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February 15, 2016

Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Donuts

Each bite of these chocolate glazed peanut butter donuts is pure nirvana. Ready in just 20 minutes!!!

Each bite of these chocolate glazed peanut butter donuts is pure nirvana. Ready in just 20 minutes!!!

Peanut Butter Donuts

Happy Monday, friends! Tell me about your weekend! Did you celebrate Valentine’s day? Did you eat too many heart shaped cookies? Binge watch romantic comedies? Sip champagne? Cook a fancy dinner at home? Catch up on sleep?

I did all of the above ↑, plus baked 6 new recipes and booked a trip to Europe! That last part was totally on a whim, but now that it’s set in stone, I’m so so so excited. I’m heading back to Germany to see my bae (and eat all of the pretzels), then Amsterdam, Finland, and if I get my way, a quick stop in Paris. Is my wanderlust showing…?

Each bite of these chocolate glazed peanut butter donuts is pure nirvana. Ready in just 20 minutes!!!

Baked Peanut Butter Donuts

Today I am sharing these super delicious chocolate glazed peanut butter donuts with you… and I have some very good news! You are only two simple steps away from having these delicious donuts on your table. The first step is making the donuts, and the second step is making the gorgeous chocolate glaze. We’ll start with the donuts.

When it comes down to ingredients you’re going to need creamy peanut butter, sour cream, light brown sugar, an egg, milk, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and peanut butter chips. Because peanut butter has a good amount of natural oils, we don’t need any butter for this recipe! It is important that you use full-fat sour cream and milk, as the donuts get their moisture from these ingredients and need them to bake up soft and fluffy.

Each bite of these chocolate glazed peanut butter donuts is pure nirvana. Ready in just 20 minutes!!!

FYI: These donuts are baked, meaning you will need a donut pan to make this recipe. You can click HERE to see the donut pan I’ve been happily using for the past 3 years. It’s cheap and oh-so-sturdy!

The most important thing: Make sure you don’t over bake your your donuts. Over baked donuts will unfortunately be dense, dry, and almost rubbery. The donuts need only to bake for 9-10 minutes, or until they’re firm enough to spring back when gently pressed.

Each bite of these chocolate glazed peanut butter donuts is pure nirvana. Ready in just 20 minutes!!!

These donuts are nothing without this luscious chocolate glaze. This glaze is actually ganache. Isn’t it just hypnotizing?!

Each bite of these chocolate glazed peanut butter donuts is pure nirvana. Ready in just 20 minutes!!!

Chocolate ganache meets fluffy peanut butter donut. HEAVEN.

Each bite of these chocolate glazed peanut butter donuts is pure nirvana. Ready in just 20 minutes!!!

Add chopped peanuts and flaky sea salt for a little crunch and pizzazz!

Each bite of these chocolate glazed peanut butter donuts is pure nirvana. Ready in just 20 minutes!!!

More Donut Recipes:

  • Coffee Cake Donuts with Vanilla Glaze
  • Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Donuts
  • Brown Butter Churro Donuts
  • Maple Bacon Donuts 
  • Chocolate Frosted Vanilla Donuts

Bake, glaze, eat, repeat! These donuts go great with a cold glass of milk or a strong cup of coffee.

If you try this recipe, let me know what you think! Leave a comment below, and don’t forget to snap a pic and tag it #bakerbynature on instagram! Seeing your creations makes my day.

Each bite of these chocolate glazed peanut butter donuts is pure nirvana. Ready in just 20 minutes!!!

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Chocolate Glazed Peanut Butter Donuts

Prep 5 mins

Cook 10 mins

Total 15 mins

Author Ashley Manila

Yield 6 baked donuts

Fluffy peanut butter donuts topped with decadent chocolate ganache! Ready in just 15 minutes!

Ingredients

  • For the peanut butter donuts:
  • 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 tablespoons full-fat sour cream
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter chips, optional
  • For the chocolate glaze:
  • 1 and 1/4 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped
  • Pinch of flaky sea salt, optional

Instructions

  1. For the peanut butter donuts:
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Generously grease a 6 mold donut pan; set aside.
  3. In a large bowl combine the peanut butter and sour cream; beat until smooth and creamy. Add in the brown sugar and beat smooth. Add in the egg, milk, and vanilla, beat well. Add in the flour and baking powder and use a fork to lightly toss them together on top of the wet ingredients before folding them into the mixture, stirring until just combined. Fold in the peanut butter chips, if using.
  4. Spoon the batter into the prepared donut pan. Bake for 9-10 minutes, or until the donuts spring back when gently pressed. Cool completely before topping with the glaze.
  5. For the chocolate glaze:
  6. Place chocolate chips in a wide and shallow heat proof bowl. Heat the cream in a small sauce pan over medium-heat. Bring to a boil, watching very carefully as it will happen fast. When the cream has come to a boil, remove from heat and pour over the chocolate chips. Allow the cream and chocolate to sit for minute, then whisk completely smooth. Let the ganache cool for a few minutes before you dip the donuts.
  7. Assembly:
  8. Once the donuts are cool enough to handle, dip them in the chocolate ganache, allowing excess ganache to drip back into the bowl before placing them back on the cooling rack; repeat with all donuts. Decorate wet ganache with chopped peanuts and sea salt, if desired. Let ganache set a few minutes, then serve! These donuts are best eaten the day they are made.

Notes

*generously grease donut pan *donut batter may be spooned into the donut pan, or you can scrape the batter into a ziplock bag, cut off one tip, and pipe it into the donut pan molds *do not overbake donuts *this post includes affiliate links

Courses Breakfast

Cuisine American

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 donut

Amount Per Serving

% Daily Value

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Filed Under: Chocolate, Snacks Tagged With: baked donuts, chocolate glazed, chocolate peanut butter donuts, donuts

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Comments

  1. annie says

    February 15, 2016 at 7:50 pm

    I have been on a major choco-pb kick lately, and these look fan-freakin-tastic. Your Europe trip sounds like it’s gonna be a blast — donuts must be good wanderlust fuel.

    Reply
    • bakerbynature says

      February 15, 2016 at 9:52 pm

      I feel like my life is one giant choco-pb kick, so I totally feel you 😉 Thanks, Annie!

      Reply
  2. Laura Poiter says

    February 15, 2016 at 9:51 pm

    I saw you post these on instagram earlier and just had to bake them right away! It’s my sons birthday tomorrow, so I used that as an excuse hehehe. We each had 3 and now I am going to make another batch because there are none left for my hubby and daughter. So easy and really they only take 15 minutes. Thank you for another delicious recipe!!!

    Reply
    • bakerbynature says

      February 15, 2016 at 9:53 pm

      Yay! So happy you made them – and so fast, too! Thanks for letting me know how much you enjoyed this recipe, Laura!

      Reply
  3. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    February 16, 2016 at 12:12 am

    MAN you are productive!!! And yayyy Europe-so exciting!!!

    These donuts are, of course, perfection-I love the choc + pb combo (always) and you always make the best donuts!

    Reply
    • bakerbynature says

      February 17, 2016 at 3:03 pm

      Thank you my love!!! xoxox

      Reply
  4. Jessica @ Bikini Baker says

    March 2, 2016 at 5:32 pm

    Hi!

    These look awesome! I have a mini donut pan. How long do you think mini donuts would need to be baked?

    Reply
    • bakerbynature says

      March 4, 2016 at 11:28 am

      Hi Jessica! I would say they start checking on them at the 5 minute mark. They will definitely bake fast! I’d love to hear how they turn out 🙂

      Reply
  5. Don Copley says

    April 30, 2016 at 2:33 pm

    Just made these this morning….really really good. The recipe did make about twice as much ganache as necessary tho.

    Reply
    • bakerbynature says

      May 2, 2016 at 3:20 pm

      Happy you enjoyed them, Don!

      Reply
  6. Cassandra Lipnicki says

    November 6, 2018 at 7:51 pm

    How do you store these ?

    Made them and they are delicious!!!

    Reply
  7. Laurie T says

    January 7, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    I just made a batch of the donuts and they look delicious! At the 10 min mark they were still gooey, so I had to bake them 4 more minutes.
    The ganache is delicious, but was twice as much as I needed to frost the 6 donuts, though.

    Reply

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