These Baked Chocolate Hazelnut Donuts are perfect on any weekend morning. Topped with chocolate hazelnut ganache, they are simply irresistible.
Welcome to the second annual brunch week hosted by Terri of Love and Confections and Susan of The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen! Join us May 5th through 10th while we celebrate the deliciousness of brunch and prepare for Mother’s Day and summer brunching season. We have 32 bloggers bringing you their best brunch game, from cocktails to eggs benedict to donuts, there is something for everyone this week. Our amazing sponsors have donated some great prizes for a gigantic giveaway, please visit this post and for more information.
In case you didn’t know yet- I’m a carb-a-holic. Raised on pasta, flour tortillas and white bread, it was inevitable. Oh, and sugar. Lots of sugar. My dad would stock the house {OK, his dresser} with all sorts of candy bars. My sisters and I may or may not have helped ourselves to one or two on occasion. In the kitchen was just about every brand of cream filled chocolate cupcake or golden cake out there. Not to mention cookies and donuts. The mini donuts were my favorite, you know, the chocolate frosted ones? So addicting. In fact, anytime I visit my mom and dad, one of the first things I do is look for those donuts. Yep, he still buys them.
I’ve been wanting to make my own donuts for a while now, but just hadn’t gotten around to it. Finally, I bought a mini donut pan and went for it.
These baked chocolate hazelnut donuts are the result. The chocolate hazelnut ganache is simply fabulous.
Did you know that there’s such a thing as hazelnut meal? Bob’s Red Mill has a really good one and it’s a lot easier to use than I imagined. In fact, they have a ton of flours and grains that are easily incorporated into everyday recipes.
My family loved these, and I can’t wait to make them again.
These Baked Chocolate Hazelnut Donuts are perfect on any weekend morning. Topped with chocolate hazelnut ganache, they are simply irresistible.
15 minPrep Time
12 minCook Time
27 minTotal Time
Yields 12
Ingredients
- 3/4 C flour
- 1/4 C Bob's Red Mill Hazelnut Meal/Flour
- 1/4 C cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1/2 C milk
- 1 lg egg
- 4 Tbsp melted, unsalted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 C chocolate hazelnut spread
- 1/4 C heavy whipping cream
- Chopped hazelnuts for garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Spray donut pan with non-stick baking spray
- In a large bowl, combine flour, hazelnut flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar; set aside
- In med bowl, combine milk, egg, butter and vanilla; add to dry ingredients and mix well
- Fill wells of donut pan 2/3 full and bake for 11-13 mins
- Let cool 5 mins in pan before transferring to a wire rack
- Repeat with remaining batter
- Cool completely before topping with ganache
- In medium pan over med-high heat, combine chocolate hazelnut spread and whipping cream
- Heat until it starts to bubble, stirring occasionally
- Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly {it will thicken as it cools}
- Dip donuts in pan of ganache, one at a time, until tops are covered; sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts
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Beverages:
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- Veggie and Scalloped Potato Frittata from Hip Foodie Mom
- Apple and Sweet Potato Egg Muffin Cups from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Frittata Muffins from Jane’s Adventures in Dinner
Main Brunch Dishes:
- Muscat-Glazed Lamb Lollipops with Roasted Grapes from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Spinach & Mushroom Quiche from Real Housemoms
- Paleo & Chicken Waffles from Quarter Life (Crisis) Cuisine
Brunch Breads and Sides:
- Dutch Baby with Roasted Strawberries from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- Strawberry Mascarpone Stuffed French Toast from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Strawberry Lemon Crepes from Food Faith Fitness
- Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oatmeal from It’s Yummi!
- Banana Bacon Pancakes from Eat Your Heart Out
- Raspberry Oatmeal Pancakes from Healthy.Delicious.
- Mexican Chocolate French Toast with Spiced Blackberry Syrup from Cooking in Stilettos
- Brown Butter Peanut Butter Doughnuts with Mixed Berry Jelly Icing from Sarcastic Cooking
- Baked Chocolate Hazelnut Donuts from {i love} My Disorganized Life
- Banana Coconut Milk Pancakes from Chocolate Moosey
- Pumpernickel Bagels from Jen’s Favorite Cookies
Brunch Fruit and Vegetables:
- Honeycrisp and & Carrot Waldorf from The Vintage Cook
- Hazelnut Crepes with Rum Peaches from Savvy Eats
Brunch Desserts:
- Greek Yogurt Chocolate Cake from Roxana’s Home Baking
- Simple Oatmeal Cookie Jam Bars from Chelsea’s Messy Apron
- Raspberry Lemon Explosion Cake from White Lights on Wednesday
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Disclaimer:
I received product from Bob’s Red Mill to use for this #Brunchweek recipe. All opinions are 100% my own.
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