy by Colleen from Souffle Bombay
Ganache-Stuffed Peanut Butter Bars by Karen from The Food Charlatan
Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Pancakes by Taylor from Food Faith Fitness
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Icing by Shashi from Runnin Srilankan
Chocolate Filled Peanut Butter Cookie Cups by Stacy from Food Lust People Love
Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Lava Cakes by Anita from Hungry Couple
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream by Renee from Magnolia Days
Crispy Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites by Lauren from Healthy Delicious
Tagalong Dip by Liz from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake Nancy from gotta get baked
Small Batch Chocolate Peanut Butter Doughnuts by Sarah from What Smells So Good?
Funky Monkey Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Balls by Brianne from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies by Diane from Created by Diane
Chocolate, Peanut Butter, & Roasted Banana Shake by Jennie from The Messy Baker
Chocolate Peanut Butter Magic Bars by Jen from Jen’s Favorite Cookies
Chocolate Doughnuts with Peanut Butter Glaze by Lauren from Lauren Kelly Nutrition
Definitely time to make these donuts soon.
Thank you so much!
I am all about chocolate and peanut butter…ESPECIALLY when it’s in the form of a healthy donut! I LOVE that these are whole wheat – pinned!
Thank you sweet Taylor!
Not to rich…just perfect! I wouldn’t feel guilty about inhaling one (or two) of these!
Thanks Colleen! Take two 🙂
Love healthy donuts, I get to indulge without the guilt, and peanut butter and chocolate…oh-my!
Thanks Amy! 🙂
I totally missed the boat on chocolate peanut butter day….THE BEST DAY EVER. PB drizzle makes everything better.
YES Lee!! Every day is kind of chocolate pb day sort of, right? 😉
Oh man! I need to eat breakfast right now. I wish I had one of these!
Thanks Christie!
This is the perfect day for sure! I don’t think there is a day that goes by without peanut butter and chocolate! And I can have them for breakfast? Sign me up!
Come over Meg! 🙂
I love how deep and dark and chocolatey these are, Lauren! Perfect with stripes of peanut butter glaze.
Thanks Stacy! LOVE dark chocolate!
I love how healthy these are with the whole wheat flour and that they’re baked, not fried! Pinning 🙂
Thank you Medha! 🙂
Oooh – love your use of applesauce and Greek yogurt – these doughtnuts have the best texture! wow!
Thank you so much Shashi!
These are perfect! Chocolate and peanut butter have a very special place in my heart. I’ll be inhaling some of these later!
Thanks Miranda!
I have not used my doughnut pan in far too long. I think it needs to come out of hibernation for these!
Bust it out Erin! 🙂
Great minds know that you can’t go wrong with chocolate, peanut butter and donuts! I really want to try making yours!
YES! Good taste Coleen, I can’t wait to make yours! 🙂
Wow these look fantastic. And healthy too! Nicely done
Thanks so much Mike!
I am all about the baked donuts! Love the chocolate pb combo too. I think it was two years ago, but I made pb donuts with chocolate glaze! They were SO good! Totally need to do that again!
Oooh, I have to make that next time Melissa!
Would never have guessed that there were so many healthy ingredients in these! Brilliant!
Thanks Lisa! I like to disguise the healthy 😉
that peanut butter drizzle…those perfectly chocolatey donuts….amazing!
What a delicious way to start the morning! Time to dust off my donut pans!!!
oh my gosh, Lauren…these doughnuts are chocolate peanut butter perfection! Brian stops for doughnuts every Saturday, so a batch of these will be happening soon!
Thanks so much Becca! I hope you like them!
These would disappear in seconds at my house!
Lauren, every time I see a post with baked donuts I tell myself: I need to buy a donut pan! This post is no different – your donuts look amazing! Especially with that luscious peanut butter glaze drizzled over top. Beautiful photos too!
Thanks Nancy! You can also make these is muffin tins but the donut pan is so much fun!
Applesauce? Sounds like a perfectly moist and delicious donut!
Thank you Cindy!
GAH! How did I miss National Chocolate Peanut Butter Day? These look absolutely amazing, and I’m crying I didn’t have them to eat on this special day. Any time peanut butter is involved – I’m all in! 🙂
I think every day is Chocolate Peanut Butter Day Kristi!
We must have been on the same brainwave! Yummy!
Goos taste Sarah! 😉