Description
These easy, baked Mini Egg Doughnuts are the perfect Easter treat! With mini eggs baked directly into the batter and topped with colorful glaze and chocolate decorations, theyโre irresistibly delicious and fun to make. The best part? They bake in just 7 minutes!
Ingredients
Doughnut Batter:
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 tsp baking powder
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1/4 tsp salt
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3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
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1/4 cup sugar
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2 tbsp honey
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1 large egg (room temperature)
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1/3 cup + 1 tbsp buttermilk
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1/2 cup mini eggs, finely crushed
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Cooking spray
Glaze:
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6 tbsp whipping cream
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2 cups powdered sugar
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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Blue, yellow, pink, and brown food coloring
Decorations:
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6 chocolate buttons or candy melts
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1 milk or dark chocolate bar
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1 cup mini eggs
Instructions
Bake the Doughnuts:
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Preheat the oven to 400ยฐF (200ยฐC).
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In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, combine the melted butter, sugar, honey, egg, and vanilla extract. Add the buttermilk and mix until well combined.
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Add the dry ingredients and crushed mini eggs to the wet mixture and stir until just combined (do not overmix).
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Spoon the batter into a piping bag and pipe into a greased doughnut pan.
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Bake for 7 minutes. Let the doughnuts cool for 1 minute in the pan, then flip the pan to remove the doughnuts. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Make the Glaze:
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Whisk together the whipping cream and powdered sugar until fully combined. Add the vanilla extract and mix.
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Pour 1 tbsp of glaze into a small bowl and dye it brown (add a little extra whipping cream to thin it out).
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Divide the remaining glaze into 3 bowls and dye it pale blue, pale pink, and pale yellow.
Decorate the Doughnuts:
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Dunk 2 doughnuts each into the blue, pink, and yellow glaze, creating 2 doughnuts per color. Place them on a wire rack.
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Dip a fork into the brown glaze, then splatter it over the doughnuts to create a speckled pattern. Let the glaze dry for 30 minutes.
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Place a chocolate button in the center of each doughnut.
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Grate the chocolate bar into the center of the doughnuts to create a โnestโ effect.
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Fill the โnestโ with mini eggs. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
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You can adjust the glaze colors to suit your preferences.
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For a more crunchy topping, use chocolate shavings instead of grated chocolate.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 doughnut
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg