Chocolate chai donuts, made in a small donut pan to make 6 donuts.
do·nut [doh-nuht, -nuht]: a cake that when shaped like a circle with a hole in the middle becomes a perfectly suitable breakfast. See also: doughnut. Copyright: Official dictionary of Dessert For Two.
Boy, could I use some cake for breakfast. I spent all of last week sleeping in hotel rooms. My husband and I have been spending a few days in each city in which he was offered a job. We've been checking out houses and grocery stores, and trying to imagine ourselves living in each place.
For most of you, a hotel room is a vacation because someone else makes your bed and cleans up after you. But for a germ-freak like me, staying in a hotel room means wearing shoes at all times (let’s not talk about the shower situation), and immediately peeling off all pillows and blankets from the bed. (The only thing that they wash daily is sheets, don't you know?!) Wait, we are going to talk about the shower situation. Here goes: the shower curtain. It gets me every time. I know they don’t wash it. I try to gingerly peel it away using tweezers and slide into the shower, but honestly, every damn time, the hot water creates an air current in the cold bathroom and the curtain blows against me. It touches me! And then I proceed to take a shower using water hotter than lava to scald the germs.
I am not comfortable in hotel rooms.
Therefore, I'm so happy to be back home. Home, where I can walk barefoot in a house with a shower curtain that has not touched wayward travelers. Home, where the comforter can touch my face while I sleep because I steam clean it once a month. Now you know how I live. My husband is accepting sympathy cards at this time.
The best part about being home is being back in my kitchen. I had a chocolate chai latte on the road (I think in St. Louis?), and it was divine. Chai is one of my all-time favorite flavors, plus chocolate? It should be breakfast all day, everyday. Chocolate chai donuts should be all day, everyday.
I adapted my chocolate donut recipe from Karly over at Buns in My Oven.
Chocolate chai donuts, baked in a small donut pan. A perfectly suitable breakfast, or dessert.Chocolate Chai Donuts
Ingredients
For the chocolate frosting:
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 253Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 200mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 5g
Kristi says
I love the chai spices, and can only imagine that they would take this chocolate donut to a whole nother level of goodness.
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
I always try to bring my own pillow and blanket/sheet to wrap up in so I don't have to touch the bedding. . .so I completely understand! :)
Love chai, love chocolate, and love baked donuts! Have to make these soon!
Christina says
I never thought to bring my own sheets! This is genius. So, do you burn your pillow after it touches the hotel mattress? Lol
Becca - Cookie Jar Treats says
Wow these look really great!
So sorry you aren't comfortable in hotel rooms. I just never really think about all that stuff, so I guess I'm just lucky in that department. But going home is always a great treat after staying in hotel rooms I think.
Julia says
OH HOTEL ROOMS! UGH I can't stand them. I hate everything about them. I pace around in them because they feel so sterile yet so dirty and they give me some serious anxiety situation. So glad to hear you're back home safe and sound with your delicious chocolate chai donuts. Can't wait to hear where you two lovey dovies end up! Where can I pick up the Dessert for Two dictionary? It tells me about delicious things..
Cookbook Queen says
I am one of those filthy heathens who LOVES hotels...and I worked at one for ages!! But like eating at restaurants, I force myself not to think about all the gross stuff... I know. I'm gross.
LOOOVE these donuts. Chai tea and donuts are two of my favorite things, so these are perfect. Obvi.
Madison @ E&C says
Ha! I never thought of half of those things until you wrote them down. And now I think I might enjoy my next hotel stay a little less. ;)
Courtney @ Neighborfood says
Oh man I HATE when the shower curtain blows on you and sticks to you. I even hate it at home, let alone in a strange place. Ick. Glad you have lots of donuts and the comfort of home now. Chai is one of my all time favorite flavors, but I've never tried it with chocolate. That sounds incredible!
Fresh and Foodie says
I guess I should get one of these fancy donut pans everyone has been raving about! These look great.
Jamie@Milk 'n' Cookies says
I never sleep well in a hotel room, either. The pillows just never feel quite right, you know?
Anyway, these donuts look absolutely delicious. I've never combined chocolate and chai tea before, but it's a wonderful idea. The slightly spicy flavor of chai tea is perfect during autumn.
Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry says
Hotel rooms give me the creeps but sometimes room service sounds magical. I have been wanting to try the chocolate chai tea latte at Starbucks forever now. These donuts are the cheaper and tastier option though!