Mini Chocolate Chip Pretzel Donuts
Sometimes you just need a little chocolate to make it through the day. These Mini Chocolate Chip Pretzel Donuts definitely help. Drizzle on the sweet chocolate glaze, pour yourself a nice big cup of coffee, and settle in with a new book. Whoever needs you now can wait. Unless they’re bringing more chocolate – at which point all are always welcome. Enjoy!
What You Need To Make Mini Chocolate Chip Pretzel Donuts:
Donut:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 Tablespoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chocolate covered pretzels (crushed)
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt
- 1 Tablespoon melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chocolate covered pretzels
Glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
How To Make Mini Chocolate Chip Pretzel Donuts:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, milk chocolate chips, and crushed chocolate covered pretzels).
In a medium bowl, beat one egg, then combine all wet ingredients (heavy whipping cream, greek yogurt, melted butter, vinegar, and vanilla extract).
Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until evenly distributed.
Pour batter into a piping bag, then pipe into 12-count mini donut pan (non-stick) until each donut is halfway filled.
Bake for approximately 10 minutes.
While that is baking, combine all topping ingredients (powdered sugar, hot water, and cocoa powder). Stir well and set aside.
Once donuts have cooled at least five minutes, drizzle with the glaze and serve. Enjoy!
Pro Tip: Did you know that hard pretzels came about as an accident? It happened in Pennsylvania in the late 1600’s when a sleepy bakery apprentice accidentally overbaked his pretzels. The baker was angry and ready to fire the apprentice until he took a bite and loved them!
Mini Chocolate Chip Pretzel Donuts
Ingredients
Donut:
- 1 cup flour
- â…“ cup sugar
- ¼ Tablespoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- â…“ teaspoon salt
- â…› teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup milk chocolate chips
- ½ cup chocolate covered pretzels crushed
- 1 egg
- â…“ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup greek yogurt
- 1 Tablespoon melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk chocolate chips
- ½ cup chocolate covered pretzels
Glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup hot water
- 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, milk chocolate chips, and crushed chocolate covered pretzels).
- In a medium bowl, beat one egg, then combine all wet ingredients (heavy whipping cream, greek yogurt, melted butter, vinegar, and vanilla extract).
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until evenly distributed.
- Pour batter into a piping bag, then pipe into 12-count mini donut pan (non-stick) until each donut is halfway filled.
- Bake for approximately 10 minutes.
- While that is baking, combine all topping ingredients (powdered sugar, hot water, and cocoa powder). Stir well and set aside.
- Once donuts have cooled at least five minutes, drizzle with the glaze and serve. Enjoy!
