Do you love the holiday season and doughnuts, but always have a bad conscience that you ate too many? Well, you don't have to fear that with these Whole Grain Chocolate Donuts. Donuts are the 'healthier variety', as they are not fried, but baked in the oven.
You can pamper yourself even if you pay attention to your diet. With these whole grain chocolate donuts you will do 'less harm', because in addition to wholemeal flour, they are also classified as healthier by the fact that they are not fried, but bake in the oven.
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Ingredients for whole grain chocolate donuts (for about 20 donuts):
Dough:
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- half a teaspoon of salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- half a cup of chilled black coffee
- 2 eggs
- 6 tablespoons of butter
- 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- ¾ cup cooled melted chocolate
Frosting:
- ½ cup butter
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1 ½ tablespoons of corn syrup (you can replace it with sugar syrup, 100 ml of water per 100 g of sugar)
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 142 grams of chopped dark chocolate
- 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
Preparation of whole grain chocolate doughnuts:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Put the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl and mix well. Set aside. Put the buttermilk, coffee, lightly beaten eggs, butter, apple cider vinegar and vanilla extract in another bowl and mix well as well. Mix the dry mass into this mass and mix until a homogeneous dough is formed. Stir in the melted chocolate. Line the baking sheet with baking paper and spread the dough on it in the form of large piles (if you have a baking sheet for American donuts, grease it and fill it up to ¾). Bake the donuts for 18 to 20 minutes (you can also check if the donuts are cooked with a toothpick). Remove them from the pan and let them cool completely.
Prepare the glaze by placing all the ingredients, except the powdered sugar, in a small saucepan and placing over medium heat. Stir until the butter and chocolate are melted and a smooth mixture is formed. Gradually mix in the powdered sugar. Pour the mixture into another shrimp (or a heat-resistant container) and place this on top of the second shrimp, which should have about 5 centimeters of boiling water in it. Dip the top of each donut into the glaze and drain a bit to get rid of the excess glaze. You can sprinkle them with chocolate crumbs. Let them stand for at least 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Have a good run!
