Gingerbread Donuts with Dark Chocolate Glaze Recipe

5 from 49 votes

Delicious gingerbread donuts with a dark chocolate glaze. Add Halloween sprinkles or decorate to fit the season.

Prep Time10

Cook Time14

Additional Time10

Total Time34

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Dessert

Keyword: dark chocolate, donut, doughnuts, gingerbread, glaze, halloween

Servings: donuts

Calories: 318kcal

Author: Jennifer Soltys

4 oz bittersweet chocolate 61 percent to 70 percent cacao, finely chopped (3/4 cup)
3 tbsp butter unsalted, cut into small pieces
1 tbsp milk whole
2 tsp light corn syrup
Halloween sprinkles

Preheat the oven to 350℉. Lightly grease a standard size 6-cup donut pan.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cloves. Mix well.
1 cup flour, 2 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp baking soda, ¼ tsp kosher salt, ⅛ tsp Ground Nutmeg, ⅛ tsp ground cloves
In a separate smaller bowl, combine buttermilk, oil, molasses, egg and vanilla. Mix well.
½ cup buttermilk, ¼ cup oil, 3 tbsp molasses, 1 large egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract
Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not over-mix or your donuts could be tough. Batter should be lumpy.
Spoon batter equally into the 6 donut pan cups.
Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a donut comes out clean.
For the glaze, melt chocolate and butter in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in milk and corn syrup. Use immediately.
4 oz bittersweet chocolate, 3 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp milk, 2 tsp light corn syrup
Allow donuts to cool completely then dip in dark chocolate glaze and finish with an assortment of Halloween sprinkles.