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I am all about a festive breakfast for holiday celebrations – and these delicious doughnuts are a perfect treat for Christmas morning!
These pack a big punch of flavor thanks to LorAnn Oils Chocolate Hazelnut Flavor. Just a little gives these a great, complex flavor – and it’s balanced nicely by the vanilla icing. Sweets & Treats sprinkles make them extra festive and perfect for the holiday!
These are simple enough that you could even whip them up Christmas morning. Assembling the dry ingredients the day before will help speed up prep, and recruit some extra hands to help with the icing and sprinkles – my kids loved lending a hand! You’ll have a fun, special holiday breakfast in no time!
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Chocolate Hazelnut Doughnuts
(adapted from Shugary Sweets)
Makes 8-10
For the doughnuts:
2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Dixie Crystals sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 cup milk
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. LorAnn Oils Chocolate Hazelnut Flavor
2 tablespoon unsalted Cabot butter, melted
For the icing:
2 cups Dixie Crystals powdered sugar
6 Tbsp. heavy cream
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla
Sweets & Treats sprinkles for topping – I used the Sleigh Ride mix
Preheat you oven to 325 degrees. Spray a doughnut pan with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add in the eggs, milk, vanilla, chocolate hazelnut flavor, and melted butter. Beat with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes, until well combined and the color has lightened slightly.
Fill the wells of a doughnut pan halfway. Bake for 12-15 minutes – the doughnuts will spring back when pressed lightly or a knife inserted will come out clean when done.
Let cool in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the icing. If it’s too thin, add more sugar. If too thick, stir in a little more heavy cream.
Dip cooled doughnuts into the icing, then top with sprinkles.
Let sit until the icing has solidified, about 30 minutes.
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