Deliciously baked and not fried, these easy to make Dark Chocolate Donuts with Peanut Butter Glaze will be ready in 30 minutes!
These are delicious chocolate donuts that are baked, not fried and are lightly sweet. They are soft and fluffy and the peanut butter glaze is crazy delicious.
You can never go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter. It is my number 1 combination of flavors.
Most of you know how much I love these two together. 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? Just melted peanut butter with no added sugars!
Recipe Tips
These delicious chocolate donuts are so incredibly versatile. I have made them with milk chocolate cocoa powder instead of dark chocolate powder as well as almond butter, pecan butter and even sunflower seed butter to mix up the glaze!
These donuts are also freezer friendly, even after they are glazed. I like to store them in individual airtight containers and freeze them so when I crave a donut I just defrost one at a time for portion control.
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Dark Chocolate Donuts with Peanut Butter Glaze
Ingredients
- For the donuts:
- ¼ cup butter at room temperature
- ½ cup unrefined sugar
- ⅓ cup packed unrefined brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ 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:
- ½ cup natural peanut butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Grease the donut pan or muffin tin.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugars, and egg until smooth, about 5 minutes with electric mixer on medium-high setting.
- Mix in the baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and oats to the creamed mixture. Mix thoroughly, making sure to scrape the sides.
- 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.
- 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.
- Let cool in the pan for a few minutes, then place on wire rack for 5 minutes to cool before adding a glaze.
- While donuts are cooling, melt peanut butter. Drizzle on top of cooled donuts.
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
I have not used my doughnut pan in far too long. I think it needs to come out of hibernation for these!
lauren.kelly
Bust it out Erin! 🙂
Shashi at RunninSrilankan
Oooh - love your use of applesauce and Greek yogurt - these doughtnuts have the best texture! wow!
lauren.kelly
Thank you so much Shashi!
Stacy
I love how deep and dark and chocolatey these are, Lauren! Perfect with stripes of peanut butter glaze.
lauren.kelly
Thanks Stacy! LOVE dark chocolate!
Melissa @ Treats With a Twist
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!
lauren.kelly
Oooh, I have to make that next time Melissa!
Mike
Wow these look fantastic. And healthy too! Nicely done
lauren.kelly
Thanks so much Mike!
Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files
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!
lauren.kelly
Come over Meg! 🙂
Coleen @ The Redhead Baker
Great minds know that you can't go wrong with chocolate, peanut butter and donuts! I really want to try making yours!
lauren.kelly
YES! Good taste Coleen, I can't wait to make yours! 🙂
Colleen (Souffle Bombay)
Not to rich...just perfect! I wouldn't feel guilty about inhaling one (or two) of these!
lauren.kelly
Thanks Colleen! Take two 🙂
Renee
Definitely time to make these donuts soon.
lauren.kelly
Thank you so much!
Miranda @ Cookie Dough & Oven Mitt
These are perfect! Chocolate and peanut butter have a very special place in my heart. I'll be inhaling some of these later!
lauren.kelly
Thanks Miranda!
Medha @ Whisk & Shout
I love how healthy these are with the whole wheat flour and that they're baked, not fried! Pinning 🙂
lauren.kelly
Thank you Medha! 🙂
Christie
Oh man! I need to eat breakfast right now. I wish I had one of these!
lauren.kelly
Thanks Christie!
Lee
I totally missed the boat on chocolate peanut butter day....THE BEST DAY EVER. PB drizzle makes everything better.
lauren.kelly
YES Lee!! Every day is kind of chocolate pb day sort of, right? 😉
Amy @ A Healthy Life For Me
Love healthy donuts, I get to indulge without the guilt, and peanut butter and chocolate...oh-my!
lauren.kelly
Thanks Amy! 🙂
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness
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!
lauren.kelly
Thank you sweet Taylor!