If you like chocolate, you’re going to love these old fashioned baked chocolate doughnuts with chocolate glaze and sprinkles. They couldn’t be any simpler to make.
Baked doughnuts are the best. Think of cupcakes. I don’t fry much of anything. In fact, I can’t think of a single food that I deep fry. It’s just not my thing. A couple years ago, I picked up some doughnut pans and my opinion on making doughnuts at home was magically transformed. My Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts with a Maple Glaze have been a big hit, so I think it’s time to share another doughnut recipe with you.
This latest batch of doughnuts was inspired by a recent trip. Last week I told you about my amazing weekend in Washington DC with American Heritage Chocolate, and I am excited to partner with them once again to share this recipe with you. After returning home, I was eager to bake up some treats using my American Heritage Chocolate products.
AMERICAN HERITAGE CHOCOLATE
American Heritage Chocolate is an authentic historic line of products—developed from chocolate recipes from the 1750’s—that celebrates chocolate’s important role in the lives of Americans during the 18th century and is reminiscent of what Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Ben Franklin would have enjoyed, combining all natural ingredients and exotic spices.
Made with all-natural ingredients and no preservatives, American Heritage Chocolate is an artisanal dark chocolate containing 63% cacao.
Mildly spicy, and slightly sweet, American Heritage Chocolate is flavored with a blend of spices and ingredients available during colonial times, including cinnamon, nutmeg, chili pepper, orange, anise and vanilla.
American Heritage Chocolate is Kosher-certified, made without dairy, wheat, peanuts, or tree nuts, and is made in a facility that does not contain peanuts and tree nuts.
Visit the American Heritage Chocolate website to learn more about their great products and find out where to buy.
Baked Chocolate Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze
makes 8 doughnuts
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup grated American Heritage Chocolate Block
½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 egg, beaten
6 tablespoons sour cream
¼ cup milk
½ tsp. vanilla
¼ cup vegetable oil
chocolate glaze:
1 cup American Heritage Chocolate Drink
chocolate sprinkles (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, grated chocolate, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a small bowl, beat together the vanilla, egg, sour cream, milk, and oil.
Stir the wet ingredients into the dry until just combined.
Spoon in a greased doughnut pan.
Bake for 8 minutes or until the tops spring back when you touch them.
Let the donuts cool completely in the pan before glazing.
You’ll notice that these doughnuts aren’t dark in color. Don’t let that fool you. These doughnuts are packed with chocolate flavor. The American Heritage Chocolate Block doesn’t lend a deep chocolate color, but it has a wonderful dark chocolate flavor. This stuff is so good!
For glazing, place the American Heritage Chocolate Drink Mix in a microwave safe bowl. Do not add any liquid. You’ll have to trust me on this. This drink mix melts like magic. Melt the chocolate until smooth, in 20 second intervals, stirring between each interval. Dip the doughnuts into the melted drink mix, then dip into chocolate sprinkles.
Recipe adapted from Buns in My Oven. This post contains and affiliate link.
Baked Chocolate Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze
Yield 8 doughnuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup grated American Heritage Chocolate Block
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt 1 egg, beaten
- 6 tablespoons sour cream
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ tsp. vanilla
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- chocolate glaze:
- 1 cup American Heritage Chocolate Drink
- chocolate sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, grated chocolate, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a small bowl, beat together the vanilla, egg, sour cream, milk, and oil.
Stir the wet ingredients into the dry until just combined.
Spoon in a greased doughnut pan.
Bake for 8 minutes or until the tops spring back when you touch them.
Let the donuts cool completely in the pan before glazing.
Those look fantastic! I’ve actually never made home made donuts before. I can’t wait to try this!
Oh, I can’t wait to make these. They look delicious!
These sound really good. I love chocolate donuts so much!
I am drooling over here. I Have never made a homemade donut before, but I want to. Nom!
YUM! Those look delish – and yes, I’d take a dozen to serve in my house anyday!
Oh wow, this would be a real treat. I think my daughter and I would have fun making some.
These donuts look beyond delicious! I really appreciate that they are baked and not fried.
I’ve never tried baking doughnuts before. These look fantastic and ready for eating!
Now I want to go buy a doughnut pan just so I can make these. They look fantastic!
These look so delicious. I think I might just try them
Yes I generally have a smoothie for breakfast.
I would love to try the Xtra Fulls Toastchee with real peanut butter crackers.
thank you
I adore doughnuts. I need to make them myself more often. These sound awesome!
The sprinkles are calling to me. I need those doughnuts in my life immediately.
I’ve never made my own donuts before. This looks so delicious!
These doughnuts look so delicious and fun to make. I would love to make these, but I need to get a doughnut pan. I like the glaze that goes on top of these! Thanks for the recipe!!
I shouldn’t have skipped breakfast today. These look SO good – almost like a dessert!
These look amazing. My kids always ask me to make donuts but I never do. These look so good I just may have to attempt.
I love the chocolate glaze on these! Those sprinkles are perfect too!
American Heritage chocolate sounds so tasty. I like baked doughnuts, so the recipe is really appreciated.
These look so delicious. I love doughnuts and these look so easy to make baked in the oven. I will have to try making these.
Oh boy! I am craving these right now! I think this a recipe I can actually pull off too!
I think I need a donut pan! These look delicious!
Donuts are so my guilty pleasure and I never thought to make one myself! These look amazing
These donuts look SO good! I have never heard of American Heritage products but am smitten from the graphics on the package in your photo and your description. I love the idea of historically based products. Going to check out their site now!
I need to get this doughnut pan. I always think f doughnuts as being time consuming and this would certainly help. This recipe is great too. Chocolate is my favorite. 🙂
Oh wow! These look so good! I love chocolate too!
Oh my! These looks amazing! I’d love to try these!
This looks wonderful! Thanks for this! Pinned 🙂
I love the idea of baking donuts. Frying is too much trouble. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Yum! The donuts look delicious. Looking at them I would not think that they were chocolate but I will definitely take your word for it. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
I love baked donuts, pinned and thank you for sharing!!!!
These look delicious! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Yum, these look incredible! I would love to make my own donuts and it doesn’t seem to be extremely difficult.
One thing I haven’t made yet are donuts – these are guilt free and chocolate are my absolute fav! I must try these! I think you should make a cookbook!