These donuts are fantastic, but they are a bit of work. You might want to try prepping some of it the night before to avoid having to do all the work in one day. It may be high maintenance, but it will be worth it!

Yields: Makes About 12 Donuts.

Ingredient

• 2 ½ teaspoons of active dry yeast
• 2/3 cup of milk, room temperature
• 3 ½ cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups of granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 7 tablespoons of unsalted butter
• Room temperature and chunked Oil for frying

For the Cream

• 1½ cups of whole milk
• ½ cup of granulated sugar
• ¼ cup of cake flour
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 4 large egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 2 ½ tablespoons of creamy peanut butter, melted
• 1/3 cup of cold heavy cream

For the Drizzle

• 3 ounces of chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons of heavy cream

Method of Preparation

• Add the milk and yeast to an electric mixer bowl with a dough hook. Stir and let it sit until yeast dissolves (about 1 or 2 minutes).
• Add the flour, 1/3 cup of sugar, salt, vanilla, and eggs and mix on low until they are combined. Increase the speed to medium-low for 2 or 3 minutes.
• Add the softened butter gradually, and mix until the dough is soft (about 5 minutes).
• Remove the dough from the bowl, using flour to remove it if necessary, and wrap it in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.
• To make the cream, mix the dry ingredients in a small bowl.
• In a larger bowl, whisk the egg yolks together. Add the dry ingredients to the eggs in parts. Whisk until smooth.
• Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add the milk and allow it to heat until it bubbles around the edges. Remove from heat.
• Add the egg/flour mixture, whisking constantly until fully combined.
• Add the entire mixture back to the saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Cook until it boils, about 2 or 3 minutes. Remove from heat immediately.
• Strain through a fine mesh sieve, and whisk in the vanilla and peanut butter.
• Place the mixture in plastic wrap. Chill for at least 4 hours.
• Remove the dough and place it on a floured surface. Roll it until it is 1/2-inch thick.
• Use a biscuit cutter and cut out as many rounds as possible. Place the rounds on a baking sheet and let them rise for 2 or 3 hours. They should double in size.
• Heat a few inches of oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. The oil should reach 350º F.
• Fry the donuts in batches. They should turn golden brown. This should take 2 or 3 minutes on each side.
• Transfer each donut to a paper towel to drain. Allow them to cool.
• Roll the donuts in the remaining sugar after they have cooled slightly.
• Allow the donuts to cool completely (about 30 to 45 minutes).
• Beat the cold heavy cream in an electric mixer until the cream forms stiff peaks.
• Fold in the peanut butter pastry cream to the heavy cream. Fold completely using a large spatula.
• Put the pastry cream in a pastry bag or Ziploc bag with a hole.
• Poke a hole in a side of each donut and fill with the pastry cream.
• For the drizzle: Heat the heavy cream until warm. Pour over the chopped chocolate.
• Stir continuously until smooth. Drizzle the donuts, and serve immediately.

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This little recipe is great for you just want a few donuts as a dessert or sugary breakfast. They are fried and covered in chocolate, so they make a great dessert!

Yields: Makes 6 Donuts.

Ingredients

• ½ cup of oat flour
• ½ cup of sweet rice flour
• 2 tablespoons of coconut flour
• ¼ cup of creamy peanut butter, melted
• 1/3 cup of pure can sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons of unsweetened applesauce
• ½ cup of unsweetened almond milk
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/3 cup of peanut butter chips (optional)

For the Glaze

• 2 cup of dark chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter

Method of Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 350º F. Lightly grease your donut pan.
• Mix the flours, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
• Whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla, and applesauce in a small bowl.
• Add the melted peanut butter. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture. Stir only until combined. The mixture will be lumpy.
• Stir in the peanut butter chips.
• Transfer the batter to the plan, filling just under completely full.
• Bake for 16 to 20 minutes. Test with a toothpick; the toothpick should be slightly moist.
• Let the donuts cool in the plan for 2 or 3 minutes then remove to a cooling rack.
• Mix the glaze ingredients together by heating them in a microwave for 20 seconds, then stirring. Repeat until combined.
• Let it cool and thicken. Then, dip the donuts in the glaze.
• Place them on a cooling rack or in the refrigerator to allow the glaze to set.
• Serve at room temperature.

These donuts might be more like rich brownies than they are donuts. When they are topped with this great peanut butter glaze, they make the perfect dessert.

Top these with chocolate sprinkles or chocolate chips to make them look as good as they taste.

Yields: Makes 12 Donuts.

Ingredients

• 8 ounces of Bittersweet Chocolate,
• chopped 1 stick of unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup of sugar
• ¾ cup of dark brown sugar
• 1 ¼ cup of all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ teaspoon of baking powder
• ½ teaspoon of Kosher salt

For the Glaze

• 1 ½ cups of powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons of smooth peanut butter
• 4 tablespoons of whole milk
• 1 teaspoons of real vanilla extract Sprinkles
• chopped peanuts, or toasted coconut, for topping (optional).

Method of Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 325º F. Prep the donut pan by spraying with cooking spray.
• Set the chocolate and the butter in a sauce pan and melt over low heat. Stir often.
• Remove from heat when it is melted, and stir in the sugars. Stir and set aside.
• Sift the dry ingredients, and set aside.
• Add the eggs to the chocolate mixture one at a time. Stir after each egg.
• Add spoonfuls of the dry ingredients to the mixture and stir continually until the mixture is smooth.
• Pour the batter into a donut pan.
• Bake for 12 to 14 minutes. A toothpick should come out with little to no batter.
• Let the donuts cool for about 10 minutes in the pan. Then, remove them to a wire rack.
• Whisk the powdered sugar in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Break up any clumps.
• Add the peanut butter, whole milk, and vanilla. Stir until the glaze is very smooth.
• Dip the cooled donuts in the glaze, and return them to the wire rack to allow the glaze to set.
• Top with your choice of topping and serve.