Chocolate Stout Donuts ~ Beer in a donut? Yes and it’s awesome. To make it even better-these are baked donuts.
Chocolate Stout Donuts
Beer for baking is nothing new. I just thought I would combine it with a few of my favorites like donuts and chocolate. If you know me, you also know breakfast is my favorite meal and “breakfast food” is any time of day food for me.
That being the case, donuts are a snack food for me. I’ve been known to re-heat Krispy Kremes for a late night snack and sometimes have one right before a run. So making my own is a double edge sword. Yeah, it’s great to have them a few whisks away, but it’s also one of those things that I have to give half away or I end up eating them like a bird that can eat double its weight in food.
. . . And really, no one has any sympathy for you when you are complaining about a stomach ache from eating too many donuts. Although if you do over indulge on these it won’t be quite so bad, since they are baked!
A few notes:
- You can make these as regular size or as minis. If you make regular size ones, bake them for about 1-2 minutes longer.
- I used Guinness, but any dark beer or stout will work.
- For ease of filling the donut pan, I placed the donut batter in a pastry bag and piped it into the wells. Be careful not to over fill. Over filling the wells will create donuts without holes.
- Donuts are best eaten the same day.
Chocolate Stout Donuts
Preparation: Lightly cover donut pan with bake spray. Heat oven 375 degrees.
Ingredients:
Donuts:
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 ounces of dark chocolate
- 1/3 cup milk
- ½ cup dark beer
Chocolate Glaze:
- ¼ cup butter
- 3 ounces chocolate
- 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 4-5 tablespoons of warm water
Instructions:
Donuts:
- Combine and sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. Combine egg, egg yolk, vanilla and sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add in milk and beat to combine. Add in beer and beat to combine. In a separate bowl melt butter and chocolate in a bowl of over simmering water. Use a wooden spoon or sturdy spatula fold in chocolate mixture until combined.
- Transfer donut batter to a pastry bag and pipe into donut tins. Pipe once around each well with enough pressure on the pastry bag to fill the well ¼ of the way up. Bake for about 4-6 minutes.
Chocolate Glaze:
- Combine butter and chocolate in a bowl over simmering water. Heat to melt and add powdered sugar ½ cup at a time, alternating with a tablespoon of water.
Assembly:
- Place cooling rack over bake sheet. Dip top of donuts and place on cooling rack to dry.
Gorgeous donuts!!
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These look amazing…downright amazing.
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I always love your donut posts – still haven’t bought myself a pan but with every one of your donut posts I get closer and closer to clicking the “buy now” button…
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My first thought was that you’re channeling Homer Simpson combining beer and donuts lol. Love this idea! It’d be fantastic for St Patty’s day too since you used Guinness.
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I love the sound of these doughnuts… Guinness is a favorite beer of mine, and it pairs so well with chocolate!
The donuts look amazing! I have a double chocolate stout beer in my fridge waiting for a good recipe to come it’s way… I think I found it.
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These look so darn tasty! Great post! We’d love for you to share this recipe with us over at dishfolio.com!
Beer and chocolate for breakfast. Now you’re talking!
I made a chocolate stout cake with Bailey’s Irish Cream frosting a few years ago. The recipe is almost identical to your cake. I might have to try them as doughnuts. Oh, the decadence!
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I have been on a donut baking binge lately and these look right up my alley!! The recipe I use calls for cake flour – will be interested to try them with the AP!
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I LOVE these!! You are so amazing girl!!!
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Beer for baking maybe nothing new for you, but it certainly is for me! I would never have thought of that combination of chocolate and beer either.
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Chocolate and stout are an award winning combo for sure! Probably smart to make these donuts mini – at least some sense of portion control
Chocolate and beer? I’m so there – love these!!
Beer + Donuts? You should made Brian weak in the knees!
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Wow these look delish!
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you really are the bomb Naomi . . . or you rawk . . . or whatever the current lingo is . . . i cannot make these because i won’t stop until they’re all gone . . . and i don’t exercise enough . . . ever
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I love chocolate and stout together. Great idea!
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Yum. I made beer caramels last fall, and the chocolate mixed with the beer definitely intensifies the flavor. I will have to try these.
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I’m normally not a fan of stout but something tells me I would still love these donuts.
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You crack me up… love the doughnut eating right before a run
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