Because we all need more than one form of coffee for breakfast… These Toffee Chocolate Baked Donuts are a delicious coffee-infused chocolate treat! A simple chocolate coffee baked donut dipped in a sugar-y glaze and topped with toffee bits.
Donuts are one of my favorite treats! I love going to a local donut place on a Saturday morning and picking out a few flavors to try.
Making donuts at home is lots of fun, too. It had been all too long since I pulled out my (affiliate link) donut pan and made some baked donuts, so I fixed that with this recipe.
For the base of these donuts, I used my recipe for Chocolate Crumble Baked Donuts recipe and added in some instant coffee.
Next comes a super simple glaze that I dipped each donut into. Finally, a topping of toffee bits! The toffee goes perfectly with the coffee flavor in the donuts.
If you want to make 2 types of donuts at once, you can make the dough for my Chocolate Crumble Baked Donuts (link above) and split it in half. For one half, follow the directions to make the chocolate crumble, and for the other half add the espresso powder and follow the directions to make the glaze and toffee topping!
These Toffee Chocolate Baked Donuts aren’t complicated or time-consuming to make. Mix them up in a couple of minutes, bake for about 12 minutes, wait for them to cool and then finish them off with glaze and toffee bits.
Homemade donuts sounds like the perfect way to kick off a weekend, don’t you think?
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Toffee Chocolate Baked Donuts
Because we all need more than one form of coffee for breakfast... These Toffee Chocolate Baked Donuts are a delicious coffee-infused chocolate treat! A simple chocolate coffee baked donut dipped in a sugar-y glaze and topped with toffee bits.
Ingredients
For the donuts:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 tablespoons of butter, melted in a small bowl or cup
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
For the glaze and topping:
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup toffee bits
Instructions
For the donuts:
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a donut pan. I used a mini donut pan and it made 12 donuts. If you have a full-sized pan it will make about 6 donuts or you can double the recipe to make more.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and brown sugar.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the milk, egg and vanilla.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- Stir the instant coffee into the melted butter until dissolved. Pour the butter mixture into the dough and mix well.
- Divide the dough into your donut pan, filling each one to just below the top of the pan.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into one of the donuts comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
For the glaze and topping:
- Combine the milk and vanilla in a small bowl that is wide enough to dip the donuts into. Whisk in the powdered sugar until smooth.
- Dip the donuts one at a time into the glaze and place them on a wire rack. Sprinkle with toffee bits.
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Annie Young says
These sound and look delicious! Trying this recipe this weekend. Thank you for sharing!
Jenna Owens (@aSavoryFeast) says
I hope you enjoy them!
CakePants says
Now THIS is the kind of incentive I need to drag myself out of bed in the mornings! I have a serious weak spot for all things toffee, so this looks like a dream come true!
Meghan B. says
WOWZA this is my kind of breakfast! Would love to pair this with a giant cup o’ coffee!
Jenna Owens (@aSavoryFeast) says
Coffee plus toffee sounds amazing!