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Baked Chocolate Donut Holes

NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE®
Baked Chocolate Donut Holes
Level
Easy
Prep 
15 min
Cook 
10 min
Servings
24 to 26 mini donut muffins
  • These yummy donut holes are courtesy of Amanda Rettke of i am baker. Add these to your next brunch menu or whip up a batch as a fun snack for the family.

Key Ingredients

A yellow container with a red lid featuring the NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® logo above a red label that reads "cocoa."
Morsels and Baking Ingredients

NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Cocoa

8 oz.
A package of dark chocolate morsels with a maroon label and a melty chocolate chip cookie.
Morsels and Baking Ingredients

NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Dark Chocolate Morsels

10 oz.

Ingredients

Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Step 2

Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside. In medium saucepan over medium heat add in butter, chocolate, and espresso powder. Melt together while stirring. Remove melted chocolate from stove and add in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, brown sugar, and sour cream. Mix until combined then add in egg yolk and vigorously whisk. Add wet ingredients to the dry and stir until fully combined.

Step 3

Grease a mini muffin pan. Using a mini ice-cream scoop, drop rounded scoops into muffin pan.

Step 4

Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until donut muffins have rises and cracked along top.

Step 5

Prepare glaze while mini donut muffins bake. Whisk together confectioners sugar, milk, and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.

Step 6

Dip tops of slightly cooled muffins into glaze and set on cooling rack that has been placed over a foil lined cookie sheet. Add sprinkles or embellishment if you prefer.

Tips

SUGAR COVERED DONUT MUFFIN:

Prepare and bake dough as above. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a dish. Put 1/2 cup sugar in separate dish. Dip mini donut muffins into butter then roll in sugar.

BAKED DONUT:

Grease a donut pan. Prepare dough as above. Bake 12-15 minutes. Cool for one minute then run a butter knife around the edge. Move donuts to cooling rack. Makes 12 donuts.

HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING:

Use 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 3/4 cup sour cream, and bake at 375° F.

NOTE:

These Donuts last approximately 3 days when kept in an airtight container.

TIPS:

There are a few easy things you can do to ensure success when baking donuts:
• Anytime you are using dairy in a baking recipe, try to start out with room temperature ingredients.
• Make sure your pans are properly prepared. You can grease a pan with butter, a butter & flour combination, use baking spray, or even opt to use mini cupcake liners with the donut muffins.

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