pHresh Raw Cacao Chocolate Donuts

Baked healthy chocolate doughnuts with a dark chocolate glaze. Yep, this is amazing. Here are the ingredients and steps you need to follow for perfect, nutritious doughnuts:

Ingredients:

For The Chocolate Doughnuts:

• 2 cups bread flour can substitute all-purpose or GF flour
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup pHresh Certified Organic Cacao Powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter melted
• 2 tbsp plain greek yogurt
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

For The Chocolate Glaze:

• 6 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup pHresh Certified Organic Cacao Powder
• 1/4 cup almond milk can also use regular milk
• 2 - 2 1/2 cups confectioners sugar powdered
• Optional: rainbow or chocolate sprinkles because sprinkles!

Instructions:

For The Chocolate Doughnuts:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, including the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, Cacao Powder, baking soda, and kosher salt. Mix well.
3. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients, including the buttermilk, eggs, unsalted butter, greek yogurt, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla extract. Mix well.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix, but take care not to over-mix - just mix until barely incorporated.
5. Pour batter into a large gallon-sized Ziplock bag with the very tip cut off (or can use a piping bag, if you have one) and pipe the batter into the doughnut molds. The batter should fill 3/4 of the mold, as they will rise when baked.
6. Place in the oven and bake 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of a doughnut.
7. Allow the doughnuts to rest in the mold once removing from the oven for 2-3 minutes, then remove from the mold, and transfer the doughnuts to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
8. Repeat with the remaining batter.

For The Chocolate Glaze:

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, about 2 minutes. Be careful not to let the butter burn, but just to let it melt.
2. Add the Cacao Powder and milk, stirring frequently, until it thickens and comes to a boil, about 2-4 minutes.
3. Remove the pan from the heat and slowly stir in 2 cups of the confectioners sugar, adding the remaining 1/2 cup, bit by bit, as necessary to make the glaze thick and smooth.
4. If the glaze gets too thick, you can add a little more milk to loosen it.
   

To Assemble The Doughnuts:

1. TIP: I recommend setting up a station that is covered by parchment paper so you can move from the glaze to the cooling rack and add sprinkles without worrying about dripping.
2. Holding the doughnut with your fingers, dip the tops of each doughnut into the warm glaze, do a little spin by twisting your wrist, and then shake to remove any excess glaze.
3. Place the glazed doughnuts onto a cooling rack, glaze-side-up, and top with sprinkles (or other toppings if you desire).
4. Repeat until all the doughnuts have been dipped, flipped, and topped with sprinkles.
5. Allow doughnuts to set on the cooling rack for 15-20 minutes to allow the glaze to harden.

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes

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