Dandelion Tea Donuts With Chocolate Frosting recipe. Dandelion tea is filled with healthy benefits so enjoy these donuts for breakfast or dessert. Includes a dairy free donut recipe too.
Dandelion Tea Donuts
Maybe this blog should be called Brooklyn Donut Girl. If you haven’t noticed I’m a bit donut obsessed lately…
What else am I obsessed with? Tea. The craze started when I was elementary school and my mother started to serve me a cup each morning. Let’s just say it rapidly increased to me declaring a lot of tea whenever I go through a airport. It’s a strong love.
First, let’s talk dandelions. Yeah, I’m talking about those pesky flowers you probably curse under your breath about when you spot them in your garden. Of if you’re like me, you cut them up, tie a string around them, throw on a garden dress and pretend to have a wedding in the garden. 30 years old and forever a flower girl.
Health Benefits of Dandelion Tea
But did you know dandelions are good and healthy for your body? Dandelions support the body’s natural detoxification process by stimulating the liver and supporting healthy digestion. It also helps bloating (girl, you know what I mean), water retention, inflammation, upset stomachs, high cholesterol, helps you fight off viruses and boosts immunity, helps control weight control, works well with muscle building programs, great for Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes, amazing minerals and vitamins.
You can even use it as a face wash or use it in the bath tub for a great smelling time. Did you know that Dandelions are named “the small postman” in Persian because of the thought that they bring good news? So next time you’re craving a cup of tea, look for the dandelion variety on the shelf, your body will love you!
What can I make with Dandelion Tea?
But you can do so much more with Dandelion tea besides drink it, you can bake with it. Oh yes, you know I just went there. Dandelion donuts with chocolate frosting? Oh I totally just went there. Grab my hand, let me take you on a ride.
I love these donuts for lots of reason (besides the obvious that I am obsessed with this chocolate frosting and I look like a 3 year old who licked the bowl afterwards). The dandelion tea naturally adds a taste of sweetness (which means less sugar, high 5) but also a hint of licorice which is a nice addition. The dandelion is not overpowering at all, but instead acts like a supportive friend.
Here are 2 great Dandelion tea varieties made by Traditional Medicinals. I really love the Leaf & Root variety for these donuts because it adds that slight licorice taste that I like (again, it’s slight, not overpowering).
You’ll want to put 2 tea bags with some milk on the stove. Most likely tea will escape your bag during this process. No worries, just strain it afterwards. This is going to make your kitchen smell amazing!
Dairy Free Donuts Recipe
So many readers love my Dairy Free Chocolate Donuts recipe so I wanted to add alternative directions to this recipe if you want to make them dairy free too.
Here’s what you’ll want to change:
Regular milk – substitute it with almond milk
Butter – use a soy butter, I like using Earth Balance
I hope you enjoy these Dandelion Tea donuts!
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Dandelion Tea Donuts With Chocolate Frosting
PrintIngredients
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 dandelion tea bags
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- sprinkles optional
Instructions
- In a saucepan heat up milk and 2 tea bags over low medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and strain tea bags and any loose tea that fell out of the bags. Squeeze tea bags to get all the milk out. Throw away used tea bags.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a donut pan with nonstick spray.
- In a bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together.
- In another bowl stir together milk/tea, egg, vanilla and oil until combined. Add milk mixture to your flour mixture and stir until mixed well.
- Pour into donut pan and bake 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven, cool.
For the frosting
- In a bowl using a hand mixer, mix together powdered sugar and butter until creamed well.
- Add milk, cocoa powder and vanilla and continue to mix until creamy and well combined.
- Once donuts are cool, dip them into the frosting to cover the tops. If using sprinkles, dip into bowl of sprinkles.
Notes
Regular milk – use almond milk
Butter – use a soy butter, I like using Earth Balance
Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen says
I used to pick dandelions with my grandparents to cook with. We used to batter the flowers and fry ’em. Yum! These donuts sound outrageous!
Pamela says
That sounds delicious Ashley, I have got to try that next time!
Koko says
Brooklyn Donut Girl- I am so down with that!! Your donuts just look amazing always. I love this flavour combo, too. Cooking with tea can be so fun and versatile…there are so many flavours!!!
Teri says
So basically these donuts are really good for you! I’m totally in. They sound delish! I’m following you on twitter and I’m so happy to have found your blog through the “best of the weekend” party. Thanks!
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner says
I love donuts (so I’m ok that you’re obsessed with them 😉 ) and I love tea! Win win here. 🙂 If I didn’t know any better, these look like they’re straight off the shelf from a fancy bakery…gorgeous job! They almost look too pretty to eat…almost. 😉
Winnie says
These look GREAT !!
Sound quite interesting with this the dandelion tea 🙂
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
Yeah I have a pretty big obsession with all thing donuts and chocolate frosting too, so I guess I’d be in love with these! The dandelion addition sounds genius. I need to try these hehe ; )
Andi @ The Weary Chef says
These look amazing. I’ll be right over! Except that it’s freezing where you are, and you’ve probably eaten them all by now. I guess I’ll have to make my own instead. You’ve sold me on the dandelion tea. I’ll pick some up the next time I see it!
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
I’m one of those people that immediately plucks out any dandelions I find growing in my yard. I had no idea that they had so many positive health benefits! So, really, these donuts are completely good for you, right?! 🙂 That’s what I’m going to tell myself!
Samina | The Cupcake Confession says
Wow!!!!! Dandelion tea???? I wish we could that stuff here! 🙁 I want to make these donuts! Perhaps, a different flavored tea will work too!!? My stomach’s rumbling for donuts, now!
Shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com says
I had no clue dandelions were such a powerhouse of good for you nutrients!
And baking dandelion tea into these donuts is a BRILLIANT idea – far better than the one that formed in my head as I read the paragraphs on dandelions – somehow I failed to see the correlation in the lines before when you mention you love tea – and I thought you collected dandelions (that somehow poked through the snow) and used them in these donuts! GAH!
Sarah & Arkadi says
never knew about the nutritional value of dandelions…this donut looks great!
ela@GrayApron says
Looovely donuts! Clever to incorporate those different flavors. 🙂 ela
Alyssa @ My Sequined Life says
I can honestly say I’ve never had dandelion tea, but now I really want to! And I hear ya on being on a donut kick – I don’t think my pan has made it back in the cupboard. It goes from the drying rack to being in use again in no time.
That frosting looks incredible, and the more sprinkles the better in my opinion.
Faith @ Pixie Dust Kitchen says
Oh my gahhhhsh! I love dandelion tea, but I never knew all those health benefits! Ps, that makes these donuts healthy, right? 😉
Suzanne says
My Italian Grandfather and Father ate dandelion greens, I grew up eating them, cooked and raw in salad. The pugs who have health problems take dandelion root extract. I have never had tea made from them nor doughnuts. It sounds really nice to me, and they certainly look delicious!
Shundara@SavyNaturalista says
Lovely doughnuts!!! I love dandelion tea who knew you could add it to doughnuts… Very creative!
Catherine@farmhousehome says
Interesting combination and impressive looking donuts. Must try dandelion tea one day.
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says
I don’t think I have ever seen dandelion tea, or maybe never noticed it 😀 I love the idea of adding it into a recipe. Your chocolate frosting looks amazing! Yum!
vanillasugarblog says
I love that this could be tea-interchangeable!
Chai, oh chai!
What does dandelion taste like?
Pamela says
To me it tastes slightly like licorice, slightly roasted, all over amazing.
Catherine says
Dear Pamela,
With this cold weather I have been reaching for more hot tea. I like trying different flavors though I think to date Earl Grey is my favorite.
The benefits of tea are amazing. Who knew?
Well, you have made these donuts look so appealing. Beautiful.
My daughter wants me to get a donut pan to try some.
Beautiful. Blessings dearest. Catherine xo
Kelly says
These donuts look amazing Pamela! I love tea and have never tried dandelion tea before – it sounds so good and I love the wonderful flavor twist of these pretty donuts!
Beth @ bethcakes says
What a unique flavor for donuts! I really enjoy all of your donut recipes; they’re so creative! Love how you packed on the sprinkles on these too. 🙂
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says
These sound so good! And keep bringing on the donuts : )
Pam says
I’ve never had dandelion tea before – I’ll be on the lookout for it. The donuts look pretty and tasty.
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm says
These sound AMAZING! Never would have thought of dandelion as a sweet inspiration.
Sophie says
What a great tasty & very original idea! I love them too. On my list to try tomorrow. X
Pamela says
Let me know how you like them Sophie!