Spider Donuts Recipe
These easy homemade spider donuts are moist, rich, and chocolatey. Fun Halloween treats with a bright green glaze and cute spider decorations.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- 12 dark chocolate Lindor truffles
- Halloween sprinkles of choice
Green Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 Tablespoons milk
- Green food coloring
Spider Legs Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 Tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spray each cavity of a 12-serving donut pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside. If using silicone donut pans, place them on a metal baking sheet for stability.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and ½ cup cocoa powder to a mixing bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- Add butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and eggs to a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients and 1 cup of milk to the mixing bowl and beat until smooth and creamy.
- Spoon the batter into a large Ziplock bag, snip off one of the corners with scissors, and squeeze the batter evenly into each cavity of the prepared donut pan.
- Bake for 17-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into one of the donuts comes out clean.
- Remove the donuts from the baking pan and transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Add 2 cups powdered sugar and 4 tablespoons milk to a medium mixing bowl and mix until smooth. Add a few drops of green food coloring and mix until the food coloring is fully combined. Repeat if necessary until the desired shade of green is achieved.
- Carefully dip the top of a cooled donut into the green glaze, turn it over, and place it back on the cooling rack. Repeat until all donuts are dipped in the glaze.
- Top each donut with a small amount of sprinkles, and allow the glaze to dry while you make the spiders.
- Add the remaining ½ cup of powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, and 1 tablespoon milk to a small mixing bowl and mix until smooth.
- Spoon the chocolate glaze into a small piping bag and snip off a very small corner with scissors
- Pipe the spider legs onto each donut, and top with a chocolate truffle to form the spider.
Notes
If your glaze becomes too thick, add a little more milk. If it's too thin, add a little more powdered sugar.
Work quickly when adding the sprinkles. The glaze sets fast!
Store your donuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.