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Chocolate Coffee Donuts

Posted:6/12/16
Updated:4/8/21
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Easy to make Chocolate Coffee Donuts with Vanilla Chocolate Chip Frosting!  This donut recipe is a family favorite! Everyone thinks they’re delicious!

I have to tell you something.   I made these Chocolate Coffee Donuts to take to work to share with everyone, but instead I kept them at home because I wanted to eat them all. And I did, I ate them all, and I didn’t regret it one bit. 

Chocolate Coffee Donuts

These donuts are the best of all worlds, moist chocolate donuts, vanilla frosting that sticks perfectly to the donuts, mini chocolate chips on top, and the sublte taste of coffee.  What gives the donuts a special taste is that I used 1 tablespoon of Folgers instant coffee granules in the batter.   Use 1-2 tablespoons depending on how “coffee” you want it to taste.  I love how simple Instant coffee is to use in recipes!  

How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included!

These are perfect breakfast or brunch donuts to serve alongside a nice cup of coffee.   They also make a great dessert.   I love that you can get a small dose of your caffeine fix in, while eating a donut!  

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The batter is going to smell amazing!  I love how dark the chocolate looks too.  This recipe makes 10 donuts. How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included!

And out of the oven they come in 12 minutes.  Let them cool for 15 minutes (it’s important so they don’t fall apart) before removing them from the donut pan. How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included!

Dip them into the vanilla frosting, add mini chocolate chips and you have the prettiest donuts ever!  Tip: Want chocolate frosting instead?  Make my Chocolate Brownie Frosting for these donuts!
How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included!

How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included!

Hope you don’t mind a few more pictures of the donuts, they were too beautiful for me not to take a few extra pictures of! How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included!

How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included!

How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included! How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included!

   How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included! 

And with one bite you’ll taste how moist and full of flavor they Chocolate Coffee Donuts are!How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included!

How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included!

Enjoy these donuts my friends, they’re one of my most favorite recipes! How to make Instant Coffee Chocolate Donuts with Vanilla Frosting! These donuts are delicious! Bonus how to recipe video included!

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Easy to make Chocolate Coffee Donuts with Vanilla Chocolate Chip Frosting!  This donut recipe is a family favorite! Everyone thinks they're delicious!
serves 10

Ingredients

For the donuts

  • 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules

For the Frosting

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • mini chocolate chips

Instructions

For the donuts

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray your donut pan with nonstick spray.
  • Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Add oil, milk, vanilla and coffee and continue to stir until mixed.
  • Pour into donut pan (about 3/4 filled) and bake 11-12 minutes.
  • Let cool for 15 minutes.

For the frosting

  • For the frosting, mix powdered sugar and milk together in bowl with a spoon.
  • Once donuts are cooled down, dip each one into the frosting. Add mini chocolate chips on top.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Makes 10 donuts.
Course:Dessert
Did you make this?I love seeing what you’ve made! Tag me on Instagram at @BrooklynFarmGirl and don’t forget to leave a comment & rating below.

 

 

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  1. Melani says

    January 29, 2022 at 9:13 pm

    Chocolate coffee donuts were absolutely delicious, but quite a few of them crumbled apart, couldn’t even get some out of the pan….& greased pan well…any tips??? Want to try again

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  2. Kristin says

    July 3, 2020 at 2:44 pm

    I made your sugar donuts last week and they were AHMAYZING!!! They came out perfect! I tried these and the first batch didn’t hold together, though the flavor was awesome. I checked this recipe against the sugar donuts one and realized there was no egg is this recipe. I added an egg and now they are holding together like a dream! The egg may have been left out on purpose? Either way, that was my experience and I cannot wait to try your other donut recipes!! Thank you!!

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  3. grace says

    June 14, 2016 at 12:27 pm

    very nice combo! i feel like i don’t often see chocolate donuts, much less ones enhanced with coffee!

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  4. Cakespy says

    June 14, 2016 at 7:58 am

    Clever AND delicious. I think that a hint of coffee makes chocolate extra special. 🙂

    Reply
  5. cheri says

    June 13, 2016 at 5:46 pm

    Hi Pamela, you make the best donuts, love to start my day with one of these.

    Reply
  6. Ashley says

    June 13, 2016 at 4:50 pm

    I absolutely love when desserts have a chocolate / vanilla combo going on! These donuts look irresistible!

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  7. [email protected]'s Recipes says

    June 13, 2016 at 10:01 am

    Chocolate and coffee are amazing together. I would probably keep all those to myself too.

    Reply
  8. Jess @ Gas Stove Girl says

    June 13, 2016 at 9:36 am

    These look delicious! I have done that exact same thing so many times before – planning to bring something to work but then decided it’s too delicious to share!

    Reply
  9. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says

    June 13, 2016 at 7:59 am

    Chocolate, coffee and donuts are 3 of the greatest things in the world, and you have put them together. That is just genius!

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