These mocha donuts are delicious and incredibly irresistible. Flavors of chocolate and coffee combine to create an indulgent breakfast treat — perfect for the holiday season, lazy weekends or mornings on the go!
The holiday season is full of out-of-town guests, dinner parties with friends, and cozy mornings with family. One of my favorite things about the season is spending time with my loved ones and eating good food. I’m always looking for breakfast recipes that are great for a crowd and that have some of that slow-paced charm we all love to enjoy during the holiday festivities.
French toast, cinnamon rolls and donuts are my all-time favorites. I mean a good glazed donut is the perfect indulgent breakfast, right?! This time, however, I wanted to experiment a bit with recipes and not make a typical simple glazed donut. After a lot of brainstorming and back and forth, I found myself with huge cravings for coffee and chocolate and that’s when it hit me…Mocha Donuts!
These donuts are jam-packed with flavors of chocolate and coffee. They are incredibly delicious and indulgent and so much better than store-bought. They are soft, moist, full of flavor, and have that irresistible texture we all know and love about donuts. They are also really easy to make!
The secret to these donuts being so amazing is using real coffee in the recipe — it really adds a delicious extra layer of flavor. You probably have most of the ingredients needed to make them on hand. If anything, you may need a donut pan. I like this one the best.
Serve them fresh out of the oven and pair with a glass of cold milk or cup of coffee or hot chocolate. Your family will love them!
Mocha Donuts
Ingredients
For the Donuts
- 1 1/3 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup freshly brewed light roast coffee
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder (I recommend Hershey's Cocoa Special Dark for the best flavor)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
For the Topping
- Cinnamon, to taste
- Powdered sugar, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a bowl, beat butter, sugar, and eggs, adding one at a time.
- Add milk, coffee and vanilla extract.
- Slowly whisk in the cocoa powder, flour, and baking powder. Mix until there are no lumps left.
- Grease donut tray with non-stick cooking spray and dust with flour.
- Pour chocolate donut batter into tray.
- Bake for 15 minutes and then remove from oven.
- After they've cooled down, sprinkle with cinnamon and/or powdered sugar.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 15 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 374Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 112mgSodium: 230mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 10g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
Jenna Hudson
Saturday 15th of July 2017
I love the dusting of cinnamon powder. Amazing how easy donuts are to make at home these days!
Rosie
Monday 8th of May 2017
One thing I haven't made yet are donuts. These are so pretty and sound delicious, I want to try them!
Hannah C
Friday 14th of April 2017
Yum! These look SO good!
April Gupton
Thursday 13th of April 2017
Yum! Thanks for the recipe!
Dina Lindquist
Friday 7th of April 2017
I never made donuts before! These look perfect for a weekend brunch!