I'm not really sure what to say here, except...I had a craving. A fierce mint chocolate craving. A pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream jumped into my grocery cart last week (on its own accord, I swear!), and it's really just been one downhill, slippery slope ever since. And somewhere along the lines, I got tired of icy cold and wanted my craving to be warm and fluffy. So, I present these as evidence that I've been eating too many chocolate chips. And using mint frosting as a substitute for brushing my teeth. (Kidding. Kind of...)
We have this super hipster donut place in the town that I live. The problem is, the donuts really aren't that good. And that makes me so sad. I want to love your $4 donuts. But I just don't. When we get a craving for perfect donuts, we head to a doughnut shop that hasn't changed what they're doing since the 1950s, including the prices, and they are perfection. (It's called World's Fair Doughnuts, if you're ever in St. Louis). Anyway, a classic donut shop does the classics right, but lacks the flair of fun, new flavors. So I'm here with soft, fluffy chocolate baked donuts topped with a zippy mint frosting...that totally doubles as toothpaste. I'm kidding! Or am I?
I have a baked donut pan that holds 6 donuts. When I bought it, I doubted I would use it that much, but as it turns out, I use it a lot. I've made Chocolate Chai Donuts, Crumb Donuts, Cranberry Cornmeal Donuts, and Pumpkin Donuts with Honey Glaze). If that doesn't convince you that you need a donut pan, I'm not sure what will! Here's the one I use, if you're feeling the donut urge.
These baked donuts are so delicious, you'll need more than one!Mint Chip Donuts
Ingredients
Mint Frosting:
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 485Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 161mgCarbohydrates: 79gFiber: 3gSugar: 61gProtein: 6g
Lauren @ A Nerd Cooks says
These donuts are so cute! Mint and chocolate is such a great flavor combo.
Darcie says
As soon as I read "hipster donut place," I knew immediately to which shop you were referring. Ha. And sadly, I have to say that I agree with you completely. I wish they were better; I want to love them. But I just can't. They've got some good ideas, but they lack the proper execution, IMHO. Okay, I'll stop talking about that now because I don't like talking sh*t about anyone... :P
Your donuts look awesome, and I like the idea of mint and chocolate together in donut form. I've got a donut pan that I bust out on occasion; I think I'll need to use it to make these soon! :)
Christina Lane says
Thanks so much! I think the 'hipster donut place' does a good Gooey Butter Cake, but that's about it. I'm glad I'm not the only one!
Maria says
I made these today. They were fantastic!! To lower the sugar content, I made 1/2 the amount of frosting and drizzled it over the donuts. They still tasted heavenly.
cindy3539 says
Sorry, didn't care for these. They tasted like cake baked in the shape of a donut, not a donut.
Mimi says
These were really good! Mint Chocolate Chip is my favorite ice cream so making these was a no brainer. I love that it’s a recipe for 6 donuts...2 a piece for breakfast and 1 more a piece for dessert tonight. Rather than spooning the batter into each donut mold...I take a quart size freezer ziplock bag...prop it up in a measuring cup with the top folded back...pour the batter into the bag, zip it closed, and cut a half inch opening in one corner...then pipe the batter into each mold. Thanks, Christina for developing these small batch recipes. I’m definitely going to try your other donut recipes.