Here is my thought of the day: If you bake your donuts they’re healthy right? We’re just going to pretend that is the case and continue on with our day! We will pretend the calories don’t count.

I had been wanting to make a dessert for my husband but we have been trying to keep the sweets out of our house. I figured if I made these “baked” donuts we would only have a small portion and once everyone had their share spares wouldn’t be hanging around taunting me!

These really are some of my favorite things to bake. I also didn’t want to run out of the store and get tons of ingredients so with the recipe I had everything on hand! And who doesn’t love a good donut with sprinkles. They’re easy and quick to make. You can have them all done in about 45 minutes, I whipped mine up during my daughters nap.

There is also only one rule to these donuts: you must top with sprinkles! It makes it all the more fun!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup cocoa

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt , to taste

2 and 1/2 tablespoons melted butter, cooled

1 egg

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

2/3 cup buttermilk

Glaze:

3/4 cup icing sugar

3 tablespoons cocoa

3-4 tablespoons milk

2 teaspoons corn syrup light or dark

sprinkles (mandatory)

Directions:

Pre heat oven to 350

spray donut pan with non stick spray

Whisk together dry ingredients

Mix together wet ingredients

Combine together

Put batter in a ziplock or piping bag

& pipe into donut pan

Bake for 8 minutes and let cool

To make the glaze:

Mix together confection sugar and cocoa

Add in milk and corn syrup and whisk

Top each donut with glaze and sprinkles

Enjoy!