Salted Caramel Mocha Donuts
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| Serves | 12 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 9 minutes |
| Total time | 24 minutes |
All the flavors of a salted caramel mocha in a donut! Sweet and salty, rich and chocolaty - the perfect way to start your day!
Ingredients
Donuts
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup strong brewed coffee
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons butter (melted)
Glaze
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon water
Salted Caramel
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- sea salt (to taste)
Directions
| Donuts | |
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 425 In a bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add in the egg, buttermilk, coffee, and vanilla and mix until well combined. Pour in the melted butter and stir just until incorporated. Fill greased donut pans 2/3 full and bake 7-9 minutes. Remove from pan. | |
| Glaze | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a glass bowl melt chocolate, butter, and water in the microwave for one minute. Stir until smooth and immediately dip the top half of donuts, one at a time into the glaze. Set aside. | |
| Salted Caramel | |
| Step 3 | |
| In a saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, brown sugar, cream, and vanilla. Continue cooking and stirring for about 8 minutes or until the caramel thickens. Turn off heat and add sea salt. Let cool about 5 minutes before drizzling over donuts. | |
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Kim @ Soliloquy Of Food & SUch says
I have no words…..no, I do….I want to wear these donuts like rings and eat them one-by-one…..to wierd? Maybe. These are haunting my dreams!!! Pinning, fer sher.
Found you via Pint Sized Baker, see you around 🙂
Maggie M. says
About how much sea salt did you put in the caramel? And can I use kosher salt?
Stephanie says
I just sprinkled it in, but I would guess about 1/2 tsp. I don’t see why you couldn’t use kosher salt 🙂
Emily says
oh yum! Those look amazing! I’m pinning them to my baked donut board :o) I hope you will stop by and link this up to my Tasteful Tuesdays party (opens Monday night)
Emily @www.nap-timecreations.com
Joan@Chocolate and More says
Stephanie, These sound so wonderful and right now I’d love to swim in that glaze! I’m featuring you on my Facebook Page today, thanks for sharing at Thursday’s Treasures!
Leigh Anne @Your Homebased Mom says
These look amazing!!!! Pretty and Delicious!I’d love for you to share over at Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky Party. It opens ever Saturday morning. Leigh Anne
http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/finding-the-pretty-delicious-linky-party-11/
Karyn - Pint Sized Baker says
Whoa! Whoa!! Wow! Good Golly! These are amazing!! Thanks for sharing at Two Cup Tuesday at Pint Sized Baker. I hope you join me on Monday night.
Yvonne @ Dress This Nest says
Too delicious! This is going to ruin my healthy eating!
Dru @ Teenage Cakeland says
Hi Stephanie! These look to diiieee for. Salted caramel and chocolate OMG. I definitely want to make these this week, especially since I just bought a donut pan! Also, I wanted to stop by to let you know I featured this recipe in my Sunday Sweeties Easter Links 🙂
http://teenagecakeland.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/sunday-sweeties-331-easter-links/
Charlene@A Pinch of Joy says
The salted caramel sounds super scrumptious! Thanks so much for linking on Busy Monday!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
Ahhhh hooooow is this real life?! That salted caramel drizzle.. I want to bathe in it. And aren’t homemade donuts the bees knees?! Especially when they taste like one of my fave Starbucks drinks 🙂
Jan says
Stephanie, I love doughnuts, and these look wonderful. Love that they are baked…healthier, right? Wait, don’t answer that. Anyway, can’t wait to try these out (on my hips)!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen says
YUM! I just made chocolate doughnuts with a salted caramel glaze for the top but the chocolate glaze and salted caramel? Pure genius!
Loretta | A Finn In The Kitchen says
How hard will it be to beat these with your next doughnut recipe?! 🙂
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
i LOVE salted caramel. i LOVE mocha anything. i love donuts!!! Oh and I love you girl!! 🙂
jasmine says
These look Awesome!, I want one now!
Lisa @ Flour Me With Love says
These look divine! Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday 🙂
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos says
These are gorgeous, Stephanie! I wish I had a few of these this morning…holy cow!
Winnie says
They look super delicious !!
I’ve yet to try salted caramel
Devi McDonald @ Diddles and Dumplings says
Oh yum!! I want.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
LOVE baked donuts Stephanie. And these are amazing! What an entry into the donut making field. 🙂