Nutella donuts

I’ve made my share of Nutella filled treats so I had a hard time coming up with what to make this time around so I asked lil’ bun. We ended up making these amazingly scrumptious irresistible Nutella donuts! Lil’ bun came back not once, or twice, but FIVE times for after they came out of the oven.

If you don’t have donut molds/tins like we do, no worries because you can use mini muffin tins and make donut holes! And if you don’t have mini muffin tins, you can always use those little paper cups they have at fast food restaurants for carrying your ketchup in instead. Yes, I admit…I have taken them from from a fastfood restaurant before but I was desperate and who could resist making these little guys?

I mean they’re just too cute! Plus making them in mini donut hole size totally helps them stay portion sized so you don’t feel overly guilty if you end up having a bunch of them at once. Which I promise, you will end up doing because they are that addicting! Nutella AND donuts? Need I say more?

Ingredients (makes 12)

• 1/3 cup Nutella
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk of choice
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour (you can use whole wheat but it might leave you a with a denser donut)
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

The how to

1. Mix your Nutella and coconut oil together in a large bowl until they are combined.  
2. Add in your vanilla, milk, brown sugar and egg. Stir all your ingredients together until they are incorporated.
3. Fold in your flour, baking soda and salt until a smooth batter forms. You’ll want to fold it in because it’ll prevent the gluten from over developing which could leave you with dense donuts.
4. Bake at 350F for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Top with a generous drizzle of melted chocolate chips, or melted Nutella if you like.

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